[mkozlows]

This isn't a fixed rate "total bill," it's the fixed charge base amount onto which they then layer the variable usage-related costs.

[lsaferite]

That would make much more sense.

Here's my most recent bill detail FWIW

  Access Charge $27.00
  Energy Charge 1,000 kWh @ 0.0725 $72.50
  Energy Charge 725 kWh @ 0.0913 $66.19
  Power Cost Adjustment 1,725 kWh @ 0.0465 $80.21
  Subdivision Lighting Large $2.80
  Light PCA $0.37
  FLA Gross Receipts Tax $6.38
  Florida State Sales Tax $0.23
  County Sales Tax $0.05
  Operation Round Up $0.91
  Total Current Charges for this Location $256.64