Rates & Regulations
Rates & Regulations
Listed on this page are HomeWorks Tri-County Electric Cooperative's rates, regulations and tariffs. Documents are available to download in PDF format.
HomeWorks Tri-County Electric Cooperative is a member-owned, member-regulated electric utility, which makes us a little different. By member-regulated, we mean that policy and rates are set by the Board of Directors, who are elected by their neighbors to serve in this capacity.
Decisions like these are made at special open member meetings. When a meeting is set, we'll post the date, time, and location here and at our offices, as well as in Country Lines magazine. Any actions taken or decisions made at the meeting will be published in the same places.
Notice to Members of HomeWorks Tri-County Electric Cooperative Tariff and Fee Changes Effective January 1, 2018 and later
The HomeWorks Tri-County Electric Cooperative Board of Directors, at a Special Open Meeting held November 27, 2017, took action on several matters:
1) Revised the Cooperative’s Aid-to-Construction fee schedule, to take effect January 1, 2018.
2) Established the Cooperative’s Power Supply Cost Recovery factor at $(0.00261) per kWh, to take effect February 8, 2018.
3) Revised the cooperative’s rates and availability charges to take effect February 8, 2018, to meet current and future financial needs, based on an independent Cost of Service study.
For specific details on any HomeWorks tariffs or fees, please call us at 1-800-562-8232 or visit our website at homeworks.org.
(as published in January 2018 Country Lines)
NOTICE OF SURCHARGE
The board of directors voted to opt out of the optional Michigan Low Income Energy Assistance Fund (LIEAF), which was discussed at the June 26, 2017, special open member meeting. However, new information was received from the state and in a special conference call on June 29, the board of directors voted to opt-in for the 2017-2018 heating season. This surcharge, which is a direct pass-through to the State of Michigan, will be 93 cents per meter per month. It will be applied to all bills starting in September 2017 and continue through August 2018.
Learn more about the information presented on your electric bill here.
Note: the most recently updated rate files are marked with an *.
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Residential Billing Practices |
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Definition of Time Periods Used in Time-of-Day Rates |
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Energy Optimization Clause |
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* HomeWorks Ratebook (Index, Service Area, Administrative Rule links, Standard Rules & Regulations for all Member-Consumers) |
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* Power Supply Cost Recovery Clause |
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Requirements for Pole Attachments |
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* Schedule A - Residential Service |
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* Schedule A-2 - Residential Service Time-of Day Service |
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Schedule CH - Controlled Heating Service |
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Schedule PCH - Partial Controlled Heating Service |
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Schedule CWH - Controlled Water Heater Service |
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Schedule CS – Community Solar Program Subscription |
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Schedule BASA – Renewable Energy Standing Offer Limited Purchase |
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Schedule DRE – Distributed Renewable Energy Program |
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* Schedule B - General Service |
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Schedule B-1 - General Service Time-of Day Service |
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* Schedule CD - Large Power Service |
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* Schedule CD-1 - Large Power Time-of Day Service |
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Schedule CD-2 - Optional Irrigation & Grain Drying Time-of Day Service |
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Schedule PSDS - Primary Service Rate |
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Schedule CBG - Customer-Owned Back Up Generation |
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Schedule SB - Standby Electric Service |
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Schedule SL - Street Lighting Service |
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Schedule UR - General Service Unmetered Rate |
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Schedule DD - Distribution Delivery (formerly Distribution Wheeling) |
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MPSC Regulated Tariffs: includes Requirements for Operation of Parallel Generation Facilities; Schedule CD-C - Large Power Service Rate – Choice; Schedule PSDS-C - Primary Service Rate – Choice * |
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Rate Book Section E Retail Access Service Tariff * |
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Rate Book Section E Schedule RASS - Retail Access Standby * |
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Rate Book Section F (1 page, link to Standard Customer Forms Index) |
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| * Choice rates are closed (i.e., the choice cap is 0%) as of Michigan Public Service Commission order U-18377, dated July 12, 2017. As of February 1, 2019, the choice cap will return to 10%. |
