Electric Rate Incentives

Discount for Primary Service in the City of Grand Island

If Three-Phase Power energy is metered on the primary side (7.2 KV or above) of the service, a 3% reduction will be made in the energy billed. In addition, if the user owns and maintains all necessary transformation equipment and structures, a 5% reduction will be made in the demand billed. These discounts, however, do not apply to the minimum stated.

Waiver of Demand Charge (this incentive can reduce your bill by as much as 45 to 50%)

For customers developing a new site or significantly expanding an existing facility, the Utilities Department may waive the charge on the incremental demand for the first twelve months of service. Customers developing a new site must have an anticipated load of at least 500 KW; these customers will have the entire demand charge waived for the twelve month period.

An expansion must result in at least 300 KW additional load, based on largest historical Summer Demand at the facility. During the months from June through October, the demand charge in excess of this historical Summer Demand will be waived. During the months from November through May, the Billing Demand for the corresponding month of the previous year will be used as the Billing Demand.

Customers applying for this waiver must remain on Rate 100 for at least twelve months after resumption of full demand billing. For the twelve months after resumption of full demand billing, the Summer Demand will reflect the waived demand. The Summer Demand for new customers will be not less than 500 KW. The Summer Demand for plant expansions will be not less than 300 KW above the historical Summer Demand.

Written application for waiver of demand charge must be made prior to connection of such new load to the City electric system, and shall be subject to the approval of the Director of Utility Operations.