Why does Alameda Municipal Power (AMP) have a monthly customer charge?

AMP has a monthly customer charge to help recover the true costs of basic customer service including meter reading, computers and databases, bill print and mailing services and customer account maintenance. There are a few other costs covered by the customer charge, but it does not cover the distribution system. These costs are recovered through the rates.

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1. What does a rate cover?
2. Why does Alameda Municipal Power (AMP) have a monthly customer charge?
3. Who sets the rates for my electric service?
4. How often are rates adjusted?
5. What does my utility bill actually pay for?
6. How do you calculate the charges on my bill?
7. When demand for electricity falls and sales decline, shouldn’t my rates also go down?
8. Why can’t the revenue from the short-term sale of renewable energy credits (RECs) and cap-and-trade allowances be used to lower bills?