Each year, AE2S Nexus conducts a survey of water, wastewater, stormwater, and solid waste utility rates throughout the region consisting of Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. AE2S Nexus is happy to announce that Utah will be included in the 2016 utility rate survey. In fact, AE2S Nexus is currently working on … Read more
Every utility is unique. Raw water characteristics, treatment processes, size and capacity of utility systems, topography, and utility age are just a few of the factors that will greatly impact monthly utility charges. Therefore, strictly comparing average monthly utility charges may not be particularly valuable in evaluating the financial performance of an individual utility. However, … Read more
Data for the 2015 North Central Utility Rate Survey was solicited from utilities in Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Solid waste (curbside garbage collection and related services) is an important component of City Services. This year 27 out of 182 respondents reported municipal solid waste data. Based on the 27 respondents, the … Read more
AE2S Nexus plans to distribute the 2015 version of its annual North Central Utility Rate Survey within the next few weeks. We would like to thank the 251 participants this year. AE2S Nexus received responses from 106 systems serving populations 5,000 and greater, 77 systems serving populations less than 5,000, and 68 regional systems. As … Read more
Here is a sneak peak at the Total Utility Bill (water, wastewater, and stormwater) graphics in the 2015 AE2S Nexus North Central Utility Rate Survey. The values reported in the following tables illustrate the monthly residential charge for a bill equating to 6,000 gallons of water and wastewater usage. Figures 1 through 5 represent the … Read more
If you participated in the 2015 AE2S Nexus North Central Utility Rate Survey, you should receive your results booklet soon. Until then, here is a sneak peak at the Total Utility Bill (water, wastewater, and stormwater) graphics from the 2015 survey. The values reported in the following tables illustrate the monthly residential charge for a … Read more