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Electric Rate Schedule / Rate 40

Large Commercial and Industrial Service

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Designation: MDPU 440

Superseding: MDPU 340
Applicable to:

In the Towns of Littleton and Boxborough, any commercial or industrial use with a maximum demand greater than 200 kVA, or new customer requiring 600 kVA or more of transformer capacity.

Character of Service:

208/120 OR 480/277 volt, 4 wire, three phase, 60 Hz, a.c.
Nominal 25,000 volts, three phase, 4 wire

Rate Charges:

  1. Customer charge: $ 75.00 per month
  2. Distribution Energy charge:$ 0.0055 per kWh. This Charge is also applied to the kWh output of customer-owned interconnected generation
  3. Distribution Adjustment Factor: As set forth in the currently filed Schedule DAF.
  4. Distribution Demand Charge: All billable or metered kVA demand units at $ 9.29 per demand unit, defined as the maximum 60 minute metered kVA demand units in current month. This Charge is also applied to the kVA output of customer owned interconnected generation.
  5. Purchased Power Charge: For all kWh’s, a charge per kWh to recover the cost of purchased power and transmission in accordance with currently filed Purchased Power Charge (PPC). On-peak hours: 7:00 am – 11:00 pm, Monday – Friday. Off-peak hours: all hours that are not on-peak hours.
  6. ECS charge: State regulations mandate that a fee be collected from all customers to cover the cost of the Energy Conservation Service. See Rate Schedule: Energy Conservation Service.
  7. Minimum charge: The Customer Charge plus the ECS charge.

High-Voltage Primary Metering Adjustment:

Where delivery service is metered at the Department’s supply line voltage, in no case less than 2,400 volts, thereby saving the Department transformer losses, a discount of 1.0% will be allowed from the amount determined under the preceding provisions other than the Customer Charge.

Terms:

Payment shall be upon receipt of invoice. A periodic interest charge of 1.5%, annual interest rate 18%, will be added to any unpaid previous balance on the bill.

Conditions:

The Department will supply service to one mutually satisfactory location per contiguous customer site. Suitable primary and time of use metering locations must be provided. All metering will be supplied by the Department. The Department’s ownership and maintenance responsibility will end at the secondary bushing of the transformer.
A contract for service detailing additional special terms or conditions will be required.
Minimum term of service shall be two years automatically renewed for one-year periods.
Minimum charges shall apply for 15 months from date of written notice by customer to discontinue service.
See applicable portions of the department’s General Terms and Conditions.

Effective: September 1, 2018

Electric Rate Schedule / Rate 30

Commercial, Industrial Power Service

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Designation: MDPU 430

Superseding: MDPU 330
Applicable to:

In the Towns of Littleton and Boxborough, a commercial or industrial use with a maximum demand
equal to or greater than 40 kVA and less than 200 kVA. A customer may also qualify by:
1. Being an owner of a building, which was previously leased and is completely empty, using electricity for the sole purpose of maintaining the building’s integrity.
2. Occupying a building or portion of a building, with more than one meter, and qualifying for Rate 30 by means of total KVA demand.

Character of Service:

208/120, 240,480 or 480/277 volt, 3 or 4 wire, three phase, 60 Hz, a.c.

Rate Charges:

A. Customer charge: $40.00 per month
B. Distribution Energy charge: $0.0126 per kWh. This Charge is also applied to the kWh output of customer owned interconnected generation.
C. Distribution Adjustment Factor: As set forth in the currently filed Schedule DAF.
D. Distribution Demand charge: All billable or metered kVA demand units at $ 9.15 per demand unit, defined as the maximum 60 minute metered kVA demand units in current month. This Charge is also applied to the kVA output of customer owned interconnected generation.
E. Purchased Power charge: For all kWh’s, a charge per kWh to recover the cost of purchased power and transmission in accordance with currently filed Purchased Power Charge (PPC).
F. ECS charge: State regulations mandate that a fee be collected from all customers to cover the cost of the Energy Conservation Service. See Rate Schedule: Energy Conservation Service.
G. Minimum charge: The customer charge plus the ECS charge.

Terms:

Payment shall be upon receipt of invoice. A periodic interest charge of 1.5%, annual interest rate 18%,
will be added to any unpaid previous balance on the bill.

Conditions:

Minimum term of service, one year. 90 day written notice required for waiver of minimum charges.
All usage shall be through one meter unless metered separately for Department purposes.

Effective: September 1, 2018

Electric Rate Schedule / Rate 20

Non-Residential, Business, Small Commercial, Small Industrial

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Designation: MDPU 420

Superseding: MDPU 320
Applicable to:

In the Towns of Littleton and Boxborough, any nonresidential, business, small commercial or
industrial use with less than 40 KVA of demand in any billing period.

Character of Service:

120/240 volt, 3 wire, single phase
208/120 volt, 3 or 4 wire polyphase
60 Hz, a.c.

Rate Charges:

  1. Customer charge: $10.00 per month
  2. Distribution Energy charge: $0.0322 per kWh
  3. Distribution Adjustment Factor: As set forth in the currently filed schedule DAF Rate.
  4. Purchased Power Charge: For all kWh’s, a charge per kWh to recover the cost of purchased power and transmission in accordance with currently filed Purchased Power Charge (PPC).
  5. ECS charge: State regulations mandate that a fee be collected from all customers to cover the cost of the Energy Conservation Service. See Rate Schedule: Energy Conservation Service.
  6. Minimum charge: The Customer Charge plus the ECS charge.

Terms:

Payment shall be upon receipt of invoice. A periodic interest charge of 1.5%, annual interest rate 18%, will be added to any unpaid previous balance on the bill.

Conditions:

Individual shops and offices will be individually metered unless specifically waived by the Department.

Effective: September 1, 2018

Electric Rate Schedule / Rate 15

Farm Discount

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Designation: MDPU 115

Applicable to:

In the Towns of Littleton and Boxborough, customers who meet the eligibility requirements for being
engaged in the business of agricultural or farming as defined under M.G.L. Chapter 61a.

Rate Charges:

A discount of ten percent (10%) from the total monthly bill for electric service only.

Terms:

Payment shall be upon receipt of invoice.

Conditions:

Customers who meet the requirements must provide appropriate documentation of their eligibility
under this provision. Discount shall exclude separately metered residential dwelling(s).

Effective: May 1, 1998

Electric Rate Schedule / Rate 10

Residential General Service

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Designation: MDPU 410

Superseding: MDPU 310

Applicable to:
In the Towns of Littleton and Boxborough, any dwelling unit for all residential purposes; churches and associated buildings for religious or educational purposes.

Character of Service:

120/240 volt, 3 wire, single phase
208/120 volt, 3 or 4 wire polyphase
60 Hz, a.c.

Rate Charges:

    1. Customer charge: (*)$ 5.00 per month
    2. Distribution Energy charge:$ 0.0265 per kWh
    3. Distribution Adjustment Factor: As set forth in the currently filed Schedule DAF.
    4. Purchased Power Charge: For all kWh’s, a charge per kWh to recover the cost of purchased power and transmission in accordance with currently filed Purchased Power Charge (PPC).
    5. Renewable Energy Credit: A credit is given to residential electric customers each month based on discounted purchased power from Niagara Falls Hydro and various renewable power purchases. See Rate Schedule: Rate REC.
    6. ECS charge: State regulations mandate that a fee be collected from all customers to cover the cost of the Energy Conservation Service. See Rate Schedule: ECS Rate.
    7. Minimum charge: The Customer Charge plus the ECS charge.

(*) – Customer Charge waived for Senior Citizens (see LELD policy)

Terms:

Payment shall be upon receipt of bill.

Conditions:

All dwelling units will be individually metered. Common use will be metered and billed separately to
building owner.

Effective: September 1, 2018