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Example bill - Saver Choice Plus
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Charges for electricity services
Cost of electricity services
1
The minimum charge for having service available, whether you used electricity or not.
Customer account charge
$2.19
2
A charge, based on your kWh usage and/or kW demand, to build and operate the equipment for delivering electricity, including lines, poles, transformers and substations. (kW demand is when you use electricity the most based on a period of time detailed in your rate plan.)
Delivery service charge
$11.19
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A charge, based on your kWh usage and/or kW demand, to build and operate the equipment for delivering electricity, including lines, poles, transformers and substations. (kW demand is when you use electricity the most based on a period of time detailed in your rate plan.)
Demand charge on-peak - delivery
$32.40
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A charge to cover the costs of programs approved by the Arizona Corporation Commission, including; energy efficiency and renewable energy projects.
Environmental benefits surcharge
$5.27
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A charge to recover a portion of the cost of investments and expenses for environmental improvements at APS's generation facilities designed to comply with environmental standards mandated by federal laws or regulations.
Federal environmental improvement surcharge
$0.11
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A charge to cover the costs of programs approved by the Arizona Corporation Commission, including low-income assistance, demand side management, customer education, environmental, renewables, long-term public benefit research and development, nuclear fuel disposal and nuclear power plant decommissioning programs as well as other programs approved by the Commission.
System benefits charge
$2.80
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An adjustment mechanism to recover fluctuations in fuel and purchased power costs.
Power supply adjustment
$4.62
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The cost of producing the electricity you used during this month.
Generation of electricity on-peak
$21.43
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The cost of producing the electricity you used during this month.
Generation of electricity off-peak
$40.54
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A charge for the single highest hour of on-peak energy used during a billing cycle – averaged over an entire hour.
Demand charge on-peak - generation
$35.64
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The cost for moving high voltage electricity from generating facilities and other sources to the APS distribution lines.
Federal transmission and ancillary services
$11.11
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A cost, based on your kWh usage, to adjust for annual charges in transmission-related costs procured to serve retail customers.
Federal transmission cost adjustment
$3.31
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A charge to recover fixed costs of providing service, such as power poles, wires, and other delivery infrastructure, that are lost due to mandated energy efficiency and rooftop solar.
LFCR adjustor
$6.25
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An adjustor that provides a reduction to customer bills based on recent changes to the federal corporate income tax rate.
Tax Expense Adjustor Mechanism
-$4.98
The cost of the amount of electricity used during a billing period based on the service plan selected.
$182.50
Taxes and fees
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A cost imposed on customers of state-regulated utilities to help fund the Arizona Corporation Commission and Residential Utility Consumer's Office.
Regulatory assessment
$0.50
State sales tax
$10.45
County sales tax
$1.31
City sales tax
$3.36
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A charge by a municipality for APS's use of the public rights-of-way for its facilities.
Franchise fee
$3.66
Cost of electricity with taxes and fees
$19.28
Total charges for electricity services
$201.78
