Water Rates

Residential and Commercial

Gas Rates

Purchase Gas Adjustment December 1, 2021 $0.697   The PGA reflects the cost of pipeline transportation to our customers.

Btu Adjustment (British Thermal Units) May 2, 2017 to present $..0294. This adjustment is for the heat content of the gas.  Btu is the abbreviation for British thermal unit, a measurement of the heating value of natural gas.

All billings will be subject to the Purchased Gas Adjustment charge. Gas sold under this rate is subject to adjustment for any heating value above or below 1000 BTU cubic foot. State sales tax shall be applied to gas charges.

Security Light Rates

Security Light Cost

Light Rates

Electric Purchased Power Adjustment $0.0122  per kWh for Residential and Commercial

Environmental Compliance Cost Recovery $.006 per kWh for Residential and Commercial.

Commercial Non-Demand 

Commercial Demand

    (Requirement: over 36,000 kWh per year and kW <500)

Large Commercial Demand

(Requirement: kW>500)

Commercial Demand

The Billing Demand shall be based on the highest 30 minute kW measurement during the current month and the preceding eleven (11) months.

For the billing months of June through September, the kW Billing Demand shall be greater of (1) one hundred percent (100%) of the highest summer kW demand (including the current month) or (2) sixty-five percent (65%) of the highest kW demand occurring in any previous applicable winter month (October through May).For the billing months of October through May, the kW Billing Demand shall be the greater of (1) one hundred percent (100%) of the highest kW demand occurring in any previous applicable summer month (June through September) or (2) sixty-five percent (65%) of the highest kW demand occurring in the current or any previous applicable winter month (October through May).

All Commercial Demand

State sales tax shall be applied to all electric charges.

Renewable Energy – Distributed Generation

Applicable to Customers in all areas served by the Albany Utility Board and subject to its service rules, regulations, terms, policies and procedures, as amended from time to time, which are incorporated herein by this reference, and desiring to install a distributed generation facility. Customer account(s) must be in good standing.

A distribution generation facility must:

1. Be owned (or leased) and operated by an existing Customer for production of electric energy, and
2. Be connected to and/or operate in parallel with the Board’s distribution facilities, and
3. Be intended primarily to offset part or all of the Customer’s generator’s requirement for electricity, and
4. Have peak generating capacity of not more than 10kW for residential application and not more than 125% of actual or expected maximum annual peak demand of the premise for commercial applications.
5. Be installed on the customer side of the meter

For information on monthly charges and payments for energy click here

Sewer Rates

Commercial & Industrial

Not sampled:

$12.95 plus $4.15 per 1,000 Gallons of water used.

All Others:

$12.95 plus $0.56 per pound of BOD, plus $0.32 per pound of TSS, plus $2.25 per 1000 gallons of water used.

Oil and grease charge will be $0.04 per pound over 100 mg/l.

Garbage Rates

Special Service

Storm Water

The Commercial storm water user fee consists of a calculation involving total impervious area and the user fee billing rate of $7.47/ERU/month.

Billing Unit

Total Impervious Area\2,700 = ERU’s

ERU’s * $7.47 = User Fee Charge per month

Special Service Charges

Gas Fees

Light Fees

Water Fees

*cost will be calculated on each application

Other Information

Deposit

All Commercial Customers applying for services with Albany Utilities are required to make a deposit or furnish a corporate surety bond in an amount to cover an estimated two (2) months utility cost.

Current Customer

If a Commercial account is transferred to another address the deposit will be transferred.

Refund

Commercial Deposits made after August 1, 2022 will no longer carry 1% interest rate. All deposits received before August 1, 2022, will still receive the 1% interest rate. Deposits on Commercial accounts will be refunded after two (2) years provided that the account has not been delinquent during the two (2) year period, and an excellent credit rating is maintained. If the account is closed before the two (2) years are up, the deposit plus the interest will be applied toward the final bill. Any credit balance will be returned by mail.