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Electric Space Heating - SD
Electric Space Heating
Qualified South Dakota residents can receive a lower winter rate for electric space heating
Overview
The South Dakota Electric Space Heating program is available to residential electric customers located in Xcel Energy’s South Dakota service territory.
Electric Space Heating charges are applicable only when electric space heating equipment is used as your primary source of residential space heating. (A Duplex Meter Socket is not necessary for this rate.)
Because electricity is the primary heating source, you receive a discount in the winter months of October - May on all usage above 1,000 kWh.
Examples of electric space heating equipment include:
- Electric baseboard heat
- Electric boiler
- Electric furnace
- Air source heat pumps
- Ground source heat pumps
- Electric Radiant Heat
Rates
| Energy Charge per kWh | First 1,000 kWh per Month | Excess kWh per Month |
|---|---|---|
| June – September | $ 0.06931* | $0.06931* |
| Other Months | ||
| Without Electric Space Heating | $0.05731* | $0.05222* |
| Electric Space Heating | $0.05731* | $0.03751* |
| * Customers billed under this rate are subject to the Fuel Clause Rider, Resource Adjustment, Environmental Improvement Rider, and City Fees. | ||
Average Fuel Cost 05/09 – 04/10: $.0243 per kWh.
The rate and the average fuel cost must be added together to calculate the kWh charge.
Rates may change upon PUC approval.
How to Sign Up
- New construction: call the Builders Call Line (BCL) at 1-800-628-2121.
- Residential customers: call 1-800-895-4999.
