 2008
Program Guide
Dual Fuel
Heating
Heat your home for less with Dual
Fuel.
To qualify for Dual Fuel you must
have two sources of heat; one electric and one alternative
source. The electric heat is your primary heating source and is
supplemented during peak demand periods with the alternative
heat source - such as natural gas, propane or fuel oil.
- Energy Wise® rate of
4.2
cents per kWh
- 9 kW electric heat minimum to
qualify for program
- Metering system and radio
receiver required
- All electric heat requires
a backup heating system
-
Rebates available depending on
kW installed
- Click here for more
information on Dual Fuel.
Heat Pumps
Heat your home for less with a
Heat Pump and our Dual Fuel program.
When participating in the Energy
Wise® Dual Fuel program with your air source heat pump or ground
source heat pump, your
heating and cooling may be controlled during peak demand
periods.
Storage
Heating
This program helps conserve
energy by charging your heating system during off-peak hours
when electric costs are lowest. From 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. each day
your Storage Heating System will charge. This heat will then
heat your home all day long.
- Energy Wise® rate of
4.2
cents per kWh
- 9 kW electric heat minimum to
qualify for program
- Metering system and radio
receiver required
- Room storage, slab storage,
and whole house storage furnaces qualify
-
Rebates available
depending on KW installed
-
Click here for more
information on Storage Heating.
Stored Water
Heating
This program conserves energy by
heating your water during off-peak hours when electric costs are
lowest. For example, on weekdays your water heater will heat
between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. and on weekends between 11 p.m. and 3
p.m.
Cycled Central
Air Conditioning
Save money and energy with
Stearns Electric Association's Cycled Central Air Conditioning
program and cut your air conditioning costs in half!
This program conserves energy by
cycling central air conditioners, 15 minutes on, 15 minutes off
when there is a peak demand for electricity. These peak demands
usually occur on the hottest days of the summer, in the late
afternoon. The rest of the day your air conditioner operates as
normal.
Farm
Irrigation System
-
Any
system installed with a 10 horsepower or larger pump are
required to participate for a minimum of one irrigation
season
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Annual
fixed charge of $240 per year
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Monthly
demand charge of $3.20 per kW
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Energy
Charge of 5.7 cents per kWh
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Interruption of system not to exceed more than (1) 5 hr.
period within a 24 hour day and re-energized by 10 p.m.
Generator
Backup
Metered - Single Phase
System
-
Energy
rate of 6.3 cents per kWh
-
$40
monthly fixed charge
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Minimum
load requirement of 50 kW
Metered-
Three Phase System
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Energy
rate of 3.9 cents per kWh
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$5.30
per kW monthly demand charge
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$12 per
kW monthly coincidental demand charge
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Fail to
control demand penalty of additional $5
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$65
monthly fixed charge
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Minimum
load requirement of 50 kW
Click here for more
information on Generator Backup.
Additional information:
- Member is responsible for all
installation costs and the costs of equipment not furnished
by Stearns Electric unless so stated.
- Stearns Electric will provide
the radio receiver, current transformer (CT) meter socket,
meter, and the current transformer enclosure.
- A Stearns Electric technician
must check out your system and determine your equipment to
be installed properly for our programs before the Energy Wise meter will be installed and you begin to receive the
reduced Energy Wise rate.
- Member must sign and return
the Energy Wise Agreement before the technician's
appointment is scheduled.
- The Energy Wise rate is
subject to change without notice.
Stearns Electric Association requirements must be met in
order to qualify for these programs.
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