[Official Notice of Rate Hearing originally published in our centerspread of the April 2022 edition of Kansas Country Living mailed to members]
Changes in Miscellaneous Fees and the Net Metering and Parallel Generation Riders
The Board of Trustees of 4 Rivers Electric will hold a hearing open to the public, on modifications to be discussed and voted on relating to three tariffs: (1) service fees rate schedule, (2) net metering rider, (3) and parallel generation rider for renewable generation. This hearing is in conjunction with the regularly scheduled Board of Trustees meeting on April 18, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. at the 4 Rivers Electric Cooperative at 2731 Milo Terr., Lebo.
The proposed changes to the service fees tariff include changes for metering, collection, disconnection, and reconnection services. The proposed change is from $50 to $75 for providing these services during business hours, and from $160 to $200 for providing these services after-hours. Changes also include moving the application fees for net metering and parallel generation from the application document to being a part of this tariff and setting the nonrefundable fees to $650 for small units and $1,250 for large units, creating a deposit to recover the actual incurred costs that do not pass the fast-track process, and a deposit for the parallel generation application fee to cover the actual costs incurred.
Proposed changes to the net metering rider are to have no additional monthly fees on the customer charge portion of the monthly bill, capping the size of the units to 15 kw for residential generation, 150 kw for generation at schools, and 100 kw for all other commercial and industrial accounts; defining additional limitations to the size of systems based upon the usage on the account; and modifying the language for disconnect requirements. The proposed change to the parallel generation rider is to match the updated proposed language in the net metering rider.
Any and all rates are subject to review by the Kansas Corporation Commission upon petition pursuant to state law.