In partnership, The Tennessee Valley Authority and Dickson Electric Service offer a unique range of incentives designed to encourage economic growth in the Dickson Electric service area. The incentives will benefit your project from start-up to help ensure its long-term success. Both economic and power system metrics will be used to evaluate your project\u2019s value to the area. These metrics will determine the funding levels available for your project.<\/p>\n
Investment Credit:<\/strong><\/p>\n Performance Grant:<\/strong><\/p>\n Loan Fund:<\/strong><\/p>\n For more information, visit the TVA Economic Development website<\/a>.<\/p>\n Engineering service is offered by experts at a fee at or below market value and may be free<\/strong>!<\/p>\n Contact Dickson Electric to discuss the following services, which may prevent downtime or even avoid a disaster! DES offers services that can save you money and increase your profit margin by saving energy:<\/p>\n Technical Services:<\/strong><\/p>\n Predictive Maintenance:<\/strong><\/p>\n Power Quality Analysis<\/strong><\/p>\n Energy Use of Building and Equipment<\/strong><\/p>\n Download our Comprehensive Services Brochure (PDF)<\/a>.<\/p>\n Successfully developing your people takes more than just an occasional training session. It takes a strategy. A thoughtfully designed workforce development strategy can reduce employee turnover; increase productivity; enhance your ability to leverage new technologies; improve customer service and lower costs. The right workforce development strategy can also improve safety and increase the potential of business expansion. Visit the Center for Industrial Services Institute for Public Services website<\/a> for more information or to find out how to get started.<\/p>\n Smart Talent System<\/a> is an employer-based skills development system available exclusively through UTCIS: Download a Smart Talent System (PDF)<\/a>.<\/p>\n Workforce Status Review<\/a> is a confidential, unbiased assessment of efforts to build a dependable team of workers to keep your business growing: Download a Workforce Status Review (PDF)<\/a>.<\/p>\n Free industry-specific energy information for Dickson Electric System\u2019s business and industry customers.<\/p>\n The right size is the most beneficial rate based on your electric needs.<\/p>\n There are several different rate structures, and Dickson Electric strives to right-size your rate based on your business’s electric needs. The General Power Rate Schedule (GSA) applies to the firm power requirements (where a customer\u2019s contact demand is 5,000 kilowatts (kW) or less) for electric service to commercial, industrial, and government customers, and to institutional customers including, without limitation, churches, clubs, fraternities, orphanages, nursing homes, rooming\/boarding houses, and similar customers. This rate shall apply to customers whose service is not available under any other resale rate schedule. All rates are evaluated on the previous 12 months kW demand and kW used.<\/p>\n GSA 1:<\/strong> Generally for small businesses and all non-residential buildings such as barns, workshops, and garages with demand <50 kW and <15,000 kWh. Charges are composed of an energy charge and a customer charge.<\/p>\n GSA 2:<\/strong> Customers with electric needs that exceed 50 kW demand but do not exceed 1,000 kW demand, or if the customer\u2019s billing demand is less than 50 kW but the energy exceeds the GSA 1 energy of 15,000. Charges are composed of a demand charge and a customer charge.<\/p>\n GSA 3:<\/strong> Customers with demand (contact demand or the highest billing demand during the last 12-month period) that exceeds 1,000 kW but less than 5,000 kW. If the customer using this rate has a qualifying SIC code (generally manufacturing will qualify for SIC code 2000-3999) and a signed agreement, they will be qualified to participate in the General Manufacturing Credit (GMC). If the meter demand does not meet or exceed 1,000 kW, the credit will not be given for that month but will be given any month the customer meets the required 1,000 kW demand. Charges consist of a demand charge, an energy charge, and a customer charge. The GMC will appear on the power bill as a credit if all the terms of the GMC agreement are met.<\/p>\n The General Manufacturing Credit (GMC) offers significant power cost savings to qualifying manufacturers, which in turn helps retain manufacturing load in the Tennessee Valley. A strong manufacturing base helps keep rates low for all consumers. For each month* in which an eligible customer (power rate GSA 3 and a signed GMC contract), has a metered demand that exceeds 1,000 kW** a credit is applied to each kW of metered demand used in determining the firm billing demand, and each kWh of firm energy. For more information, download the General Manufacturing Credit (PDF)<\/a>.<\/p>\n Customers with demand exceeding 5,000 kW should contact Dickson Electric to discuss a large power rates contract.<\/p>\n To view Power Rates, visit our Power Rates page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Here are a couple of FAQs. To ask a question, email us<\/a>.<\/p>\n\r\n\r\n\t\n
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