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NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
IURC Electric Service Tariff
Original Volume No. 10
Second Revised Sheet No. 15B
Superseding
First Sheet No. 15B

RATE 834
RATE FOR ELECTRIC SERVICE
GENERAL SERVICE

No. 3 of 6 Sheets

CUSTOMER CREDIT ADJUSTMENT FACTOR

The rates and charges contained in this schedule are subject to a Customer Credit Adjustment Factor set forth in accordance with the Final Order of the Indiana Regulatory Commission, issued September 23, 2002, approving the Settlement Agreement in Cause No. 41746. See Appendix C - Sheet 59A, for the applicable Customer Credit percentage.

ENVIRONMENTAL COST RECOVERY MECHANISM FACTOR

The above rates are subject to an Environmental Cost Recovery Mechanism Factor set forth in Rule 47 of the accompanying General Rules and Regulations, in accordance with the Order of the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission approved November 26, 2002, in Cause No. 42150. The Environmental Cost Recovery Mechanism Factor stated in Appendix D, Sheet No. 59B, is applicable hereto and is issued and effective at the dates shown on Appendix D.

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPENSE RECOVERY MECHANISM FACTOR

The above rates are subject to an Environmental Expense Recovery Mechanism Factor set forth in Rule 48 of the accompanying General Rules and Regulations, in accordance with the Order of the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission approved November 26, 2002, in Cause No. 42150. The Environmental Expense Recovery Mechanism Factor stated in Appendix E, Sheet No. 59C, is applicable hereto and is issued and effective at the dates shown on Appendix E.

DEFERRED PAYMENT

All bills under this schedule shall be rendered and due monthly. If not paid within seventeen (17) days after the bill is mailed, there shall be added to bills of $3.00 or less, ten percent (10%) of the amount of the bill; and to bills in excess of $3.00 there shall be added ten  percent (10%) of the first $3.00, plus three percent (3%) of the amount of the bill in excess of $3.00.

DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT OF ELECTRIC SERVICE SUPPLIED

The electric service to be supplied under this rate shall be measured as to Maximum Demand, Electric Energy and Power Factor, by suitable meters to be installed by the Company.

DETERMINATION OF MAXIMUM DEMAND

Customer’s maximum demand in any month shall be determined by maximum demand instruments. The maximum demand of electric energy supplied in any month shall be taken as the highest average load in kilowatts occurring during any 30 consecutive minutes of the month; provided, however, that if such load shall be less than 50% of the maximum momentary demand in kilowatts, then the maximum demand shall be taken at 50% of such maximum momentary demand.

DETERMINATION OF TOTAL REQUIRED CAPACITY

The total required capacity shall be the greater of the following:

  1. Contracted capacity of the customer or;
  2. Largest billing demand experienced by the customer.

DETERMINATION OF BILLING DEMAND

The Billing Demand for the month shall be the greatest of the following demands:

  1. The Billing Determinant for the month.
  2. 80% of the highest Billing Determinant established in the immediately preceding eleven (11) months.

DETERMINATION OF AVERAGE POWER FACTOR

The Average Power Factor for the month shall be determined by computation from the registration of a watthour meter, and a reactive volt-ampere-hour meter, by dividing the registration of the watthour meter by the square root of the sum of the square of the registration of the watthour meter and the square of the registration of the reactive volt-ampere-hour meter. If the Power Factor is leading during any interval of time, it shall be considered to be unity during such interval of time. Metering of power factor for loads of new customers for their initial three month period under this rate, and for customers requiring less than 300 kilowatts regularly, may, at the option of the Company, be omitted; in which case the power factor of the customer shall be considered to be 85% lagging.

POWER FACTOR CORRECTION

The service supplied by the company shall be taken by the Customer whenever possible at an Average Power Factor of not less than 85% lagging. The Billing Determinant for the month




Issued Date Issued By
Daniel D. Gavito
Vice President, Regulatory and Government Policy-Indiana
Effective Date
November 26, 2002 Merrillville, Indiana November 26, 2002

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