TOWN OF READING, MASSACHUSETTS
MUNICIPAL LIGHT DEPARTMENT
SCHEDULE OF OPERATING EXPENSES
4/30/08
SCHEDULE E
MONTH MONTH LAST YEAR CURRENT YEAR YTD %
OPERATION EXPENSES: LAST YEAR CURRENT YEAR TO DATE     TO DATE CHANGE
   PURCHASED POWER BASE EXPENSE 1,805,437.88 1,802,092.60 16,073,680.59 18,357,456.49 14.21%
 OPERATION SUPER AND ENGIN-TRANS 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00%
 OPERATION SUP AND ENGINEERING EXP 23,093.19 28,522.88 221,968.92 261,334.66 17.73%
 STATION SUP LABOR AND MISC 2,956.82 8,176.09 6,470.61 83,905.00 1196.71%
 LINE MISC LABOR AND EXPENSE 55,736.71 49,989.33 512,171.64 588,983.93 15.00%
 STATION LABOR AND EXPENSE 34,136.30 49,659.27 406,516.54 406,317.70 -0.05%
 STREET LIGHTING EXPENSE 2,242.81 4,691.63 46,279.77 50,949.17 10.09%
 METER EXPENSE 32,736.28 33,575.44 311,260.52 325,329.40 4.52%
 MISC DISTRIBUTION EXPENSE 26,567.35 27,696.58 271,639.50 274,503.13 1.05%
 METER READING LABOR & EXPENSE 5,481.20 4,004.71 71,396.06 56,426.36 -20.97%
 ACCT & COLL LABOR & EXPENSE 134,703.10 130,038.77 1,171,247.39 1,331,851.88 13.71%
 UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS 6,250.00 8,333.33 62,500.00 83,333.30 33.33%
 ENERGY AUDIT EXPENSE 33,909.81 33,509.73 366,371.12 425,207.14 16.06%
 ADMIN & GEN SALARIES 61,667.38 55,542.37 598,557.72 618,093.91 3.26%
 OFFICE SUPPLIES & EXPENSE 15,031.40 21,175.60 147,146.85 198,339.57 34.79%
 OUTSIDE SERVICES 26,528.06 65,978.81 343,887.84 336,075.20 -2.27%
 PROPERTY INSURANCE 27,179.41 26,282.23 268,879.04 268,205.38 -0.25%
 INJURIES AND DAMAGES 5,743.46 4,002.67 64,195.68 51,522.28 -19.74%
 EMPLOYEES PENSIONS & BENEFITS 99,678.92 90,453.44 956,263.88 958,369.72 0.22%
 MISC GENERAL EXPENSE 7,332.44 10,457.69 153,016.17 156,481.29 2.26%
 RENT EXPENSE 17,836.28 16,640.85 165,521.97 168,468.76 1.78%
   TOTAL OPERATION EXPENSES 618,810.92   668,731.42   6,145,291.22   6,643,697.78 8.11%
MAINTENANCE EXPENSES:
 MAINT OF TRANSMISSION PLANT 227.08 227.08 908.32 2,270.82 150.00%
 MAINT OF STRUCT AND EQUIPMT 26,179.65 24,694.48 203,698.96 272,089.07 33.57%
 MAINT OF LINES - OH 65,774.39 87,662.30 941,729.53 1,077,164.42 14.38%
 MAINT OF LINES - UG 8,660.20 14,467.65 153,190.49 95,171.82 -37.87%
 MAINT OF LINE TRANSFORMERS 364.84 2,082.74 136,547.89 61,518.39 -54.95%
 MAINT OF ST LT & SIG SYSTEM (29.18) (17.09) 97.46 65.21 -33.09%
 MAINT OF GARAGE AND STOCKROOM 34,921.30 39,362.96 405,671.28 402,804.14 -0.71%
 MAINT OF METERS 0.00 0.00 235.05 0.00 0.00%
 MAINT OF GEN PLANT 9,126.94 33,910.25 87,904.03 102,313.18 16.39%
   TOTAL MAINTENANCE EXPENSES 145,225.22 202,390.37 1,929,983.01 2,013,397.05 4.32%
   DEPRECIATION EXPENSE  242,271.62 250,525.00 2,422,716.20 2,505,250.00 3.41%
   PURCHASED POWER FUEL EXPENSE 2,570,578.83 3,964,223.52 25,366,826.85 36,826,459.55 45.18%
   VOLUNTARY PAYMENTS TO TOWNS 91,500.00 96,400.00 909,295.00 950,461.00 4.53%
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 5,473,824.47 6,984,362.91 52,847,792.87 67,296,721.87 27.34%