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Madison Area Utilities

Electricity

Suppliers:

  • Western Area Power Administration (WAPA)
  • Heartland Consumers Power District

Operator: City of Madison

Rates:

  • Residential - $7.05 monthly service charge
  • Commercial - $7.90 monthly service charge
  • Industrial - $7.85 monthly service charge

Water

Source: Wells

Supplier: City of Madison

Storage Capacity: 3,000,000 Gallons

Pumping Capacity: 2,000 Gallons Per Minute (GPM)

Peak Demand: 125,000 GPM

Commercial & Residential Rates: Rates depend on meter size. The basic meter size is 5/8 & 3/4 inches. This meter has a capacity of 200 cubic feet of water. The rate for a meter of this size is $10.15 for first 200 cubic feet, $1.188 for each 100 cubic feet thereafter

Wastewater

Operator: City of Madison

Plant Capacity: 1,750,000 G/D

Peak Demand: 3,000,000 G/D

Average Demand: 800,000 G/D

Sewer Use Charge: $2.60/month plus - $1.1709 per 100 cubic feet

Type of Treatment System: Secondary oxidation system followed by infiltration percolation disposal system.

Solid Waste

Disposer: City of Madison

Recycling

Operator: City of Madison

Natural Gas

Supplier: NorthWestern Energy & Communications Solutions

Residential Rates: $.80 - $0.85/therm (March 2001)