TOWN OF READING, MASSACHUSETTS
MUNICIPAL LIGHT DEPARTMENT
SCHEDULE OF OPERATING EXPENSES
10/31/07
SCHEDULE E
MONTH MONTH LAST YEAR CURRENT YEAR YTD %
OPERATION EXPENSES: LAST YEAR CURRENT YEAR TO DATE     TO DATE CHANGE
   PURCHASED POWER BASE EXPENSE 1,358,982.69 1,856,194.74 6,220,789.84 7,527,278.58 21.00%
 OPERATION SUPER AND ENGIN-TRANS 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00%
 OPERATION SUP AND ENGINEERING EXP 21,895.72 20,315.66 94,052.70 85,216.94 -9.39%
 STATION SUP LABOR AND MISC 376.53 8,050.39 1,462.93 33,493.04 2189.45%
 LINE MISC LABOR AND EXPENSE 44,280.57 69,191.32 179,197.71 214,035.26 19.44%
 STATION LABOR AND EXPENSE 41,490.59 28,929.35 169,795.75 157,515.07 -7.23%
 STREET LIGHTING EXPENSE 5,800.00 5,613.83 17,371.33 18,150.31 4.48%
 METER EXPENSE 27,638.30 25,626.37 116,354.75 122,093.42 4.93%
 MISC DISTRIBUTION EXPENSE 26,915.85 26,755.51 105,348.61 103,690.17 -1.57%
 METER READING LABOR & EXPENSE 8,425.37 6,358.72 36,052.67 25,941.15 -28.05%
 ACCT & COLL LABOR & EXPENSE 113,932.49 123,473.72 452,696.08 500,655.15 10.59%
 UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS 6,250.00 8,333.33 25,000.00 33,333.32 33.33%
 ENERGY AUDIT EXPENSE 47,570.22 50,890.07 169,990.98 164,925.75 -2.98%
 ADMIN & GEN SALARIES 55,810.44 57,475.29 235,015.41 248,127.95 5.58%
 OFFICE SUPPLIES & EXPENSE 19,437.65 22,788.70 56,065.88 73,614.45 31.30%
 OUTSIDE SERVICES 51,078.28 59,037.18 135,487.97 102,600.21 -24.27%
 PROPERTY INSURANCE 26,719.99 27,179.42 106,721.46 108,717.68 1.87%
 INJURIES AND DAMAGES 6,774.22 5,389.05 17,095.36 21,308.47 24.64%
 EMPLOYEES PENSIONS & BENEFITS 75,610.63 83,875.34 362,408.36 324,070.88 -10.58%
 MISC GENERAL EXPENSE 14,370.91 15,296.55 52,920.26 48,378.06 -8.58%
 RENT EXPENSE 13,108.05 14,119.51 52,109.97 55,686.20 6.86%
   TOTAL OPERATION EXPENSES 607,485.81   658,699.31   2,385,148.18   2,441,553.48 2.36%
MAINTENANCE EXPENSES:
 MAINT OF TRANSMISSION PLANT 0.00 227.08 0.00 908.32 100.00%
 MAINT OF STRUCT AND EQUIPMT 18,064.98 24,936.78 104,385.98 103,093.35 -1.24%
 MAINT OF LINES - OH 134,180.84 74,770.53 403,637.04 453,245.14 12.29%
 MAINT OF LINES - UG 17,512.99 10,512.35 50,499.75 32,983.70 -34.69%
 MAINT OF LINE TRANSFORMERS 11,066.79 1,468.51 59,710.26 10,219.55 -82.88%
 MAINT OF ST LT & SIG SYSTEM 49.24 36.90 32.59 41.03 25.90%
 MAINT OF GARAGE AND STOCKROOM 29,366.78 33,043.15 154,468.82 139,366.00 -9.78%
 MAINT OF METERS 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00%
 MAINT OF GEN PLANT 7,915.45 12,119.26 28,318.42 26,113.05 -7.79%
   TOTAL MAINTENANCE EXPENSES 218,157.07 157,114.56 801,052.86 765,970.14 -4.38%
   DEPRECIATION EXPENSE  242,271.62 250,525.00 969,086.48 1,002,100.00 3.41%
   PURCHASED POWER FUEL EXPENSE 2,487,981.27 2,518,685.57 12,234,934.55 11,101,384.75 -9.26%
   VOLUNTARY PAYMENTS TO TOWNS 90,550.00 96,400.00 362,200.00 385,600.00 6.46%
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 5,005,428.46 5,537,619.18 22,973,211.91 23,223,886.95 1.09%