| ELECTRIC
SUPERINTENDENT: Donnie Miller PH:515-989-0849
EMAIL
Apply for
electrical service at the City Hall
Monday -Friday between 8 am and 5 pm.
POWER
OUTAGES:
The
safe and reliable delivery
of electricity is the primary goal of the Carlisle Municipal
Electric Department. We are very proud of the reliability
of our service. However, power outages do occur within our
system. The most common reasons for an outage are wind
storms, lightening, squirrels,
or accidents involving a power pole.
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REPORTING
OUTAGES
Your call is important. It enables us to determine
the extent of the outage and the portion of the electric
system impacted. This assists us in determining
the location and cause of the outage.
Immediately report a power outage by calling:
989-3224 (normal
business hours) or
961-6911 (after hours)
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If
you are experiencing an outage, please check the following
before you call:
- Is
the whole house out of power?
- Have
you checked your circuit breakers or fuses?
To check most circuit breakers
you must first flip it to the "OFF" position to
reset it before flipping it to the "ON" position.
- Check
and see if your neighbors are out of power too.
- Do
you see a tree limb on a power line or a line down?
- Did
you see a flash, electrical arc or hear any loud noise?
When
you call please be prepared to give us the following
information:
- Address
or location of the outage or
problem
- Name
- Telephone
number
- Description
of the problem you are experiencing
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NEW
BUSINESS
If
you are
considering developing a property or opening a new business
you can avoid unnecessary delays by calling the Electric Superintendent
in advance to discuss your power needs and the availability
of service at your proposed location.
CALL:
Donnie
Miller PH:989-0849 -
EMAIL
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The City of Carlisle operates a
municipal electric distribution system that serves approximately
1,400 customers. The
City buys wholesale electricity from the Municipal Energy Agency
of Nebraska (MEAN). The
City’s average monthly peak demand is 3,550 kW with a winter
peak demand of 3,224 kW and a summer peak demand of 6,014 kW.
ELECTRIC
RATES
The
City’s current wholesale power agreement is based on
present forward market pricing with
rates differentiated by time of day, day of week and time of
year.
Carlisle’s
retail electric rates, effective in March 1, 2010 and the rate
increase effective on March 1, 2011 and the definition of summer
and winter rates are listed in detail on the attached copy of ORDINANCE
NUMBER 608. 
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