Notice of purchased power adjustment
| Date: | September 2, 2005 |
| From: | Dan Boyce, General Manager |
| To: | East Grand Forks Water and Light Department Electric Customers |
| Subject: | Wholesale Purchased power adjustments to begin on electric bills in September 2005 |
| The retail electricity rates have remained unchanged since 2003, while rates from our wholesale power suppliers have increased . These increases are due to conditions beyond our control. Because of these increases, we must apply a purchased power adjustment to the energy you use and purchase from us. This purchased power adjustment clause is intended to pass through changes in wholesale power costs only. A similar rate adjustment method was used from 1989 through 1999 to reflect wholesale power cost variations. The first adjustment will begin with the bills mailed September 15, 2005. It will be applied in addition to the regular energy charge per kilowatt hour (kWh). It will apply to energy used for all customer rate classes. The adjustment factor will be printed on your bill on the left hand side below your name and address. | |
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Announcements
- December 2004. The Minnesota Municipal Power Agency has announced that East Grand Forks has joined MMPA as a member organization. Read the full press release.
- December 2004. Clean Energy Resource Team (CERTS) Newsletter.
- December 2004. A bipartisan group of top energy experts from industry, government, labor, academia, and environmental and consumer groups today released a consensus strategy, more than two years in the making, to address major long-term U.S. energy challenges. The report, "Ending the Energy Stalemate: A Bipartisan Strategy to Meet America's Energy Challenge," contains detailed policy recommendations for addressing oil security, climate change, natural gas supply, the future of nuclear energy, and other long-term challenges, and is backed by more than 30 original research studies.