Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
CCPPD rate increase for 2015
Today, Tuesday December 16, 2014, upon recommendation of
Management, the Board of Directors of Cuming County Public Power District
(CCPPD) voted in an overall rate increase of 3% effective January 1, 2015. This
rate increase is mainly a straight pass through of the 1.8% overall increase in
the Transmission rate that CCPPD pays to Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD).
The remaining 1.2% will cover the ongoing operations of CCPPD, including
maintenance of lines and facilities, service upgrades, and generally working to
keep the lights on for our customers. The overall increase is 3% however
certain customers may see less than 3% while others may see more than 3%. We
will be working over the coming weeks to determine the most equitable method of
implementing this increase across the various rate classes such as residential,
commercial, and irrigation users to make sure that each rate class is paying
their fair share. Regardless of which rate class, the lion’s share of the
increase will be realized in the area of capacity charges.
There are several layers to the rates that we each pay for
electrical service. There are capacity charges. Capacity charges essentially
pay for the poles, wires, substations, transformers, and service wires that
carry the current to each customer and are commonly referred to as base charge.
Capacity charges are set and do not vary from month to month. There are also
energy charges that encompass the cost to transmit the energy to CCPPD, the
cost of generating the power, along with the overall capability of the regional
grid, and demand components. Energy charges are based on kilo-watt-hours used. Because
CCPPD does not own generation or large scale transmission lines, we are
obligated to purchase the generation, transmission, and grid capacity from a
wholesale provider, in our case the provider is NPPD. CCPPD is billed for
energy, demand, and transmission on a monthly basis. These costs make up about
2/3 of our overall operating costs.
One of the core values of CCPPD is Accountability. We, the board
and employees of CCPPD, make every attempt to take ownership, be decisive, and
move forward. While no one likes the idea of an increase in the cost of a
needed service like electricity, CCPPD would rather be upfront on the issues
and continue moving forward as a provider of choice. We endeavor to provide a
service that our customers view as valuable and to serve our customers with
integrity, common sense and an understanding of the
impact that our decisions have on your everyday lives.
Thursday, December 11, 2014
Planned Outage to Replace Poles
For
immediate release
December
11, 2014
Contact:
Nicki White
Phone:
402-372-2463
Planned Outage to Replace Poles
A small
number of Cuming County Public Power District customers living in the village
of Dodge may experience power outages in the following weeks. Customers will be
called one day in advance if they will be affected. Osmose Utilities Services
recently tested all of the power poles in Dodge. CCPPD crews will be proactively
changing out power poles that did not pass those inspections. If you have any
questions please contact the CCPPD office at 402-372-2463.
Monday, December 1, 2014
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