Board of Water & Light
Lansing, Michigan

Electric Rate Schedules

GENERAL ELECTRIC SERVICE

 RATE NO. 3

Availability - This rate is available to any customer desiring secondary voltage service for any purpose when supplied at one point of delivery through one meter.  The limitation to secondary-voltage service may be waived in instances where the character of the electric load at the premises served has changed substantially.  This rate is not available for emergency or standby service.

Nature of Service - The service is alternating current, 60 hertz, single phase or three phase.  The secondary voltage is determined by the Board of Water and Light (BWL).

Monthly Rate - Shall be computed in accordance with the following charges.

Minimum Bill - The minimum bill is the basic service charge included in the monthly rate.

Energy Cost Adjustment - This rate is subject to an Energy Cost Adjustment factor added to the above energy charges and calculated as defined on a separate rate schedule incorporated herein by this reference.

Tax Adjustment - Bills shall be increased within the limits of any governmental authority or political subdivision which levies taxes, license fees, franchise fees, or any other charges against the BWL property, or its operation, or the production and/or sale of electrical energy, to offset any such cost and thereby prevent other customers from being compelled to share such local increases.

Metering - Where the BWL elects to measure the service on the primary side of the transformers, the metered kWh thus measured will be reduced by 3% for billing purposes to adjust for transformer losses.  Where the customer receives service through more than one meter, the consumption as registered by the different meters will not be combined for billing purposes, but will be computed and billed separately.

Delayed Payment Charge - A delayed payment charge of 5% of the unpaid balance, excluding delayed payment charges, shall be added to any bill that is not paid on or before the due date.

Application Charge - A $7.00 charge shall be added to the first regular bill for all customers turning on service at a service location irrespective of prior service with the BWL.

Auxiliary Power Provision - Customers desiring electric service as an auxiliary source of power to wind or solar powered generating equipment may take service under this rate schedule under special agreement with the BWL.  The customer shall pay the charges set forth above.  A customer taking auxiliary power under this rate shall pay all reasonable costs associated with any alteration of BWL equipment required for proper operation of the customer's generating equipment in parallel with the BWL system.  A customer may elect to sell energy to the BWL at the rate of $.022/kWh delivered.  Customers selling energy to the BWL shall pay a charge of $25.00 per month or part thereof instead of the above Basic Service Charge.

Rules and Regulations - Service under this rate is subject to the BWL Rules and Regulations for Electric Service incorporated herein by this reference.