Rates and Policies

Residential customers have an energy rate charge and a service charge on their bill. The energy rate is currently $0.0785 per kWh used and the service charge is $24.50 per month.

The service charge for residential customers is intended to cover the fixed costs of providing service – poles, wires, transformers, etc. The energy rate covers the variable costs associated with electricity use throughout the city.

A residential customer using 1,000 kWh per month should have an electric bill of $103.00, covering both the service charge and energy rate charges.

Idaho Falls Power also offers Certified Clean Energy for $0.003 per kWh used. In this example, customers who sign up for Certified Clean Energy would see an increase of $3.00 on their monthly electric bill.

NET METERING: Idaho Falls Power will purchase the excess electricity at the fluctuating electric market rate.

Residential Electric Charges Example:

Commercial customers have an energy rate charge and a demand charge on their bill. The energy rate is currently $0.0465 per kWh used, and the demand charge is $11.25 per kW (peak usage). If a Commercial customer's demand charge is less than $26.00 during the billing cycle, Idaho Falls Power will impose a minimum demand charge of $26.00.

The demand charge is equivalent to the service charge for residential customers and is based upon peak usage. The demand charge is intended to cover the fixed costs of providing service – poles, wires, transformers, etc. The energy rate covers the variable costs associated with electricity use throughout the city.

A Commercial customer using 1,000 kWh per month, with a peak demand of 25 kW should have an electric bill of $327.75, covering both the demand and energy rate charges.

Idaho Falls Power also offers Certified Clean Energy for $0.003 per kWh used. In this example, commerical customers who sign up for Certified Clean Energy would see an increase of $3.00 on their monthly electric bill.

NET METERING: Idaho Falls Power will purchase the excess electricity at the fluctuating electric market rate.

Commercial Electric Charges Example:

Large industrial customers have an energy rate charge and a demand charge on their bill. The energy rate is currently $0.0455 per kWh used, and the demand rate is $9.00 per kW (peak usage).

The demand charge is equivalent to the service charge for residential customers and is based upon peak usage. The demand charge is intended to cover the fixed costs of providing service – poles, wires, transformers, etc. The energy rate covers the variable costs associated with electricity use throughout the city.

An Industrial customer using 1,000 kWh per month, with a peak demand of 25 kW, should have an electric bill of $270.50, covering both the demand and energy rate charges.

Idaho Falls Power also offers Certified Clean Energy for $0.003 per kWh used. In this example, customers who sign up for Certified Clean Energy would see an increase of $3.00 on their monthly electric bill.

Industrial Electric Charges Example:

High-Density Load customers have an energy rate charge and a demand charge. The energy rate is currently $0.0470 per kWh used and the demand rate is $11.25 per kW (peak usage).

The demand charge is equivalent to the service charge for residential customers and is based upon peak usage. The demand charge is intended to cover the fixed costs of providing service – poles, wires, transformers, etc. The energy rate covers the variable costs associated with electricity use throughout the city.

A Small Industrial customer using 5,000 kWh per month, with a peak demand of 100 kW should have an electric bill of $1,360.00, covering both the demand and energy rate charges.

Idaho Falls Power also offers Certified Clean Energy for $0.003 per kWh used. In this example, customers who sign up for Certified Clean Energy would see an increase of $15.00 on their monthly electric bil

For loads more than 1 MW, contact us for pricing.

High Density Load Electric Charges Example:

Temporary customers have an energy rate charge and a service charge. The energy rate is currently $0.0785 per kWh use and the service charge is $37.50 per month.

The service charge for residential customers is intended to cover the fixed costs of providing service – poles, wires, transformers, etc. The energy rate covers the variable costs associated with electricity use throughout the city.

A Temporary customer using 1,000 kWh per month should have an electric bill of $116.00, covering both the service charge and energy rate charges.

Temporary customer Electric Charges Example: