Trustees consider tariff at Aug. 20 open meeting in Garden City

Trustees of Wheatland Electric Cooperative, Inc., will consider a new tariff, better known as an electric rate, for commercial electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. 

The tariff is designed to cater to a growing demand for EV infrastructure across WEC’s southwest and central Kansas service territory and offers options for both retail station service and direct sales to end-use customers at WEC’s charging stations, located currently at office locations in Garden City, Great Bend and Harper. 

For retail station service, proposed rates are structured as follows:

• LEVEL 2 CHARGER: $43.40 service charge plus $0.0566 per kilowatt-hour (kWh.)
  • $10.43 Non-Coincidental Peak (NCP) kilowatt (kW) demand or part of.
• LEVEL 3 CHARGER: $75.11 service charge plus $0.0867 per kWh.
  • $10.94 NCP kW demand or part of.

For direct sales by WEC to end-use customers using our charging equipment:

• LEVEL 2 CHARGER: $0.1091 per kWh.
• LEVEL 3 CHARGER: $0.1690 per kWh.

Members of the cooperative are encouraged to attend an open meeting scheduled AUG. 20, 2024, at the WEC office in Garden City (2005 W. Fulton St.) for input on the matter. See our Open Meeting Notice on Page 12A of our August 2024 Kansas Country Living. As an experimental initiative, these proposed rates and services are subject to change. 

According to proposed tariff rules, WEC reserves the right to adjust offerings and availability with a 60-day notice to existing customers. This flexibility ensures that WEC can adapt to meet evolving community needs and technological advancements in the EV sector.

For more information or questions, contact your local WEC office or drop us a line at memberservices@weci.net today.

Copy of Open Meeting Notice

TO DISCUSS ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION RATES

The Wheatland Electric Cooperative, Inc. Board of Trustees will meet on AUG. 20, 2024, AT 9 A.M. CDT at the Wheatland Electric office, 2005 W. Fulton, Garden City, Kansas. 

During the meeting, the WEC Board of Trustees and management will discuss and vote on proposed electric vehicle rates available to commercial charging stations, either for retail station service for the purpose of resale to end-use customers, or for direct sale by WEC to end-use customers. The portion of the meeting where rates are discussed and voted on is open to all members. See more information on Page 12D. Wheatland members are advised that any member has a right to receive customer information and request that the Kansas Corporation Commission review the rate changes pursuant to K.S.A. 66-104d(g).