Yellowstone Valley Electric Cooperative (YVEC) rates are based on wholesale power costs plus operation costs. We strive to provide the best possible electrical service at the lowest possible price. YVEC uses a step rate to allow larger users to benefit from a declining cost per kilowatt-hour. A base charge per month helps pay for the standard service, such as the transformer, meter, secondary wire, etc. as well as the interest, taxes, and maintenance costs associated with that service.
Residential
Residential Rates
- Base: $19.00
- 1st 1,000 Kilowatt-hours: $0.1123
- Next 1,000 Kilowatt-hours: $0.0917
- Over 2,000 Kilowatt-hours: $0.0817
For example, a customer using 1,200 Kilowatt-hours would have charges like this:
1000 x 0.1123 = $112.30
200 x 0.0917 = $18.34
Base Charge: $19.00
Total Billing: $149.64
Irrigation
Irrigation Rates
- Base: $30.00 (No Kilowatt-hours used)
- Demand: $11.24 all Kilowatt-hours
- 1st 5,000 Kilowatt-hours: $0.0630
- Next 20,000 Kilowatt-hours: $0.0575
- Over 25,000 Kilowatt-hours: $0.0513
Small Commercial (3 Phase Less Than 50kVA)
Small Commercial Rates
- Base: $40.00 (No Kilowatt-hours used)
- Demand: $11.24 all Kilowatt-hours
- 1st 2,000 Kilowatt-hours: $0.0805
- Over 2,000 Kilowatt-hours: $0.0730
Large Commercial (3 Phase Greater Than 50kVA)
Large Commercial Rates
- Base: $59.00 (No Kilowatt-hours used)
- Demand: $11.24 all Kilowatt-hours
- First 10,000 Kilowatt-hours: $0.0802
- Next 15,000 Kilowatt-hours: $0.0697
- Over 25,000 Kilowatt-hours: $0.0666
Security Lighting
Security Lighting Rates
- 100 Watt High-Pressure Sodium (HPS) / 175 Watt Mercury Vapor (MV) / 73 Watt Light-Emitting Diode (LED)
- Existing pole: $8.50
- Additional pole: $9.50
- 250 Watt HPS / 400 Watt MV
- Existing pole: $10.50
- Additional pole: $11.50