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LES’ CUSTOMER NEWSLETTER
JUNE 2017
Customer Service: 402.475.4211
Power Outage: 888.365.2412 - Toll Free
Nebraska811 (call before you dig): 811 - Toll Free
1040 O Street, P.O. Box 80869
Lincoln, NE 68501-0869
8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday
Lincoln Electric System
Harness the power of the sun
Residential, General Service and Heating Service customers
have the chance to benefit from the sun’s energy without having
to install solar technology on their property through Virtual
Net Metering, Lincoln Electric System’s latest money-saving
program. Invest in “virtual” solar panels — representing a
portion of the actual energy generated by the LES community
solar facility — and you’ll begin receiving a monthly credit on
your energy bill.
Get started by finding out how many virtual solar panels you
qualify to receive at LES.com/solar.
Virtual Net Metering
ELIGIBILITY Offered to Residential, General Service
and Heating Service Customers
HOME INSTALLATION None
AFFORDABILITY $685 per “virtual” panel*
BILL SAVINGS $38/year* Residential estimate
BOTTOM LINE
>> MORE
Bill credit
based on facility
performance and investment
* Visit LES.com/solar for pricing and program details. Year 1 prices shown + tax.
GIVING BACK
City of Lincoln (PILOT & CDFUO)
Lincoln Public Schools
Lancaster County
Waverly
$9.4
$8.3
$1.9
$0.3
$1.9
$1.9
The residential summer rate for 2017
is $0.0956 per kilowatt-hour. View
commercial summer rates, which vary by
customer type, online at
LES.com/business/rates.
$0.3
$0.3
City of Lincoln (PILOT & CDFUO)
Lincoln Public Schools
Lancaster County
City of Lincoln (PILOT & CDFUO)
Lancaster County
Electric rates are higher in the summer
because customer electricity use
increases significantly across the region
to power air conditioners, and to ensure
customers continue to have adequate and
reliable electricity, power plants that run
infrequently during the rest of the year
are utilized to meet this added demand.
City of Lincoln (PILOT & CDFUO)
$9.4
Higher-cost
fuel and maintenance
Lincoln Public Schools
$8.3
expenses
are required to run
Lancaster County
$1.9 these
Waverly
facilities.
As the additional $0.3
costs are
only accrued in the summer, they are not
included in winter rates.
$9.4
$9.4
$8.3
$8.3
Lincoln Public Schools
LES’ summer electric rates will be in
effect for all energy consumed between
June 1 and Sept. 30.
2017 TOTAL $19.9 MILLION
LES gives money back to the community
each year through its payment in lieu of
tax, distributing it proportionately based
on shares of property tax rates, and city
dividend for utility ownership.
(Dollars in millions)
Summer rates in effect
Waverly
$8.3