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Gas Rate Schedules

Water Rate Schedules

M.U.D. is a publicly-owned natural gas and water utility. Three features distinguish publicly-owned utilities from investor-owned utilities:

  1. Low rates -- Click here to see annual gas use and cost for the average residential customer,
    • Click here to go to the 2012 Memphis Light and Gas Survey which includes gas, water, electric and wastewater rates comparisons for 50 utilities.
  2. Service by those who work and live in the community, and
  3. Local control over utility policies through elected directors from our service area.

Investor-owned utilities must divide their focus between stockholders and customers. Most of what is done by private utilities will be done to maximize shareholder returns.

Since our stockholders are our customers, our focus on "customers only" allows M.U.D. customer-owners to enjoy reliable, quality service at rates that are among the lowest in the United States.

Water Rates
The average M.U.D. residential customer uses 89,000 gallons of water per year. The cost for 89,000 gallons in 2012 is $307.85 including service fee, $4 infrastructure replacement charge and 2 percent payment to cities. Our customer-owners continue to enjoy among the lowest water rates in the Midwest.

What can you get for $1?

How about a 20-ounce bottle of water or 16-ounce bottle of soda? Or, 328 gallons of M.U.D. water from your tap?

Plus, tap water is "green." No plastic container to pollute the environment.

Rate Comparisons
for 89,000 gallons
   

% above M.U.D. rate
Kansas City, MO 527.42 71%
St. Louis, MO 496.71 61%
Indianapolis, IN 438.74 43%
Council Bluffs, IA 327.76 6%
Denver 310.80 1%

M.U.D.

 307.85.*  

* Totals include service charge based on 5/8-inch residential meter. M.U.D.'s total also includes a $4 infrastructure replacement charge and the 2 percent in-lieu-of-tax payment to municipalities.

M.U.D. water meters measure use in ccfs and are shown as billing units on the statement. One ccf = 100 cubic feet of water or 748 gallons.

What you pay for water provides adequate system maintenance, offsets the rising costs of power and chemicals, and assures a safe drinking water supply.

Gas Rates

According to the Gas Facts, published by the American Gas Association, M.U.D.'s residential gas averaged 81 cents per therm in 2010. The national average was $1.08 per therm, 36 percent higher than the M.U.D. cost.

Rate Comparisons
  cost per therm

% above M.U.D. cost per therm
Mid-Atlantic region $1.28 61%
Missouri 1.13 42%
U.S. average 1.08 36%
Kansas 1.02 28%
Pacific region 1.00 26%
Iowa .93 16%
Nebraska .87 9%
South Dakota .85 7%
Minnesota .85 7%

M.U.D.

 .80  

Rates include service charges.

Bill Inquiries

 

Billing Price Book