{"id":54214,"date":"2025-11-26T08:41:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T15:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/?page_id=54214"},"modified":"2026-04-02T08:14:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T14:14:07","slug":"rates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/es\/rates","title":{"rendered":"Holy Cross Energy \u2013 Ajustes de tarifas para 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"54214\" class=\"elementor elementor-54214\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac6e735 elementor-section-items-stretch elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"ac6e735\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cad723d\" data-id=\"cad723d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9fd442 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c9fd442\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Upcoming Rate Changes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3c7193 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d3c7193\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Continuing our goal of providing safe, reliable electric service\u2014at only the cost it takes to deliver it to our members.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ddcbe87 elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"ddcbe87\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a940b5\" data-id=\"6a940b5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bab9826 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bab9826\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rate Changes Approved for April<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f210e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f210e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>At its February 18 meeting, and after a deliberate review process that considered member impacts and cooperative responsibilities, the Holy Cross Energy Board of Directors approved the following changes to the Electric Service Tariffs, Rules, and Regulations, effective April 1, 2026.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e6aaa8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"2e6aaa8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/sahtxYUh7oA&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-939b1de\" data-id=\"939b1de\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf669eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf669eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"54\" data-end=\"457\"><strong>Why was a rate increase necessary?<\/strong><\/p><ul><li data-start=\"54\" data-end=\"457\">Like many everyday expenses, the cost of building, maintaining, and upgrading our electric grid (<em>things like poles, wires, transformers, and substations<\/em>) has risen significantly in recent years.<\/li><li><p data-start=\"54\" data-end=\"457\">The co-op is also facing significantly higher charges for the transmission services and power we purchase from Xcel Energy, beginning in 2026.<\/p><\/li><li><p data-start=\"54\" data-end=\"457\">While our shift to cleaner energy sources has helped soften some of these increases, it hasn\u2019t removed them entirely.<\/p><\/li><li><p data-start=\"54\" data-end=\"457\">Our staff has worked to counter as many of these increased costs as possible, by carefully reviewing budgets, delaying non-essential capital projects, and identifying opportunities for savings that don&#8217;t jeopardize the safety or reliability of our service.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ef9142 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"1ef9142\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3edc6da\" data-id=\"3edc6da\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d898a1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2d898a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a3a000c elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"a3a000c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9fc310f\" data-id=\"9fc310f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-808ce89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"808ce89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How are the rates changing?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dfd7d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2dfd7d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Unlike past rate increases that focused mainly on the Energy Charge or fixed Customer Charge, this adjustment introduces or raises the monthly Demand Charge for all members.<\/p>\n<p>This change begins to more accurately reflect our rising infrastructure and transmission costs, while also still giving you control over your bill by reducing your individual peak demand.<b><\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4a9c0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4a9c0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">All members will now see a\u00a0Demand Charge\u00a0on their monthly bill:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Large Residential and Large Commercial members will see an increase to their existing Demand Charge.<\/li><li>Small Residential and Small Commercial members will see a new $1.00\/kW Demand Charge.<\/li><li>These charges will help collect the additional revenue needed to cover the co-op&#8217;s increased capacity and infrastructure-related expenses, in a way that everyone is paying for the parts of the system they use.<\/li><\/ul><div><p><strong>Individual bill impacts will vary depending on how and when you use energy:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Your new bill will reflect not just how much energy you use, but when you use it.<\/li><li>Spreading out your energy use throughout the day and night can now lead to savings.<\/li><li>You can calculate your individual bill impacts below.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c33302e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c33302e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why implement a Demand Charge?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b2c9f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b2c9f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For years, your electric bill was based primarily on how much electricity you consumed, as a large portion of our costs came from the electricity we purchased for you.&nbsp;However, the financial landscape of the power grid has shifted dramatically over the last few years:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Much of our cost as an electric utility cost is now driven by our peak demand, not our total energy use.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>The grid must be built to meet the highest moment of usage, even if that peak only happens a few times a month.<\/li>\n<li>To account for these changes, our new rate structure begins to separate the cost of the energy from the cost of the capacity infrastructure it takes to support the demand.<\/li>\n<li>The new structure begins to more closely align our billing with how our expenses occur.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dabb87b\" data-id=\"dabb87b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db15a03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db15a03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The electric charges on your bill will now be divided into two parts:<b style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><br \/><\/b><b style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><\/b><\/p><p><b style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">Energy Charge (kWh)<\/b><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">This charge helps cover the cost of the actual electricity we purchase (the electrons themselves).<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">Over the past few years, thanks to recent investments in local, low-cost clean energy projects, we&#8217;ve been able to keep these costs low and prevent major rate increases.<br \/><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Demand Charge (kw)<\/b><\/p><ul><li>This charge helps pay for the size and strength of the grid needed to serve you.<\/li><li>It helps cover the costs to build, maintain, and upgrade the grid (poles, wires, transformers, and substations).<\/li><li>It also helps cover the fees we pay to use transmission lines to bring power into our valley.<\/li><li>These costs have risen significantly in the past few years.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-882226d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"882226d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed34881\" data-id=\"ed34881\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0ef658 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a0ef658\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9aac23d elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"9aac23d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"demand\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c58089\" data-id=\"3c58089\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f52728a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f52728a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Energy vs. Demand \u2014 What's the difference?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-204b83d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"204b83d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">To understand your new bill, it helps to distinguish between the two ways we measure electricity:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"background-color: #fdfbfa; font-weight: bold;\">Energy (kWh) is measured like an odometer<\/span><span style=\"background-color: #fdfbfa;\">: T<\/span>his is the total amount of electricity you use over time (Like the odometer on your car \/ how far you traveled).<\/li><li><b>Demand (kW) is measured like a speedometer<\/b><span style=\"background-color: #fdfbfa;\">:\u00a0<\/span>This is the rate at which you use electricity at a specific moment (like the speedometer on your car \/ how fast you are driving).<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-834b54a\" data-id=\"834b54a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49c3a53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"49c3a53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/speedometer-odometer-demand-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-54236\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/speedometer-odometer-demand-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/speedometer-odometer-demand-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/speedometer-odometer-demand-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/speedometer-odometer-demand-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/speedometer-odometer-demand-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/speedometer-odometer-demand-570x570.png 570w, https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/speedometer-odometer-demand-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/speedometer-odometer-demand-1000x1000.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/speedometer-odometer-demand-700x700.png 700w, https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/speedometer-odometer-demand.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b8d000 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"3b8d000\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c5cb301\" data-id=\"c5cb301\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e303e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e303e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since water is more tangible than electricity, it&#8217;s helpful to compare the electric grid to a system of water pipes when thinking about demand:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Energy (kWh):<\/strong>\u00a0The total amount of water coming out of the faucet all month. It\u2019s every drop you use, whether you\u2019re filling a glass or taking a shower.<\/li><li><strong>Demand (kW):<\/strong> The rate of flow of water at any given moment.<\/li><\/ul><p>A house that requires more water at once necessitates larger, more expensive utility pipes to supply that amount of water\u00a0quickly.<\/p><p><b>Similarly, a house that requires more electricity at once requires stronger, more expensive utility electrical infrastructure to provide that energy so quickly.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2216ad8\" data-id=\"2216ad8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-832e743 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"832e743\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/water-bucket-demand-1024x819.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-54237\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/water-bucket-demand-1024x819.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/water-bucket-demand-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/water-bucket-demand-768x614.png 768w, https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/water-bucket-demand-15x12.png 15w, https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/water-bucket-demand-700x560.png 700w, https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/water-bucket-demand.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ecf1204 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"ecf1204\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0dc8487\" data-id=\"0dc8487\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e04512e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e04512e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c08a225 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"c08a225\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0d7e37\" data-id=\"a0d7e37\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ae51db elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"2ae51db\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f63efa\" data-id=\"0f63efa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-319334a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"319334a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Real World Example: The Power of Staggering<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-426ecfc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"426ecfc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0389150\" data-id=\"0389150\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88e89f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"88e89f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SCENARIO A<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bed86f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bed86f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"1\" data-uw-rm-heading=\"level\"><i style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><b>An &#8220;All-at-Once&#8221; or &#8220;Stacked&#8221; Approach\u00a0<\/b><\/i><\/p><p role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"1\" data-uw-rm-heading=\"level\">It\u2019s 6:00 p.m. You have the electric oven on (approx. 4 kW) and you start the electric dryer (approx. 4 kW) at the same time.<\/p><ul><li>Total Demand: 8 kW (oven and dryer at same time)<\/li><li>Demand Charge: 8 kW x $1.00 = $8.00<\/li><\/ul><div><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">This is everyday behavior, and by no means is it a bad thing.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">The grid simply costs more to operate when<i> everyo<\/i>ne stacks their electricity use.<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4536b14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4536b14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"910\" src=\"https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/appliances-stacked-1024x910.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-54223\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/appliances-stacked-1024x910.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/appliances-stacked-300x267.png 300w, https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/appliances-stacked-768x683.png 768w, https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/appliances-stacked-14x12.png 14w, https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/appliances-stacked-700x622.png 700w, https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/appliances-stacked.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4afd8a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4afd8a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Running several appliances at once increases your demand, increases the strain on the grid, and will lead to a higher bill.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-facf05a\" data-id=\"facf05a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-590fac6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"590fac6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SCENARIO B<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5d7886 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5d7886\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"1\" data-uw-rm-heading=\"level\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><b><i>A &#8220;Staggered&#8221; Approach\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p><p role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"1\" data-uw-rm-heading=\"level\">You cook dinner at 6:00 p.m. using the oven. You wait until after you&#8217;re done cooking, say 8:00 p.m., to start the electric dryer.\u00a0<\/p><ul><li role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"1\" data-uw-rm-heading=\"level\">Total Demand: 4 kW (oven only, followed by dryer only)<\/li><li>Demand Charge: 4 kW x $1.00 = $4.00<\/li><\/ul><div><strong>By simply waiting to do laundry, you reduce your grid impact and can save nearly $4.00!<\/strong><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb39c0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cb39c0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"910\" src=\"https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/appliances-staggered-1024x910.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-54224\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/appliances-staggered-1024x910.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/appliances-staggered-300x267.png 300w, https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/appliances-staggered-768x683.png 768w, https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/appliances-staggered-14x12.png 14w, https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/appliances-staggered-700x622.png 700w, https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/appliances-staggered.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50eb114 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50eb114\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Staggering your appliance usage throughout the day will lead to a lower demand, will lessen the strain on the grid, and can lead to savings on your bill.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d20635b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"d20635b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d794d94\" data-id=\"d794d94\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd4237b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"dd4237b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a658baf elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"a658baf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-65df60a\" data-id=\"65df60a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59f448f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59f448f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How can I save? Consistency is the key!<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-623a2ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"623a2ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Maintaining a low demand charge each month requires a commitment to consistent behavior changes every day.<\/li><li>For example, just one day of simultaneously running the electric stove and the electric dryer can increase your monthly demand reading, regardless of what you do every other day of the month.<\/li><li><p data-start=\"266\" data-end=\"361\">Think of each large appliance like its own little peak. If you use several of them at once, you create a higher peak.<\/p><p data-start=\"363\" data-end=\"383\">\u00a0<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f4ed0ba\" data-id=\"f4ed0ba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-168878f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"168878f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/mysa_thermostat-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30011\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/mysa_thermostat-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/mysa_thermostat-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/mysa_thermostat-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/mysa_thermostat-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/mysa_thermostat.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b2e7c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b2e7c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Programmable thermostats and smart devices can help you save.<\/strong> Set a schedule to keep your flexible appliances off during times of the day when you use more electricity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf58fa1 elementor-align-center elementor-mobile-align-center animated-slow elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"bf58fa1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:800}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/member-programs\/energy-efficiency-and-rebates\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">LEARN MORE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-440cc69 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"440cc69\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ce1306\" data-id=\"4ce1306\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d765a2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1d765a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-624fc48 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"624fc48\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa75bca\" data-id=\"fa75bca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48f821a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"48f821a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How exactly does the demand charge work?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf1ddc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf1ddc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <em>Demand Charge<\/em> is based on the single highest level of electricity you require during your monthly billing cycle. We have already been measuring this number for years, but have not been charging for it in our <em>Small Residential <\/em>and <em>Small Commercial<\/em> rate classes.\u00a0<\/p><ul><li><p data-path-to-node=\"28,0,0\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><b>Measurement:<\/b>\u00a0we calculate the highest 15-minute window of demand during the month.<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p data-path-to-node=\"28,2,0\"><b>Rate:<\/b>\u00a0we charge a certain amount per kW measured during that window, with the amount\u00a0<span style=\"background-color: #fdfbfa; letter-spacing: 0px;\">depending on your rate class.<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><ul><li data-path-to-node=\"29\"><b>Just one charge per month:\u00a0<\/b>if you hit a high demand peak on Tuesday, and a lower peak on Wednesday, you are only charged for the Tuesday peak for that billing cycle.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c2d093\" data-id=\"1c2d093\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-362db27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"362db27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"849\" src=\"https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/highest-15-minutes-demand-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-55021\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/highest-15-minutes-demand-2.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/highest-15-minutes-demand-2-254x300.jpg 254w, https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/highest-15-minutes-demand-2-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/highest-15-minutes-demand-2-700x825.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c6fc6e1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"c6fc6e1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ef0ebf\" data-id=\"8ef0ebf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73dbac7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"73dbac7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a3fe7e7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"a3fe7e7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd81216\" data-id=\"fd81216\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e487f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e487f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the new rates?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-870e344 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"870e344\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5a5d1d animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5a5d1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:400}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>99% of our residential members fall under the <em>Small Residential<\/em> rate category. <span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">You qualify as <em>Small Residential<\/em> if your monthly demand reading is less than 50 kW.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9469fff elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-table\" data-id=\"9469fff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;entries_text&quot;:&quot;Show _MENU_ entries&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-table.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\n        <div class=\"ekit_table display  ekit_table_data_type-custom\" data-settings=\"{&quot;fixedHeader&quot;:false,&quot;search&quot;:false,&quot;search_placeholder&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;responsive&quot;:true,&quot;pagination&quot;:false,&quot;button&quot;:false,&quot;entries&quot;:true,&quot;info&quot;:false,&quot;ordering&quot;:false,&quot;searchIcon&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;item_per_page&quot;:10,&quot;nav_style&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;prev_text&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;next_text&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;prev_arrow&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;next_arrow&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\">\n                <table id=\"ekit-table-container-9469fff\" class=\"display dataTable\" style=\"width:100%\"><thead><tr>                            <th class=\"elementor-repeater-item-c026c47\"><div class=\"ekit_table_item_container  ekit-table-container- \">\n                                Small Residential                            <\/div><\/th>\n                                                   <th class=\"elementor-repeater-item-b8628fd\"><div class=\"ekit_table_item_container  ekit-table-container- \">\n                                Previous Rate                            <\/div><\/th>\n                                                   <th class=\"elementor-repeater-item-ee679f2\"><div class=\"ekit_table_item_container  ekit-table-container- \">\n                                New Rate (April 2026)                            <\/div><\/th>\n                        <\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr>                            <td data-order=\"Energy Charge (per kWh)\" class=\"elementor-repeater-item-83e0cda ekit_table_data_\">\n                                \n                                    <div class=\"ekit_table_body_container ekit_table_data_ ekit_body_align_center\">\n                                        <p><strong>Energy Charge <\/strong>(per kWh)<\/p>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                                            <\/td>\n                                                    <td data-order=\"$0.11\" class=\"elementor-repeater-item-6d4bfa0 ekit_table_data_\">\n                                \n                                    <div class=\"ekit_table_body_container ekit_table_data_ ekit_body_align_center\">\n                                        <p>$0.11<\/p>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                                            <\/td>\n                                                    <td data-order=\"$0.11\" class=\"elementor-repeater-item-a92f6e8 ekit_table_data_\">\n                                \n                                    <div class=\"ekit_table_body_container ekit_table_data_ ekit_body_align_center\">\n                                        <p><strong>$0.11<\/strong><\/p>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                                            <\/td>\n                        <tr>                            <td data-order=\"Demand Charge (per kW)\" class=\"elementor-repeater-item-b4810ee ekit_table_data_\">\n                                \n                                    <div class=\"ekit_table_body_container ekit_table_data_ ekit_body_align_center\">\n                                        <p><strong>Demand Charge <\/strong>(per kW)<\/p>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                                            <\/td>\n                                                    <td data-order=\"$0.00\" class=\"elementor-repeater-item-2d2d3c6 ekit_table_data_\">\n                                \n                                    <div class=\"ekit_table_body_container ekit_table_data_ ekit_body_align_center\">\n                                        <p>$0.00<\/p>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                                            <\/td>\n                                                    <td data-order=\"$1.00\" class=\"elementor-repeater-item-493aee2 ekit_table_data_\">\n                                \n                                    <div class=\"ekit_table_body_container ekit_table_data_ ekit_body_align_center\">\n                                        <p><strong>$1.00<\/strong><\/p>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                                            <\/td>\n                         <\/tbody><\/table>        <\/div>\n\n\n\n    <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ac9898 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-table\" data-id=\"4ac9898\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;entries_text&quot;:&quot;Show _MENU_ entries&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-table.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\n        <div class=\"ekit_table display  ekit_table_data_type-custom\" data-settings=\"{&quot;fixedHeader&quot;:false,&quot;search&quot;:false,&quot;search_placeholder&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;responsive&quot;:true,&quot;pagination&quot;:false,&quot;button&quot;:false,&quot;entries&quot;:true,&quot;info&quot;:false,&quot;ordering&quot;:false,&quot;searchIcon&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;item_per_page&quot;:10,&quot;nav_style&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;prev_text&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;next_text&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;prev_arrow&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;next_arrow&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\">\n                <table id=\"ekit-table-container-4ac9898\" class=\"display dataTable\" style=\"width:100%\"><thead><tr>                            <th class=\"elementor-repeater-item-c026c47\"><div class=\"ekit_table_item_container  ekit-table-container- \">\n                                Small Commercial                             <\/div><\/th>\n                                                   <th class=\"elementor-repeater-item-b8628fd\"><div class=\"ekit_table_item_container  ekit-table-container- \">\n                                Previous Rate                            <\/div><\/th>\n                                                   <th class=\"elementor-repeater-item-ee679f2\"><div class=\"ekit_table_item_container  ekit-table-container- \">\n                                New Rate (April 2026)                            <\/div><\/th>\n                        <\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr>                            <td data-order=\"Energy Charge (per kWh)\" class=\"elementor-repeater-item-83e0cda ekit_table_data_\">\n                                \n                                    <div class=\"ekit_table_body_container ekit_table_data_ ekit_body_align_center\">\n                                        <p><strong>Energy Charge <\/strong>(per kWh)<\/p>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                                            <\/td>\n                                                    <td data-order=\"$0.10\" class=\"elementor-repeater-item-6d4bfa0 ekit_table_data_\">\n                                \n                                    <div class=\"ekit_table_body_container ekit_table_data_ ekit_body_align_center\">\n                                        <p>$0.10<\/p>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                                            <\/td>\n                                                    <td data-order=\"$0.10\" class=\"elementor-repeater-item-a92f6e8 ekit_table_data_\">\n                                \n                                    <div class=\"ekit_table_body_container ekit_table_data_ ekit_body_align_center\">\n                                        <p><strong>$0.10<\/strong><\/p>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                                            <\/td>\n                        <tr>                            <td data-order=\"Demand Charge (per kW)\" class=\"elementor-repeater-item-b4810ee ekit_table_data_\">\n                                \n                                    <div class=\"ekit_table_body_container ekit_table_data_ ekit_body_align_center\">\n                                        <p><strong>Demand Charge <\/strong>(per kW)<\/p>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                                            <\/td>\n                                                    <td data-order=\"$0.00\" class=\"elementor-repeater-item-2d2d3c6 ekit_table_data_\">\n                                \n                                    <div class=\"ekit_table_body_container ekit_table_data_ ekit_body_align_center\">\n                                        <p>$0.00<\/p>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                                            <\/td>\n                                                    <td data-order=\"$1.00\" class=\"elementor-repeater-item-493aee2 ekit_table_data_\">\n                                \n                                    <div class=\"ekit_table_body_container ekit_table_data_ ekit_body_align_center\">\n                                        <p><strong>$1.00<\/strong><\/p>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                                            <\/td>\n                         <\/tbody><\/table>        <\/div>\n\n\n\n    <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd3f520 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-table\" data-id=\"cd3f520\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;entries_text&quot;:&quot;Show _MENU_ entries&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-table.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\n        <div class=\"ekit_table display  ekit_table_data_type-custom\" data-settings=\"{&quot;fixedHeader&quot;:false,&quot;search&quot;:false,&quot;search_placeholder&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;responsive&quot;:true,&quot;pagination&quot;:false,&quot;button&quot;:false,&quot;entries&quot;:true,&quot;info&quot;:false,&quot;ordering&quot;:false,&quot;searchIcon&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;item_per_page&quot;:10,&quot;nav_style&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;prev_text&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;next_text&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;prev_arrow&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;next_arrow&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\">\n                <table id=\"ekit-table-container-cd3f520\" class=\"display dataTable\" style=\"width:100%\"><thead><tr>                            <th class=\"elementor-repeater-item-c026c47\"><div class=\"ekit_table_item_container  ekit-table-container- \">\n                                Large Residential                            <\/div><\/th>\n                                                   <th class=\"elementor-repeater-item-b8628fd\"><div class=\"ekit_table_item_container  ekit-table-container- \">\n                                Previous Rate                            <\/div><\/th>\n                                                   <th class=\"elementor-repeater-item-ee679f2\"><div class=\"ekit_table_item_container  ekit-table-container- \">\n                                New Rate (April 2026)                            <\/div><\/th>\n                        <\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr>                            <td data-order=\"Energy Charge (per kWh)\" class=\"elementor-repeater-item-83e0cda ekit_table_data_\">\n                                \n                                    <div class=\"ekit_table_body_container ekit_table_data_ ekit_body_align_center\">\n                                        <p><strong>Energy Charge <\/strong>(per kWh)<\/p>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                                            <\/td>\n                                                    <td data-order=\"$0.082\" class=\"elementor-repeater-item-6d4bfa0 ekit_table_data_\">\n                                \n                                    <div class=\"ekit_table_body_container ekit_table_data_ ekit_body_align_center\">\n                                        <p>$0.082<\/p>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                                            <\/td>\n                                                    <td data-order=\"$0.082\" class=\"elementor-repeater-item-a92f6e8 ekit_table_data_\">\n                                \n                                    <div class=\"ekit_table_body_container ekit_table_data_ ekit_body_align_center\">\n                                        <p><strong>$0.082<\/strong><\/p>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                                            <\/td>\n                        <tr>                            <td data-order=\"Demand Charge (per kW)\" class=\"elementor-repeater-item-b4810ee ekit_table_data_\">\n                                \n                                    <div class=\"ekit_table_body_container ekit_table_data_ ekit_body_align_center\">\n                                        <p><strong>Demand Charge <\/strong>(per kW)<\/p>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                                            <\/td>\n                                                    <td data-order=\"$5.32\" class=\"elementor-repeater-item-2d2d3c6 ekit_table_data_\">\n                                \n                                    <div class=\"ekit_table_body_container ekit_table_data_ ekit_body_align_center\">\n                                        <p>$5.32<\/p>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                                            <\/td>\n                                                    <td data-order=\"$5.51\" class=\"elementor-repeater-item-493aee2 ekit_table_data_\">\n                                \n                                    <div class=\"ekit_table_body_container ekit_table_data_ ekit_body_align_center\">\n                                        <p><strong>$5.51<\/strong><\/p>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                                            <\/td>\n                         <\/tbody><\/table>        <\/div>\n\n\n\n    <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2cabaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-table\" data-id=\"c2cabaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;entries_text&quot;:&quot;Show _MENU_ entries&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-table.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\n        <div class=\"ekit_table display  ekit_table_data_type-custom\" data-settings=\"{&quot;fixedHeader&quot;:false,&quot;search&quot;:false,&quot;search_placeholder&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;responsive&quot;:true,&quot;pagination&quot;:false,&quot;button&quot;:false,&quot;entries&quot;:true,&quot;info&quot;:false,&quot;ordering&quot;:false,&quot;searchIcon&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;item_per_page&quot;:10,&quot;nav_style&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;prev_text&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;next_text&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;prev_arrow&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;next_arrow&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\">\n                <table id=\"ekit-table-container-c2cabaf\" class=\"display dataTable\" style=\"width:100%\"><thead><tr>                            <th class=\"elementor-repeater-item-c026c47\"><div class=\"ekit_table_item_container  ekit-table-container- \">\n                                Large Commercial &amp; Irrigation                            <\/div><\/th>\n                                                   <th class=\"elementor-repeater-item-b8628fd\"><div class=\"ekit_table_item_container  ekit-table-container- \">\n                                Previous Rate                            <\/div><\/th>\n                                                   <th class=\"elementor-repeater-item-ee679f2\"><div class=\"ekit_table_item_container  ekit-table-container- \">\n                                New Rate (April 2026)                            <\/div><\/th>\n                        <\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr>                            <td data-order=\"Energy Charge (per kWh)\" class=\"elementor-repeater-item-83e0cda ekit_table_data_\">\n                                \n                                    <div class=\"ekit_table_body_container ekit_table_data_ ekit_body_align_center\">\n                                        <p><strong>Energy Charge <\/strong>(per kWh)<\/p>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                                            <\/td>\n                                                    <td data-order=\"$0.078\" class=\"elementor-repeater-item-6d4bfa0 ekit_table_data_\">\n                                \n                                    <div class=\"ekit_table_body_container ekit_table_data_ ekit_body_align_center\">\n                                        <p>$0.078<\/p>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                                            <\/td>\n                                                    <td data-order=\"$0.078\" class=\"elementor-repeater-item-a92f6e8 ekit_table_data_\">\n                                \n                                    <div class=\"ekit_table_body_container ekit_table_data_ ekit_body_align_center\">\n                                        <p><strong>$0.078<\/strong><\/p>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                                            <\/td>\n                        <tr>                            <td data-order=\"Demand Charge (per kW)\" class=\"elementor-repeater-item-b4810ee ekit_table_data_\">\n                                \n                                    <div class=\"ekit_table_body_container ekit_table_data_ ekit_body_align_center\">\n                                        <p><strong>Demand Charge <\/strong>(per kW)<\/p>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                                            <\/td>\n                                                    <td data-order=\"$6.11\" class=\"elementor-repeater-item-2d2d3c6 ekit_table_data_\">\n                                \n                                    <div class=\"ekit_table_body_container ekit_table_data_ ekit_body_align_center\">\n                                        <p>$6.11<\/p>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                                            <\/td>\n                                                    <td data-order=\"$6.38\" class=\"elementor-repeater-item-493aee2 ekit_table_data_\">\n                                \n                                    <div class=\"ekit_table_body_container ekit_table_data_ ekit_body_align_center\">\n                                        <p><strong>$6.38<\/strong><\/p>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                                            <\/td>\n                         <\/tbody><\/table>        <\/div>\n\n\n\n    <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-90f1571\" data-id=\"90f1571\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f9b0d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f9b0d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Other Bill Line Items<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4aa8e1c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4aa8e1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b05b24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b05b24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Customer Charge<\/b><br \/>There is no change to your<i> Customer Charge<\/i>, the fixed monthly charge that is the basic fee for your electric service.<\/p><p><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><b>Electric Cost Adjustment (ECA)\u00a0<\/b><br \/><\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">The <em>ECA<\/em> is used to achieve a uniform and consistent annual rate of return. This number fluctuates monthly as actual monthly operating revenue and expenses become available. We estimate an initial ECA for 2026 of $0.0025 per kWh.<\/span><\/p><p><b>WE CARE Surcharge<br \/><\/b><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">There is no change to <em>WE CARE<\/em>, which funds energy efficiency and conservation measures as well as renewable energy generation.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0fca913 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"0fca913\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b0f3334\" data-id=\"b0f3334\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4e8269 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f4e8269\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-68e31d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"68e31d9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"calculator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c3c35fd\" data-id=\"c3c35fd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6559a79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6559a79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How much will my bill increase?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f959297 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f959297\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since everyone has differing levels of electricity demand, and a household&#8217;s own demand even varies from month-to-month, there will be differing impacts to your monthly bills.\u00a0<\/p><p>Grab some of your past bills (available online through your <a href=\"\/account\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/account\">SmartHub<\/a> account) and plug in your Energy and Demand readings to calculate how much that month&#8217;s bill would be under the new rate structure.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c04aa42 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"c04aa42\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-93cc52a\" data-id=\"93cc52a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eb1c99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2eb1c99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bill Calculator<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e03675e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e03675e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On the back side of your bill, look for the lines labeled <strong><em>Energy Charg<\/em>e<\/strong> and <strong><em>Demand Charge<\/em><\/strong>. Enter the values under the <em><strong>Usage Units<\/strong><\/em> column:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c5a010 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1c5a010\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/how-to-read-your-demand-on-bill-1024x460.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-54272\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/how-to-read-your-demand-on-bill-1024x460.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/how-to-read-your-demand-on-bill-300x135.png 300w, https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/how-to-read-your-demand-on-bill-768x345.png 768w, https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/how-to-read-your-demand-on-bill-18x8.png 18w, https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/how-to-read-your-demand-on-bill-700x314.png 700w, https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/how-to-read-your-demand-on-bill.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce54c95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"ce54c95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"calculator\" data-calc-id=\"aRpMNP7LHnmtNySpL\" data-type=\"framed\" ><\/div>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/scripts.convertcalculator.com\/embed.js\" async=\"true\"><\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2da0fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2da0fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Additional charges on the bill are not featured here, including the 2% <em>WE CARE<\/em> charge, and any applicable local taxes and fees.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-82fe702 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"82fe702\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e0c172\" data-id=\"5e0c172\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2c77a1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d2c77a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d9c0e2 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"1d9c0e2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f537919\" data-id=\"f537919\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19ebf86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"19ebf86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How do these new rates compare to others?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-588c8ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"588c8ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Affordability remains a key component of our mission.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0eee58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0eee58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>In our Strategic Plan, the HCE Board of Directors remains steadfast in its goal of keeping our Small Residential rates in the bottom third of all Colorado electric rates.<\/li><li>With these updates, we anticipate we will continue to be in the bottom third.<\/li><li>On average, members bills will increase 4.85% (compared to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denver7.com\/news\/local-news\/xcel-energy-wants-to-increase-electric-rates-in-colorado-by-nearly-10-in-2026\">10% for Xcel Energy<\/a> customers, who make up most of the state&#8217;s electric customers, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/todayinenergy\/detail.php?id=65284\">13-18% on average nationwide<\/a> in 2026).<\/li><li>Since 2017, our rates have only increased X%, where electricity nationwide has increased X% and everything else in our lives has increased X% X% etc.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-369722c\" data-id=\"369722c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e25790a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e25790a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"636\" src=\"https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/rate-vs-inflation-2026-1024x636.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-54251\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/rate-vs-inflation-2026-1024x636.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/rate-vs-inflation-2026-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/rate-vs-inflation-2026-768x477.png 768w, https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/rate-vs-inflation-2026-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/rate-vs-inflation-2026-700x435.png 700w, https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/rate-vs-inflation-2026.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2c97cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2c97cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">Concept for now &#8212; this graph needs actual HCE #s and confirmation of other #s<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d5d1893 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"d5d1893\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce0d344\" data-id=\"ce0d344\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0147f9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d0147f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b0482e7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"b0482e7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d8409bd\" data-id=\"d8409bd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c425ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c425ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Do I have any other rate options?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5255d30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5255d30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our optional <em>Time of Use<\/em> rate may be a great path to savings for members who can be highly flexible with their use of major appliances, devices, and electric heating and cooling.\u00a0<\/p><p>Members who enroll in <em>Time of Use<\/em> will not incur a <em>Demand Charge<\/em> and can take advantage of &#8220;<em>off-peak<\/em>&#8221; electric rates, which are four times lower than &#8220;<em>on-peak<\/em>&#8221; rates.\u00a0<\/p><p>Can you shift most of your electric use to outside of 4:00-9:00 p.m.? <i>Time of Use<\/i> might be a great fit for you!\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e3104ed\" data-id=\"e3104ed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-091edca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"091edca\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b1f21e7\" data-id=\"b1f21e7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfc6c23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cfc6c23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OPTIONAL TIME OF USE RATE<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f18eb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4f18eb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a405448 elementor-align-center elementor-mobile-align-center animated-slow elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a405448\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:800}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/member-programs\/time-of-use-rate\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">LEARN MORE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-09fdf0a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"09fdf0a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72a0a0b\" data-id=\"72a0a0b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ab142c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1ab142c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cd981d6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"cd981d6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a7bbe1\" data-id=\"2a7bbe1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6612e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a6612e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What if I have solar and net metering?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ac4af8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ac4af8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Energy Charge\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>If you benefit from solar net metering at your home or business, you&#8217;ll continue to earn 100% retail credit for all energy shared back onto the grid that offsets your annual consumption.\u00a0<\/li><li>Any additional energy shared back to the grid beyond that amount will continue to be credited at a wholesale rate.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Demand Charge<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Like all other members, solar net metering members will now see a Demand Charge on their monthly bill.<\/li><li>This charge serves to\u00a0<span style=\"background-color: #fdfbfa; letter-spacing: 0px;\">collect the additional revenue needed to cover the co-op&#8217;s increased capacity and infrastructure-related expenses, in a way that everyone is paying for the parts of the system they use.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Getting the most out of your solar<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">Unlike other members, solar net metering members have the advantage of using their solar wisely to help reduce their monthly demand. You can reduce your demand by:<\/span><\/p><ul><li>Aligning your heavy electrical usage with your solar production.<\/li><li>Pre-heating or pre-cooling your home while the sun is shining.<\/li><li>Investing in battery storage to use your solar energy when you really need it.<ul><li>We&#8217;ll even give you upfront rebates and monthly bill credits for enrolling your batteries in Power+FLEX. <a href=\"\/powerplus\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/powerplus\">More info here &gt;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-065b917\" data-id=\"065b917\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8668a18 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"8668a18\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d46f803\" data-id=\"d46f803\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcc5bcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bcc5bcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"504\" src=\"https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ROOFTOP-SOLAR-1-e1767665415596.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24067\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ROOFTOP-SOLAR-1-e1767665415596.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ROOFTOP-SOLAR-1-e1767665415596-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ROOFTOP-SOLAR-1-e1767665415596-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ae4638 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ae4638\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you have solar, you can use your biggest electric appliances when the sun is shining to help reduce your demand and your bill.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-05676c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"05676c0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f733cc0\" data-id=\"f733cc0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ffdd1f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6ffdd1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-01ee4c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"01ee4c9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c4b6cb\" data-id=\"9c4b6cb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-134aef1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"134aef1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What if I can't afford my bill?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f3f110 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f3f110\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We understand the potential hardships that our members may face when paying their utility bills.\u00a0<span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">We are proud to partner with the organizations below to help those who need assistance.<\/span><\/p><p>If you qualify based on your income level, we are happy to help you apply for the following programs and services:<\/p><ul><li><b>Help paying a portion of your home heating costs<\/b><ul><li>through LEAP (Colorado Low Income Energy Assistance Program)<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><b>Free and low-cost weatherization and energy efficiency services<\/b><ul><li>through WAP (Weatherization Assitance Program) and CARE (Colorado Affordable Residential Energy Program)<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><b>Help with past due energy bills<\/b><ul><li>through Energy Outreach Colorado<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><b>Additional assistance resources may be available<\/b><ul><li>If you have already applied for the programs above<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p>Our Member Services team is happy to assist you in navigating these resources.\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">Call us at <a href=\"tel:9709455491\" aria-label=\"call 9709455491\" data-uw-rm-vglnk=\"\">970.945.5491<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f76a8c elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center animated-slow elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4f76a8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:800}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.holycross.com\/account-services\/billing-payment\/payment-assistance\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">MORE INFO: Bill Payment Assistance<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a66c31\" data-id=\"4a66c31\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83862cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"83862cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Budget BILLING OPTION<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3f9a8c elementor-widget 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