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Energy Management Rates cont. <br />Electric Thermal Storage (ETS) Water Heating Rate: An ETS water heater is designed <br />with extra storage capacity to provide total domestic hot water needs from electricity <br />consumed only during eight off-peak hours daily. Off-peak hours typically occur between <br />11 PM and 7 AM. Qualifying ETS configurations may be a large single tank, dual tanks <br />plumbed in series, or an electric and non-electric tank plumbed in series with the electric <br />placed on the cold water side. <br />To qualify for the special rate, the customer shall provide: <br />1. An ETS water heating system which can be interrupted directly by a single 30 amp <br />rated relay. <br />2. Purchase load control device from ERMU. <br />3. Accommodations for a meter and load control device and associated wiring <br />installed according to the applicable electrical codes, and installed by a qualified <br />electrician. <br />4. Inspection by a State certified electrical inspector and a representative of ERMU. <br />Elk River Municipal Utilities shall provide: ; oq-Z, <br />1. All electric energy consumed by the ETS water heater at $.041 per KWH. <br />2. This equipment will be energized only between the hours of 11:00 PM and 7:00 <br />AM. <br />3. A meter to measure electricity consumed by the ETS water heater. <br />Cycled Air Conditioning: This Program is available to all residential customers served <br />by ERMU who have central air conditioners. Program participants must allow installation <br />of a utility supplied load control device so air conditioning demand can be reduced at <br />critical times. This Program is subject to the following terms and conditions: <br />1. The Customer must have a conventional central air conditioner of at least 2 tons <br />capable of being interrupted with a 5 amp relay. <br />2. ERMU will furnish the load control device and pay to have it installed by a <br />licensed electrician. Separate metering is not required. <br />3. The Customer must allow access for installation of the load control device during <br />normal business hours. <br />4. The Customer must allow access for load control maintenance and compliance <br />inspections by ERMU personnel during normal business hours. <br />5. Customers must agree to allow ERMU or its designee to remotely cycle their <br />central air conditioner off for approximately 15 minutes out of each 30 minute <br />period at critical peak use times during the cooling season (May through <br />September). Except for extreme emergencies, duration of said control will not <br />exceed 6 hours per day and more than 200 hours total per cooling season. <br />6. Customers who elect to participate in this Program must remain on it for at least <br />one cooling season or part of the load control installation costs may be assessed. <br />7. Customers with central air conditioners that are grossly undersized for the <br />conditioned space are discouraged from participating. <br />8. Customer with central air conditioners that are grossly oversized for the <br />conditioned space will not be allowed to participate. Such systems do not provide <br />ERMU sufficient load reduction relief at comical peak use times. <br />INCENTIVE: Program participants will receive a~$6 per month credit for 5 summer <br />months for allowing ERMU to interrupt their air Condit oners as outlined above. Such <br />payments will be forwarded as a billing credit on thei May, June, July, August, and <br />September bills. <br />8 <br />