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Modesto Irrigation District (MID) Board Meeting of Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2007
Contact: MID Public Affairs Department, Kate Hora, 209 526-7454
The remaining MID Board meetings for 2007 will be Dec. 11 and 18.
The MID Board Report is a summary of highlights of meetings of the MID Board of Directors and not a complete or official record of proceedings. Official records of proceedings of the MID Board of Directors are contained in the Minutes of meetings of the Board of Directors. For information about the Minutes, please contact the Office of the Board Secretary, 1231 Eleventh Street, Modesto, CA 95350, telephone 209 526-7360, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday – Friday, excluding holidays.
Approved by majority vote
By majority vote, the Board approved a 2008 electric rate increase package that includes the following provisions:
A residential rate increase in two phases:
- Seven percent on Jan. 1, 2008 and 3.25 percent on May 1, 2008
- No change in the current two-tier rate structure (500 kilowatthours and below; above 500 kilowatthours).
- An increase in the discount for low-income residential customers (MID CARES program) from 22.1 to 22.6 percent. Qualifying low-income customers with average electric consumption will now save approximately $370 a year with MID CARES.
- Increases in commercial, industrial and other rates ranging from five to 15.5 percent, depending on rate class
- Granting certain industrial customers, whose contracts expire at the end of 2007 and who are migrating to the GS-3 rate, the option to defer payment of contractual under-collection charges in excess of 20 percent, provided that they pay MID a finance charge of 6 ½ percent on the balance due.
The vote taken today follows a series of electric resource and budget workshops that began in August, several public discussions of electric rates and a public hearing held on November 13.
MID 2008 Electric Rate Increase |
Rate Class |
January 1, 2008 |
May 1, 2008 |
Residential |
7.00 % |
3.25 % |
Commercial |
6.00 % |
2.50 % |
GS-Time of use |
6.40 % |
4.00 % |
GS-3 |
5.00 % |
-- |
IC-25 |
10.00 % |
-- |
Private Lighting |
10.00 % |
5.50 % |
P-3 (agricultural pumping) |
6.40 % |
4.00 % |
Impact on residential electric bills |
Electric usage per month (kWh)* |
Per month 2007 |
Per month Jan. 1, 2008 |
Change |
Percent Change |
Per month Jan. 1, 2008 |
Per month May 1, 2008 |
Change |
Percent Change |
850 |
$107.96 |
$115.60 |
$7.64 |
7.0% |
$115.60 |
$119.32 |
$3.72 |
3.2% |
1,500 |
$184.97 |
$198.75 |
$13.78 |
7.5% |
$198.75 |
$205.44 |
$6.69 |
3.4% |
*kWh = kilowatthours
Note: Actual electric bills may be higher or lower depending on how much electricity is used.
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