![]() Note: KWh charge rates vary each month and include Power Cost Recovery Factor (PCRF). Note: All demand accounts have a 75% ratchet. General Service Large Three Phase greater than 149 KW General Service Medium Three Phase from 25-149 KW General Service Medium Single Phase from 25-149 KW General Service Small Three Phase less than 24.99 kW General Service Small Single Phase less than 24.99 kW General Service Three Phase less than 24.99 kW General Service Single Phase less than 24.99 kW May 2023 Rates Note: This changes monthlyįor more information or questions about our Rate Schedule, please email us. If you live in Texas you will know that the average Texan uses more electricity than your average American, 30 more in fact. Please call us if you have any billing questions. We hope this brief explanation helps answer your questions about the availability charge portion of your electric bill. Current range of electricity prices in Texas: 10.4 to 20.7 cents per kilowatt-hour Average monthly electric bill: 157.69 Average energy usage: 1,094 kilowatt. ![]() And that is why your electric bill has two separate charges: the availability charge to cover basic costs, and the per kWh charge for the actual amount of electricity consumed. Whether you use a lot or a little, the cost of getting electric power to your location remains the same. Some of our members use a lot of electricity all year long, and some may use electricity only one or two months per year. However, HOTEC's average rates remain competitive with those neighboring utilities. It is always more economical to serve areas of higher density. Compare this to a city where the average density is easily more than 30 customers per mile of line. It's because of our low consumer density HOTEC serves an average of six customers per mile of line. ![]() Members sometimes ask why HOTEC's availability charge is higher than neighboring electric utilities. Principal and interest payments on the long-term debt to build the facilities originally Įxpenses related to customer accounting, meter reading, and billing.īecause all cooperative members benefit from having reliable electric service available when they need it, the availability charge allows everyone to pay a share of the basic costs. On-going operation and maintenance of the electrical distribution' system required to bring you electricity at the flip of a switch (hence the name, availability charge) It covers some of the expenses the cooperative incurs regardless of how much electricity is sold. The availability charge is a monthly charge that HOTEC members pay to help cover the basic cost of bringing electricity to their location.
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