Starting in June 2011
your Minnesota Power bill contains line items that may be new to you. As part of our commitment to customer service, we thought it would be helpful to explain the adjustments and other items on your bill so you have a better understanding of what these numbers mean.
What are these charges on my bill?
A more detailed explanation of our rates is provided at the Minnesota Power Web site: www.mnpower.com/rates If you have questions, call us at 218-722-2625 or 1-800-228-4966, or write Minnesota Power at 30 W. Superior Street, Duluth, MN 55802.
Explanation of current line items appearing on your Minnesota Power electric bill
www.mnpower.com 1-800-228-4966
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Sample Bill
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Customer or Service Charge This is your minimum monthly fee and covers the cost of connection to Minnesota Power’s system.
Bill Number: 32059159 06/30/2011 Bill Date: 05/13/2011
1234 ANYWHERE PL DULUTH MN Meter #
Start Date
128422 03/28/11
Residential Service Rate: 20A 31 days Start Read
Read Code
End Date
06/29/11 24,669 regular 04/28/11
End Read
1000
kWh
750 500 250
May 2009
May 2010
This Bill
07/29/2011 05/28/2011
Usage
25,719 regular
Billed for the Last 24 Months
0
Next Scheduled Meter Read:
Read Code
1250
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Energy Charge This fee covers the cost of monthly electric usage. For residential customers, there are five separate rate blocks, with higher rates for higher usage levels. The increasing rate blocks are intended to encourage energy conservation, resulting in energy savings. The more electricity a customer consumes, the more the customer will pay over the preceding block.
Name: JOHN DOE Account: 174682
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1,050 Kilowatt Hours (kWh) used Service Charge 300 kWh @ $0.05116 200 kWh @ $0.06753 250 kWh @ $0.08186 250 kWh @ $0.08463 50 kWh @ $0.08955 Total Energy Charge for 1,050 kWh Renewable Adjustment 1,050 kWh @ $0.00149 Transmission Adjustment 1,050 kWh @ $0.00033 Resource Adjustment Minnesota Sales Tax (6.875%) Total charge this service agreement
8.00 15.35 13.51 20.47 21.16 4.48 74.97 1.56 0.35 12.76 6.71 104.35
The average kWh per day for this meter is 34 For the same period last year it was 18 The average daily cost for this meter is $3.37
Renewable Adjustment This amount includes the costs for additional renewable energy, such as wind projects, and transmission to deliver the renewable energy to Minnesota Power’s system. Minnesota Power is investing in renewable energy projects as economically as possible to meet Minnesota’s Renewable Energy Standard of 25 percent renewable energy by 2025. Costs for these projects are covered under this separate line item on your bill called Renewable Adjustment. Transmission Adjustment Minnesota Power also recovers costs for new transmission facilities that are necessary for reliable delivery of electricity to customers. Costs for these facilities are covered under this separate line item on your bill called Transmission Adjustment.
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Starting in June 2011
your Minnesota Power bill contains line items that may be new to you. As part of our commitment to customer service, we thought it would be helpful to explain the adjustments and other items on your bill so you have a better understanding of what these numbers mean.
What are these charges on my bill?
A more detailed explanation of our rates is provided at the Minnesota Power Web site: www.mnpower.com/rates If you have questions, call us at 218-722-2625 or 1-800-228-4966, or write Minnesota Power at 30 W. Superior Street, Duluth, MN 55802.
Explanation of current line items appearing on your Minnesota Power electric bill
www.mnpower.com 1-800-228-4966
J-56117 EDA
Starting in June 2011
your Minnesota Power bill contains line items that may be new to you. As part of our commitment to customer service, we thought it would be helpful to explain the adjustments and other items on your bill so you have a better understanding of what these numbers mean.
What are these charges on my bill?
A more detailed explanation of our rates is provided at the Minnesota Power Web site: www.mnpower.com/rates If you have questions, call us at 218-722-2625 or 1-800-228-4966, or write Minnesota Power at 30 W. Superior Street, Duluth, MN 55802.
Explanation of current line items appearing on your Minnesota Power electric bill
www.mnpower.com 1-800-228-4966
J-56117 EDA