The rates are
set by a 9-member Board of Trustees who oversee the operations of the
cooperative. The current rates have been in effect since 1999, when they were
reduced by 3.5% from the rates established in 1993.
Residential Rates
The monthly
Customer Charge is $7.00 per month.
There are 2
separate rates for the Energy Charge:
Summer Rate (usage
during months of June through September) 10.66¢/kWh
Winter Rate
(usage during months of October through May)
10.06¢/kWh
Small
Commercial Services
The monthly Customer Charge is $8.00 per month for
single-phase service, and $11.00 per month for three-phase service.
There are 2
separate rates for the Energy Charge:
Summer Rate
(usage during months of June through September) 10.12¢/kWh
Winter Rate
(usage during months of October through May)
9.52¢/kWh
Minimum
Charges
The minimum
monthly charge under the above rates shall be the monthly customer charge where
5 kVA or less of transformer capacity is required. For customers requiring more
than 5 kVA of transformer capacity, the minimum shall be increased at the rate
of 75¢ for each additional kVA or fraction thereof. If you don't know your
minimum monthly charge, please contact our office to find out.
Power Cost Adjustment
In 2002, due to
the increased costs of purchasing power, the Board of Trustees implemented a
Power Cost Adjustment (PCA). The PCA is used only for the purpose of
recovering the cost of power purchased from the cooperative's power supplier
which exceeds or is less than 5¢ per kWh.
The PCA factor varies
each month, depending on the average cost of power purchased that month, and the
kilowatt hours used by the customer. For your reference, this factor is printed
monthly in the Kansas Country Living magazine. If you do not wish to
calculate your own PCA, it will be calculated by our billing department and
printed on your bill the following month.
Example of Calculating a Rural Residential Electric Bill
Multiply the kilowatt hours used by the appropriate cents
per kilowatt hour as listed above, and add the monthly customer charge. (Note: No kilowatt hours are
allowed under the monthly customer charge.)
|
1500 kWh x .1066 (summer rate) |
$ 159.90 |
|
Monthly residential customer charge |
7.00 |
| |
$ 166.90 |
|
Calculate taxes applicable to your service (example 1%) |
$ 1.67 |
| |
|
|
Calculate PCA applicable for the month |
|
|
(example 1500 kWh x .00944 PCA factor) |
$ 14.16 |
|
Plus applicable taxes (example 1%) |
$ .14 |
| |
|
|
Total bill |
$ 182.87 |
If you had any miscalculations on
your bill the previous month, the difference will show up in the "Add" line as
an addition or subtraction to your bill. You will need to include this amount
when calculating your total bill.
For all other services, please contact our office.
Caney Valley Electric accepts payments made with
cash, check, money order, bank draft or credit and debit cards.
To be set up on bank draft, you will need to contact the office and complete &
sign an authorization form to have your bank account drafted once each month.
There is a $5.00 convenience fee charged to accept a credit or debit card
payment.
Cooperative By-Laws
Caney Valley's By-Laws were first set up by the original
Board of Trustees. They have been revised from time to time by majority vote of
the members at annual meetings. To read or print the current By-Laws, please
click on the link below.
You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view
this link.
By-Laws
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PO Box 308, 401 Lawrence,
Cedar Vale, KS 67024 (620) 758-2262
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