Electric
Water and Electric meters are read the 15th of each month. Bills are sent out on the 25th. Payment is due by the 10th of the month. There will be a 10% penalty of all utility charges (excluding sales tax and HSU payback) on all accounts paid after the 10th of the month following billing date.
The city gets its main supply of electricity from the Western Area Power Administration with the remaining peak power being purchased from Heartland Consumers Power District. Groton has two substations, and a new remote read metering system.
- Initial Hook-up Fee is $250
- Service disconnect and reconnect fee is $50
- Disconnection or Reconnection must be done under direct supervision by City personnel and have the fees paid before the monthly charges are discontinued.
Updated with new rates as of 1/16/2013
Schedule A - Load Management Participating Electric Residential Rate
- Base Bill - $25/month
- All kwh at $.09/kwh
Schedule B - Interruptible Power (Dual Heat & Heat Storage Units) Participating Electric Residential Rate
- #1 House Meter - Above Rate Schedule A
- #2 Heat Meter - All kwh at $.05/kwh
Schedule C - Geothermal/Heat Pump (with Minimum 10 KW Resistance Backup) Electric Heat Rate
- #1 House Meter - Above Rate Schedule A
- #2 Heat Meter - All kwh at $.08/kwh
Schedule D - Load Management Participating Single Phase General Services Electric Rate
- Base Bill - $35/month
- All kwh at $.097/kwh
Schedule E - Load Management Participating Three Phase General Services Electric Rate
- Base Bill - $70/month
- All kwh at $.097/kwh
Schedule F - Interruptible Power General Service Electric Rates
- All kwh at $.055/kwh
Schedule G - Load Management Participating General Service Electric Demand Customers Rate
- Base Bill - $70/month
- $14.00/KW of demand (highest 15 minute demand established in current month)
- All kwh at $.075/kwh
Schedule H - General Service Capacity Charge Rate
- Minimum Bill - $2
- All KVA at $.10/KVA
Schedule I - Load Management Nonparticipating Electric Customer Rate
- 150% of their Participating Rate Class Schedule
Schedule J - Load Management Controlled Electric Hot Water Heaters
- $2.00/month credit
Schedule K - Load Management Controlled Electric Air Conditioner (Not on Interruptible (Dual Heat) Power Rate
- $7/month credit on June, July, & August billings
Schedule L - Security Lights
- $8/month per unmetered light
- $3/month per metered light
- Disconnection or Reconnection Fee - $25
Schedule M - Heat Storage Unit Payback
- Minimum Bill $25
- All kwh on HSU meters at $.01/kwh
What Types of Heat Qualifies for What Rate?
- Air Source Heat Pump + Electric Backup = Full Rate
- Air Source Heat Pump + 10 KW Electric Backup + Natural Gas = Dual Fuel Rate
- Air Source Heat Pump + Natural Gas = Full Rate
- Air Source Heat Pump with no backups = Full Rate
- Geo Thermal + 10 KW Electric Backup = Geo Thermal Rate
- Geo Thermal + 10 KW Electric Backup + Natural Gas = Dual Fuel Rate
- Geo Thermal + Natural Gas = Full Rate
- Geo Thermal with no backups = Full Rate
- Plenum Heater + Natural Gas = Dual Fuel Rate
- Preapproved Heat Storage = Dual Fuel Rate
Qualified Electric Heat
- Heat Storage
- Plenum Heater
- Baseboard
- Boiler
- 220 Electric heat hardwired to the panel
No 110 Heat or Air Conditioner qualifies for reduced rate
City Supplies receiver, meter, and CT meter socket if needed
Customer pays for installation of receiver, meter, meter socket and anything else related to load management. Customer also pays for relays and relay box if needed.
Heated Garage - you can get a Dual Fuel Rate with the following stipulations - Customer pays for all costs to get hooked up to Dual Fuel. This includes meter, meter socket, receiver, etc... If unable to connect to the heat panel or main house dual fuel meter and receiver or house does not have a Dual Fuel System. It will be controlled at a dual fuel rate, no exceptions. (Can be turned off for several hours at a time during the peak times.)