TOWN OF READING, MASSACHUSETTS
MUNICIPAL LIGHT DEPARTMENT
BUDGETED OPERATING EXPENSE VARIANCE REPORT
7/31/07
SCHEDULE G
     ACTUAL      BUDGET       %
OPERATION EXPENSES: YEAR TO DATE YEAR TO DATE VARIANCE * CHANGE
 PURCHASED POWER BASE EXPENSE 1,944,507.30 1,814,654.00 129,853.30 7.16%
 OPERATION SUPER AND ENGIN-TRANS 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00%
 OPERATION SUP AND ENGINEERING EXP 19,544.03 17,879.00 1,665.03 9.31%
 STATION SUP LABOR AND MISC 7,451.18 7,878.00 (426.82) -5.42%
 LINE MISC LABOR AND EXPENSE 46,681.32 40,574.00 6,107.32 15.05%
 STATION LABOR AND EXPENSE 37,715.91 35,199.00 2,516.91 7.15%
 STREET LIGHTING EXPENSE 2,581.68 7,630.00 (5,048.32) -66.16%
 METER EXPENSE 23,632.08 30,735.00 (7,102.92) -23.11%
 MISC DISTRIBUTION EXPENSE 23,310.72 27,024.00 (3,713.28) -13.74%
 METER READING LABOR & EXPENSE 8,197.36 4,076.00 4,121.36 101.11%
 ACCT & COLL LABOR & EXPENSE 117,596.92 132,775.00 (15,178.08) -11.43%
 UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS 8,333.33 8,333.00 0.33 0.00%
 ENERGY AUDIT EXPENSE 37,002.94 50,154.00 (13,151.06) -26.22%
 ADMIN & GEN SALARIES 53,913.25 58,615.00 (4,701.75) -8.02%
 OFFICE SUPPLIES & EXPENSE 16,849.05 18,056.00 (1,206.95) -6.68%
 OUTSIDE SERVICES 250.00 37,574.00 (37,324.00) -99.33%
 PROPERTY INSURANCE 27,179.42 35,791.00 (8,611.58) -24.06%
 INJURIES AND DAMAGES 3,087.32 5,813.00 (2,725.68) -46.89%
 EMPLOYEES PENSIONS & BENEFITS 206,285.92 82,530.00 123,755.92 149.95%
 MISC GENERAL EXPENSE 14,176.47 23,833.00 (9,656.53) -40.52%
 RENT EXPENSE 13,445.63 17,667.00 (4,221.37) -23.89%
   TOTAL OPERATION EXPENSES 667,234.53 642,136.00 25,098.53 3.91%
MAINTENANCE EXPENSES:
 MAINT OF TRANSMISSION PLANT 227.08 250.00 (22.92) -9.17%
 MAINT OF STRUCT AND EQUIPMENT 21,215.07 18,787.00 2,428.07 12.92%
 MAINT OF LINES - OH 96,929.13 96,858.00 71.13 0.07%
 MAINT OF LINES - UG 8,333.95 16,172.00 (7,838.05) -48.47%
 MAINT OF LINE TRANSFORMERS 995.00 12,500.00 (11,505.00) -92.04%
 MAINT OF ST LT & SIG SYSTEM (11.34) 830.00 (841.34) -101.37%
 MAINT OF GARAGE AND STOCKROOM 39,121.72 51,355.00 (12,233.28) -23.82%
 MAINT OF METERS 0.00 2,482.00 (2,482.00) -100.00%
 MAINT OF GEN PLANT 4,542.73 11,920.00 (7,377.27) -61.89%
   TOTAL MAINTENANCE EXPENSES 171,353.34 211,154.00 (39,800.66) -18.85%
   DEPRECIATION EXPENSE  250,525.00 253,220.00 (2,695.00) -1.06%
   PURCHASED POWER FUEL EXPENSE 3,217,346.44 3,324,402.00 (107,055.56) -3.22%
   VOLUNTARY PAYMENTS TO TOWNS 96,400.00 96,400.00 0.00 0.00%
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 6,347,366.61 6,341,966.00 5,400.61 0.09%
 
 *  ( ) = ACTUAL UNDER BUDGET