Administrative & Operational Fees
All Classes
| Effective May 2023 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative | Service Activation Fee | Same Business Day (if available) | $ 65.00 | per instance |
| Next 2-3 Business Days | $ 45.00 | per instance | ||
| Billing & Payment | Returned Payment Fee | Non-Sufficient Funds (NSF) | $ 35.00 | per instance |
| Late Payment Fee | 5.50 % | per instance | ||
| Payment Arrangement Processing | Full Hold | $ 11.50 | per instance | |
| Partial Hold | $ 11.50 | per instance | ||
| Credit Card Processing** | Visa, MasterCard, Discover | TBD | per instance | |
| American Express | TBD | per instance | ||
| Collection Agency Fee | % of Write-Off Balance | 35.00 % | per instance | |
| Trip / Reconnect | Business Hours | M-F, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | $ 45.00 | per instance |
| Business Evenings | M-F, 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. | $ 100.00 | per instance | |
| Nights, Weekends & Holidays | M-F, 9:00 p.m. - 8:00 a.m., et al. | $ 165.00 | per instance | |
| Meters | Meter Test | Electric Meter | $ 50.00 | per instance |
| Water Meter | $ 50.00 | per instance | ||
| Meter Tampering | First offense, plus replacement costs. | $ 325.00 | per instance | |
| Additional offense, plus replacement costs. | $ 550.00 | per instance | ||
| Temporary Service | Installation & Removal | Additional Service Activation Fee will apply. | $ 66.00 | per instance |
| Monthly Charge | Additional standard billing rates will apply. | $ 22.00 | per month | |
| Construction | Underground Service Installation | 1/0-4/0 Triplex Service | $ 20.00 | per foot |
| 350 mcm Triplex Service | $ 22.00 | per foot | ||
| Customer-Supplied Trench | $ 18.00 | per foot | ||
| Metering Pedestal Charge | $ 1,000.00 | per installation | ||
| Installation & Removal of Pole | $ 625.00 | per instance | ||
| Professional Services* | Residential Unit Project Review | Additional hourly labor rates may apply. | $ 150.00 | per instance |
| Non-Residential Project Review | Additional hourly labor rates may apply. | $ 350.00 | per instance | |
| Labor Rates | Engineering | $ 125.00 | per hour | |
| Engineering / GIS Technician | $ 95.00 | per hour | ||
| Customer Service | $ 65.00 | per hour | ||
| Lineman | $ 65.00 | per hour | ||
| Water / Sewer Crewman | $ 65.00 | per hour | ||
| Locates | $ 65.00 | per hour | ||
| Meter Reading | $ 65.00 | per hour | ||
| Tree Trimming | $ 65.00 | per hour | ||
| Legal / Third-Party | actual cost | |||
| Interconnection | Application Fee | $ 350.00 | per instance | |
| Agreement Fee | $ 125.00 | per kW | ||
| Engineering Fee | Single-Phase Service | $ 300.00 | per instance | |
| Three-Phase Service | $ 450.00 | per instance |
| Tax Rates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Virginia Local Consumption Tax | First 2,500 kilowatt-hours (kWh) | $ 0.00038 | per kWh |
(Virginia Code Section 58.1-2900) | 2,501 kWh to 50,000 kWh | $ 0.00024 | per kWh |
Over 50,001 kWh | $ 0.00018 | per kWh | |
Virginia State Consumption Tax | First 2,500 kWh | $ 0.00102 | per kWh |
(Virginia Code Section 58.1-2900) | 2,501 kWh to 50,000 kWh | $ 0.00065 | per kWh |
Over 50,001 kWh | $ 0.0005 | per kWh | |
Virginia Special Regulatory Tax | First 2,500 kWh | $ 0.000165 | per kWh |
(State Corporation Commission requirement, dated June 11, 2021) | 2,501 kWh to 50,000 kWh | $ 0.00011 | per kWh |
Over 50,001 kWh | $ 0.000077 | per kWh | |
Washington County, VA Local Consumer Tax | Residential Minimum | $ 1.50 | per month |
(Washington County, VA Code of Ordinances Section 58-352) | Residential All kWh | $ 0.0152 | per kWh |
Residential Maximum | $ 3.00 | per month | |
Commercial & Industrial Minimum | $ 1.50 | per month | |
Commercial & Industrial First 667 kWh | $ 0.015 | per kWh | |
Commercial & Industrial Over 668 kWh | $ 0.00105 | per kWh | |
Commercial & Industrial Maximum | $ 100.00 | per month | |
Scott County, VA Electric Consumers Tax | Residential Minimum | $ 1.50 | per month |
| (Scotty County, VA Ordinance No. 2000-9) | Residential All kWh | $ 0.01525 | per kWh |
Residential Maximum | $ 3.00 | per month | |
Commercial Minimum | $ 1.50 | per month | |
Commercial All kWh | $ 0.0198 | per kWh | |
Commercial Maximum | $ 7.50 | per month | |
Industrial Minimum | $ 1.50 | per month | |
Industrial All kWh | $ 0.0195 | per kWh | |
| Industrial Maximum | $ 15.00 | per month |
Tennessee Sales Tax | Residential | N/A | N/A |
| (Tennessee Code Section 67-6-206) | Non-Residential | 7% | of all charges |
| Non-Residential (Data Centers) | 1.5% | of all charges |
A request for non-standard service may require additional charges.
Other Construction charges are presented in a written estimate prior to project commencement.
*Overtime rates of 150% may apply for services rendered outside of normal business hours.
** BVU is authorized to seek full cost recovery when software and technology become available.
