Board of Water & Light
Lansing, Michigan

Electric Rate Schedules

SCHEDULED CURTAILMENT/INTERRUPTIBLE SERVICE RIDER

Availability - This rider is available to customers on Primary Electric Service Rate No. 5 or Large Capacity Electric Service Rate No. 8 and any applicable future primary or transmission service rate approved by the commissioners.  A customer desiring service under this rider must contract to curtail or interrupt its demand by 1,000 kW or more, upon notice by the Board of Water and Light (BWL).  The amount of curtailable or interruptible demand subject to this rider may be limited by the Commissioners in total and by customer.

Conditions of Curtailment/Interruption- The Commissioners may determine the total kW demand subject to this rider.  The General Manager has authorization to negotiate with qualifying customers as to the following terms and conditions of this rider; [1] the customer kW demand subject to interruption or curtailment, [2] metering requirements, [3] the duration of any interruption or curtailment, [4] the notice period, and, [5] buy through provisions (if any). 

The contract with the customer will contain the conditions under which the BWL will require curtailment or interruption.  Any reduced rate available will include some contribution to fixed costs and depend upon the customer’s individual circumstances.

The customer agrees to pay $50 per kW for the highest 15-minute kW demand created during the curtailed or interrupted period plus replacement energy out of pocket cost plus 10% should the customer choose not to curtail or interrupt electric load.

Definitions 

Curtailed load - The customer agrees to reduce electric load upon notice from the BWL.

Interrupted load - The customer agrees to receive no electricity upon notice from the BWL.