Schedule GS-3 General Service – Three Phase

Availability

Available to any member of the Cooperative for service with one hundred (100) kVa or less of required transformer capacity, who meets the eligibility criteria set forth herein and is located in the territory served by the Cooperative.

Type of Service

The type of service rendered under this schedule will be alternating current, sixty (60) hertz, three phase, secondary voltage, of either 208 volts, 240 volts, 277 volts or 480 volts, as requested.

Monthly Rate

  • Connection Charge: $77 per month
  • Energy Charge
    • All kWh per month: $0.14629 per kWh

Minimum Monthly Charges

The minimum monthly charge shall be the connection charge where 30 kVa of transformer capacity or less is required. For members requiring in excess of 30 kVa of transformer capacity supplied by the Cooperative, the minimum charge shall be increased at the rate of one dollar ($1.00) per kVa or fraction thereof required.

Terms and Conditions of Service

  1. Electric Service provided hereunder is subject to the provisions set forth in the Cooperative’s Bylaws, Service Rules and Regulations, and Policies, as may be amended from time to time in the sole discretion of the Board of Directors.
  2. The rates and charges set forth in the Rate Schedule are subject to change at any time in the sole discretion of the Board of Directors.
  3. The member will be required to enter into a written agreement stating the character of load, minimum contract period, minimum monthly charge and other charges, if any.
  4. All wiring, poles, lines, and other electrical equipment beyond the point where the service wires of the member connect with the service wires of the Cooperative shall be considered the distribution system of the member and shall be furnished by the member except that the meter base shall be furnished and maintained by the Cooperative.
  5. All motors or apparatus with inrush current in excess of 250 amps at 240 volts shall require Cooperative approval.
  6. The Cooperative may require corrective measures or devices for any motor or apparatus which in the opinion of the Cooperative will cause voltage fluctuation to other members. Unless otherwise permitted, the maximum primary voltage fluctuation is three percent (3%).
  7. The member shall be responsible for installing under voltage or loss of phase relays for the protection of the member’s equipment.
  8. Members maintaining their domestic establishment and their facility requiring three-phase service on the same premises may include service to both through the same meter, in which case all service will be billed in accordance with the rates set forth in this schedule.
  9. Motors having an individual capacity of 10 horsepower should be three-phase. Exceptions are subject to the approval of the Cooperative.
  10. The Cooperative will furnish and maintain at its expense on transformation and service drops, unless otherwise provided for in the Service Rules and Regulations. All wiring, pole lines, wires and other electrical equipment beyond the point where the service wires of the members, which extend from the weather head of the service entrance installed by the member, connect with the service wires of the Cooperative is considered the distribution system of the member and shall be furnished and maintained by the member except that the outdoor meter base and meter shall be furnished and maintained by the Cooperative.

Rate Adjustment and Non-Recurring Charges

The Rate Schedule is subject to a Wholesale Power Cost Adjustment (“WPCA”) Factor, as provided for in Schedule WPCA. All other applicable rate adjustments mechanisms, Riders, and all non-recurring charges set forth on “Appendix A” which may be amended from time to time in the sole discretion of the Board of Directors.