We have not adjusted the cost of our lighting for many years, and we are still very competitive with other utilities. This new rate, Rate 11 has a base charge of $31 and the rate is $0.1050 per KWH.įinally, we have increased the cost of our Security Yard Lights by $1.00 per light. This rate is solely for agricultural rates and services that qualify as sales-tax exempt under the Georgia GATE card criteria. Rate 1 increased from $0.1020 to $0.1030 per KWH, and Rate 2 increased from $0.1050 to $0.1130 per KWH.Ī new Agricultural Rate class has also been created. Some rate classes also have changes in the rate charged per Kilowatt hour (KWH). Both Rate 1 and Rate 2 have an increase of $1.00. The base rate for many rate classes has increased, but no base rate was increased by more than $1.00 per month. Other rates include varying types of commercial, industrial, distributed generation and agricultural. The average member who contributes ends up giving about six dollars a year. For example, if your bill is 104.52 you will pay 105.00 with the 48 cents going directly to the Canoochee EMC Foundation. The Rate 2 class is also common, typically being separately metered structures at someone’s home, but where members are not residing. Canoochee EMC bills of participating members are automatically 'rounded-up' to the nearest dollar. The most common rate would be Rate 1 residential accounts. By addressing our current energy needs, we strengthen Canoochee’s future.”Ĭanoochee classifies each rate by the needs of the account. “It is important to remember that in a cooperative, everyone on the system is a member-owner. “We remain committed to providing affordable power,” said Lou Ann Phillips, CEO. In fact, the average Canoochee member-owner will see an increase of $2.50 per month, or $30.00 per year. These actions have been fruitful, and while it is necessary to adjust rates for 2019, they have only increased minimally. For instance, if your actual electric bill is 83.87, it will be rounded up to 84. In the past, Canoochee has been forced to increase our rates by marginal amounts. By signing up, your electric bill is ‘rounded up’ to the next highest whole dollar amount. In addition, Canoochee EMC provides the Operation and Maintenance of the electric supply to Hunter Army Airfield and Fort Stewart.
The board and management will continue to look for opportunities to reduce costs where possible.Over the last year several years Canoochee EMC has successfully strived to stabilize rates. Canoochee Electric Membership Corporation is located in Reidsville, Georgia, and serves parts of nine Southeast Georgia counties. The Canoochee Board of Directors and management understand that our members face challenges with high inflation driving up the cost of almost everything we purchase. This will be a $9/month or $108/year increase. The increase for 2023, based on the same kWh usage, will increase to $158/month. The average residential bill for Canoochee members totaled $149/month in 2022, approximately 6.3% below Georgia Power’s residential customer bill. This is a great billing option for those who prefer to pay as they go, are looking to reduce a security deposit requirement, or need to make arrangements on an existing account balance. Due to the higher-than-expected energy forecast, Canoochee regrettably must make a power cost adjustment which increases the average residential monthly bill by 5.8% beginning in 2023. 3 hours ago &0183 &32 Make a prepaid reservation. Prepaid billing allows you to add money to your account before electricity is consumed. The expected power cost projections for 2023 are higher than originally forecasted but are not expected to be as high as the actual costs we saw in 2022. This increase in cost led Canoochee to have a slight increase in power cost to our members in August 2022, but the increase was not sufficient to offset the higher-than-expected bulk energy costs. The Canoochee Board of Directors and management understand that our. This will be a 9/month or 108/year increase.
The increase for 2023, based on the same kWh usage, will increase to 158/month. In 2022 Canoochee’s power cost rose 6% from the original forecasted amount. The average residential bill for Canoochee members totaled 149/month in 2022, approximately 6.3 below Georgia Power’s residential customer bill. Remember the unusually high gas and diesel prices that we all experienced early this year? Energy prices across the board were higher. Contact Us Cant find what you are looking for or have another question Please reach out to us via the form to the right and someone will get back to you as soon as we can. Increased costs have been driven by supply and demand issues. Utilities across the nation have seen unprecedented increases in power cost during 2022. Lou Ann Phillips, Retired Canoochee EMC Chief Executive Officer
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