NWPPA Utility Rate Survey - Summer 2003

For the first time in several years, NWPPA conducted a rate survey in June and July of 2003. The survey was reinstated in response to several requests from members in the Pricing, Rates and Economics Section. We were happy to receive surveys from over 133 utilities from throughout the Western U.S. and Canada.

The results of this survey are available below in both pre-formatted Adobe Acrobat files and in a raw Microsoft Excel file. A detailed description of each file is included next to the link for that file.

Current plans call for the Utility Rate Survey to continue on an annual basis. Please contact Barry Fuchs at 360.254.0109 or barry@nwppa.org with any questions or concerns regarding this or future surveys.

Download Survey Files:

All Reports.pdf Contain all of the pdf reports listed below. Please see information below for descriptions of each report. 64 pages/656 KB
SurveyData.xls Contains all of the raw data collected in the survey, which can be used to create customized charts and reports. 40 KB

Download Individual pdf Reports:

Rate Survey Form.pdf Blank copy of the original survey form. Useful for understanding how information was originally requested. 2 pages/75 KB
RatesbyState.pdf Complete rate information for all responding utilities, grouped by Country and State/Province. 21 pages/134 KB
Comments.pdf Includes comments from respondents regarding their survey answers, as well as notes from NWPPA staff regarding results. Also contains contact information for each utility. 20 pages/136 KB
Residential.pdf Includes Minimum Bill Amount, plus residential charges for usage of 1000 KW and 2000 KW. 7 pages/85 KB
Commercial.pdf Average summer and winter billings for Small, Medium and Large General Services Customers. 6 pages/90 KB
Industrial.pdf Average summer and winter billings for Small and Large Industrial Customers. 5 pages/82 KB
Irrigation.pdf Average irrigation billings. 3 pages/61 KB