SNEW Rates

Electric Rates
Water Rates
Special Charges

SNEW Electric Rate Structure
Effective September 1, 2012
RATE 10 - RESIDENTIAL ELECTRIC SERVICE
Applicable:		Available for the entire electrical requirements of residential customers with the exception of common area usage in multi-family dwellings and condominiums.
Character of Service:		Service under this rate shall be single or three phase, 60 cycle alternating current.
Rate Componets:
	Customer Service Charge	$9.00
	Distribution Energy Charge	Kilowatt Hours kWh	Regular Rates	Clean Renewable Energy Rates
		First 1000 kWh	$0.04560 per kWh	$0.05660per kWh
		Next 1000 kWh	$0.04900 per kWh	$0.06000 per kWh
		Next 1000 kWh	$0.06500 per kWh	$0.07600 per kWh
		All over 3000 kWh	$0.08210 per kWh	$0.09310 per kWh
Transmission Charge		$0.01695 per kWh
	Generation Charge	$0.08502 per kWh
	Purchase Power Adjustment:	See "PURCHASE POWER ADJUSTMENT (PPA)"
	Conservation Charge:	See "CONSERVATION CHARGE"
	Gross Revenue Tax:	See " Gross Revenue Tax"
	Discount:	See " Discount"

RATE 30 - SMALL GENERAL SERVICE
Applicable:		Provided for the entire electrical requirements of small commercial customers (non-residential) including common areas of multi family dwellings and condominiums at a single service location measured through one metering installation where the customer's maximum demand is less than 100 kW per month for the previous twelve month period.
Character of Service:		Service under this rate shall be single or three phase, 60 cycle alternating current.
Rate Componets:
	Customer Service Charge:	$20.00
	Distribution Energy Charge:	$0.0360 per kWh
	Transmission Charge:	$ 0.01695 per kWh
	Generation Charge:	$0.08502 per kWh
	Purchase Power Adjustment:	See "PURCHASE POWER ADJUSTMENT (PPA)"
	Distribution Demand Charge:	Killowatts (kW)
		First 2kW	$0.00
		over 2kW	$12.00
	Conservation Charge:	See "CONSERVATION CHARGE"
	Gross Revenue Tax:	See " Gross Revenue Tax"
	Sales Tax:	See "Sales Tax"
	Discount:	See "Discount"

RATE 50 - MEDIUM GENERAL SERVICE
Applicable:		Provided for the entire electrical requirements of medium commercial customers (non-residential) including common areas of multi-family dwellings and condominiums at a single service location measured through one metering installation where the customer's maximum demand is greater than 100 kW and less than 350 kw per month for the previous twelve month period.
Character of Service:		Service under this rate shall be three phase, 60-cycle alternating current.
Rate Componets:
	Customer Service Charge:	$250.00
	Distribution Energy Charge:	$0.0190 per kWh
	Transmission Charge:	$ 0.01695 per kWh
	Generation Charge:	$0.08502 per kWh
	Purchase Power Adjustment:	See "PURCHASE POWER ADJUSTMENT (PPA)"
	Distribution Demand Charge:	Rate $11.00 per kW
	Conservation Charge:	See "CONSERVATION CHARGE"
	Gross Revenue Tax:	See " Gross Revenue Tax"
	Sales Tax:	See "Sales Tax"
	Discount:	See "Discount"

RATE 70 - LARGE GENERAL SERVICE
Applicable:		Provided for the entire electrical requirements of large commercial customers (non-residential) including common areas of multi-family dwellings and condominiums at a single service location measured through one metering installation where the customer's maximum demand is greater than 350 kW per month for the previous twelve month period.
Character of Service:		Service under this rate shall be three phase, 60-cycle alternating current.
Rate Componets:
	Customer Service Charge:	$400.00
	Distribution Energy Charge:	$0.0150 per kWh
	Transmission Charge:	$ 0.01695 per kWh
	Generation Charge:	$0.08502 per kWh
	Purchase Power Adjustment:	See "PURCHASE POWER ADJUSTMENT (PPA)"
	Distribution Demand Charge:	Rate $12.00 per kW
	Conservation Charge:	See "CONSERVATION CHARGE"
	Gross Revenue Tax:	See " Gross Revenue Tax"
	Sales Tax:	See "Sales Tax"
	Discount:	See "Discount"

RATE 14 - UNMETERED STREET AND FLOOD LIGHTS
Applicable:		Available for non-municipal area street and highway lighting.
Monthly Rate:		LAMP SIZE	LAMP CHARGE
		70 Watts	$7.35 per lamp
		150 Watts	$8.40 per lamp
		250 Watts	$9.45 per lamp
		400 Watts	$10.50 per lamp
		Energy Charge	Regular Rates	Clean Renewable Energy Rates
		Per kWh	$0.11550 per kWh	$0.12650 per kWh
		The determination of monthly lighting kilowatt hours for purposes of determining monthly sales and computing the fuel and purchase power adjustment is as follows:
		LAMP SIZE	kWh
		70 Watts	28
		150 Watts	57
		250 Watts	104
		400 Watts	157
Purchase Power Adjustment:		See "PURCHASE POWER ADJUSTMENT (PPA)"
Conservation Charge:		See "CONSERVATION CHARGE"
Gross Revenue Tax:		See "Gross Revenue Tax"
Sales Tax:		See " Sales Tax"

PURCHASE POWER ADJUSTMENT (PPA)
Applicable:		This PPA shall be applied to all customers receiving electric service. The PPA is designed to adjust the total Generation Services Charge so that the Generation Services Charge plus the PPA equals the cost of Wholesale Power supplied to SNEW by the Wholesale provider.
Rate:		The Current PPA Rate is $0.00000/kWh set by the District Commission on February 21, 2012, effective September 1, 2012.
Purchase Power Adjustment (PPA) :		PPA: The charge or credit shall be computed for each bill by multiplying the PPA rate in dollars ($) by the kilowatt hours billed, measured or estimated in the month.
PPA Rate Calculation:		The PPA rate shall be adjusted by the District Commission periodically using a Generation Services Charge base rate of $0.08502/per kWh
		PPA = Current Wholesale Purchase Power Cost of SNEW in $/kWh - $0.08502/kWh (base power cost)
DISTRIBUTION DEMAND CHARGE
Applicable:		The Distribution Demand Charge shall be caculated based on the highest average 15 minute kilowatt demand recorded during the billing month, but not less than 90% of the highest demand recorded in the previous twelve months times the applicable demand rate in $/kW.
CONSERVATION CHARGE
Applicable:		The conservation charge shall be applied to all customers receiving electric service in accordance with Connecticut Public Act 05-1. The current Conservation charge is $0.0025/kWh.
GROSS REVENUE TAX
Applicable:		The State of Connecticut Gross Revenue Tax shall be added to each customer's bill. Customers who are exempt from Gross Revenue Taxes must file the appropriate documentation to SNEW to receive the credit. Customers who fail to provide the documentation to SNEW are responsible for the Tax in accordance with the Department of Revenue Services policies and practices.
SALES TAX
Applicable:		The State of Connecticut Sales Tax shall be added to each customer's bill in accordance with the Department of Revenue Service policies and practices.
TRANSFORMER OWNERSHIP CREDIT
Applicable:		All customers who own, maintain, operate and control the transformer which serves their account and no other account shall receive a 1.0% credit on the rate of the Distribution Demand (kW), Distribution Energy (kWh), Transmission (kWh), and Generation (kWh) components of the bill.
PRIMARY METERING CREDITS
Applicable:		All customers who are metered at primary voltage shall recieve a 1.0% credit on the rate of the Distribution Demand (kW), Distribution Energy (kWh), Transmission (kWh), and Generation (kWh) components of the bill.
DISCOUNT
Applicable:		All bills are due and payable within thirty (30) days of the date rendered. A ten percent (10%) discount on the current bill may be deducted if full payment on the total bill is received by SNEW on or before the tenth (10th) of the month following the date the bill is rendered.
DISCLAIMER
The rates, as presented on this webpage, are a summary provided to assist the customer in reviewing their bill. If there is any discrepancy between the rates as presented here and the official rate documents approved by the Commission on February 21, 2012 including the standard policy and practices of SNEW, the later shall govern.

SNEW Water Rates Approved by Commission on September 13, 2011 - Effective October 1, 2011
WATER SERVICE CHARGES
	Rates Within Second Taxing District		Rates Outside Second Taxing District
Meter Size	Quarterly Metered	Monthly Metered	Quarterly Metered	Monthly Metered
5/8"	$ 22.83	$ 7.61	$ 34.26	$ 11.42
3/4"	$ 49.35	$ 16.45	$ 74.04	$ 24.68
1"	$105.69	$ 35.23	$ 158.55	$ 52.85
1 1/2"	$ 218.40	$ 72.80	$ 327.60	$ 109.20
2"	$ 345.27	$ 115.09	$ 517.92	$ 172.64
3"	$ 655.20	$ 218.40	$ 982.80	$ 327.60
4"	$ 1,084.98	$ 361.66	$ 1,627.47	$ 542.49
6"	$ 2,169.87	$ 723.29	$ 3,254.82	$ 1,084.94
8"	$ 3,473.25	$ 1,157.75	$ 5,209.89	$ 1,736.63
10"	$ 5,424.78	$ 1,808.26	$ 8,137.17	$ 2,712.39
Water Consumption	$ 3.50/ thousand gallons		$ 5.25/ thousand gallons
Customers receive both a service charge and a consumption charge during their normal billing cycle. The service charge is a fee charged for being connected to the water main and having water service available, whether it is utilized or not. The service charge is also based on the size of the meter. The size of the meter is determined by the amount of water flow needed to service the facility. The consumption charge is based on the number of gallons consumed by the customer during the billing cycle.
FIRE SERVICE CHARGES
Service Size	Quarterly Charges		Monthly Charges
4" Fire Service	$ 114.48		$ 38.16
6" Fire Service	$ 229.05		$ 76.35
8" Fire Service	$ 458.04		$ 152.68
10" Fire Service	$ 916.08		$ 305.36

Notice of Change for Special Charges Effective November 1, 2006
Start New Account		$ 25.00
	Spouse of deceased inheriting property	No Charge
	Divorce when there is no transfer of title	No Charge
	When changing name to that of estate	No Charge

Change of Mailing Address		$ 10.00
	When reverting back to service address (forwarding expires)	No Charge

Termination / Reconnections:
Water
	Shut Off (Curb box) - per attempt – Office Hours	$ 37.50
	Turn On (Curb box) - per attempt – Office Hours	$ 37.50
	Shut Off (Curb box) - per attempt – After Hours	Actual Cost
	Turn On (Curb box) - per attempt – After Hours	Actual Cost
	Note: Customer will be charged for each visit.
Electric
	Reconnect at Meter – Office Hours	$ 35.00
	Reconnect at Pole – Office Hours	$ 80.00
	Reconnect at Metter – After Hours	Actual Cost
	Reconnect at Pole – After Hours	Actual Cost

	Service Calls – After Hours	$ 198.00
	Customers will be charged for a service call when it is determined that the reason for the call was not the fault of SNEW.

	Final Meter Reading	$ 15.00

	Test Meter 5/8” to 1” Water Meter or Single Phase Electric Meter.	$ 60.00

Cross Connection Testing:
	Device Test	$ 90.00
	Device Retest	$ 75.00
	Backflow Test with Detector Check Bypass	$ 110.00

Cross Connection Inspections:
	Initial Inspection, Minimum ¼ hour, billed in ¼ hour increments there after	$ 50.00/hr
	Re-Inspection, billed in ¼ hour increments	$ 50.00/hr
	Recording and Tracking fee per Premise (Individual Business Unit)	$10.00 ea

Lost or Damaged Meter
	Electric (Single Phase)	$ 140.00
	Water (5/8”)	$ 140.00
	Meter Tampering / Theft of Service (plus estimated amount of water or electricity consumed)	$ 99.00

Return Check Fee		$ 20.00
For Checks that were sued to pay for multiple accounts
	1^st Account will be charged $	$ 20.00
	The 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th account will be charged	$ 10.00 ea
	The 5^th account and any additional accounts will be charged	$ 5.00 ea

Lien Processing		$ 50.00

Statement of Previous Charges:
	Printout of information available currently on file	No Charge
	Research and Restoration of Archived Data	$10 + $ 25/hr

Billable Labor and Equipment Rates
Labor – All Rates are Hourly:
	Line Superintendent	$ 78.33
	Lineman	$ 63.29
	Lineman - Apprentice	$ 56.79

	Engineer Aide II	$ 68.78
	Engineer Aide I	$ 56.08

	Operations Supervisor	$ 85.16
	Operator II	$ 62.34
	Operator I	$ 48.21

	Maintenance II	$ 55.48
	Maintenance I	$ 47.70

	Grounds & Forestry Supervisor	$ 68.78
	Grounds Maintenance II	$ 56.08
	Grounds Maintenance I	$ 48.21

	Meter Foreman	$ 62.70
	Meter Technician II	$ 51.59
	Meter Technician I	$ 44.35

Vehicles and Equipment – All Rates are Hourly
	Rates based on “Rental Rate Blue Book for Construction Equipment.”

Charges are based on SNEW’s labor rates and costs to perform the above listed services.
Charges are subject to change by the Commissioners of the Second Taxing District.