AVAILABILITY

This rider is available to consumers with less than 25 kW monthly demand taking service under Schedule “R” Residential Electric Service Rate. This rate is for the purchase of energy for renewable resources (predominantly landfill methane gas generation) and for the support of qualified environmental organizations. Consumers requesting service under this optional rider must remain on the rider for a minimum of twelve months. Parke County REMC reserves the right to limit the total number of participants under this rider when its renewable sources have been sold or reserved.

RENEWABLE RESOURCES

Energy sold to this rider is generated using renewable resources. These resources are expected to be continuously available except for reasonable periods allowing for normal maintenance of generation equipment. If the cooperative becomes aware that the renewable sources available to it will be, for any reason, insufficient to furnish at least 50% of the total consumer purchases hereunder for more than three months, the cooperative shall suspend application of this rider. When the renewable sources again become available, the cooperative will resume application.

CONTRIBUTIONS TO QUALIFIED ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS

The cooperative will donate the net revenues generated by application of this rider to the qualified organizations. These organizations must engage in:
a. research and development of renewable resources,
b. environmental education, or
c. other activities or programs for which the purpose is consistent with protecting the environment.

These organizations may be local or national, but must be not-for-profit. Preference shall be given to qualified organizations who are either located within the cooperative’s service territory or whose activities directly benefit the cooperative’s locale. The cooperative shall assign responsibility for approving qualified organizations and distributing the net proceeds of this rider to an advisory board that includes at least one consumer of the cooperative.

The cooperative may retain up to twenty-five percent of the revenues generated by application of this rider to recover the cost of developing, implementing,
administering and promoting the renewable energy program. Each calendar year, the cooperative shall prepare a report summarizing the total proceeds of the optional renewal energy rider and the disposition of those net proceeds.

RATE

In addition to the total charges determined under the concurrent rate schedule applicable to the consumer, the following charge shall be applied:

First 1,000 kWh or less per month @ $0.010 per kWh
(In blocks of 100 kilowatt hours)*

Over 1,000 kWh per month @ No additional charge.

TERMS OF PAYMENT

This rider is subject to payment options and terms of payment as set forth on the concurrent rate Schedule “A” that qualifies the consumer for service under this rider.

OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Except as stated in this rider, all terms and conditions of service as set for the concurrent rate that qualified the consumer for the renewable energy program shall apply to service provided under this rider.

* The additional cost is only 1 cent per kilowatthour for the first 1,000 kilowatthours. So, the maximum additional amount each month is $10. If you only use 300 killowatthours, the charge is only $3 that month. There is no additional cost if you use more than 1,000 kilowatthours. So, if you use 1,150 kilowatthours, the additional charge is, again, $10 that month.

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