Delano Municipal Utilities
 

POWER COST ADJUSTMENT

The power cost adjustment (PCA) is the rate component that is a direct reflection of the fluctuating cost of fuel required to run an electric generation plant.

 

Approximately 55% of the wholesale power that we purchase is generated by Xcel Energy and 45% is purchased on the open energy market.

 

When fuel prices rise, it costs more to produce electricity and this is passed through to Delano Municipal Utilities (DMU) and its customers by an increase in their PCA.  So while DMU’s rate for the price of electricity has not changed, customers are paying more with an increased PCA.

 

Fuel prices do not affect just DMU.  Nearly every electric utility in the nation is facing this same issue.  With the growing use of natural gas as a fuel for electric generation, demand for natural gas grows annually.  As we all know, with demand high and supplies lower, the price is going to rise.

 

To help curb the effects of high natural gas prices, the Utility encourages all customers to conserve energy where ever they can.

 

  
     
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