Portales and Roosevelt County Infrastructure: Utilities
Roosevelt County is the size of Delaware and is criss-crossed by a variety of modern road, rail, and utility infrastructure. The area offers diverse opportunities to locate businesses on rail close to the major trans-US raiwal between Los Angeles and the East Coast. A major poly-product natural gas pipeline, east-west electrical grid, World Wide Web T-3 backbone, and local CAT-6 high speed fiberoptic loop are present and in operation in and around Portales and Roosevelt County, offering plenty of opportunities to "plug in" your business or wind farm.
Electricity( within city limits)
Winter Months: Billing months of October-May
Summer Months: Billing months of June-September
Residential Service:
Rate: Service availability charge: $5.00/ month
$0.08114 per kWh for all kWh used per month during winter months
$0.08158 per kWh for all kWh used per month during summer months
Secondary General Service ( demand greater than 10 kW):
Rate: Service availability charge: $15.00 per month
Energy Charge:
$0.04545
Demand Charge:
$8.88 per kW of demand used per month during each winter month
$11.29 per kW of demand used per month during each summer month
Small General Service ( not to exceed 10 kW)
Rate: Service availability charge: $9.00 per month
Energy charge:
$0.07515 per kWh used during winter months
$0.08518 per kWh used during summer months
Large General Service- Transmission ( 69 kV or higher)
Rate: Service availability charge: $44.00 per month
Service Availability Charge per meter per month:
Voltage Level: 115kV 69kV Primary
$980.00 $780.00 $70.00
Energy Charge:
$0.04194
Demand charge:
$5.44 per kW of demand during each winter month
$7.60 per kW of demand during each summer month
Primary General Service
Rate: Service availability Charge: $60.00 per month
Energy Charge:$0.04500 per kWh used during the month
Demand Charge:
$7.93 per kW of demand used per month during each winter month
$10.30 per kW of demand used per month during each summer month
For additional information and rates go to: www.xcelenergy.com
Electricity ( outside city limits)
Residential Service
Monthly Rate: All customers at $15.00 per month
Energy Charge:
For customers not qualifying for home heating rate or electric water heating rate:
All kWh per month at $0.071192 per kWh
For customers qualifying for electric water heating rate:
1st 800 kWh per month at $0.071192 per kWh
Next 400 kWh per month at $0.066192 per kWh
Additional kWh per month at $0.071192 per kWh
For customers qualifying for home heating rate:
May-October: All kWh usage at $0.071192 per kWh
November-April: 1st 800 kWh per month at $0.071192 per kWh
Additional kWh per month at $0.066192 per kWh
Commercial Service
Monthly Rate: All customers $20.00 per month
Energy Charge:
For customers not qualifying for heating rate:
- First 500 kWh/month $0.082830 per kWh
Additional kWh $0.077830 per kWh
(B) For customers qualifying for heating rate:
May-October:
First 500 kWh/month $0.082830 per kWh
All additional kWh/month $0.077830 per kWh
November-April:
First 500 kWh/month $0.082830 per kWh
All additional kWh/month $0.072830 per kWh
For additional information and rates go to: www.rcec.org
Natural Gas Rates
Residential Rates:
Service Charge: $9.59
Rate: $0.4862 per therm
Commercial Rates:
Service Charge: $16.50 Medium Volume: $66.00 Large Volume:$1,000.00
Rate: $0.4862 per therm
For additional information and updated rates go to: www.nmgco.com
Sewer and Water
Water and Sewer (within city limits): (LINK)
Water and Septic (outside of City limits): (LINK)
Telecommunications:
- Home (link)
- Cell Phone (link)
- Internet (link)
- Business Services (link)
Home:
Yucca Telecom and Qwest are the main suppliers for home phone lines.
Yucca Telecom offers home phone lines in the Roosevelt County area from $18.00 per month in the Portales area to $22.40 per month in the surrounding areas. For more information on the services that Yucca Telecom offers please visit:
http://www.yucca.net/index.html
Qwest also offers home phone services in Roosevelt County and the surrounding areas. Qwest supplies a home phone line for $13.50 per month to $44.99 per month, depending on the different features that you would like to be made available to you. For more information about Qwest and their services please visit:
www.qwest.com
Cell Phone Services:
Roosevelt County and its surround areas have a wide variety of choices when it comes to cell phone services. Many different companies offer their service in this area. For more information, please visit the links below.
Sprint
www.sprint.com
Alltel
www.alltel.com
Plateau
www.plateautel.com
Verizon Wireless
www.verizon.com
AT&T
www.att.com
Internet:
Yucca Telecom offers several different types of internet service. Dial-up is an internet service offered by Yucca, costing $17.95 per month. High-speed internet is also offered, ranging from $24.95 per month to $49.95 per month. Yucca has also recently just installed the first Fiber Optic network here in Portales, the first in New Mexico!
For more information about Yucca Telecom and their services please visit their site at:
http://www.yucca.net/index.html
Qwest also offers internet services in the Roosevelt County area. Their prices range from $19.99 per month to $45 per month, depending on what internet options fit you best. To find out more information about Qwest and their internet services please visit:
www.qwest.com
Business Services:
Qwest offers many services which are needed when owning and operating a business in Roosevelt County. Qwest offers phone services, local and long-distance, for a monthly charge starting at $58 per month. Internet service can also be provide for your business through Qwest starting at $29.99 per month. Also, Qwest can supply your business cell-phone needs through Verizon Wireless.
For more information, please visit the Qwest website at: www.qwest.com
Yucca Telecom offers a Business Package Deal, which can supply phone lines and internet to your business in the Portales area. This deal starts at $74.95 per month. To find out more information about the services that Yucca Telecom can provide for your business please visit:
http://www.yucca.net/index.html
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