Business
Development Rates
For
businesses that are new or expanding, and not
in an Empire
Zone, a transportation rate discount may be
available. Please refer to the links on this page
for information on the program including an application
form.
More information regarding the program is available
by contacting David Burke at 716-857-7355 or via
the contact
form.
Does
your business qualify?
If
your business meets at least one of the following
requirements, a special gas rate discount is available:
- New
facility (minimal annual usage of 24,000 Ccf)
- Existing
facility purchased/leased and vacant
six months or more (minimal annual
usage of 24,000 Ccf)
- Expansion
of Existing Facility (Minimal annual incremental
usage of 12,000 Ccf)
The
application
for the Business Development Rate Discount must
be received 30 days prior to start up.
Business
Development Rate Discounts *
| Sales
Service Customers ($/Ccf) |
|
Year
1 |
Year
2 |
Year
3 |
Year
4 |
Year
5 |
0.059 |
0.044 |
0.030 |
0.015 |
0.007 |
| Transportation
Service Customers ($/Ccf) |
| . |
Year
1 |
Year
2 |
Year
3 |
Year
4 |
Year
5 |
| TC-1.1
(50,000 - 249,999 Ccf) |
0.050 |
0.037 |
0.025 |
0.012 |
0.006 |
| TC-2
(250,000 - 549,999 Ccf) |
0.047 |
0.035 |
0.023 |
0.012 |
0.006 |
TC-3
(550,000 -1,499,999 Ccf) |
0.024 |
0.018 |
0.012 |
0.006 |
0.003 |
| TC-4
(1,500,000+ Ccf)
Industrial |
0.011 |
0.009 |
0.006 |
0.003 |
0.001 |
| TC-4.1
(1,500,000+ Ccf)
Non-Industrial |
0.015 |
0.011 |
0.008 |
0.004 |
0.002 |
*
Rates are as of August 2005
Commercial And
Industrial Business Development Rate Guidelines
START-UP
CUSTOMER
Annual
Consumption
|
1st
Year
|
2nd
Year and After |
| Less
than 24,000 Ccf |
- No
discount - removed from program
|
|
| 24,000
Ccf and greater |
- When
the 24,000 Ccf consumption requirement
is achieved, the discount rate will be
applied retroactively and to all future
volumes.
|
- All
consumption receives the discount rate
if the minimum of 24,000 Ccf continues
to be consumed for a term of 5 years.
|
EXPANSION
CUSTOMERS
Annual
Consumption
|
1st
Year and After
|
| Less
than 60,000 Ccf |
- Normalized
Base Load (NBL) must be consumed prior
to the discount rate being applied.
- For
volumes greater than the NBL, the discount
rate applies.
- Minimum
Incremental Consumption (MIC) of 12,000
Ccf must be consumed to remain in the
program.
- If
the MIC is not achieved, the discount
rate will be discontinued.
|
| 60,000
- 120,000 Ccf |
- NBL
must be consumed prior to discount
rate being applied.
- For
volumes greater than the NBL, the discount
rate applies.
- MIC
of 20% of original NBL must be consumed
to remain in the program.
- If the MIC is not achieved, the discount
rate will be discontinued.
|
| Greater
than 120,000 Ccf |
- NBL
must be consumed prior to discount rate
being applied.
- For
volumes greater than the NBL, the discount
rate applies.
- MIC
of 24,000 Ccf must be consumed to remain
in the program.
- If
the MIC is not achieved, the discount
rate will be discontinued.
|
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