Rates & Fees

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Rates & Fees

Residential | Small Commercial | Commercial | Large Commercial | Service Fees


Residential

Rate Schedule & Billing Unit Description
Type of Charge
May 2025 Retail Rate
RS (122)
Customer
$28.46
All kWh
Energy
$0.10811 / kWh
0 – 1,000 kWh
Grid Access Charge
$1.65
1,001 – 2,000 kWh
Grid Access Charge
$3.30
2,000 kWh
Grid Access Charge
$5.50

Small Commercial

Between 0 – 60 kW or less than 15,000 kWh

Rate Schedule & Billing Unit Description
Type of Charge
May 2025 Retail Rate
GSA-1 (440)
0-500 kWh
Customer
$36.50
500 kWh
Customer
$53.00
All kWh
kWh Energy
$0.12402 / kWh
0 – 500 kWh
Grid Access Charge
$2.20
501 – 3,000 kWh
Grid Access Charge
$3.85
3,000 kWh
Grid Access Charge
$19.25

Commercial

Between 60 kW and 1,000 kW or greater than 15,000 kWh

Rate Schedule & Billing Unit Description
Type of Charge
May 2025 Retail Rate
GSA-2 (550)
Customer
$190.00
1st 15,000 kWh
Energy
$0.10515 / kWh
All additional kWh
Energy
$0.07152 / kWh
0-50 kW
Demand
$6.28 / kW
51-1,000 kW
Demand
$14.84 / kW

Large Commercial

Greater than 1,000 kW up to 5,000 kW

Rate Schedule & Billing Unit Description
Type of Charge
May 2025 Retail Rate
GSA-3 (554, 555)
Customer
$750.00
All kWh
Energy
$0.07672 / kWh
0-1,000 kW
Demand
$14.84 / kW
1,001-5,000 kW
Demand
$14.84 / kW

Service Fees

Following is a list of service fees. A customer will be charged the actual costs incurred for deliberate destruction to CDE Lightband’s property located on the customer’s premises.

Initial Set or Relocation (w/o service crew)
$ 45
        Additional meters set at same bldg., name, time
$ 15 / each
        Read In and Out
$ 30 1
Initial Set or Relocation (w/ service crew)
$ 100
Auto Temp Program, requested disconnect
$ 30
Connection to Construction Temporary
$ 150
Returned Check/Prepaid Check
$ 29 / $ 15
Termination List Service Fee
$ 30 2
Service Call
$ 60 3
Read Meter at Customer’s Request
$ 25
Return to Read Meter, Inaccessible to Meter Reader
$ 25
Test Meter at Customer’s Request
$ 60
Set Service Pole for Customer’s Purpose
$ 450 4
Set Pole and Security Light (Poles set inaccessible by truck – actual costs plus applicable overhead will be charged)
$ 475 4
Connection of Security Light
$ 75 4
Reconnect Existing Security Light
$ 40
Broken Meter Seal
$ 25
Theft of Service/actual costs incurred
$ 225/min.
Underground Security Light Service (wiring only)
$ 100 4

Application for Interconnection of Distributed Generation Fee

        Systems Lesser than 50kW DC
$ 250
        Systems Greater than 50kW DC
$ 500
Monthly Generation Metering and TVA Reporting Fee
(only applicable if Interval data reporting is required by TVA)
$ 50

1 This charge is for general sets. Property owners renting and having a volume of meter sets will be covered by CDE Lightband Operating Policy No. 2-15 if they choose.
2 Every trip, except for reconnection of service, will result in a service fee.
3 These are minimum charges that are open to adjustment if not enough to cover actual costs incurred.
4 These materials shall remain the property of CDE Lightband.