TOWN OF READING, MASSACHUSETTS
MUNICIPAL LIGHT DEPARTMENT
SCHEDULE OF OPERATING EXPENSES
1/31/08
SCHEDULE E
MONTH MONTH LAST YEAR CURRENT YEAR YTD %
OPERATION EXPENSES: LAST YEAR CURRENT YEAR TO DATE     TO DATE CHANGE
   PURCHASED POWER BASE EXPENSE 1,664,544.86 1,774,608.19 10,918,351.23 12,846,716.49 17.66%
 OPERATION SUPER AND ENGIN-TRANS 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00%
 OPERATION SUP AND ENGINEERING EXP 17,542.40 26,182.87 159,288.10 175,543.25 10.20%
 STATION SUP LABOR AND MISC 344.98 6,966.36 3,176.52 56,708.75 1685.25%
 LINE MISC LABOR AND EXPENSE 55,639.25 61,896.76 377,014.96 404,163.45 7.20%
 STATION LABOR AND EXPENSE 31,608.61 48,331.36 290,448.31 281,033.37 -3.24%
 STREET LIGHTING EXPENSE 5,696.75 6,467.93 36,823.12 35,732.32 -2.96%
 METER EXPENSE 28,527.91 37,944.28 208,971.36 228,457.54 9.32%
 MISC DISTRIBUTION EXPENSE 22,926.29 29,395.24 190,127.92 187,955.83 -1.14%
 METER READING LABOR & EXPENSE 6,030.63 6,103.44 54,516.75 43,775.40 -19.70%
 ACCT & COLL LABOR & EXPENSE 131,773.57 159,617.31 831,594.01 940,696.50 13.12%
 UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS 6,250.00 8,333.33 43,750.00 58,333.31 33.33%
 ENERGY AUDIT EXPENSE 15,419.41 52,340.90 266,217.98 305,076.78 14.60%
 ADMIN & GEN SALARIES 54,921.17 58,040.97 417,880.10 441,669.16 5.69%
 OFFICE SUPPLIES & EXPENSE 16,373.64 16,316.09 104,755.21 129,481.09 23.60%
 OUTSIDE SERVICES 39,900.48 28,439.78 262,411.58 227,289.26 -13.38%
 PROPERTY INSURANCE 27,179.41 26,282.23 187,340.81 189,358.69 1.08%
 INJURIES AND DAMAGES 3,722.67 5,344.72 37,116.47 36,216.12 -2.43%
 EMPLOYEES PENSIONS & BENEFITS 117,667.58 165,209.07 689,503.13 652,549.10 -5.36%
 MISC GENERAL EXPENSE 18,242.64 11,740.50 118,051.28 117,342.04 -0.60%
 RENT EXPENSE 29,262.35 17,198.64 110,247.32 104,022.58 -5.65%
   TOTAL OPERATION EXPENSES 629,029.74   772,151.78   4,389,234.93   4,615,404.54 5.15%
MAINTENANCE EXPENSES:
 MAINT OF TRANSMISSION PLANT 227.08 227.08 227.08 1,589.58 600.01%
 MAINT OF STRUCT AND EQUIPMT 7,952.18 29,699.24 159,807.09 182,081.81 13.94%
 MAINT OF LINES - OH 71,489.20 100,272.25 703,775.17 788,000.12 11.97%
 MAINT OF LINES - UG 15,156.00 9,690.48 106,937.40 70,917.89 -33.68%
 MAINT OF LINE TRANSFORMERS 53,204.34 13,795.21 128,643.16 50,498.86 -60.75%
 MAINT OF ST LT & SIG SYSTEM 41.50 12.71 152.68 111.51 -26.96%
 MAINT OF GARAGE AND STOCKROOM 45,920.97 47,759.07 273,556.25 272,698.16 -0.31%
 MAINT OF METERS 228.00 0.00 235.05 0.00 0.00%
 MAINT OF GEN PLANT 11,410.33 2,053.56 58,231.03 44,574.56 -23.45%
   TOTAL MAINTENANCE EXPENSES 205,629.60 203,509.60 1,431,564.91 1,410,472.49 -1.47%
   DEPRECIATION EXPENSE  242,271.62 250,525.00 1,695,901.34 1,753,675.00 3.41%
   PURCHASED POWER FUEL EXPENSE 2,935,065.79 4,702,235.72 20,006,268.95 24,050,397.46 20.21%
   VOLUNTARY PAYMENTS TO TOWNS 91,500.00 96,400.00 634,795.00 661,261.00 4.17%
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 5,768,041.61 7,799,430.29 39,076,116.36 45,337,926.98 16.02%