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RESIDENTIAL RATES

  • Rate RES01 - Standard Overhead Service

  • Rate RES02 - Standard Underground Service

  • Rate RES03 - Standard Service with Street Lighting                   

Single-phase service at available voltages. Available for all single-phase loads. Subject to established rules and regulations.

Facilities Charge: $23.24 per month. Facilities Charge W/Street Lighting (RES03): $28.30 Per Month

Energy charges                           

  • 0-2000 kWh/month at 11.7454 cents/kwh

  • Over 2000 kWh/month at 8.4527 cents/kwh

 

ELECTRIC HEAT RATE

Available for all single-phase loads. Subject to established rules and regulations. Service is available to any member where more than 50% of the electric usage is for domestic purposes in a single-family residence or apartment or for general farm purposes. Space heating service is available to any member with permanently installed electric space heating equipment capable of providing more than 50% of the member’s space heating requirements.

Facilities Charge $23.24 per month. Facilities Charge W/Street Lighting (ELH06) $28.30 Per Month

Energy charges

  • 0-2000 kWh/month at 11.7454 cents/kwh  

  • Over 2000 kWh/month at 8.4527 cents/kwh  

  • Energy Charge for Space Heat Usage: 6.2592 cents/kwh  

The effective date of the winter season will coincide with the member’s billing cycle.

  • Cycle 1: October 1--April 1

  • Cycle 2: October 8--April 8

  • Cycle 3: October 15--April 15

  • Cycle 4: October 22--April 22

 

SUB-METERED ELECTRIC HEAT RATE

Single-phase service at available voltages. Available for all single-phase loads. Subject to established rules and regulations. Space heating service is available to any member with permanently installed electric space heating equipment capable of providing more than 50% of member’s space heating requirements. A separate meter mounted to the exterior of the structure will measure the electric heat usage. The cost of equipment and labor will be at the member’s expense.

Facilities Charge: $23.24 per month. Facilities Charge W/Street Lighting (MEH08) $28.30 Per Month

Energy charges                                                       

  • 0-2000 kWh/month at 11.7454 Cents/kwh

  • Over 2000 kWh/month at 8.4527 Cents/kwh

Effective Dates (October through March)          

  • All sub-metered kWh at 6.2592 Cents/kwh

The effective date of the winter season will coincide with the member’s billing cycle.

  • Cycle 1: October 1--April 1

  • Cycle 2: October 8--April 8

  • Cycle 3: October 15--April 15

  • Cycle 4: October 22--April 22

 

FARM RATE

Single-phase at available voltages. Available to members with grain, livestock, and dairy operations with single-phase loads. Subject to established rules and regulations.

Facilities Charge: $23.24 per month                

Energy charges                                      

  • 0-2000 kWh/month at 11.7454 Cents/kwh  

  • 2000-5000 kWh/month at 8.4527 Cents/kwh  

  • Over 5000 kWh/month at 6.2592 Cents/kwh  

 

GRAIN DRYERS

Available to members utilizing electricity either exclusively or partially for the purpose of grain drying. Members must also have two months during the calendar year where their usage is less than 400 kWhs per month.

Facilities Charge: $23.24 per month                

Energy charges                                          

  • 0-2000 kWh/month at 11.7454 cents/kwh

  • Over 2000 kWh/month at 8.4527 cents/kwh

On-Peak Rate

  • During on-peak months of June, July and August, Rate RES01 will apply. 

The remaining months will be billed at:

  • All kWh/month at 8.4527 cents/kwh

Minimum monthly charge

The minimum monthly charge under the above rate shall be the facilities charge where 10 kVA or less of transformer capacity is required.  For members requiring more than 10 kVA of transformer capacity, the minimum monthly charge shall be increased at the rate of $1.35 for each additional kVA or fraction thereof required. Where the minimum charge is increased in accordance with the terms of this section, additional energy shall be included in accordance with the foregoing rate schedule.

 

LIFE-LINE RATE

To qualify for the Life-Line Rate, members must be eligible for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Members must verify qualification for LIHEAP prior to being placed on the Life-Line Rate. The certification must be renewed by January 1 each year to maintain this rate.

Facilities Charge: $23.24 per month. Facilities Charge W/Street Lighting (LIF19): $28.30 Per Month

Energy charges                               

  • 0-400 kWh/month at 8.4527 cents/kwh

  • Next 1600 kWh/month at 11.7454 cents/kwh

  • Over 2000 kWh/month at 8.4527 cents/kwh

The above rates apply to single-phase accounts at available voltages.

With the exception of the Grain Drying Rate, the minimum monthly charge under the above rates shall be the facilities charge.

Each member is responsible for making prompt remittance of the amount specified on their monthly bill prior to the due date.  Payments received before or on the due date are subject to the cooperative’s net rates as set forth in the published rate schedules. Late payments are subject to the cooperative’s gross rates which are slightly higher.

The Illinois Public Utility Tax Rate is 5% of gross receipts or .32 cents per kWh, whichever is less.

Additional terms and conditions may apply.

3-Phase Small Power Service

 

RATE SP3P8*

Three-phase at available voltages. Service under this schedule is limited to members whose load requirements are less than or equal to 300 kVA of transformer capacity or less than or equal to 150 kw demand.  Members exceeding 150 kw demand during four consecutive demand months will be assigned to the appropriate rate.

There will be a charge for a standard three-phase meter installation consistent with the cooperative’s aid to construction policy.  All three-phase metering apparatus will be furnished and installed by the cooperative.

Facilities charge $60.65 per month. Demand charge: $9.434 per kw

Energy charges                             

  • First 3000 kWh at 11.5241 cents/kwh

  • Over 3000 kWh at 7.6823 cents/kwh

Monthly minimum charge under the above rate shall be the highest of the following:

  1. The minimum monthly charge specified in the contract for service

  2. A charge of $1.35 per kVA of installed transformer capacity.

  3. The facilities charge in the above rate.

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Conditions of service

In those cases where it is necessary to extend or re-enforce distribution lines, service will be furnished only if the member gives satisfactory assurance supported by a written agreement as to the character, amount, and duration of business offered.

Power factor adjustment

The member agrees to maintain unity power factor as nearly as practicable.  Demand charges will be adjusted to correct for average power factors lower than 90%, and may be so adjusted for other members if and when the cooperative deems necessary.  Such adjustments will be made by increasing the measured demand 1% for each 1% by which the average power factor is less than 90% lagging.

Terms of payment

Each member is responsible for making prompt remittance of the amount specified on their monthly bill prior to the due date.  Payments received before, or on, the due date are subject to the cooperative’s net rates as set forth in the published rate schedules.  Late payments are subject to the cooperative’s gross rates, which are slightly higher.

Illinois Public Utility Tax

The Illinois Public Utility Tax is 5% of gross receipts or .32 cents per kWh, whichever is less.

Need More Information?

If you have questions or you’d like to know more about our rates, please contact us. Send comments or questions to Susan File, vice president of member services, Southwestern Electric Cooperative, 525 US Route 40, Greenville, IL 62246. You can reach Susan by phone at (800) 637-8667 or by email at susan.file@sweci.com.

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