Board of Water & Light
Lansing, Michigan

Electric Rate Schedules

OUTDOOR LIGHTING SERVICE

RATE NO. 9

 

Availability - This rate is available to any customer located within the Board of Water and Light (BWL) service area for dusk to dawn lighting of customer’s premises.  The BWL furnishes and maintains all lights.  The installation will overhang private property from existing or new poles set at points accessible to BWL construction and maintenance equipment.  This rate is not available for purposes of street, highway, or public thoroughfare lighting.

 

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

 

Luminaires on Overhead Mast Arm on existing BWL poles

 

High Pressure Sodium

3/1/08

100 W

250 W

400 W

$10.11

$17.06

$18.23

 

 

Mercury Vapor[1]

175 W

400 W

$10.60

$18.23

 

 

Floodlighting Luminaires on Bracket Arm on existing BWL poles

High Pressure Sodium

100 W

250 W

400 W

$14.45

$18.10

$21.20

 

Metal Halide

400 W

1000 W

1500 W

$26.34

$45.56

$63.24

 

 

In the event additional facilities or rearrangement of existing facilities is required, the BWL shall install, operate and maintain such facilities for the following monthly charges.

 

Type of Facilities

 

3/1/08

35-foot wood poles including span of overhead secondary extension

$13.00

Per pole

37-foot concrete pole including span of overhead secondary extension

$19.02

Per pole

Other facilities, hand set poles, or rearrangement of existing facilities

 

    1.67%

 

of estimated cost

 

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 Board's 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.

 

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.

 

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

 

Service Contract - A written service agreement shall be entered into to take BWL service for a term of years determined as follows:

 

(a)

One year, if additional facilities are not required, or

(b)

Three years, if additional facilities are required

(c)

Five years, for metal halide lamps or if monthly charges calculated at 1.67% of estimated cost,

(d)

Ten years, if special contractual arrangements are made.

 

In the event the customer discontinues service before the end of the agreement term, the established rate for the remaining portion of the agreement shall immediately become due and payable.  The BWL will replace lamps or make repairs when practicable after the customer has reported that the installation requires servicing.  Such replacements and repairs will be made during regular working hours.  The BWL may refuse or restrict the service provided in this rate to seasonal type customers and/or may require such customers to pay for the service annually in advance where the permanency of the customer is doubtful or has not been demonstrated by the customer.  If relocation, including adjustment, of the outdoor protective light or relocation of other facilities used in connection with the light is desired by the customer during the term of the contract, the BWL will provide this service, if feasible, at the customer’s expense.

Adopted: January 29, 2008

Effective: March 1, 2008

[1] Rates apply to existing luminaires only and are not open to new business.