Village of Churchville Water and Electric

The electric department was established in 1921 and now serves over 879 customers. The power is purchased from the New York Power authority. It enters the sub station at 34,400 volts and is distributed at 4,160 volts.

The 2003 sales for electric was 19,222 megawatt hours. It also generated $784,220 in revenues. Above is a picture of the sub station that the power enters before being distributed. It is valued at about $2,000,000.

The Village of Churchville Municipal Electric Department has received approval from the Public Service Commission to increase the electric rates effective with the August 2006 Billing This is the first time rates have been increase since 1997. The approved rates are as follows:

Service	Current	Approved
Residential 1
Customer Charge	2.00	2.28
Non-Winter Rate
Energy (per kwh)	0.0314	0.0357
Winter Rate (Nov – Apr)
1-1000 kwh	0.0314	0.0357
Over 1000 kwh	0.0492	0.0560
Commercial 2
Customer Charge	2.00	2.28
Non-Winter Rate
Energy (per kwh)	0.0426	0.0485
Winter Rate
Energy (per kwh)	0.0531	0.0604
Commercial wDemand 3
Demand Charge (per kw)	5.48	6.24
Energy Charge (per kwh)	0.0223	0.0254
Outdoor Lighting 4
Rental, wood pole	3.04	3.46
Facilities charge per fixture
150 watt, hps	7.60	8.65
250 watt, hps	10.69	12.17
400 watt, mercury vapor	14.35	16.33
400 watt, metal halogen	14.07	16.01
Sign Lighting, per fixture	3.42	3.89
Cable/video, per fixture	22.81	25.96
Traffic Light, per fixture	22.81	25.96
Street Lighting 5
Rental Charge per pole
Fiberglass	2.33	2.65
Wood	3.04	3.46
Aluminum Decorative	6.45	7.34
Facilities Charge, per fixture
50 watt hps - decorative	6.42	7.31
100 watt hps – post light	3.94	4.48
100 watt hps – post light décor.	7.01	7.98
150 watt hps - overhead	4.18	4.76
150 watt hps – decorative	6.64	7.56
250 watt hps – overhead	4.99	5.68
Energy Charge (per kwh)	0.0730	0.0831

The water department was established in 1924 and was leased by the Monroe County Water Authority in 2005. Any questions/concerns regarding water should be directed to their customer service at 442-7200. The after hours emergency number is 442-2009.