At 4 Rivers Electric Cooperative, our goal is to provide reliable, affordable electricity to our members—while ensuring our rates fairly reflect the cost of delivering that service. Our tariffs are reviewed periodically to maintain transparency, regulatory compliance, and fairness across all rate classes.
Upcoming Rate Hearing:
Net Metering & Parallel Generation Riders
The 4 Rivers Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m., August 18, 2025, at our Fredonia office to consider proposed updates to two rider tariffs: the Net Metering Rider and the Parallel Generation Rider.
These changes are being proposed in response to recent updates to Kansas law (HB 2149) regarding distributed generation systems.
- The adjustments to the tariff apply to new net metering and parallel generation systems going forward and will not affect existing systems approved on the current tariffs.
- Changes include:
- Adjusted system sizing formulas
- New limits on the percentage of total cooperative generation
- Updated compensation rates for excess energy (Parallel Generation)
To learn more about these updates, review the Official Rate Hearing Notice and read our general manager/CEO’s article in our member newsletter Currents in the August 2025 edition of Kansas Country Living.
For questions about the hearing or proposed changes, contact us at 620-364-2116 or info@4riverselectric.com.
4 Rivers Electric Cooperative Tariffs
Below are the current rates and riders available to members. Each tariff outlines the applicable service type and corresponding billing structure.
NON-COMMERCIAL SERVICE For residential homes, farms, schools, churches, water wells, and similar single-phase services.
GENERAL SERVICE SMALL For small commercial, small industrial, and three-phase farm loads.
GENERAL SERVICE LARGE For commercial/industrial loads with demand of 50 kW or more.
PRIMARY POWER SERVICE For large industrial loads with demand of 1,000 kW or more.
WIND FARM STANDBY AND AUXILIARY DELIVERY SERVICE For wind generation projects needing standby or auxiliary service.
OUTDOOR LIGHTING SERVICE For dusk-to-dawn lighting (metered or unmetered).
SERVICE FEES RATE SCHEDULE Applicable service fees and charges.
NET METERING RIDER For renewable generation systems up to 15 kW for residential and 100 kW for commercial, industrial, school, agricultural, etc. Includes energy crediting through netting and requires an interconnection agreement.
PARALLEL GENERATION RIDER For renewable systems up to 200 kW. Includes compensation for excess energy sold back to the cooperative and requires an interconnection agreement.
POWER COST ADJUSTMENT CLAUSE Applicable to all tariffs except Primary Power Service. Reflects changes in power supply costs.
If you have questions about any of these rates or how they apply to your electric service, please reach out to us at 620-364-2116 or info@4riverselectric.com.