How Customer Revenue is Used

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Industrial/Commercial Rates
(Effective July 1, 2010)
Ripley Power & Light’s customers enjoy some of the lowest electric rates in the country.
We buy our electricity from the Tennessee Valley Authority, which has a history of providing lower-cost electric power. The purchase of electricity, in fact, is a large amount of Ripley Power & Light’s electric cost. About 82 cents of every dollar paid by our customers for electricity is used to purchase energy from TVA.
Ripley Power & Light also offers a variety of commercial/industrial rate structures and incentives for industry and other large electric users.
Fuel Cost Adjustment
Tennessee Valley Authority's Board uses monthly Fuel Cost Adjustments in response to volatile swings in energy costs. This allows TVA to adjust its rates up or down each month to reflect the forecasted difference in fuel and purchased power costs.
Many utilities across the nation and most of TVA’s neighboring utilities use similar mechanisms to adjust their rates. Adjusting rates monthly has less impact on customers and prevents large movements in rates in either direction.
Ripley Power & Light passes through TVA's Fuel Cost Adjustment to our customers. It does not change our basis electric rates to our customers.
Electric Rates
The charts below should be used to determine customer class and for estimations only. Once customer class is determined, a detailed rate schedule can be provided.
| Customer Class |
Type of Charge |
Retail Rates ($)
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GSA1
Less than 51 KW |
Customer |
22.26
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| First 1500 kWh |
0.09909
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| Over 1500 kWh |
0.08566
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| Customer Class |
Type of Charge |
Retail Rates ($)
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GSA2
51-1000 KW |
Customer |
88.36
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| First 50 kW |
0.00
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| Over 50 kW |
19.86
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| First 15000 kWh |
0.08566
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| Over 15000 kWh |
0.05013
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| Customer Class |
Type of Charge |
Retail Rates ($)
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GSA3
1001-5000 KW |
Customer |
337.51
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| First 1000 kW |
23.94
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| Over 1000 kW |
13.89
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| All kWh |
0.05013
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| Customer Class |
Type of Charge |
Retail Rates ($)
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GSB
5,001-15,000 kW |
Customer |
1,650.00
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| All kW |
17.45
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| First 620 kWh/kW |
0.04547
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| All Remaining kWh |
0.03787
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| Customer Class |
Type of Charge |
Retail Rates ($)
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MSB1
5,001-15,000 kW |
Customer |
1,650.00
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| All Firm kW |
15.31
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| ESP kW |
0.00
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| First 620 kWh/kW |
0.03933
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| All Remaining kWh |
0.03286 |
| Customer Class |
Type of Charge |
Retail Rates ($)
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MSB2
5,001-15,000 kW |
Customer |
1,650.00
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| All Firm kW |
14.63
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| ESP kW |
0.00
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| First 620 kWh/kW |
0.03756
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| All Remaining kWh |
0.03143
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| Customer Class |
Type of Charge |
Retail Rates ($)
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GSC
15,001-25,000 kW |
Customer |
1,500.00
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| All kW |
14.89
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| First 620 kWh/kW |
0.04547
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| All Remaining kWh |
0.03787
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| Customer Class |
Type of Charge |
Retail Rates ($)
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MSC
15,001-25,000 kW |
Customer |
1,500.00
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| All Firm kW |
12.08
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| First 620 kWh/kW |
0.03756
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| All Remaining kWh |
0.03143
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| Customer Class |
Type of Charge |
Retail Rates ($)
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GSD
Over 25,000 kW |
Customer |
1,500.00
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| All kW |
18.24
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| All kWh |
0.03279
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| Customer Class |
Type of Charge |
Retail Rates ($)
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MSD
Over 25,000 kW |
Customer |
1,500.00
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| All kW |
14.78
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| All kWh |
0.03094
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| Customer Class |
Type of Charge |
Retail Rates ($)
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| Lighting |
All kWh |
0.06313
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Facilities Rental
General Power - over 5,000 kW
46 kV to 161 kV delivery-per kW 0.36
Less than 46 kV Delivery - per kW |
| First 10,000 kW |
0.93 |
| Over 10,000 kW |
0.73 |
| Small Mfg. Credit for GSA3 customers |
| 0-1000 kW |
1.38 |
| 1001-5000 kW |
1.63 |
| kWh |
0.0054 |
Enhanced Growth Credit
The Enhanced Growth Credit Program is available as an economic development incentive. It provides credit on power bills to qualifying companies that locate or expand in the Ripley Power and Light service area. More information...
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