Demographics

 

Energy and Utility Services

ELECTRICAL SERVICE
Two sources in Bartholomew County:
  1. Duke Energy (investor owned) serves Columbus urban areas.
  2. Bartholomew County Rural Electric Membership Corporation (REMC) is a co-op serving urban and rural areas.

DUKE ENERGY
Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Duke Energy Corporation is one of the largest electric power holding com-
panies in the United States. A Fortune 500 company, Duke Energy is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol DUK.

Service area: 69 counties in Indiana, 25,000 sq. mi. of trans-
mission and distribution lines, 780,000 customers.

Capacity & Demand:
Duke Energy.............................................................35,000 MW
Duke Energy Indiana ................................................ 7,032 MW
Average Homeowner Use:
Monthly use ............................................................. 1,000 KWH
Monthly bill ..............................................................       $97.00

Commercial and industrial rates vary, please access
www.Duke-Energy.com to determine which rate best applies.

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 8 power sources.
Power Generation
Coal, 125,000 KW .......................................... Petersburg Unit No. 1
Coal, 125,000 KW .......................................... Petersburg Unit No. 2
Coal, 525,000 KW .......................................... Merom Unit No. 1
Coal, 525,000 KW .......................................... Merom Unit No. 2
Gas, 174,000 KW ........................................... Worthington Station
Gas, 172,000 KW ........................................... Lawerence Station
Gas, 315,000 KW ........................................... Holland Station
Renewable 2,000 KW ..................................... Clark Station
 Customer Use:
11,000 customers, 58% commercial/industrial load.

Average Homeowner Use:
Monthly use ................................................................. 1,309 KWH
Monthly bill ..................................................................     $142.44

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.

 

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: Exclusively groundwater from 18 area wells, 2 water filtration facilities:
Plant No. 1
Plant No. 2 		8 MGD avg. cap.
20 MGD avg. cap.
Total daily pumping capacity 28 MGD
Current average daily use: 8 MGD
Storage Available: 9.2 MG (3.7 Elevated)
Average delivered temperature
Average pressure in system		 55° F
60psi.
Treatment method: Gravity filtration: Iron and Manganese
removal. Chlorination and Fluoridation.

Residential use: 5,000 gallons per month average.
Average monthly bill for water and wastewater combined .. $51.77
   
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      
    Meter Rate Fire Protection   Meter Rate Fire Protection

5/8" to 3/4"
1"
1 1/2"
2"
3"		 $  2.64
3.68
4.41
29.41
36.76
 $  1.65
4.22
16.90
38.02
67.58		 4"
6"
8"
10"
 12"
 $  36.76
55.87
77.93
107.33
148.76
 $  67.58
152.06
270.34
422.40
608.26
D Annual Hydrant Charge   $289.65
E Monthly Wholesale Per 1,000 Gallons $  .843
F Annual Fire Suppression Connection Charge    

2"
3"
4"
5"		 29.41
72.04
130.86
199.96
 6"
8"
10"
 $  289.65
516.08
802.78
Sewer: Meets all state and federal discharge requirements including combined sewer program. New technology treatment facility currently under construction. Completion is expected in 2011.

Treatment capacity: Currently 12.4 MGDaverage with 18.0 MGD peak. Upon completion of new facility will increase to 14 MGD average with 39 MGD peak.		 Current daily use: 9 MGD average.

Percent of city served: 97%.

Type of system: Rotating Biological Contractors are used in the current facility. New facility will use an advanced controlled process of extended aeration via an oxidation ditch.
 
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.
 $  6.67
5.97
4.77
3.63
2.81
B Monthly Charge Per Bill   $   4.42
C Monthly Sewer Only Charge   $ 35.37
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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