How am I billed for Water, Sewer, and Electric Service?
The Village issues a bill to most customers bi-monthly.The bill includes charges for water, electricity, sewer, and a second weekly refuse pick up (if the customer elects that optional service). There is also a monthly charge of $9.46 which partially pays for reading the meters, billing the account, and covering some of the Villages fixed costs in providing service. For water service, the Village charges $21.89 per 1,000 cubic feet. There are approximately 7.48 gallons in 1 cubic foot. Therefore, one thousand gallons of water costs approximately $2.93. ($21.89 rate per 1,000 cubic feet / 7.48 gallons per cubic foot). For electric service, the Village charges by the kilowatt hour.A kilowatt is 1,000 watts, which is the same amount of electricity as burning a 100 watt bulb for 10 hours.Electric rates vary by time of year and type of customer. A typical residential customer pays about 9.7 cents per kilowatt hour for service in non-peak months and 11.2 cents per kilowatt hour during peak s
The Village issues a bill to most customers bi-monthly.The bill includes charges for water, electricity, sewer, and a second weekly refuse pick up (if the customer elects that optional service). There is also a monthly charge of $9.46 which partially pays for reading the meters, billing the account, and covering some of the Villages fixed costs in providing service. For water service, the Village charges $25.53 per 1,000 cubic feet. There are approximately 7.48 gallons in 1 cubic foot. Therefore, one thousand gallons of water costs approximately $3.41. ($25.53 rate per 1,000 cubic feet / 7.48 gallons per cubic foot). For electric service, the Village charges by the kilowatt hour.A kilowatt is 1,000 watts, which is the same amount of electricity as burning a 100 watt bulb for 10 hours.Electric rates vary by time of year and type of customer. A typical residential customer pays about 10 cents per kilowatt hour for service in non-peak months and 12 cents per kilowatt hour during peak summ
