Norwich Public Utilities - Residential Rates

Natural Gas

EFFECTIVE:
For bills rendered on and after July 1, 2010

AVAILABILITY:
Gas service for all year-round use in the dwelling and appurtenances of a single private family for its household requirements.

RATE:

Customer Charge:	$14.00/month
Commodity Charge:
First 30 Ccf/month	@$1.3200/Ccf
All over 30 Ccf/month	@$1.0888/Ccf

PURCHASED GAS ADJUSTMENT:
The Purchased Gas Adjustment Rate (PGA) will be applied to all Ccf billed. See latest PGA here.

GAS EFFICIENCY FUND:
A charge will be applied to all billed Ccf consumption to recover the costs of investment in gas efficiency and load reduction initiatives through the NPU Gas Efficiency Fund.

MINIMUM CHARGE:
The minimum charge shall be the Customer Service Charge of $14.00 per month.

PENALTY:
A monthly penalty charge equal to 1.5% of the unpaid balance not paid within 25 days of the billing date.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
CCF is 100 cubic feet, the standard measurement unit for natural gas. You are charged for the natural gas you use monthly, based on your meter reading.

The purchased gas adjustment is needed to reflect the costs of natural gas from our wholesale supplier. Natural gas prices rise and fall based on supply and demand issues. When the cost of natural gas increases, NPU reflects this increase with an adjustment per cubic foot of natural gas that you use.

Electricity

EFFECTIVE:
For bills rendered on and after July 1, 2010

RATE: AVAILABILITY:
Single-phase electric service for all year-round use in the dwelling and associated equipment of a single private family for its household requirements.

Customer Charge, Per Month:	= $9.50
Electricity Used:
First 1,000 kWh per Month	@ $0.10571 per kWh
All over 1,000 kWh per Month	@ $0.10179 per kWh

PURCHASED POWER ADJUSTMENT:
The Purchased Power Adjustment (PPA) Rate will be applied to all kWh billed. To view the latest PPA, click here.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY FUND:
A charge will be applied to all billed kWh consumption to recover the costs of investment in renewable energy resources and energy efficiency and load reduction initiatives through the NPU Energy Efficiency Fund.

MINIMUM CHARGE:
The minimum charge is the customer charge of $9.50 per month.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
kWh is a measurement for electricity. You are charged for the electricity you use monthly, based on your meter reading.

The purchased power adjustment (PPA) is needed to reflect the costs of electricity from our wholesale supplier. When the cost of electricity increases, NPU reflects this increase with an adjustment per kilowatt hour of electricity that you use. To view the latest PPA, click here.

Water

EFFECTIVE:
For bills rendered on and after July 1, 2010

RATE:

Customer Charge, Per Month

The monthly customer charge shall be determined by the size of the customer’s meter installation as follows:

Size of Meter	Charge
5/8 inch	$10.96
3/4 inch	$13.13
1 inch	$21.60
1-1/4 inch	$55.44
1-1/2 inch	$55.44
2 inch	$100.79
3 inch	$188.81
4 inch	$328.01
6 inch	$536.02
8 inch & over	$864.02

Water consumption is measured in 100’s of cubic feet. For your reference, 100 cubic feet of water is equivalent to 748 gallons.

Private Fire Line: Billed monthly based on the size of the unmetered fire connection(s) to NPU water mains.

Connection	Rate per Month
2, 3 or 4" connection 1st connection	$16.43
-Each additional connection	$11.42
6" connection 1st connection	$34.25
-Each additional connection	$19.23
8" connection 1st connection	$57.41
-Each additional connection	$38.18
10" connection 1st connection	$60.67
-Each additional connection	$40.29
12" connection 1st connection	$87.43
-Each additional connection	$58.06

Private Hydrants:	Rate per Month
	$11.42

WATER USED:

Meter size 1-1⁄2 inch and below:	First 5 CCF per month @ $2.79 per CCF
Meter size above 1-1⁄2 inch:	First 5 CCF per month @ $2.35 per CCF
All meters:	In excess of 5 CCF per month @ $2.35 per CCF

MINIMUM CHARGE:
The minimum charge is the Customer Charge.

All active water accounts having no water use charges will be billed a minimum charge. This minimum charge covers costs associated with service requirements, including metering, maintenance and infrastructure costs.

LATE CHARGE FEE:
A penalty charge equal to 1.5% of the unpaid balance compounded monthly is added to all bills not paid within 25 days of the billing date.

Sewer

EFFECTIVE:
For bills rendered on and after July 1, 2009

Sewer services are charged based on your water consumption as measured by your water meter.

All customers utilizing the sewer system of the City of Norwich Sewer Authority with average sewer strength, denoted by Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) and Suspended Solids (SS) levels not exceeding 300mg/L will be charged monthly:

Customer Charge, Per Month:	= $4.67
Usage Charge:	@ $3.802 per 100 cubic feet (CCF)
Mandatory Upgrades Charge:	@ $1.651 per 100 cubic feet (CCF)

Mandatory Upgrades Charge recovers the costs to upgrade the Wastewater Treatment Plant and Sewer Collection System to meet state and federally mandated environmental water quality regulations.

The measurement of cubic feet of sewage will be according to the amount of water measured coming into the premises by the water meter.

All customers utilizing the sewer system of the City of Norwich Sewer Authority with sewer strength above the average indicated BOD or SS will be charged a surcharge for the increased BOD or SS.

MINIMUM CHARGE: The minimum charge is the Customer Charge.

LATE CHARGE FEE:

A penalty charge equal to 1.5% of the unpaid balance compounded monthly is added to all bills not paid within 25 days of the billing date.