TOWN OF READING, MASSACHUSETTS
MUNICIPAL LIGHT DEPARTMENT
SCHEDULE OF OPERATING EXPENSES
9/30/07
SCHEDULE E
MONTH MONTH LAST YEAR CURRENT YEAR YTD %
OPERATION EXPENSES: LAST YEAR CURRENT YEAR TO DATE     TO DATE CHANGE
   PURCHASED POWER BASE EXPENSE 1,850,383.74 1,886,125.10 4,861,807.15 5,671,083.84 16.65%
 OPERATION SUPER AND ENGIN-TRANS 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00%
 OPERATION SUP AND ENGINEERING EXP 22,910.35 25,809.53 72,156.98 64,901.28 -10.06%
 STATION SUP LABOR AND MISC (83.38) 10,465.86 1,086.40 25,442.65 2241.92%
 LINE MISC LABOR AND EXPENSE 40,268.41 50,569.56 134,917.14 144,843.94 7.36%
 STATION LABOR AND EXPENSE 48,792.45 55,926.33 128,305.16 128,585.72 0.22%
 STREET LIGHTING EXPENSE 4,825.52 5,323.96 11,571.33 12,536.48 8.34%
 METER EXPENSE 35,777.60 34,641.63 88,716.45 96,467.05 8.74%
 MISC DISTRIBUTION EXPENSE 30,115.24 28,432.72 78,432.76 76,934.66 -1.91%
 METER READING LABOR & EXPENSE 7,723.87 6,170.87 27,627.30 19,582.43 -29.12%
 ACCT & COLL LABOR & EXPENSE 125,139.52 148,454.54 338,763.59 377,181.43 11.34%
 UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS 6,250.00 8,333.33 18,750.00 24,999.99 33.33%
 ENERGY AUDIT EXPENSE 40,400.24 44,194.54 122,420.76 114,035.68 -6.85%
 ADMIN & GEN SALARIES 69,574.32 80,492.31 179,204.97 190,652.66 6.39%
 OFFICE SUPPLIES & EXPENSE 19,453.34 14,100.59 36,628.23 50,825.75 38.76%
 OUTSIDE SERVICES 56,770.54 11,494.43 84,409.69 43,563.03 -48.39%
 PROPERTY INSURANCE 26,719.99 27,179.42 80,001.47 81,538.26 1.92%
 INJURIES AND DAMAGES 5,774.22 6,029.25 10,321.14 15,919.42 54.24%
 EMPLOYEES PENSIONS & BENEFITS 141,400.79 30,662.08 286,797.73 240,195.54 -16.25%
 MISC GENERAL EXPENSE 19,875.79 6,156.28 38,549.35 33,081.51 -14.18%
 RENT EXPENSE 13,195.17 14,081.32 39,001.92 41,566.69 6.58%
   TOTAL OPERATION EXPENSES 714,883.98   608,518.55   1,777,662.37   1,782,854.17 0.29%
MAINTENANCE EXPENSES:
 MAINT OF TRANSMISSION PLANT 0.00 227.08 0.00 681.24 100.00%
 MAINT OF STRUCT AND EQUIPMT 26,887.99 32,395.72 86,321.00 78,156.57 -9.46%
 MAINT OF LINES - OH 79,471.46 165,559.95 269,456.20 378,474.61 40.46%
 MAINT OF LINES - UG 9,578.16 4,887.77 32,986.76 22,471.35 -31.88%
 MAINT OF LINE TRANSFORMERS 24,793.17 2,522.55 48,643.47 8,751.04 -82.01%
 MAINT OF ST LT & SIG SYSTEM 28.45 25.26 (16.65) 4.13 -124.80%
 MAINT OF GARAGE AND STOCKROOM 65,811.39 33,059.08 125,102.04 106,322.85 -15.01%
 MAINT OF METERS 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00%
 MAINT OF GEN PLANT 9,827.17 4,725.52 20,402.97 13,993.79 -31.41%
   TOTAL MAINTENANCE EXPENSES 216,397.79 243,402.93 582,895.79 608,855.58 4.45%
   DEPRECIATION EXPENSE  242,271.62 250,525.00 726,814.86 751,575.00 3.41%
   PURCHASED POWER FUEL EXPENSE 2,284,667.98 2,134,096.91 9,746,953.28 8,582,699.18 -11.94%
   VOLUNTARY PAYMENTS TO TOWNS 90,550.00 96,400.00 271,650.00 289,200.00 6.46%
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 5,399,155.11 5,219,068.49 17,967,783.45 17,686,267.77 -1.57%