Reading Your Solar Bill

Customer name and mailing address.

The date the bill was issued.

The number used to identify this account.

The location where electric service is provided.

The time period covered by this bill.

A 12-month history of your kWh usage/consumption.
Your usage per month = (SOL(kwh) – REC(kwh)) + DEL(kwh)

“SOL” – this meter measures the Kwh you produce from your solar array
“REC” – this meter measures how much excess kWh was produced by your solar array (you did not use) which you sold back to HMLP
“DEL” – the measures the electricity delivered to you by HMLP

Meter read from the previous billing period.

Meter read for the current billing period.

Period of the read days, prior to current

The number of days covered by this bill.

What the consumption is multiplied by to obtain an accurate read.

The number of Kilowatt-hours used during this billing period, obtained by subtracting the previous read from the present read.

For the customers using a rate that requires a demand meter, this figure is the kilowatt reading from that meter.

Prior balance from the last bill.

Total payments received as of the current billing date.

An increase or decrease to the amount due.

This charge is based on the fixed portion of our power contracts which are capacity, distribution and transmission.

Capacity: Capacity charges are based on the highest amount of energy you are estimated to use or consume during a month (or year in some locations). Essentially, you pay a fee to ensure that the electricity you might use is there for you when you need to use it, whenever you need to use it.

Distribution: Charges for the use of local wires, transformers, substation, and other equipment used to deliver electricity to end-use consumers from the high voltage transmission lines.

Transmission: Charges for moving high voltage electricity from a generation facility to the distribution lines of an electric distribution company. Based on federally regulated charges.

Total of previous balance remaining net of payments and adjustments.

This is a fixed charge for every rate payer to help with the distribution costs of providing electricity. This charge also covers the costs incurred for the maintenance of the meters.

The Energy Charge is based on the Hingham Municipal Lighting Plant’s average monthly cost of energy and may be increased or decreased and may be adjusted in accordance with the Standard Energy Charge.

A credit will be applied to the KWH usage of all residential customers. PASNY is an abbreviation of Power Authority of the State of New York. Customers currently receive a .005 credit per KWH for Hydro Electricity.

The Power Cost Adjustment is a charge based on the changing costs of the fuel used to generate the electricity that you use. Some of your electricity is generated by burning coal or natural gas, and the cost of these fuels changes on a monthly basis so the PCA line item passes these costs on to you. The electric utility does not make any extra revenue on this item – it is a pass-through cost.

The amount due for this bill.

The prompt payment discount is 10% of the sum of the Customer Charge and Residential Electric if the account is current and paid in full by the discount date.

The total amount due and the date it must be received to take advantage of the prompt payment discount.

The total amount due for this bill if payment received after the current prompt payment discount date.

Return address, where your payment should be sent to.

Number used to identify this account.

The date the bill was issued.

The total amount due for this bill if payment received after the current prompt payment discount date.

The total amount due for this bill if payment received before the current prompt payment discount date.

The amount paid for this account.

The date payment must be received at HMLP to receive the Prompt Payment discount.