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Customer Rate Schedules, Charges and Forms

Below you will find our rate schedules which became effective April 1, 2009 as well as our Residential and FlexPay Application forms. We encourage you to view our Explanation of Charges for a description of each charge on your electric bill. For Small Commercial accounts contact FBEMC offices for more information on Monthly Minimum Charge and Deposit. For Large Power accounts contact FBEMC offices for more information on Determination of Billing Demand, Power Factor Adjustment, Purchase Power Fuel Charge, Monthly Minimum Charge, Deposit and Service Provisions. Click here to view our miscellaneous service fees.


Residential Customer
 Basic Facilities Charge  $13.00 per month
 NC Renewable Energy Recovery Fee  $0.26 per month
 NC Energy Efficiency Rider  $1.27 per month
 Electric Charge - NC Rate*  9.43 cents per KWH   (Rates 1 & 2)
 Electric Charge - TN Rate*  9.25 cents per KWH   (Rates 5 & 6)
 Plus Wholesale Purchase Power Fuel Charge (Or Credit) and Sales Tax where applicable.
 *NC and TN rates are different due to differences in state taxes. NC has to pay a gross receipts tax and TN does not.
Printable Residential Membership Application
**You must call or visit our office and pay necessary fees to initiate service.**

Residential FlexPay Customer
 Payment Transaction Fee  $1.00 per payment
 Basic Facilities Charge  $13.00 per month ($0.433 per day)
 NC Renewable Energy Recovery Fee  $0.26 per month ($0.009 per day)
 NC Energy Efficiency Rider  $1.27 per month ($0.042 per day)
 Electric Charge - NC Rate*  9.43 cents per KWH   (Rates 1 & 2)
 Electric Charge - TN Rate*  9.25 cents per KWH   (Rates 5 & 6)
 Plus Wholesale Purchase Power Fuel Charge (Or Credit) and Sales Tax where applicable.
 *NC and TN rates are different due to differences in state taxes. NC has to pay a gross receipts tax and TN does not.
Printable FlexPay Service Agreement
Printable Residential Membership Application
**Both forms must be completed and signed.**
**You must call or visit our office and pay necessary fees to initiate service.**

Small Commercial Customer
 Basic Facilities Charge  Single Phase - $20.00 per month
 Three Phase - $35.00 per month
 NC Renewable Energy Recovery Fee  $3.25 per month
 NC Energy Efficiency Rider  $5.16 per month
 Electric Charge - NC Rate*  First 3000 KWH    9.23 cents per KWH   (Rates 7 & 19)
   Over 3000 KWH    6.7 cents per KWH
 Electric Charge - TN Rate*  First 3000 KWH    9.05 cents per KWH   (Rates 11 & 21)
   Over 3000 KWH    6.57 cents per KWH
 Plus Wholesale Purchase Power Fuel Charge (Or Credit) and Sales Tax where applicable.
 *NC and TN rates are different due to differences in state taxes. NC has to pay a gross receipts tax and TN does not.

Large Power Customer
 Basic Facilities Charge  $35.00 per month
 NC Renewable Energy Recovery Fee  $21.69 per month
 NC Energy Efficiency Rider  $5.16 per month
 For 50 KW - 1000 KW in NC
 Demand usage of more than 400 hours (kwh ÷ KW > 400) is 4.73 cents per KWH
 Demand Charge - NC Rate  50 KW - 1000 KW    $9.35 per KW   (Rate 8)
 Electric Charge - NC Rate*  50 KW - 1000 KW   5.41 cents per KWH   (Rate 8)
 For more than 1000 KW in NC
 Demand usage of more than 475 hours (kwh ÷ KW > 475) 3.94 cents per KWH
 Demand Charge - NC Rate*  Over 1000 KW   $11.00 per KW   (Rate 8)
 Electric Charge - NC Rate*  Over 1000 KW   4.58 cents per KWH   (Rate 8)
 For 50 KW - 1000 KW in TN
 Demand usage of more than 400 hours (kwh ÷ KW > 400) is 4.65 cents per KWH
 Demand Charge - TN Rate  50 KW - 1000 KW     $9.16 per KW   (Rate 12)
 Electric Charge - TN Rate*  50 KW - 1000 KW   5.3 cents per KWH   (Rate 12)
 For more than 1000 KW in TN
 Demand usage of more than 475 hours (kwh ÷ KW > 475) 3.86 cents per KWH
 Demand Charge - TN Rate*  Over 1000 KW   $10.78 per KW   (Rate 12)
 Electric Charge - TN Rate*  Over 1000 KW   4.49 cents per KWH   (Rate 12)
 Plus Wholesale Power and Fuel Adjustment Charge (Or Credit) and Sales Tax where applicable.
 *NC and TN rates are different due to differences in state taxes. NC has to pay a gross receipts tax and TN does not.

Security Light
 175-watt  $8.50 per month (FlexPay Customer $0.283 per day)
 400-watt  $14.50 per month (existing fixtures only)
 Plus Wholesale Purchase Power Fuel Charge (Or Credit) and Sales Tax where applicable.

Street Lighting Service
 175-watt Mercury  $7.88 per month
 400-watt Mercury  $14.18 per month (existing fixtures only)
 250-watt Lucalux Sodium  $12.60 per month
 400-watt Lucalux Sodium  $16.54 per month
 Plus Wholesale Purchase Power Fuel Charge (Or Credit) and Sales Tax where applicable.

Residential Generation
 Basic Facilities Charge  $13.00 per month
 Generation Credit  2.183 cents per kWh (Rate 23)
 Plus Wholesale Purchase Power Fuel Charge (Or Credit) and Sales Tax where applicable.

Commercial Generation
 Basic Facilities Charge  Single Phase - $20.00 per month (Rate 24)
 Three Phase - $35.00 per month (Rate 25)
 Generation Credit  2.183 cents per kWh
 Plus Wholesale Purchase Power Fuel Charge (Or Credit) and Sales Tax where applicable.

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