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Rates & Fees

The rate you pay is determined by the type of service you have with the co-op. Rates differ for account types: residential, business, farms, irrigators, etc. This helps us better serve you based on your account. If you have any questions about rates, contact us.

 

Full details about specific rates can be found in our tariff.

Bill Breakdown
bill sample

Each number explains the billing feature indicated on the sample bill statement.

  1.  Important news, notices and updates from Medina EC.
  2. Member information includes your member and account number, phone and email.
  3. Due Date and Total Due are the full amount due and time it is due to avoid any late fees.
  4. After Due Date amount includes late fees if your payment is received late.
  5. Billing Overview shows a breakdown of the account balance for the billing period.
  6. Amount Enclosed is where you need to enter the amount of payment enclosed with your payment stub.
  7. Payment Stub needs to be returned with your payment in the envelope provided, if paying by mail.
  8. Service Description shows the description of the location where service is provided. If there is nothing there, or if the service address you see is not correct, please contact us or write the correct service address on your payment stub so that we can update our records.
  9. Account Number can be used when making payments through Medina EC's automated phone system or when calling with questions on your account.
  10. Meter Number is the identifying number of the meter at your service location. You can use this when reporting an outage.
  11. Readings for the meter and the Service Dates that the billing period is based on.
  12. KWH Use for the billing period. This is how much electricity you used during the billing period and is what you're being billed for.
  13. Demand Reading is the reading for kilowatts used in the billing period and only applies to certain rate classes.
  14.  Account Comparison Summary shows use for the current month, last month and the same month for last year. It can be helpful in determining if your bill is higher than last year and helping you to understand if weather or behavior has caused that change.
  15. Detail of current account charges shows a breakdown of the various charges on your bill. Generally, these two charges appear on bills for most rate classes:
    Customer Charge: Designed to recover fixed costs that are incurred regardless of the amount of energy consumed by the member. It is billed by the meter so that all members share equally in those fixed costs.
    Energy Charge: This part of the rate is applied based on how much electricity you used (shown in 12 above). It is used to recover the wholesale cost of electricity, or the price that the power provider charges the cooperative for the power it sends to your home.
  16. PCRF (Power Cost Recovery Factor) is the difference between Medina EC's set rate on the energy charge, predicted in advance, and the actual rate paid for wholesale electricity. The price for wholesale electricity fluctuates monthly depending on a number of factors. If your statement shows a positive PCRF, the cost of power was higher than Medina EC's energy charge. If you see a negative PCRF, the price of power was lower than the rate set through the energy charge, and you are being credited for that difference.
  17. Corrections can be made to your mailing address, phone number or email if they have changed.

Service Rates

General Service - Rate 110
Customer Service Charge $29.00 per meter per month
Capacity Charge $1.50 per kVA for transformer capacity in excess of 15 kVA
Energy Charge $0.108347 per kWh for all kWh

*Reminder: $35 minimum bill for this rate class. Change was effective 1/1/2021.

Small Commerical - Rate 410
Customer Service Charge $25 per meter per month
Capacity Charge $1.50 per kVA of required kVa
Energy Charge $0.095881 per kWh for all kWh

 

Lighting - Rate 177, 477 or 677

Street & Security Lighting

Lights available for service

≈ 55 Watt 19 kWh LED $10.90 Standard (replaces 100 w HPS)
≈ 80 Watt 30 kWh LED $12.70 (replaces 150 w HPS)
≈ 135 Watt 49 kWh LED $16.25 (replaces 250 w HPS)
≈ 230 Watt 84 kWh LED $23.70 (replaces 400 w HPS)

Street & Security Lighting

Lights not available for service

100 Watt 40 kWh HPS $10.90
100 Watt 40 kWh MH $11.95
250 Watt 100 kWh HPS $16.25
250 Watt 95 kWh MH $17.20

Flood lighting

≈ 155 Watt 56 kWh LED $23.70 (Replaces 400 w HPS)
400 Watt 155 kWh HPS $23.70 (not available for new service)
400 Watt 150 kWh MH $24.65 (not available for new service)
1,000 Watt 365 kWh HPS $52.90 (not available for new service)
1,000 Watt 360 kWh MH $53.85 (not available for new service)

 

Lighting options are available for private and public properties.

 

LED = Light Emitting Diode
HPS = High Press Sodium Lamps
MH = Metal Halide Lamps

Irrigation Service - Rate 310 or 311
  Non-Load Management Service (310) Load Management Service (311)
Customer Service Charge (per connection per month) $35 $35
Monthly Demand Charge (per kW) $3.25 $2.75

Energy Charge (per kWh)

First 200 (kWh per billing kW per month)
Next 200 (kWh per billing kW per month)
Over 400 (kWh per billing kW per month)

 

$ 0.12780
$ 0.07780
$ 0.05500

 

$ 0.09326
$ 0.06326
$ 0.05500

The load management program is one way the co-op helps manage power costs to all members. Consumers re-connecting within a twelve-month period of disconnecting will be responsible for all monthly Customer charges and Demand Charges applicable during the disconnected period.

Learn more about load management.

 

Pump Jack - Rate 710, 810 or 811
Customer Charge

$30
$60

per meter per month for single-phase service
per meter per month for three-phase service

Demand Charge

 

$4.75

per billing kW for all billing kW

Energy Charge

 

$0.119599
$0.079599
$0.067059

per kWh for the first 200 kWh per billing kW
per kWh for the next 200 kWh per billing kW
per kWh for excess kWh

Large Commercial - Rate 510 or 511
Customer Service Charge $75 per meter per month
Demand Charge $4.50 per billing kW for all kW, but not less than $225 per month

Energy Charge

First 200 kWh
Next 200 kWh
Excess kWh

 

$0.105973
$0.070973
$0.060973

 

per billing kW
per billing kW
per kWh for excess kWh

 

Seasonal - Rate 210
Customer Service Charge $29 per meter per month
Capacity Charge $1.50 per kVA for transformer capacity in excess of 15 kVA
Energy Charge $0.108347 per kWh for all kWh

*Reminder: $35 minimum bill for this rate class. Change was effective 1/1/2021.

Industrial - Rate 540, 541, 542, 543, 544 or 545

Delivery charges for 1000 kW to 5000 kW

  Wholesale Service Distribution Primary Service Distribution Secondary Service
Customer Charge $180 $180 $225
NCP Demand Charge (per kW) $1.45 $5.65 $7.70

 

Delivery charges for 5001+ kW

  Wholesale Delivery Point Service Distribution Primary Service Distribution Secondary Service
Customer Charge $750 $3,000 $5,000

NCP Demand Charge (per kW)

 

 

 

   
First 5,000 kW $1.35 $5.10 $6.75
Next 5,000 kW 1.30 $4.85 $6.40
Next 10,000 kW $1.20 $4.60 $6.10
Next 10,000 kW $1.10 $4.10 $5.40
Next 10,000 kW $0.95 $3.55 $4.70
Next 10,000 kW $0.80 $3.05 $4.05
Over 50,000 kW $0.70 $2.55 $3.40
General Service (Primary Metered) - Rate 150
Customer Service Charge $29.00 per meter per month
Energy Charge $0.108347 per kWh for all kWh
Demand Charge $1.50 per billing kW

*Reminder: $35 minimum bill for this rate class. Change was effective 1/1/2021.

Generation Resource - Rate 530
Customer Service Charge $100 per meter per month

NCP Demand Charge

The non-coincident peak (NCP) billing demand shall be the highest of the following:
(a) The maximum kilowatt demand for any period of ERCOT-settlement interval (currently 15 consecutive  minutes)  during  the  billing  period,  as  indicated  or  recorded  by  a  demand  meter and adjusted for power factor;  
(b) The maximum NCP kW established in the previous eleven (11) billing periods; or
(c)  The  amount  specified  in  the  Agreement  for  Electric  Service  between  the  customer  and the Cooperative.

$1.00 per NCP billing kW
Power Supply Charge TBD An amount equal to the total power supply cost incurred by the Cooperative in providing service to the customer.

 

Learn more on our distributed generation page.

Cotton Gin - Rate 520 or 520NC
Customer Service Charge $100 per meter per month
NCP Demand Charge $3.00 per NCP Billling kW per month
Power Cost   The cost of power to serve the Customer including but not limited to capacity, delivery, ancillary, energy, fuel, and support charges for the billing period plus adjustments applied to the current monthly billing to account for differences in actual purchased electricity costs billed in previous periods. The power cost will be calculated using the billing units defined in the same manner as defined in the Wholesale rate to the Cooperative including any ratchet provisions in the wholesale rate. The Customer’s billing units for power cost may be adjusted for line losses, as determined by the Cooperative, to calculate the Customer’s power cost at the wholesale supplier’s metering point to the Cooperative.

 

Fees

Meter Test $75 per test
Dishonored Payment Fee (returned check) $30 per item
Trip Charge $125
$175
during business hours
after business hours
Engineering Fee $100 per meter
Meter Tampering $500 per occurrence
Processing Fee $25
$5
from one to five accounts
per account after five
Boundary Amendment Fee $1,000 per request
Remote Collection Fee $40 per meter
Real Estate Show Fee $50 per day (4-day max)
Easement Release Fee $300 per easement
Delinquent/Late Fee 5%  

Fees may be billed to existing customers.

Fees are subject to state and local taxes, where applicable.

 

Interest Rates

Customer Deposits 0.61%
Overbilling/Underbillings 0.82%

 

 

Power Cost Recovery Factor

 

Current PCRF: $ -0.010

 

What is PCRF?

The Power Cost Recovery Factor is part of your monthly bill.

When Medina EC calculates your bill, we predict the wholesale rate we purchased the power for. The PCRF is the difference between the Medina EC rate, predicted in advance, and the actual rate paid for wholesale power.

If your statement has a positive PCRF, then the wholesale cost of power was higher than Medina EC's set rate and the PCRF is making up the difference. If your statement shows a negative PCRF, then the price of power was lower than the set rate and you're getting credited that difference.

Historic PCRF Rates

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    • Capital Credits
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    • Leadership
    • Our Story
  • Pay Your Bill
  • Energy Services
    • New Service
    • Rates & Fees
    • Load Management
    • PrePaid Electricity
    • Distributed Generation - Renewables
    • Solar by Medina EC
  • Community
    • Community Empowerment Program
    • Donations and Sponsorships
    • Operation Round Up
    • Presentations & Programs
    • Rural Friends/ACRE
    • Scholarships
    • VFD Truck Giveaway
    • Youth Tour
  • Common Resources
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    • Energy Savings
    • Rebates
    • Texas Co-op Power
    • Vegetation Management
    • Life Support Registry
    • Products
  • COVID-19 Updates