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Electricity

General Service Rate - Service with 15 - 600 kW demand
Schedule No. 24

Monthly Rate

$13.00 Customer Charge plus

Demand Charge

$12.75 per kilowatt for all kilowatts of demand

Energy Charge

$0.04589 per kilowatt-hour for the first 200 hours times the maximum measured demand.
$0.03593 per kilowatt-hour for the next 150 hours times the maximum measured demand.
$0.02295 per kilowatt-hour for all additional kilowatt-hours.

Monthly Minimum

Customer charge plus the greater of 15 kilowatts of demand or applicable minimum demand charge.


Large Power Service - Service over 600 kW demand
Schedule No. 25

Monthly Rate

$100.00 Customer Charge plus

Demand Charge

$20.25 per kilowatt for all kilowatts of demand

Energy Charge

$0.02074 per kilowatt-hour for the first 400 hours times the maximum measured demand.
$0.00550 per kilowatt-hour for all additional kilowatt-hours.

Monthly Minimum

Customer charge plus the greater of the demand charge for 600 kilowatts or applicable minimum demand charge.

For more information visit the El Paso Electric Company
website:http://www.elpasoelectric.com

Source: El Paso Electric Company



WATER AND SEWER SERVICE

The El Paso Public Service Board administers water supply and sewage. Although current water supplies, obtained from a combination of the Hueco Bolson and the Rio Grande River, are adequate for the anticipated growth of the city into the 21st century, the Public Service Board is implementing a detailed plan aimed at providing a reliable supply of fresh water for the next 100 years. Water conservation is practiced throughout the year. One example of these efforts is the implementation of even/odd watering days for residents in which even numbered addresses can only water their lawns on Tuesday, Thursday, or Saturday, and odd numbered addresses water on Wednesday, Friday or Sunday. As a result of these and other conservation measures, the city’s water usage has remained constant despite an increase in the water demand. For further information on water rates and the availability of water in El Paso please visit www.epwu.org.

The monthly charges consist of a minimum charge based on meter size, in addition to a charge for consumption in excess of the volume specified in the minimum.

Water Service Charges

Volume Charge per CCF‡ in excess of the volume allowance included in the minimum charge

Note: AWC (Average Winter Consumption) is the average amount of water used during the most recent December, January and February billing periods.

WATER SUPPLY REPLACEMENT CHARGE


TELEPHONE SERVICE

The regional Bell operating company for telephone service in El Paso is Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. SBC provides a full range of voice, data, networking, and e-business services, as well as directory advertising and publishing. Competitive access is offered to commercial accounts through several competitive local exchange carriers such as e.spire Communications Inc., AT&T, Birch Telecom, Ionex Telecommunications, MCI and Westel Inc.


Cost for business service at the basic level, not including jack installation or other features such as Caller ID, is as follows:

SBC
BASIC TELEPHONE SERVICE

Single lines Monthly Rate Installation

1

$35.28

$74.25

2

$70.56

$97.90

3

$105.84

$121.55

4

$141.12

$145.20

Additional

$35.28/line

$23.65/line

The cost to add features to a basic line can range between $10 and $15.

ISDN SERVICE

Southwestern Bell also offers Integrated Services Digital Network BRI lines. ISDN in concept is the integration of both analog or voice data together with digital data over the same network. The Basic Rate Interface consists of two 64 Kbps B channels and one 16 Kbps D channel. Thus, a Basic Rate user can have up to 128 Kbps service.

Monthly Price

$54.40

Basic Installation

$78.60

Jack Installation

$140.00

Circuit Design Charge

$250.00*

*This charge can be negotiated depending on the contract period selected.

DSL SERVICE

Digital Subscriber Loop (DSL) Internet Access Service is also available in some locations in El Paso.  Subject to availability, DSL Internet access service in an information service combining DSL transport with Internet access. SBC DSL rates are as follows:                 

Monthly Price $49.95
Basic Installation $50.00
Monthly Enhanced $74.95
Enhanced Installation $250.00


NATURAL GAS SERVICE

Natural gas service is provided by Texas Gas Service (TGS), a division of ONEOK, Inc. Each city that TGS provides service in has authority for rates and the Texas Railroad Commission has authority for rates in unincorporated areas. Independent surveys have found that Texas Gas Service has had some of the lowest rates and lowest cost of gas in the country during the last 7 years.


THESE RATES WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE: 2/1/2007
WITH METERS READ ON OR AFTER: 1/31/2006

COST OF GAS: 0.837

    ENERGY CHG/CCF COST OF GAS/CCFTOTAL RATE/CCF
RESIDENTIAL RATE (INSIDE CITY LIMITS)
RATE CODE G11
CUSTOMER CHARGE $10.13
    FIRST 200 CCF@0.0000000+0.8370000=0.8370000
    OVER 200 CCF@0.0851500+0.8370000=0.9221500
COMMERCIAL RATE (INSIDE CITY LIMITS)
RATE CODE G12
CUSTOMER CHARGE $16.17
    FIRST 100 CCF@0.0000000+0.8370000=0.8370000
    NEXT 400 CCF@0.1044800+0.8370000=0.9414800
    NEXT 2500 CCF@0.0844500+0.8370000=0.9214500
    OVER 3000 CCF@0.0644600+0.8370000=0.9014600
INDUSTRIAL RATE (INSIDE CITY LIMITS)
RATE CODE G13
CUSTOMER CHARGE $62.66
    FIRST 100 CCF@0.0000000+0.8370000=0.8370000
    NEXT 400 CCF@0.1036200+0.8370000=0.9406200
    NEXT 2500 CCF@0.0936300+0.8370000=0.9306300
    OVER 3000 CCF@0.0635800+0.8370000=0.9005800
PUBLIC AUTHORITY (INSIDE CITY LIMITS)
RATE CODE G14
CUSTOMER CHARGE $25.67
    FIRST 100 CCF@0.0000000+0.8370000=0.8370000
    NEXT 400 CCF@0.1113800+0.8370000=0.9483800
    NEXT 2500 CCF@0.0913900+0.8370000=0.9283900
    OVER 3000 CCF@0.0813800+0.8370000=0.9183800

 


NATURAL GAS RATE SUMMARY

Texas Gas Service assists companies in finding cost effective solutions to their energy needs. Options such as cogeneration, generation, peak shaving, air conditioning, and direct drive (water pumping) are considered when assessing each customer’s project needs. Texas Gas Service works with engineering and architectural firms to assist in design suggestions that benefit each company. Gas transportation services are also available.

Texas Gas Service is a division of ONEOK, Inc., a Tulsa, Oklahoma based diversified energy company primarily involved in oil and natural gas production, processing, gathering, storage, transmission and marketing

Texas Gas Service is the third-largest natural gas distribution company in Texas, serving approximately 198,000 customers in El Paso and approximately 546,000 statewide.
 

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