IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Services & Rates
Explore all the services CEL&P provides, including service rates, charges, and additional information regarding specific services.
Residential Service
Available for all residential electric service through one meter to individual residential customers in an individual residence or apartment and for single phase farm service when supplied through the farm residence meter.
Alternating current, sixty Hertz, single phase at a voltage of approximately 120 volts two-wire, 120/240 volts three-wire, or 120/208 volts three-wire as designated by the Utility.
- Customer Charge ——$14.79 per meter per month
Energy Charge ———$ 0.101720 per KWH
The minimum monthly charge shall be the customer charge.
This rate schedule is available for single phase service only. Where three-phase service is required and/or where such service will be used for commercial or industrial purposes the applicable rate schedules will apply to such service.
*Subject to the provisions of Appendix A and Appendix B.
General Power Service
Availability
Available through one meter to any customer for light and/or power purposes whose maximum load requirements are less than or equal to 10 Kilowatts and where the customer is located on the Utility’s distribution lines suitable for supplying the service requested.
Character of Service
Alternating current, sixty Hertz, single phase at approximately 120 volts two-wire or 120/240 volts three-wire, or three-phase at approximately 240 volts, or 120/208 volts where available.
Rate
- Single Phase———————$29.58 per meter per month
- Three Phase ——————$59.15 per meter per month
- Energy Charge ———————$0. 101150 per KWH
Minimum Charge
The minimum monthly charge shall be the customer charge.
*Subject to the provisions of Appendix A and Appendix B.
General Power Large Service
Available through one meter to any customer for light and/or power purposes whose maximum load requirements exceed 10 Kilowatts but do not exceed 50 Kilowatts and where the customer is located on the Utility’s distribution lines suitable for supplying the service requested.
Alternating current, sixty Hertz, single phase at approximately 120 volts two-wire or 120/240 volts three-wire, or three-phase at approximately 240 volts, or 120/208 volts where available.
- Single Phase——————————$44.37 per meter per month
- Three Phase ——————————$88.73 per meter per month
- Energy Charge ———————————$0.071389 per KWH
- Demand Charge ———————————$6.41 per KW
The minimum monthly charge shall be the customer charge.
Billing demand shall be measured by suitable recording instruments provided by Utility and shall be the average number of kilowatts (KW) in the fifteen minute period during which the KW demand is greater than any other fifteen-minute interval in such month.
If service is metered at a voltage of more than 480 volts, the peak demand and energy measurements shall be decreased by two percent (2%) to convert such measurements to the equivalent of metering at the Utility’s secondary voltage.
When customer furnishes and maintains the complete substation equipment, including any and all transformers, and/or switches and/or the equipment necessary to take his entire service at the primary voltage of the transmission of distribution line from which service is to be received, a credit of $0.30 per KVA of billing demand will be applied to each month’s net bill.
*Subject to the provisions of Appendix A and Appendix B.
Primary Power Service
Available through one meter to any customer having a maximum load requirement of 50 kilowatts or more. Applicant must be located adjacent to the Utility’s transmission or distribution line that is adequate and suitable for supplying the service requested.
Alternating current having a frequency of sixty Hertz and furnished at a voltage which is standard with the Utility in the area served.
- Customer Charge ————————$295.77 per meter per month
- Demand Charge————————– $29.29 per KVA
- Energy Charge————————— $0. 027624 per KWH
Billing demand shall be measured by suitable recording instruments provided by Utility and shall be the average number of kilowatts (KW) in the fifteen minute period during which the KW demand is greater than any other fifteen-minute interval in such month. In no case shall the minimum KW demand in a month be less than the highest recorded KW over the prior twelve-month period multiplied by 50%.
*Subject to the provisions of Appendix A and Appendix B.
If service is metered at a voltage of approximately 480 volts or lower, the peak demand and energy measurements shall be increased by two percent (2%) to convert such measurements to the equivalent of metering at the Utility’s primary voltage.
When customer furnishes and maintains the complete substation equipment, including any and all transformers, and/or switches and/or the equipment necessary to take his entire service at the primary voltage of the transmission of distribution line from which service is to be received, a credit of $0.30 per KVA of billing demand will be applied to each month’s net bill.
Primary Power Off Peak Service
Available to any customer taking electric service under the provisions of Rate Schedule PP (Primary Power Service).
The rates and charges and all provisions included in the currently approved Rate Schedule PP shall apply except as provided for below.
Peak demand shall be measured by suitable recording instruments and, in any month, the calculated billing demand for the on-peak hours shall be the highest fifteen-minute kilovolt-ampere demand measured during such on-peak hours and the calculated billing demand for the off-peak hours shall be the highest fifteen-minute kilovolt-ampere demand measured during such off-peak hours. Such measured kilovolt-ampere demands shall be adjusted in accordance with the Metering Adjustment provision of Rate Schedule PP.
The Monthly Billing Demand for any month shall be the greatest of (1) the peak demand established during the on-peak hours for the month or (2) fifty percent of the peak demand established during the off- peak hours for the month, but in any month such Monthly Billing Demand shall not be less than 100 kilovolt-amperes.
Utility shall consider the following as the on-peak and off-peak billing periods for each session. All hours shall be Eastern Standard Time.
On-Peak periods are defined as follows:
- All Weekdays
- Summer Period: June through September; 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
- Winter Period: December through March; 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
- Spring/Fall: October, November, April, May; 7:00 a.m.to 9.00 p.m.
Off-Peak periods are defined as weekends, all other hours not listed above, and the entire twenty-four (24) hours of the following National holidays:
- New Year’s Day
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day
Whenever any of the above holidays occur on a Sunday and the following Monday is legally observed as a holiday, the entire twenty-four (24) hours of such Monday will be considered as off-peak hours.
The availability of off-peak service shall be limited to an aggregate demand of not more than 30,000 kilowatts on a first come, first serve basis.
Industrial Power Service
Available through one meter to any customer having a minimum load requirement of 10 megawatts or more and directly fed from the Utility’s 138kV Transmission system. Applicant must be located adjacent to the Utility’s transmission line that is adequate and suitable for supplying the service requested.
Alternating current having a frequency of sixty Hertz and furnished at a voltage which is standard with the Utility in the area served.
- Customer Charge ————————$591.62 per meter per month
- Demand Charge————————– $22.77 per KVA of billing demand
- Energy Charge————————— $0.026489 per KWH for all KWH
*Subject to the provisions of Appendix A and Appendix B.
For single and three phase customers, the minimum monthly charge shall be the customer charge plus billed demand multiplied by the currently effective demand charge plus the energy charge.
Peak demand shall be measured by suitable recording instruments provided by Utility ad shall be the average number of kilovolt-amperes (KVA) in the fifteen minute period during which the KVA demand is greater than any other fifteen-minute interval in such month. For those customers who are not being metered by the use of a recording instrument, the peak demand, expressed in KVA, shall be the average number of kilowatts in the recorded fifteen-minute interval in such month during which the energy metered is greater than in any other such fifteen-minute interval in such month, divided by the lagging power factor (expressed as a decimal) calculated for the month. In no case shall the minimum KVA demand in a month be less than the highest calculated KVA over the prior twelve-month period multiplied by 50%.
If service is metered at a voltage of approximately 13,800 volts or lower, the peak demand and energy measurements shall be increased by two percent (2%) to convert such measurements to the equivalent of metering at the Utility’s primary voltage.
Customer must own all equipment necessary to transform the power from 138kV to its suitable working voltage. This equipment must include but is not limited to structures, foundations, large power transformer, switches, breakers, station batteries, relay protection and control, CT’s, PT’s, security, etc.
Customer is responsible for proper routine maintenance on its customer owned equipment in accordance with industry best practices.
Municipal Street Lighting Service
Available for street lighting within the corporate limits of the City of Crawfordsville, Indiana. The Utility will support existing lighting offerings for as long as the technology is available. The National Energy Policy Act of 2005 requires that mercury vapor (MV) lamp ballasts shall not be manufactured or imported after January 1, 2008. To the extent that the Utility has the necessary materials, the Utility will continue to maintain existing MV lamp installations in accordance with this tariff. The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 mandated pulse start ballasts; therefore, standard ballast Metal Halide (MH) lamps are no longer offered for new construction. To the extent that the Utility has the necessary materials, the Utility will continue to maintain existing MH lamp installations in accordance with this tariff.
Municipal Street Lighting Service using lamps available under this schedule.
Type of Lamp / Rate per Lamp per Month
100 watt sodium vapor / $5.87
150 watt sodium vapor / $8.97
250 watt sodium vapor / $23.78
400 watt sodium vapor / $38.88
47 watt light emitting diode / $4.24
81 watt light emitting diode / $21.61
142 watt light emitting diode / $35.84
All facilities necessary for the service hereunder, including all poles, fixtures, street lighting circuits, transformers, lamps and other necessary facilities will be furnished and maintained by the Utility.
All lamps shall burn approximately one-half hour after sunset until approximately one-half hour before sunrise each day in the year, approximately 4,000 hours per annum.
*Subject to the provisions of Appendix A and Appendix B.
Outdoor Lighting Service
Available only for continuous year-round service for outdoor lighting to any customer located adjacent to an electric distribution line of Utility that is adequate and suitable for supplying the service requested. The Utility will support existing lighting offerings for as long as the technology is available. The National Energy Policy Act of 2005 requires that mercury vapor (MV) lamp ballasts shall not be manufactured or imported after January 1, 2008. To the extent that the Utility has the necessary materials, the Utility will continue to maintain existing MV lamp installations in accordance with this tariff. The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 mandated pulse start ballasts; therefore, standard ballast Metal Halide (MH) lamps are no longer offered for new construction. To the extent that the Utility has the necessary materials, the Utility will continue to maintain existing MH lamp installations in accordance with this tariff.
Outdoor Lighting Service using lamps available under this rate schedule.
Type of Lamp / Rate per Lamp per Month
100 watt sodium vapor / $4.66
250 watt sodium vapor / $12.04
175 watt mercury vapor / $8.41
400 watt mercury vapor / $32.73
400 watt metal halide / $32.73
47 watt light emitting diode / $3.79
81 watt light emitting diode / $10.61
142 watt light emitting diode / $30.45
All lamps shall burn approximately one-half hour after sunset until approximately one-half hour before sunrise each day in the year, approximately 4,000 hours per annum.
All facilities installed by the Utility for the service hereunder including fixtures, controls, poles, transformers, secondary lines, lamps and other equipment shall be owned and maintained by the Utility. All service and necessary maintenance will be performed only during regularly scheduled working hours of the Utility. Non-operative lamps will normally be restored to service within two working days after notification by customer.
When customer requests that a lamp be mounted on customer’s building or pole, customer shall waive any claim for damages caused by such installation and/or removal of secondary and lamp support.
*Subject to the provisions of Appendix A and Appendix B.
Any customer requesting service under this rate schedule shall make written application for such service for an initial period of one year, and such service shall continue from year to year thereafter unless cancelled by either party. The facilities installed by the Utility shall remain the property of the Utility and may be removed by the Utility if service is discontinued.
This rate schedule is based on lighting fixtures which can be installed on an existing distribution type wood or other supporting device and served from existing secondary facilities, with not more than one span of secondary. If additional facilities are required to furnish service, the Utility will install, operate, and maintain such facilities. The labor, materials and overhead cost of installation of such additional facilities and maintenance expense thereof shall be the customer’s expense.
Traffic Signal Service
For service to the traffic signal system belonging to the City of Crawfordsville, the State of Indiana, or any other agency legally authorized to own, operate, and maintain a traffic signal system in conjunction with the regulation of traffic at “controlled intersections” of public streets or highways.
Alternating current, sixty Hertz, single phase, at approximately 120 volts or 120/240 volts.
- Standard Traffic Signal – State———————$ 47.01 per month per signal
- Standard Traffic Signal – City————————$ 47.01 per month per signal
- Standard Traffic Signal – INDOT———————$ 47.01 per month per signal
- Preemptive Signal Maintenance———————$ 10.56 per month per signal