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Water, Power, Sewer, Garbage Rates
Summary of Rate Schedules - St. George, Utah, Municipal Power and Light System Effective July 1, 2005.

Residential Service
This rate schedule applies to all residential electric service used for domestic purposes on the premises of any individual private residence, apartment, or dwelling and measured by a single meter at approximately 110 or 240 volts, 60 cycles. The common areas of residential developments will be considered residential service if the owners of the common area are exclusive users and if the total connected load for the common area does not exceed 30 kW.

Rates Per Meter Per Month
Customer Charge $9.80
Energy Charge, per kWh $0.0681

Small General Service
This schedule is for single or three-phase non-residential service supplied at the Department’s available voltage through a single meter for all service required on the Customer’s premises by Customers with a power requirement that is not greater than 50 kW during seven (7) of the prior twelve (12) month period and never exceeding 60 kW. Customers subject to this rate schedule who fail to qualify under the above condition shall be classified as Large General Service regardless of the period of time during which they qualified under this Schedule. Customers otherwise subject to this rate who fail to qualify under the above conditions shall remain on the Large General Service schedule for a period of not less than 12 months.

Character of service: Alternating current; 60 cycles; single phase 120/240 volts; three-phase 120/208 volts, and other voltages upon permission of the City as specified in service policies and regulations.

Rates Per Meter Per Month
Customer Charge $8.48
Energy Charge:  

0-500 kWh, per kWh

$0.1172

Next 9,500 kWh, per kWh

$0.0639

Over 10,000 kWh, per kWh

$0.0385
Demand Charge:  

0-5 kW, per kW

$0.00 (See note)

Over 5 kW, per kW

$7.59

NOTE: If an external commercial and or temporary construction use is not gong to exceed 5 kW in demand, the City will not require a demand meter be placed. This exception is only for services that serve signs, lighting , irrigation timers and miscellaneous outdoor needs and will be approved by Water & Power Engineering

Power Factor Adjustment: If the customer power factor is found to be less than 95 percent, the customer will be penalized 1 percent of the overall billing for each 1 percent below the 95 percent power factor.

Large General Service
This schedule is for single or three-phase non-residential service supplied at the Department’s available voltage through a single meter for all service required on the Customer’s premises by Customers with a power requirement of greater than 50 kW during seven (7) of the prior twelve (12) month period and for all customers whose load exceeds 60 kW in any month during the twelve month period. It is also applicable to any customer who fails to qualify for Small General Service during any twelve months.

Rates Per Meter Per Month
Customer Charge $44.23
Energy Charge:  

0-10,000 kWh, per kWh

$0.0520

Over 10,000 kWh, per kWh

$0.0385
Demand Charge:  

0-5 kW, per kW

$0.00

Over 5 kW, per kW

$11.21

Character of service: Alternating current; 60 cycles; single phase 120/240 volts; three-phase 120/208 volts, and other voltages upon permission of the City as specified in service policies and regulations.

Power Factor Adjustment: If the customer power factor is found to be less than 95 percent, the customer will be penalized 1 percent of the overall billing for each 1 percent below the 95 percent power factor.

Agricultural Service
This schedule is for three-phase non-residential service to water pumps that supply water to agricultural projects.

Rates Per Meter Per Month
Customer Charge $8.48
Energy Charge:

0-500 kWh, per kWh

$0.1172
Next 9,500 kWh, per kWh
$0.0639

Over 10,000 kWh, per kWh

$0.0385

Other Service
Temporary Service: Temporary power will be charge at the Small General Service Rate.

Service Outside City Limits: Electric service fees/rates for those connected tot the City Electric System, but living outside the City of St. George incorporated area will be higher than the rates paid by those inside the incorporated area of the City, as determined from time by the City Council.

Demand Charge Adjustment: If billing is less than 15 days, the demand charge will be pro-rated.

Summary of Rates Schedules - St. George, Utah. Municipal power Water System Effective February 15, 2002

Summary of water rates schedules as authorized by ordinance passed by the City Council on February 14, 2002 for service available to customers within the reach of the existing distribution system.

General Service Rate

Monthly Base Charge
Meter Size Monthly Charge
5/8 X 3/4" & 3/4" $14.43
1" $35.55
1-1/2" $45.07
2" $67.93
3" $192.78
4" $439.48
6" $762.74

For the base charges shown above, 5,000 gallons per month may be used by each customer without additional charge. The costs for water used in excess of 5,000 gallons per month are shown below.

Consumptive Use Blocks
Water Use Per Month Costs Per 1,000 Gallons Used
0-5,000 Included in base charge
5,000-10,000 $0.71
10,000-15,000 $0.82
15,000-20,000 $0.91
20,000-25,000 $1.01
25,000-30,000 $1.11
30,000-35,000 $1.21
35,000-40,000 $1.31
40,000-45,000 $1.41
45,000 and above $1.51


Residential Garbage Rates
  $9.90

Residential Sewer Rates
  $17.28

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