TOWN OF READING, MASSACHUSETTS
MUNICIPAL LIGHT DEPARTMENT
SCHEDULE OF OPERATING EXPENSES
11/30/07
SCHEDULE E
MONTH MONTH LAST YEAR CURRENT YEAR YTD %
OPERATION EXPENSES: LAST YEAR CURRENT YEAR TO DATE     TO DATE CHANGE
   PURCHASED POWER BASE EXPENSE 1,446,720.58 1,786,011.15 7,667,510.42 9,313,289.73 21.46%
 OPERATION SUPER AND ENGIN-TRANS 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00%
 OPERATION SUP AND ENGINEERING EXP 20,116.57 35,269.63 114,169.27 120,486.57 5.53%
 STATION SUP LABOR AND MISC 541.93 5,969.92 2,004.86 39,462.96 1868.36%
 LINE MISC LABOR AND EXPENSE 58,008.39 73,960.45 237,206.10 287,995.71 21.41%
 STATION LABOR AND EXPENSE 38,275.44 39,433.88 208,071.19 196,948.95 -5.35%
 STREET LIGHTING EXPENSE 7,554.65 5,715.12 24,925.98 23,865.43 -4.25%
 METER EXPENSE 29,468.73 35,985.11 145,823.48 158,078.53 8.40%
 MISC DISTRIBUTION EXPENSE 30,151.02 27,343.85 135,499.63 131,034.02 -3.30%
 METER READING LABOR & EXPENSE 5,651.52 5,606.66 41,704.19 31,547.81 -24.35%
 ACCT & COLL LABOR & EXPENSE 110,248.47 147,880.85 562,944.55 648,536.00 15.20%
 UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS 6,250.00 8,333.33 31,250.00 41,666.65 33.33%
 ENERGY AUDIT EXPENSE 33,095.17 35,848.05 203,086.15 200,773.80 -1.14%
 ADMIN & GEN SALARIES 56,231.64 75,001.66 291,247.05 323,129.61 10.95%
 OFFICE SUPPLIES & EXPENSE 11,134.26 16,400.66 67,200.14 90,015.11 33.95%
 OUTSIDE SERVICES 43,769.49 18,584.05 179,257.46 121,184.26 -32.40%
 PROPERTY INSURANCE 26,719.99 27,179.42 133,441.45 135,897.10 1.84%
 INJURIES AND DAMAGES 4,382.70 4,979.86 21,478.06 26,288.33 22.40%
 EMPLOYEES PENSIONS & BENEFITS 86,547.82 100,145.57 448,956.18 424,216.45 -5.51%
 MISC GENERAL EXPENSE 30,791.94 15,512.87 83,712.20 63,890.93 -23.68%
 RENT EXPENSE 14,019.16 14,089.56 66,129.13 69,775.76 5.51%
   TOTAL OPERATION EXPENSES 612,958.89   693,240.50   2,998,107.07   3,134,793.98 4.56%
MAINTENANCE EXPENSES:
 MAINT OF TRANSMISSION PLANT 0.00 227.08 0.00 1,135.40 100.00%
 MAINT OF STRUCT AND EQUIPMT 18,749.74 23,693.02 123,135.72 126,786.37 2.96%
 MAINT OF LINES - OH 108,368.88 113,055.01 512,005.92 566,300.15 10.60%
 MAINT OF LINES - UG 21,827.03 17,831.34 72,326.78 50,815.04 -29.74%
 MAINT OF LINE TRANSFORMERS 16,355.04 997.65 76,065.30 11,217.20 -85.25%
 MAINT OF ST LT & SIG SYSTEM 57.50 48.88 90.09 89.91 -0.20%
 MAINT OF GARAGE AND STOCKROOM 43,503.50 37,046.03 197,972.32 176,412.03 -10.89%
 MAINT OF METERS 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00%
 MAINT OF GEN PLANT 6,683.55 11,717.33 35,001.97 37,830.38 8.08%
   TOTAL MAINTENANCE EXPENSES 215,545.24 204,616.34 1,016,598.10 970,586.48 -4.53%
   DEPRECIATION EXPENSE  242,271.62 250,525.00 1,211,358.10 1,252,625.00 3.41%
   PURCHASED POWER FUEL EXPENSE 2,469,613.93 3,345,512.13 14,704,548.48 14,446,896.88 -1.75%
   VOLUNTARY PAYMENTS TO TOWNS 90,550.00 96,400.00 452,750.00 482,000.00 6.46%
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 5,077,660.26 6,376,305.12 28,050,872.17 29,600,192.07 5.52%