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RESIDENTIAL RATES
Service under all commercial rates are subject to our Terms & Conditions
RESIDENTIAL RATE A
Service under this rate is available for all single-phase, 120/240 volt, domestic purposes in an individual private dwelling or an individual apartment and is subject to our Terms and Conditions.
| Distribution Customer Charge: | $12.60 per month |
| Energy Charges: | |
| Distribution | $0.07906 per kWh all kWh |
| Transmission | $0.03844 per kWh all kWh |
| Generation | $0.11000 per kWh all kWh |
| Conservation | $0.0024 per kWh all kWh |
| TOTAL ENERGY | $0.22990 per kWh all kWh |
| Minimum Charge: | The Customer Charge |
The Power Cost Adjustment and NYPA Hydro Power Adjustment Clause are incorporated in monthly bills along with the charges above. Subject to billing period and Terms and Conditions. Please see below for information regarding these items.
For more detailed information, please download the Residential Rate A Tariff.
For previous Residential Rate A Tariffs:
- Effective March 1, 2010 – November 30, 2019 | Click here
- Effective December 1, 2019 – December 31, 2022 | Click here
RESIDENTIAL TIME-OF-USE RATE A TOU
Note: A pilot program was available to a limited number of customers (150) from January 1 – December 31, 2022. The Municipal Light Board voted to open the rate to an additional 150 customers (for a total number of 300) on a first-come, first-served basis, starting on December 1, 2023. At this time, Belmont Light is accepting customers on a rolling basis for the rate.
Single-phase 120/240 volt customers in individual, private dwellings or individual apartments may elect to take service under this rate for domestic purposes. To join this rate, customers must apply to Belmont Light and have an advanced meter capable of interval billing installed. Service under this tariff is subject to Belmont Light’s Terms and Conditions.
Pilot Rate A TOU customers with an approved, interconnected EFR Facility, as defined by Belmont Light’s Policy on Emission-Free Renewable Energy Facilities, at their private dwelling will be compensated under this tariff for all kWh received by Belmont Light’s distribution system.
| Distribution Customer Charge: | $12.60 per month | |
| Energy Charges Summer Months: | ||
| Generation | On-Peak (1-7 p.m. daily) | $0.28501 per all kWh usage |
| Off-Peak (all other hours) | $0.05674 per all kWh usage | |
| Transmission | On-Peak (1-7 p.m. daily) | $0.11065 per all kWh usage |
| Off-Peak (all other hours) | No applicable charge | |
| Distribution/Conservation | All hours | $0.08146 per all kWh usage |
| TOTAL ENERGY CHARGES SUMMER | On-Peak (1-7 p.m. daily) | $0.47712 per kWh per all kWh usage |
| Off-Peak (all other hours) | $0.13820 per kWh per all kWh usage | |
| Energy Charges Non-Summer Months: | ||
| Generation | On-Peak (4-8 p.m. daily) | $0.09748 per all kWh usage |
| Off-Peak (all other hours) | $0.06190 per all kWh usage | |
| Transmission | On-Peak (4-8 p.m. daily) | $0.13826 per all kWh usage |
| Off-Peak (all other hours) | No applicable charge | |
| Distribution/Conservation | All hours | $0.08146 per all kWh usage |
| TOTAL ENERGY CHARGES NON-SUMMER | On-Peak (4-8 p.m. daily) | $0.31720 per all kWh usage |
| Off-Peak (all other hours) | $0.14336 per all kWh usage | |
| Energy Buyback Credits Summer Months | ||
| Generation | On-Peak (1-7 p.m. daily) | $0.28501 per all kWh received |
| Off-Peak (all other hours) | $0.05674 per all kWh received | |
| Transmission | On-Peak (1-7 p.m. daily) | $0.11065 per all kWh received |
| Off-Peak (all other hours) | No applicable credit | |
| TOTAL ENERGY BUYBACK SUMMER | On-Peak (1-7 p.m. daily) | $0.39566 per all kWh received |
| Off-Peak (all other hours) | $0.05674 per all kWh received | |
| Energy Buyback Credits Non-Summer Months | ||
| Generation | On-Peak (4-8 p.m. daily) | $0.09748 per all kWh received |
| Off-Peak (all other hours) | $0.06190 per all kWh received | |
| Transmission | On-Peak (4-8 p.m. daily) | $0.13826 per all kWh received |
| Off-Peak (all other hours) | No applicable credit | |
| TOTAL ENERGY BUYBACK NON-SUMMER | On-Peak (4-8 p.m. daily) | $0.23574 per all kWh received |
| Off-Peak (all other hours) | $0.06190 per all kWh received |
For more detailed information, please download the Residential Time-of-Use Pilot Rate A TOU Tariff.
For previous Residential Rate A Tariffs:
- Pilot Rate effective January 1, 2022 – November 30, 2023 | Click here
SEASONAL DEFINITION
“Summer” rates apply to kWh used or received from June 1st through September 30th. “Non-Summer”
rates apply to kWh used or received from October 1st through May 31st.
DEFINITION OF ON- AND OFF-PEAK PERIODS
In summer months, on-peak periods begin at 1:00 p.m. and end at 7:00 p.m. each day, including
weekends and holidays. All other hours in summer months are designated off-peak. In non-summer
months, on-peak periods begin at 4:00 p.m. and end at 8:00 p.m. each day, including
weekends and holidays. All other hours in winter months are designated as off-peak.
RESIDENTIAL LOW INCOME RATE LI
Service under this rate is available for all single-phase, 120/240 volt, domestic purposes in an individual private dwelling or an individual apartment and subject to our Terms and Conditions.
Eligibility for this rate is based on economic need and is based on a customer’s eligibility for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP) Program, administered by Community Teamwork. Applications to demonstrate economic need must be submitted annually. Please visit Community Teamwork’s LIHEAP page for more information and to apply.
| Distribution Customer Charge: | $0.00 per month |
| Energy Charges: | |
| Distribution | $0.01495 per kWh all kWh |
| Transmission | $0.03539 per kWh all kWh |
| Generation | $0.10800 per kWh all kWh |
| Conservation | $0.0024 per kWh all kWh |
| TOTAL ENERGY CHARGES | $0.16074 per kWh all kWh |
The Power Cost Adjustment and NYPA Hydro Power Adjustment Clause are incorporated in monthly bills along with the charges above. Subject to billing period and Terms and Conditions. Please see below for information regarding these items.
For more detailed information, please download the Residential Low Income Rate LI Tariff.
For previous Residential Low Income Rate LI Tariffs:
- Effective March 1, 2010 – November 30, 2019 | Click here
- Effective December 1, 2019 – December 31, 2022 | Click here
RATE EFR FOR SOLAR PV CUSTOMERS
Service under this rate is available for residential, municipal, and commercial customers with qualifying, interconnected emission-free renewable generating facilities sized at 1.5 MW or less. Customers interested in becoming distributed generation hosts must file an interconnection agreement with Belmont Light prior to installation.
| Current Buyback Credit for Excess Solar Electricity | 13 cents/kWh |
For more detailed rate information, please see the Rate EFR Tariff and the 2015 EFR Policy (Updated July 30, 2018).
NYPA POWER COST ADJUSTMENT CLAUSE
Residential customers will receive a credit equal to the number of kilowatt-hours billed during each month, up to a maximum of 500 kilowatt-hours, multiplied by the New York Power Authority (NYPA) Hydropower Credit Rate determined periodically as follows:
NYPA = (NC-NV) / RK
Where:
- NYPA = NYPA Hydropower Credit Rate for the Period
- NC = total cost of hydropower from NYPA for the Period
- NV = the total value of the NYPA Capacity and Energy received by Belmont Light from ISO-New England in its settlement account during the Period
- RK = number of residential kilowatt-hours to which the NYPA Hydropower Credit will be applied for the Period
Such NYPA Credit Rate will be determined periodically using estimated costs and volumes. Revenues and expenses will be reconciled to actual quantities and the balance carried forward to future periods.
Click here to download the NYPA Power Cost Adjustment Clause.
POWER COST ADJUSTMENT
Effective January 1, 2023, there is no Power Cost Adjustment (PCA) charge or credit to be applied to all customer bills.
The current tariff adjusts the revenues collected under the generation and transmission charges from all customers to be equal to the purchased power expenses.
The over-collection or under-collection of such purchased power and transmission charges will be reviewed periodically and the PCA will be adjusted as necessary.
Click here to download the Power Cost Adjustment Tariff.
BILLING
When the billing period is for more than one month, the Customer Charge will be multiplied by
that number of months. Any bill for which valid payment has not been received within 45 days
from the date rendered shall be considered past due and bear interest on any unpaid balance, including any outstanding interest charges, at a rate of 1.5% per month from the date the bill
was considered past due.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
The Department’s Terms and Conditions are applicable for all customers until service is
terminated on seventy-two hours written notice. The Terms and Conditions, where not
inconsistent with any specific provisions hereof, are part of the rates above.