NOTICE
Date of Notice: April 23, 2025
NOTICE OF A CHANGE IN THE TARIFFS
OF
MOUNTAIN PARKS ELECTRIC, INC.
321 WEST AGATE
P.O. BOX 170
GRANBY, COLORADO 80446
You are hereby notified that the above-named Corporation proposes to make language revisions for clarity and the following changes in Tariff 302 – Establishment of Credit; Tariff 350 – Customer Initiated Discontinuance of Service; and Tariff 351 – Cooperative Initiated Discontinuance of Service, to become effective June 1, 2025:
- 302.01 Establishment of Credit for Residential Applicants – C Other Means: Delete “permanent” regarding residential applications
- 302.03 Amount of Deposit for Residential Service: Replace “an amount in excess of one-fourth (1/4) of the annual billings” with “the estimated ninety (90) days’ bill”
- 302.04 Additional Deposit Required – B: Add “or one credit/debit card payment reversals”
- 302.05 Commercial, Small Power, and Large Power Deposits:
- Change Large Power to requiring a deposit regardless of previous credit with the Cooperative or any other utility; also, an additional deposit may be required based on the previous 12 months to be assessed at the discretion of the Cooperative
- New Construction Large Power service deposit is to be determined by the Cooperative based on the service load sheet and will be reassessed at 6 month and 12 month intervals thereafter
- Any applicant for commercial, small power, or large power service at additional locations will be required to make a deposit as noted; the deposit will be waived if there are satisfactory payment records on commercial or small power; large power accounts will be required to pay the deposit
- Added to Satisfactory payment history: “Zero notices of discontinuance sent to any account during the most recent 6 month period”
- 302.06 Interest On and Refund of Deposit:
- Change title to “Deposit Refunds and Interest Paid on Deposits”
- Add that, except for Large Power members, deposits will be refunded upon the earlier of termination of service or if the member maintains service for 12 successive months without a notice of discontinuance of service for nonpayment and the member is not delinquent on the current bill
- Add that interest on a deposit shall accrue from the date of receipt until the date the deposit is returned; in the event the member has an outstanding debt owed to the Cooperative, the deposit and interest shall be applied towards the debt prior to refunding
- Specify that for Large Power accounts, the Cooperative shall refund the deposit plus interest in the form of cash to the Member once the Member has discontinued service and is no longer receiving service for the account the deposit was originally received for; the deposit will be applied towards any outstanding debt prior to refunding. Interest will be paid out on a yearly basis and applied to the Member’s account
- 302.07 Reestablishment of Credit
- a. Change “undisputed” to “past-due” amount
- Part 3 – Disconnection of Service
- In Title and throughout Part 3, change “disconnection” to “discontinuance”
- Throughout Part 3, revise language for clarity and consistency, including, without limitation, changing “Customer” to “Member”.
- 350.01 Member Request:
- Add that any member desiring to discontinue electrical service from the Cooperative shall “give a minimum of three days’ notice to the Cooperative to that effect, unless otherwise specified in the rate or applicable contract, in order to allow time for final meter reading and discontinuance of service”
- Add: “Where such notice is not received by the Cooperative, the Member will be liable for service until final reading of the meter. The Member will be liable for any property damages sustained as a result of the requested discontinuance of service.”
- 351.02 Notice of Discontinuance
- Update notification information as follows: “Other than as set forth elsewhere in this Part 3, discontinuance of electric service shall not occur for any rate class for violation of any rule or regulation of the Cooperative or for nonpayment of any sum due for electric service except upon written notice mailed by first class mail, physically delivered, or sent by electronic delivery at least ten (10) days in advance of the proposed discontinuance of service date for Residential Members and Small Commercial Members or three (3) days for Large Power Members, except for multi-unit dwellings specified in section 351.03 – Multi-Unit Dwellings, advising the Member the particular rules(s) or regulation(s) that has been violated for which service will be discontinued and/or the amount due and the exact date by which the same shall be paid to avoid discontinuance. The Rule shall not apply where a by-pass is discovered on a Member’s service meter, any hazardous condition exists on a Member’s premises, or in the case of a Member utilizing service in such a manner as to make it dangerous for occupants of the premises, thus making an immediate discontinuance of service to the premises imperative. In the event the Member has previously executed a third-party notification form indicating a third-party to whom notices of discontinuance or terminations are to be sent, written notice also shall be mailed by first class mail, physically delivered, or sent by electronic delivery at least ten (10) days in advance of proposed discontinuance to said third-party for Residential Members and Small Commercial Members and three (3) days in advance for Large Power Members.”
- Disconnection Timing: Change 75 to 70 for Residential Members and Small Commercial Members. Add that Large Power Members will not be disconnected sooner than 40 days after the original billing date; add that disconnection will not occur on any federally observed holidays
- Additional Provisions: Add: “The Cooperative will not take payment from a Member in the field to avoid the discontinuance of electric service for insufficient payment of the Member’s account.”
The proposed and present tariff provisions are available for examination and explanation at each business office of MPEI, 321 West Agate, P.O. Box 170, Granby, Colorado 80446 (970-887-3378), and 600 3rd Street, Walden, CO 80480 (970-723-4500).
Anyone who desires to complain about the proposed changes shall file a written complaint with the Corporation at 321 West Agate, P.O. Box 170, Granby, Colorado 80446, at least 10 days before the proposed effective date. In any such complaint, a request for a hearing on the complaint should be made if you wish such a hearing.
The Corporation may hold a hearing to determine what changes will be authorized. The changes ultimately authorized may or may not be the same as those proposed and may include changes different than those tariffs proposed or currently in effect. Anyone who desires to receive notice of hearing, if any, shall make a written request therefore to the Corporation, at the above address, at least 10 days before the proposed effective date.
MOUNTAIN PARKS ELECTRIC, INC.
President Liz McIntyre
District 7
MPE Board of Directors