Understanding Your Bill
Bills are issued monthly. View the sample bill for explanations of the information provided on your billing statement.
Terms You May See on Your Bill
Service Charge – A fixed one-time charge per service address to have electrical service put in your name.
Basic Charge – A fixed charge based on the cost of the meter and the electric wires to bring electricity to your home or business. This charge also covers the cost of reading your meter and maintaining customer account records. A Basic Charge is billed even if no electricity is used.
kWh – Represents kilowatt-hour. This is a measure of the amount of electricity you use. One kilowatt is one thousand watts. One kWh equals the energy needed to light ten 100-watt light bulbs for one hour, or one 100-watt bulb for ten hours.
Meter Multiplier – Converts units measured by a meter to actual energy use.
Estimated Bill – Because of inclement weather or other circumstances, meter readings may be estimated based upon previous kWh usage.
Where does Grant PUD’s power come from?
The majority of our power is generated from our own hydropower resources – Wanapum and Priest Rapids dams located on the Columbia River. We also purchase power from the Bonneville Power Administration and the open energy market. These energy purchases may include power from resources other than hydropower. Each year the Washington State Office of Trade and Development publishes fuel mix generation categories and percentage calculations based on data from regional power suppliers. The power generation categories for Grant PUD report in 2007 are listed in alphabetical order.
| Type |
Percentage |
| Biomass |
0.17% |
| Coal |
8.21% |
| Hydro |
82.84% |
| Landfill Gases |
0.01% |
| Natural Gas |
3.06% |
| Nuclear |
5.52% |
| Other |
0.01% |
| Petroleum |
0.07% |
| Waste |
0.10% |
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