Hutchinson Utilities Commission
225 Michigan ST SE
Hutchinson, MN 55350-1905
Office: (320) 587-4746
Fax: (320) 587-4721
Monday - Friday
7:30 am to 4:00 pm
Electric Residential Rate
Electric Residential Services
natural gas Residential Rates
Natural gas Residential Services
Electric Residential Rates
ELECTRIC RESIDENTIAL SERVICE
CODE 10
AVAILABILITY:
Available for domestic purposes only, in a single or multiple residence. All newly connected multiple dwelling units shall have one meter per unit, and a house meter.
Energy charge: 8.72 cents per KWH
Monthly charge: $6.50 per meter
POWER COST ADJUSTMENT (ELECTRIC)
Power cost adjustment is based on the combined costs of purchased power from outside suppliers, fuel (natural gas and fuel oil), and unrecovered or excess revenues from previous month.
Computations of power adjustments shall be made monthly. The resultant adjustment, if any, shall be applicable for the month.
All rates are subject to power cost adjustment.
SECURITY LIGHT RENTAL
RATE TO FURNISH AND MAINTAIN FIXTURE:
| HIGH PRESSURE SODIUM: | |||
| Lamp Size | Monthly Charge | Lamp Size | Monthly Charge |
| 150 watt metered | $3.00 | 150 watt unmetered | $7.00 |
| 250 watt metered | $3.50 | 250 watt unmetered | $10.00 |
Lights will be dusk to dawn type with photo control and will be installed on existing pole in the area. If a new pole is needed, customer will pay for the pole and installation.
All new installations will be High Pressure Sodium.
All rates subject to power cost adjustment.
Electric Residential Services
RESIDENTIAL ELECTRIC SERVICE REQUIREMENTS AND CHARGES:
HUC will require a 24 hour notice, a copy of the State Board of Electricity Certificate of Inspection, and an established account prior to installing a meter and making the final connection.
Hutchinson Utilities Commission shall not install any facilities until all affected properties are within 6 inches of final grade.
Installation of Any Electric Services -- November 1 Through March 31
The final determination on installation of electric services shall be made by HUC.
New Single Family Dwelling - Service Size: 200 Amperes or less
Single-family dwelling customers will be 240/120 volt single-phase service.
HUC shall furnish and install the underground conductors to serve the single-family home with a one-year warranty after installation date. The underground service is the property of the homeowner at date of installation.
(4/0-2/0-4/0 URD): $300.00 Installation Charge up to 100 ft.; $2.00/ft. in excess of 100 ft.
New Single Family Dwelling - Service Size: Greater than 200 Amperes
Single-family dwelling customers will be 240/120 volt single-phase service.
Current transformer metering is required. HUC shall furnish the current transformers, meter socket and meter (See meter requirement/placement section). The customer or their contractor shall provide the current transformer housing and facilities, install the current transformers, mount the meter socket and provide an empty 1 1/4" conduit to the meter socket. HUC shall install the meter wiring and meter. No current transformer metering will be allowed in the power transformer secondary compartment.
Bar type current transformers will be used. Provisions for voltage connections for the meter must also be provided.
The customer will be responsible for installing the service to the utility transformer or pedestal location. HUC will be responsible to make all secondary connections in the transformer. Transformer secondary connections will be limited to a maximum of four conductors per phase with a maximum size of 750 MCM per conductor. If additional conductors are required per phase, the owner or contractor must provide an approved secondary transition cabinet. HUC Electric Division may be contacted for further details.
New Multi-family Dwelling, Commercial, or Industrial:
The customer will be responsible for installing the service to the utility transformer or pedestal location. For any three-phase services, the customer shall furnish the transformer pad and ground grid. The transformer location shall be determined by HUC.
HUC will provide the following voltages:
120/208 volts three phase, not to exceed 3,000 amperes without prior approval.
277/480 volts three phase, not to exceed 3,000 amperes without prior approval.
7,970/13,800 volts three phase, with prior arrangements with HUC.
HUC will be responsible to make all secondary connections in the transformer. Transformer secondary connections will be limited to a maximum of four conductors per phase with a maximum size of 750 MCM per conductor. If additional conductors are required per phase, the owner or contractor must provide an approved secondary transition cabinet. HUC Electric Division may be contacted for further details.
On services greater than 200 amperes at 240/120 volts, current transformer metering is required. HUC shall furnish the current transformers, meter socket and meter. The customer or their contractor shall provide the current transformer housing and facilities, install the current transformers, mount the meter socket and provide an empty 1 1/4" conduit to the meter socket. HUC shall install the meter wiring and meter. No current transformer metering will be allowed in the power transformer secondary compartment. Any service greater than 240 volts, shall require current transformer metering.
Bar type current transformers will be used. Provisions for voltage connections for the meter must also be provided. Approved multi-family dwelling meter stacks will be provided by the customer or their contractor.
Primary metering at 7,970/13,800 volts will be by special arrangement and approval of HUC.
TEMPORARY SERVICE
For temporary service, please contact the HUC Customer Service Department.
HUC shall bill the customer or their contractor for all related expenses.
ELECTRIC METER REQUIREMENTS
HUC does not allow the sub metering or reselling of electricity. If a service is provided to tenants due to joint occupancy, it must be furnished without specific charge or pricing, which varies with the quantity of energy used. In case of any violation of these rules or regulations, HUC shall have the right to refuse electric service to any such property and shall have the right to terminate electric service to the offending property. HUC will not furnish electric service to such property until violations have ceased or have been corrected.
ELECTRIC METER PLACEMENT
Hutchinson Utilities Commission reserves the right to specify the electric meter location on all installations.
Electric service lines and meter housing are the property of the home/business owner.
Meters
may be relocated to a location agreed upon by HUC. The customer will be responsible for all costs involved in relocating these facilities.
All meters must be located on an external wall. New construction electric meters must be located within 10 feet of the natural gas meter if HUC is providing both services.
Electric meters shall be accessible at all times for disconnection, examination, reading, replacement or necessary maintenance. Electric meters not accessible are subject to disconnection and will need to be moved to a location agreed upon by HUC, at the home/business owner's expense.
Hutchinson Utilities Commission requires a minimum of a 3-foot clear zone in front of the electric meter.
Reasonable care must be taken to protect all metering facilities when remodeling, roofing, painting, etc. In the event of damage to the electric facilities, the customer shall be responsible for the cost of repairing or replacing the electric facilities.
Conditions may exist which may require other restrictions or distances (e.g. multiple meters or commercial/industrial).
Any exceptions require the approval of Hutchinson Utilities Commission prior to the start of construction. If violations or deviations are determined, the customer will be responsible for the cost of the correction.
Single Family Dwellings
All residential electric metering facilities shall be located on the side of the home within six feet of the front building wall and 60" from finished grade. Front building wall is defined as the wall nearest the street of the resident's living space.
Multi- Family Dwellings/Multiple Business Establishments
All HUC electric meters must be located on the exterior wall of the building. Individual metering is required for each single-family private residence contained in a multi-family dwelling and each separately owned and/or operated business. In addition, if required, a "house meter" shall also be installed in these establishments.
Commercial or Industrial
All commercial and industrial electric meters must be located outside. If remodeling is done on the premises, which would cause the meter to be located inside, the owner, at owner's expense, must relocate the meter.
SEALING OF METERS
Electric meters and current transformer housings, which have been sealed by HUC, shall not be broken or tampered with without the consent of HUC except in emergency cases. HUC shall be notified immediately after a seal has been broken. If HUC is not notified and HUC personnel discover a broken seal, a $10 broken seal charge may be assessed to the customer. Meter readings personnel will inspect all meters and seals as they are reading meters.
Seals will be assigned to each meter/account by color according to the following:
Gray Seal - Regular Account
Red Seal Meter - Disconnected for Non-Payment
Blue Seal Meter - Disconnected by Customer Request
Yellow Seal - Life Support Equipment
METER TESTING
HUC will test all meters periodically for accuracy and mechanical condition. All electric meters must be accurate within 2%, plus or minus, at full and light load. Upon request of the customer, HUC will test the accuracy of an electric meter. If the meter is found to be registering more than 2% fast, there will be no testing charge to the customer. If the meter is found to be accurate within the 2% limit, a $40 trip charge will be billed to the customer. HUC has the right to place special meters on the premises of a customer for the purpose of testing all or part of the customer's load at no expense to the customer.
RIGHT-OF-WAY CLEARING
HUC shall maintain right-of-way clearance on all overhead and underground facilities.
TREE REMOVAL OR TRIMMING
Tree removal or trimming for other than right-of-way clearance is the responsibility of the property owner. Please notify HUC with any questions concerning tree removal or trimming.
Any damage to the HUC electrical distribution system caused by tree removal or trimming by the property owner or their representatives will be billed to the property owner.
LOCATING CUSTOMER'S UNDERGROUND UTILITIES
HUC will locate all underground electrical distribution and transmission facilities up to the meter at no charge to the customer or landowner.
natural gas Residential Rates
RESIDENTIAL GAS
CODE 60
AVAILABILITY:
Available to any customer who uses less than 70 MCF of gas per day.
Energy charge: $9.08 per MCF, or $.00908 per CF
Monthly charge: $6.50 per meter
FUEL COST ADJUSTMENT (GAS)
Fuel cost adjustment is based on the combined cost of purchased gas and unrecovered or excess revenues from previous month.
Computations of fuel adjustment shall be made monthly. The resultant adjustment, if any, shall be applicable for the month.
All rates subject to fuel cost adjustment.
Natural gas Residential Services
NATURAL GAS SERVICE REQUIREMENTS AND CHARGES
Hutchinson Utilities Commission shall not install any facilities until all affected properties are within 6 inches of final grade.
New Service Installations
Single family residential service - 3/4" - $200.00
Commercial, Industrial, Multi-family service - Time and Material Expense
HUC shall furnish and install the underground service line. The underground service to the meter is the property of HUC.
Excess flow valves shall be installed on all new single-family residential services lines.
All new natural gas consumer owned fuel lines, downstream of the metering facilities, must be pressure tested, prior to the gas meter being set. The test must be verified by an approved inspector.
No structures or buildings shall be located over underground natural gas lines. Natural gas services lines/metering facilities must be relocated to a location agreed upon by HUC. The customer shall be responsible for all costs involved in relocating these facilities.
No service line valve or any portion of the natural gas metering facilities may be buried. The customer shall be responsible for all costs incurred in raising all facilities.
Installation of Natural Gas Service Lines -- November 1 Through March 31
Final determination on installation of natural gas service lines shall be made by HUC.
NATURAL GAS METER REQUIREMENTS AND PLACEMENT
HUC shall furnish and install the natural gas meter at no charge to the customer.
Hutchinson Utilities Commission reserves the right to specify the natural gas meter location on all installations.
All meters must be located on an external wall of the building, at a distance of no less than 3 feet from fresh air intakes, windows or door openings. New construction natural gas meters must be located within 10 feet of the electric meter if HUC is providing both services.
Access to all natural gas meters shall not be obstructed.
Natural gas meters shall be located in ventilated spaces readily accessible for examination, reading, replacement or necessary maintenance. Decks shall not be constructed over a natural gas meter.
Natural gas meters shall not be placed where they will be subject to damage, such as adjacent to a driveway or other locations subject to vehicular traffic, in public passages, where they will be subject to excessive corrosion or vibration or in areas subject to ice and snow damage.
Natural gas meters shall not be installed directly beneath external stairways.
Natural gas meters shall not be located where they will be subjected to extreme temperatures or sudden extreme temperature changes (e.g., air ducts, dryer vents).
Minimum distances between natural gas meters to furnace intakes shall be followed per the manufacturer's specifications.
Natural gas regulators shall be located at least 3 feet from any source of ignition or any source of heat that may damage the facilities.
Hutchinson Utilities Commission requires a minimum of a 3-foot clear zone in front of the natural gas meter.
Reasonable care must be taken to protect all metering facilities when remodeling, roofing, painting, etc. In the event of damage to the natural gas facilities, the customer shall be responsible for the cost of repairing or replacing the natural gas facilities.
Conditions may exist which may require other restrictions or distances (e.g. multiple meters etc.).
Modifications made to the customer's metering facilities, necessitated by customer changes, shall be performed by HUC, at the customer's expense.
All natural gas service lines retired due to building demolition, overbuilding, etc. shall be retired at the customer's expense. Quotes to be provided when requested by customer.
Any exceptions require the approval of Hutchinson Utilities Commission prior to the start of construction. If violations or deviations are determined, the customer will be responsible for the cost of the correction.
Single Family Dwellings
HUC shall provide natural gas to residential customers at a delivery pressure of 7 inches of water column measured at the inlet to the natural gas meter.
All residential natural gas metering facilities shall be located on the side of the home within six feet of the front building wall. Front building wall is defined as the wall nearest the street of the resident's living space.
Multi-Family Dwellings/Multiple Business Establishments
Delivery pressures greater than 7" of water column, for multi-family and multiple business establishments shall only be allowed by the prior approval of HUC. The customer must provide adequate over-pressure protection for all fuel lines subject to increased delivery pressure.
The single metering of multiple family dwellings, apartment buildings or multiple business establishments within a single building is permitted to the extent that each building is centrally heated. Individual metering is required for all individually heated, single-family private residences and each separately heated, owned and/or operated business.
Please contact HUC for specifications regarding meter facilities.
Commercial/Industrial Facilities
Delivery pressures greater than 7" of water column, for commercial and industrial applications, shall only be allowed by the prior approval of HUC. The customer must provide adequate over-pressure protection for all fuel lines subject to increased delivery pressure.
Please contact HUC for specifications regarding meter facilities.
TEMPORARY SERVICE
HUC does not offer temporary natural gas service.
METER TESTING
HUC shall periodically test all natural gas meters for accuracy and sound mechanical condition. Meters that have an average accuracy of 100%, plus or minus 2%, shall be considered accurate. Average accuracy is defined as the average of the open and check flow accuracies.
Accounts in which the natural gas meter tests in excess of 102% are subject to a refund. This refund shall be based on the "as found average meter accuracy" and the customer's consumption for the previous six month period.
Upon request of the customer, HUC shall test the average accuracy of the natural gas meter. A $40 trip charge may be assessed to all accounts in which the "as found average meter accuracy" is determined to be 100%, plus or minus 2%.
NATURAL GAS SERVICE WORK
HUC personnel shall perform leak investigation and carbon monoxide testing at no charge to the customer. HUC does not perform service work on customer owned facilities.
LOCATING CUSTOMER'S UNDERGROUND UTILITIES
HUC will locate all natural gas underground distribution and transmission facilities up to the meter at no charge to the customer or landowner.
