Columbus Indiana Economic Development Board - Energy and Utility Services

ENERGY AND UTILITY SERVICES

ELECTRICAL SERVICE

Two sources in Bartholomew County:

Duke Energy (investor owned) serves Columbus urban areas.
Bartholomew County Rural Electric Membership Corporation (REMC) is a co-op serving urban and rural areas.

DUKE ENERGY

Service area: 69 counties in Indiana, 22,000 sq. mi.(35,405 sq. km.), 718,000 customers.
Capacity & Demand:
Current Cinergy capacity Current Cinergy Load Current Cinergy/PSI capacity Current Cinergy/PSI Load	11,288 MW 11,088 MW (peak) 6,333 MW 6,013 MW
Average Homeowner Use:
Monthly use Monthly bill	1,000 KWH $75.20

Commercial and industrial rates vary, please access Duke Energy's web page to determine which rate best applies:

http://www.duke-energy.com

BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY R.E.M.C.

Service area: Urban and rural areas of Bartholomew County, portions of adjoining counties.

Power source: Purchased from Hoosier Energy Co., interconnected with 9 power sources.

Power Generation

Coal, 125,000 KW
Coal, 125,000 KW
Coal, 525,000 KW
Coal, 525,000 KW
Gas, 174,000 KW
Gas, 172,000 KW
Renewable 2,000 KW

Petersburg Unit No. 1
Petersburg Unit No. 2
Merom Unit No. 1
Merom Unit No. 2
Worthington Station
Lawrence Station
Clark Station

Customer Use: 11,000 customers, 58% commercial/industrial load. Average Homeowner Use:
Monthly use Monthly bill	1,292 KWH $120.60

Commercial and industrial rates vary, please access R.E.M.C.'s web page to determine which rate best applies:

http://www.bcremc.com

See Tariffs at www.bcremc.com

NATURAL GAS SERVICE
Vectren, Inc.
Source: Vectren, Corp. purchases natural gas from several natural gas production fields in the gulf and plains states. Gas is delivered to Vectren’s purchase point at Columbus by Texas Gas Transmission Company. Availability: Natural gas is available throughout the Columbus community. Several options are available for industrial and commercial users. Commercial and industrial customers may, in many circumstances, elect to purchase their gas supply independently, and pay Vectren for transportation services only.	Delivered BTU: Nominally 1,000/BTU per cubic foot. Other Assistance: Vectren, Corp. has staff and other resources available to assist in the development and evaluation of natural gas uses or technologies. Vectren’s website offers useful tools to residential and commercial customers to analyze their gas usage, and incentives to purchase energy-saving equipment.

NATURAL GAS SERVICE

Vectren, Inc.

Source: Vectren, Corp. purchases natural gas from several natural gas production fields in the gulf and plains states. Gas is delivered to Vectren’s purchase point at Columbus by Texas Gas Transmission Company.

Availability: Natural gas is available throughout the Columbus community. Several options are available for industrial and commercial users. Commercial and industrial customers may, in many circumstances, elect to purchase their gas supply independently, and pay Vectren for transportation services only.

Delivered BTU: Nominally 1,000/BTU per cubic foot.

Other Assistance: Vectren, Corp. has staff and other resources available to assist in the development and evaluation of natural gas uses or technologies. Vectren’s website offers useful tools to residential and commercial customers to analyze their gas usage, and incentives to purchase energy-saving equipment.

PROPANE SERVICE
FOUR AREA DEALERS
Major Sources: Texas Eastern Transmission Co., Warren Petroleum and Phillips Petroleum.	Availability: For sale in 20-100 lb. bottles, or in bulk quantities for 114-36,000 gal. tanks.

WATER AND SEWER SERVICE

COLUMBUS UTILITIES (CITY-OWNED)

Water source: 18 area wells, 2 water plants:
Plant No. 1 Plant No. 2	8 MGD avg. cap. 20 MGD avg. cap.
Current daily pumping capacity	28 MGD average
Current daily use:
Average demand	8.3 MGD
Storage capacity: 9,200,000 gallons (3.7 million gallons elevated, plus 5.5 million gallons in-ground).

Average delivered temperature Average pressure in system	55° F 60 lbs.
Type of treatment: Chlorination, fluoridation, filtration, removal of iron and manganese. Residential use: 5,000 gallons per month average; $25.02 average monthly bill (water and sewer charge).

RATE SCHEDULE FOR WATER ONLY
A	Monthly Usage		Rate Per 1,000 Gallons
	First Next Next Next Over	10,000 gals. 40,000 gals. 250,000 gals. 700,000 gals. 1,000,000 gals.	$ 1.61 1.34 1.11 1.03 .88
B	Monthly Charge Per Bill			$ .74
C	Monthly Meter Charge
		Rate Per 1,000 Gallons	Rate Per 1,000 Gallons
	5/8" to 3/4" 1" 1 1/2" 2" 3"	$ 2.64 3.68 4.41 7.35 29.41	4" 6" 8" 10"	$ 36.76 55.87 77.93 107.33
D	Annual Hydrant Charge		$289.65
E	Monthly Wholesale Per 1,000 Gallons		$ .843
F	Annual Sprinkler Charge
	2" 3" 4" 5"	29.41 72.04 130.86 199.96	6" 8" 10"	$ 289.65 516.08 802.78
Sewer: Currently meets all state and federal discharge requirements. One of the largest single installations of its type in the U.S. Current daily capacity: 12.4 MGD average; 18.0 MGD peak demand.			Current daily use: 9 MGD average. Percent of city served: 95%. Type of system: Rotating Biological Contactors. Periodic phosphate removal plus nitrification and chlorination.

RATE SCHEDULE FOR WASTEWATER UTILITY
A	Monthly Usage		Rate Per 1,000 Gallons
	First Next Next Next Over	10,000 gals. 40,000 gals. 250,000 gals. 700,000 gals. 1,000,000 gals.	$ 4.30 3.85 3.08 2.34 1.81
B	Monthly Charge Per Bill		$ 2.85
C	Monthly Sewer Only Charge		$ 22.82
D	Extra Strength Surcharges
	Suspended Solids Greater Than 248 mg/liter Biochemical Oxygen Demand Greater Than 344 mg/liter Phosphorus Greater Than 11 mg/liter Ammonia Nitrogen Greater Than 27 mg/liter		$0.080 per pound $0.187 per pound $0.933 per pound $1.450 per pound

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