UTILITIES

Water: The city obtains all of its water from deep wells which pump from the Ogallala aquifer. The City of Perryton has acquired extensive underground water rights which will provide at least a 90 year supply of water assuming a moderate sustained population growth. Water from the Ogallala aquifer is of excellent quality with low chloride content. It has no organic contaminants. Surplus plant capacity can provide at least 500,000 gal/day for the client on a continuous basis.

Cost: $1.68 per 1,000 gallons (rates established by Perryton City Council).

4 unit minimum ($7.60)

Gas: The city owns and operates the gas distributions system in the city. In addition to a guaranteed supply from West Texas Gas Company, the city emergency gas availability from Northern Natural Gas Co. Gas sold by the city has a energy value of 1,050 BTU/CF.

Cost: Current cost to the customer is $6.89/MCF Average. 

3 unit minimum ($20.67)

Sewage: The city operates its own sewage system, and can treat any domestic or commercial waste stream. Currently, plans are underway to construct a new treatment facility capable of producing higher quality effluent while providing services to light industrial customers. The city can accommodate all effluent from the client's plant assuming the quality of the wastewater is as described in the solicitation for proposals.

Cost: Current cost of sewage service is $0.20/1000 gallons of water used.

Residential - $8.50 minimum/$10.10 maximum.

Commercial - $10.50 minimum

Trash: Two tips per week

Cost:

Residential - $13.00

Commercial - $17.00

Electric: 

XCEL ENERGY is an efficient low-cost producer of electricity. The company has one of the lowest industrial rates of any investor owned utility in Texas, Oklahoma; and New Mexico.

Xcel has a rate history of lowering rates over the past ten-year period. Xcel has been effective in lowering its expense for fuel used in power plants by aggressively monitoring and negotiating fuel prices. Xcel ranks as the ninth most successful among the 100 largest investor-owned utilities in terms of the fuel efficiency of its plants. These factors, along with low operation, maintenance and construction costs, contribute to Xcel's continuing effort to provide customers with competitive rates. Rate sheets are available upon request.

Xcel Energy's management philosophy is directed toward maintaining its high service - low cost position. Electrical World magazine honored Xcel with its 1991 James H. McGraw Award for management and leadership. The magazine attributed these achievements to "dynamic conservatism" and "pioneering efforts". Electrical World particularly noted the company's outstanding level of customer satisfaction, excellent debt coverage and innovative environmental developments as well as cooperative economic development efforts.

Xcel Energy will do a rate comparison of your present facility. All we need is a copy of your previous twelve months' electric bill.

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NORTH PLAINS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE 

Cost of Power:

• Large Power Customer Charge per meter $112.00

• Residential Customer Charge per meter $20.00

• 3 Phase General service Charge per meter - $38.00

• Large Power Demand Charge: $5.15/kW of Demand Determined during any 15 minute period during the month.

• Energy Charge as follows per block rate:

  • First 200 kWh/kW     .06762

  • Next 200 kWh/kW     .05649

  • Over 400 kWh/kW      .04556

Power Cost Recovery Factor: Currently a negative factor.

3% discount of demand and energy for delivery of primary voltage (>7200 volts)

North Plains Electric Cooperative has a larger than average amount of three phase distribution in its seven county service territory when compared to similar utilities nationwide. The current large power rate is quite attractive compared to National ($0.06112/kWh) and Texas ($0.05983/kWh) industrial averages. The rising cost of petroleum currently makes electric power a more cost-effective alternative.