Board of Water & Light
Lansing, Michigan

Chilled Water Utility Rates  

GENERAL CHILLED WATER SERVICE

RATE NO. 1

Availability – this rate is available to any customer desiring service from the Board of Water and Light (BWL) district cooling system.  Service will be provided upon the customer entering into a contract with the BWL.  The contract will govern the customer’s contract demand and terms and conditions of service, which may vary due to customer requirements and the impact on BWL facilities.  This rate is not available for standby or emergency service.

Monthly Rate – Shall be computed in accordance with the following charges:

Capacity Charge:  $40.64 per ton for all tons of billing demand less than or equal to 105% of the contract demand, and $56.90 per ton for all tons of billing demand exceeding 105% of the contract demand. 

Commodity Charge:  $0.115 per ton-hr

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’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.

Minimum Monthly Charge – The capacity charge included in the rate.

Billing Demand – The billing demand shall be the maximum demand (tons) supplied during the 15-minute period of maximum use, but not less than 85% of the contract demand.  The General Manager is authorized to waive billing demand in excess of 105% of the contract demand where such billing demand is incurred is the result of emergency conditions on a customer’s system and such emergency condition is caused by equipment or piping failure and the BWL concurs in the existence of an emergency condition.

Temperature Factor Adjustment – During the months of May through October; if the customer’s return water temperature is below 57 degrees Fahrenheit (F), the customer’s commodity charge will be increased by 2.0% for either; (1) each degree Fahrenheit the customer’s supply and return water temperature differential is less than 15⁰ F or, (2) each degree Fahrenheit the customer’s return water temperature is below 57⁰ F, whichever is less.   The General Manager is authorized to waive the application of the Temperature Factor Adjustment where warranted in cases of customer hardship where such hardship is caused by facilities constructed prior to the BWL’s District Cooling System.

Metering – All services using chilled water from the BWL chilled water system shall be metered.  The BWL shall, through consultation with the customer, determine the form in which the commodity shall be metered.

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 Chilled Water Service that are incorporated herein by this reference.

*Formerly Steam Rate No. 4*