La Plata Electric Association, Inc. (LPEA) Electric Energy Rates
2020 LPEA Rate Tariffs will be in effect as of April 1, 2020. On March 25th 2020, the LPEA Board of Directors approved a series of measures to support our members during the COVID-19 pandemic. These measures include a three-month delay of the scheduled rate increase. The 2020 rate increase will now be effective from July 1st instead of April 1st.
2020 Rate Tariffs 2019 Rate Tariffs 2018 Rate Tariffs 2017 Rate Tariffs 2016 Rate Tariffs
2020 Rates
Customer Category Billing Units Present Rate New Rate
General Service Base Charge Per Month $21.50 $21.50
Peak-Charge $0.00 $1.50
Highest kW Between 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Per Month
Energy Charge Per kWh $0.1256 $0.1256
Large Single-Phase Base Charge Per Month $21.50 $21.50
Demand Charge Per kW Per Month $3.57 $5.15
Energy Charge Per kWh $0.1070 $0.1070
General Service TOU Base Charge Per Month $20.00 $20.00
On-Peak Energy Per kWh $0.2330 $0.2561
Off-Peak Energy Per kWh 1 $0.0620 $0.0620
Sm. Comm. TOU 1-Phase Base Charge Per Month $20.00 $20.00
On-Peak Energy Per kWh $0.2330 $0.2561
Off-Peak Energy Per kWh 2 $0.0620 $0.0620
Sm. Comm. 3-Phase Base Charge Per Month $50.00 $50.00
Demand Charge Per kW Per Month $0.00 $1.00
Energy Charge Per kWh $0.1150 $0.1150
Large Commercial Base Charge Per Month $100.00 $100.00
Demand Charge Per kW Per Month $10.00 $11.63
Energy Charge Per kWh $0.0722 $0.0722
Three-Phase TOU Base Charge Per Month $50.00 $50.00
Demand Charge Per kW Per Month $5.25 $6.15
On-Peak Energy Per kWh $0.2050 $0.2050
Off-Peak Energy Per kWh 2 $0.0590 $0.0590
Primary Service Base Charge Per Month $100.00 $100.00
Demand Charge Per kW Per Month $5.00 $6.60
On-Peak Energy Per kWh $0.0870 $0.0870
Off-Peak Energy Per kWh 3 $0.0609 $0.0609
Snow Making TOU Base Charge Per Month $9,300.00 $9,982.00
On-Peak Energy Per kWh $0.088 $0.0940
Off-Peak Energy Per kWh 4 $0.0616 $0.0630
Transmission Service Base Charge Per Month $450.00 $500.00
Coincident Demand Per kW Per Month $19.34 $19.34
Energy Charge Per kWh $0.0454 $0.0467
Irrigation Demand Charge Per kW Per Month $12.75 $14.07
Energy Charge Per kWh $0.133 $0.135
Sale for Resale Base Charge Per Month $150.00 $175.00
Energy Charge Per kWh $0.150 $0.156
Area Lighting Service Light (Approx. 5,200 Lumens) Per Month $11.67 $12.09
Small Light (Approx. 5,800 Lumens) Per Month $13.77 $14.27
Medium Light (Approx. 9,000 Lumens) Per Month $21.70 $22.48
Large Light (Approx. 12,000 Lumens) Per Month $30.01 $31.09
1 - Off-Peak hours from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., all day Sunday, Thanksgiving, Christmas
2 - Off-Peak hours from 8 p.m. to 2 p.m., all day Sunday, Thanksgiving, Christmas
3 - Off-Peak hours from 10 p.m. to 12 p.m., all day Sunday, Thanksgiving, Christmas
4 - Off-Peak hours from 10 p.m. to 5 p.m., all day Sunday, Thanksgiving, Christmas
Renewable Generation Charge per Month
Green Power $0.09 per 100 kWh Purchased from Tri-State Generation & Transmission