Columbus Electric Cooperative, Inc.

New Mexico Rates

 

Agricultural Service Rate

Available to consumers with motors of 20 horsepower or greater serving irrigation wells, irrigation machines, tail water pumps, and irrigation booster pumps located within the utility’s New Mexico service area   , subject to the established rules and regulations.
 

Monthly Rate

Customer Charge $65.00 (System Charge)
Energy Charge 6.95 cents/kWh

This rate shall be applicable upon ten (10) days written notice from the customer, commencing with the first complete billing cycle thereafter.

 

Minimum Monthly Charge

The monthly minimum charge shall be the customer charge plus an energy charge based on kWh usage assuming a load factor not less than thirty percent (30%). The Fuel and Purchased Power Adjustment shall apply to kWh actually used.

The system charge covers costs of providing electric service, including operation and maintenance of facilities, consumer accounting expenses and other administrative costs.

 

Purchased Power Cost Adjustment (PPCA)

The utility shall, if purchased power expense is increased or decreased above or below the base purchased power cost of $0.04172/kWh sold, flow through to the users such increases or decreases, in accordance with NMPRC Rule 17.9.550 NMAC. This is reflected on the bill as FUEL ADJ RATE.

 
Debt Cost Adjustment

Billings under this schedule shall be increased or decreased by the change in the current debt cost from the debt cost utilized in establishing the present rates, in accordance with NMPRC Rule No. 540.11. This is reflected on the bill as DSA RATE.

 
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