TOWN OF READING, MASSACHUSETTS
MUNICIPAL LIGHT DEPARTMENT
SCHEDULE OF OPERATING EXPENSES
5/31/07
SCHEDULE E
MONTH MONTH LAST YEAR CURRENT YEAR YTD %
OPERATION EXPENSES: LAST YEAR CURRENT YEAR TO DATE     TO DATE CHANGE
   PURCHASED POWER BASE EXPENSE 1,373,062.94 1,849,180.36 15,456,333.08 17,922,860.95 15.96%
 OPERATION SUPER AND ENGIN-TRANS 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00%
 OPERATION SUP AND ENGINEERING EXP 22,721.13 26,281.66 284,220.82 248,250.58 -12.66%
 STATION SUP LABOR AND MISC 376.53 7,434.26 14,064.44 13,904.87 -1.13%
 LINE MISC LABOR AND EXPENSE 57,604.28 40,366.18 522,382.16 552,537.82 5.77%
 STATION LABOR AND EXPENSE 36,002.28 53,000.59 407,294.76 459,517.13 12.82%
 STREET LIGHTING EXPENSE 3,135.24 2,884.88 50,972.07 49,164.65 -3.55%
 METER EXPENSE 27,132.25 43,865.52 358,541.67 355,126.04 -0.95%
 MISC DISTRIBUTION EXPENSE 24,410.03 30,458.48 269,685.51 302,097.98 12.02%
 METER READING LABOR & EXPENSE 9,560.83 5,330.89 76,635.07 76,726.95 0.12%
 ACCT & COLL LABOR & EXPENSE 97,179.12 139,637.55 1,235,159.21 1,310,884.94 6.13%
 UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS 6,250.00 6,250.00 68,750.00 68,750.00 0.00%
 ENERGY AUDIT EXPENSE 36,665.40 37,490.42 391,226.30 403,861.54 3.23%
 ADMIN & GEN SALARIES 58,533.19 74,184.09 642,746.11 672,741.81 4.67%
 OFFICE SUPPLIES & EXPENSE 19,523.80 14,690.23 150,452.32 161,837.08 7.57%
 OUTSIDE SERVICES 60,364.79 26,171.43 456,113.16 370,059.27 -18.87%
 PROPERTY INSURANCE 26,640.72 27,179.41 376,157.16 296,058.45 -21.29%
 INJURIES AND DAMAGES 5,121.28 4,513.83 59,081.55 68,709.51 16.30%
 EMPLOYEES PENSIONS & BENEFITS 70,342.62 56,944.18 815,448.18 1,013,208.06 24.25%
 MISC GENERAL EXPENSE 14,526.77 12,865.22 137,972.63 165,881.39 20.23%
 RENT EXPENSE 18,051.50 14,024.23 172,986.04 179,546.20 3.79%
   TOTAL OPERATION EXPENSES 594,141.76   623,573.05   6,489,889.16   6,768,864.27 4.30%
MAINTENANCE EXPENSES:
 MAINT OF TRANSMISSION PLANT 0.00 227.08 5,204.31 1,135.40 -78.18%
 MAINT OF STRUCT AND EQUIPMT 25,612.37 30,935.79 199,771.34 234,634.75 17.45%
 MAINT OF LINES - OH 201,330.07 128,918.57 1,209,235.72 1,070,648.10 -11.46%
 MAINT OF LINES - UG 5,202.62 12,836.16 72,036.42 166,026.65 130.48%
 MAINT OF LINE TRANSFORMERS 4,027.28 413.74 177,104.49 136,961.63 -22.67%
 MAINT OF ST LT & SIG SYSTEM 1.92 (18.75) 314.34 78.71 -74.96%
 MAINT OF GARAGE AND STOCKROOM 56,145.53 41,799.76 497,491.99 447,471.04 -10.05%
 MAINT OF METERS 0.00 0.00 0.00 235.05 0.00%
 MAINT OF GEN PLANT 14,145.75 6,999.13 89,177.05 94,903.16 6.42%
   TOTAL MAINTENANCE EXPENSES 306,465.54 222,111.48 2,250,335.66 2,152,094.49 -4.37%
   DEPRECIATION EXPENSE  232,528.84 242,271.62 2,557,817.24 2,664,987.82 4.19%
   PURCHASED POWER FUEL EXPENSE 3,182,908.16 2,055,012.53 35,716,506.92 27,421,839.38 -23.22%
   VOLUNTARY PAYMENTS TO TOWNS 90,000.00 91,500.00 967,411.64 1,000,795.00 3.45%
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 5,779,107.24 5,083,649.04 63,438,293.70 57,931,441.91 -8.68%