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Deschutes Municipal Light electrical rates are based on wholesale power costs plus operation costs. We strive to provide the best possible electrical service at the lowest possible price.
Deschutes Municipal Light uses a step rate to allow larger users to benefit from a declining cost per kilowatt-hour (kWh). A base charge per month helps pay for the standard service, such as the transformer, meter, secondary wire, etc. as well as the interest, taxes, and maintenance costs associated with that service.
Residential Rates
- Base: $19
- 1st 1,000 kWh: $0.1123
- Next 1,000 kWh: $0.0917
- Over 2,000 kWh: $0.0817
For example, a customer using 1,200 kWh would have charges like this:
1000 x 0.1123 = $112.30
200 x 0.0917 = $18.34
Base Charge: $19
Total Billing: $149.64
Small Commercial Rates
- Base: $40 (No kWh used)
- Demand: $11.24 all kWh
- 1st 2,000 kWh: $0.0805
- Over 2,000 kWh: $0.0730
Large Commercial Rates
- Base: $59 (No kWh used)
- Demand: $11.24 all kWh
- First 10,000 kWh: $0.0802
- Next 15,000 kWh: $0.0697
- Over 25,000 kWh: $0.0666