Your commercial energy bill explained

 1. Account Number
Your 10-digit account number.
2. Amount Due
Amount that is due for this
month’s bill.
Your commercial energy bill
explained
3. Due Date
Date your bill amount is due.
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4. Message Board
Personalized section where we
can send you a note specific to just
your account.
5. Contact Us
Phone number, email, website or
PO Box if you need to reach us.
6. Energy Usage
Compare this month’s energy usage
to this time last year with easy-toread bar graphs.
Wisconsin Power and Light
Summary of your current charges
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Electric
Your Electric Usage (in kWh)
$12,774.62
150,000
Electric Meter: 123412345
Meter Reading
Aug 03
18,007
Jul 01
17,275
732 kWh
Multiplier
X
10
732 kWh
200
146,400 kWh
Energy consumption indicator, based
on the average outdoor temperature.
Factor that is multiplied against the
difference between the previous
meter reading and the present
reading to obtain the actual energy
consumption. The multiplier is
specific to the meter and how it is
programmed.
0. Electric Units Billed
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(kWh)
Number of electricity units used in
a reading period. One kWh is the
amount of power to use a 40-watt
light bulb for 25 hours.
1. Natural Gas Units Billed 1
(therms)
Measured by volume, CCF
(100 cubic feet).
12. Heat Factor Adjustment
Amount of heat in each CCF
can vary, so the Heat Factor
Adjustment compensates for any
differences, and converts units to
therms. Billing in therms assures
you receive an equal amount of
heat from each unit billed.
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$13,064.05 2
Questions? Contact us at:
119,800
100,000
alliantenergy.com
75,000
Gas
$289.43
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Gas Meter: 987698765
Meter Reading
Aug 03
93,809
Jul 01
93,386
423 CCF
This Year
71ºF
14
Last Year
69ºF
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1-800-ALLIANT
(1-800-255-4268)
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P.O. Box 3062
Cedar Rapids IA 52406-3062
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Heat Factor Adjustment
423 CCF
X
1.059879
Multiplier
X
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1.125
505 therms
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bank withdrawal by contacting us
Your Gas Usage (in therms)
800
600
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505
400
200
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debit card or electronic check with Western
Union® Speedpay®.
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This Year
71ºF
14
Last Year
69ºF
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Avg. Daily Use = 15.29 therms
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Message Board
307
Avg. Temp
Degree Days
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information.
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Amount Due
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PLEASE RETURN THIS PORTION WITH YOUR PAYMENT
Amount Due Aug 20, 2014
Amount Enclosed if
Account Number
JOHN SMITH
456 INDUSTRIAL AVE
CITYTOWN, WI 54935
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[email protected]
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Avg. Temp
Degree Days
Actual
$13,490.15
$13,490.15
$0.00
$13,064.05
Amount Due on Aug, 20 2014
Avg. Daily Use = 4,433.91 kWh
8. Meter Readings
9. Meter Multiplier
146,400
125,000
0000000600
Aug 4, 2014
Previous Balance
Payment Received
Balance Forward
Current Charges
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Account Name:
ABC Company
Next Meter Reading: Aug 31, 2014 – Sep 4, 2014
Service Address:
456 Industrial Ave.
Citytown, WI 54935
7. Degree Days
Reading obtained either remotely
or manually from your meter at the
time of billing. An ‘estimated’ next to
either number denotes that the read
for that month was estimated.
SAMPLE BILL
Account Number
Bill Date
$13,064.05
$
0000000600
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SAMPLE BILL
ALLIANT ENERGY
P.O. BOX 3062
CEDAR RAPIDS IA 52406-3062
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Energy rate and charges for
commercial electric customers
1. Rate
Tariff that details service charges.
2. Demand
Highest KW demand for current bill
period and the previous 11 months.
3. On-Peak/Off-Peak
Energy Charges
Units billed broken down into
usage that occurred during
On-Peak and Off-Peak.
4. On-Peak Demand Charge
Measured maximum demand
within the billing period, which
occurs during On-Peak hours.
5. Customer Demand Charge
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Customer demand is defined as
the measured maximum demand,
occurring in either the On- or
Off-Peak period, in the current or
previous 11 billing months.
6. Fuel Adjustment
Cost, billed per kWh used, is an
additional charge that may be
required to accommodate for
changes in fuel prices.
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7. Customer Charge
Covers the cost of operations to
supply and maintain your utility
service. This charge includes items
like meters, other equipment,
and account administration. The
Customer Charge for each utility
service is billed monthly.
8. State-Wide Low-Income Assistance
Utilities collect this fee and pass
it to the State of Wisconsin. It is
used to provide energy efficiency
and utility bill payment assistance
to low-income customers.
9. Tax
Includes state and county tax if
applicable.
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Energy rate and charges for
commercial natural gas customers
1. Rate
Tariff that details service charges.
2. Distribution Charge
Recovers some of the fixed and
variable costs of providing service.
3. Gas Supply Base Rate
Recovers the cost of natural gas
itself and the rate is set in a rate
case proceeding before the Public
Service Commission of Wisconsin.
4. Gas Supply Acquisition
Charge
Carrying cost of gas and storage.
5. Gas Supply Market
Adjustment
Actual cost of natural gas fluctuates
daily and this adjusts the “Gas
Supply Base Rate” to the actual
market price for natural gas.
6. Customer Charge
Covers the cost of operations to
supply and maintain your utility
service. This charge includes items
like meters, other equipment,
and account administration. The
Customer Charge for each utility
service is billed monthly.
7. Tax
Includes state and county tax if
applicable.
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