HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-3233 - Ordinance - 01/28/2010ORDINANCE NO.2a~a-3233
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 11, ~"UTILITIES" OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEAS, BY ADDING A
wIND ENERGY ELECTRICITY RATE TO VARIOUS CUSTOMERS; PROVIDING
A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION, TEAS:
PART 1: That Chapter 11, "Utilities" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
College Station, Texas, be amended as set out in Exhibit "A", attached
hereto and made a part of this ordinance for all purposes.
PART 2: That if any provisions of any section of this ordinance shall be held to be
void or unconstitutional, such holding shall in no way affect the validity of
the remaining provisions or sections of this ordinance, which shall remain
in full force and effect.
PART 3: This amendment is effective February 1, ZO10.
PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED this 2S~ day of January , 2010.
APPROVED:
Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Secretary
APPROVED:
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City Attorney
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EXHIBIT "A"
That Chapter 11, "Utilities", Section 4, "Electrical Service", of the Code of ordinances of
the City of College Station, Texas, is hereby amended, by amending Subsections A~2~
through A~7} to read as follows;
A, ELEC~~RIC SCHEDULE OF RA'~ES
The monthly rates to be charged customers fvr public utility services, namely electrical service, shall be in accordance with the schedules as follows:
"~2} Electric Rate - Schedule R f Residential Customers)
~a} Applicable to residential customers for all domestic usage where all
energy is taken through a single meter. Service will be furnished under
this rate schedule subject to the established rules and regulations of the City covering this type of service.
fib} Character of Service - A.C., fi0 cycles per second, single phase, 1201240 VDIt5.
~c} Rate:
Service Charge:$1.D0 per month, plus
Energy Charge: $D.1114 per kWh for all kIJUh,
except $D.1010 per kWh for all kV11h in the
billing months of November through April.
~d} Residential units where served under one ~1 } master meter shall be billed under Rate Schedule R-1.
fie} Transmission Delivery Adjustment -The monthly charges under this rate schedule shall be increased or decreased as necessary to reflect the
application of a transmission delivery adjustment calculated in
accordance with Schedule TDA provided however that the adjustment
shall never be less than zero ~0}.
~f} Automatic-Leave-fin-Service -Customers who qualify for automatic-
. leave-on service wilt be billed at the above rate except the monthly service charge will be deleted. Customers will be required to contract
with the City for this service provision.
fig} Electric Rider: Wind Watts Wind Energy Rider
~I} Availability. This optional service shat! be available to all Residential
excluding Master Metered} customers who select wind generated
energy as a source of electricity under the City's Wind Watts Program, in
lieu of electricity provided from traditional generation. Wind Watt's
energy is available tocustomers on afirst-come, first-serve basis subject to available supply.
~Ir} Application. Eligible customers may select service under this rider at
three levels of participation:
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a. 10°/° of monthly energy requirements
b. 50°/° of monthly energy requirements
c. 100°/° of monthly energy requirements
~tII}Rate. Same rate as for Residential customers plus the monthly Wind
Watts charge for the appropriate participation level:
a. 10°/°: $0.00201kUVh
b. 50%: $0.01001kUVh c. 100°/°: $0.02001kWh
~3} Electric Rate -Schedule R-1 (Master Metered Residential Units)
~a} Applicable to Residential units for all domestic usage where all energy is
taken through one ~1}master meter, Service will be furnished under this rate schedule subject to the established rules and regulations of the City
covering this type of service.
fib} Character of Service - A.C., fi0 cycles per second, single-phase, 1201240
volts; three phase 1201240, 1201208, 240!480, 2211480, 2400141 fi0,
1200!12,470 volts as available at point of service. "three-phase
customers served via under-ground primary to pad-mounted transformers will be furnished only 1201208 or 2111480 volt service,
~c} Rate -The monthly rate charge for service under this schedule shall be determined as follows:
The average kilowatt-hour usage per month per residential unit shall be determined by dividing the total monthly kilowatt-hours purchased as
determined by the City's master meter, by eighty-five percent X85%} of
the total number of permanently constructed residential units.
The individual energy charge per residential unit shall thence be
computed on the basis of the average kilowatt-hour usage per month per
residential unit figured at the following rate:
Energy Charge: $0.1114 per kUVh for all kUVh,
except $0,1010 per kUVh for all kUVh in the billing
months of November through April.
The total monthly bill shall thence be determined by multiplying the
energy charge per residential unit computed under the above rate by
eighty-five percent X85%} of the number of permanently constructed
residential units, and thence adding the following service charge:
Service Charge;$100.00 per month per master meter
~d} Transmission Delivery Adjustment -The monthly charge under this rate
schedule shall be increased or decreased as necessary to reflect the
application of a transmission delivery adjustment calculated in
accordance with Schedule TDA provided however that the adjustment shall never be less than zero ~0}.
fie} Submetering -Where electric service is submetered, the words "residential unit" in the above rate and minimum bill clauses shall be
replaced with the word "submeter".
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The customer operating the submetering system shall provide electric
seNice to his tenants and render bills therefore in strict accordance with
the electric submetering rules and regulations as established by the
Public Utility Commission of Texas in Substantive Rule No. 25.142, a copy of which is on file in the office of the City Secretary and on the
Internet at:
www. puc.state. us.txlruleslsubruleslelectric125.142125.142.doc.
All records and reports provided for in these rules and regulations, other
than those specified below, shall be made available to the City upon request.
The customer shall not impose any additional charges on his tenants over and above those charges that are billed by the City. For verification
purposes, the customer shall, within five days ~5} after his tenant's bills
are rendered each month, file a written report with the City showing a
reconciliation of his billing to his tenants plus the billing for owner used energy with the charges that are billed by the City. This report sha11
provide as a minimum the following information:
A calculation of the average cost per kilowatt-hour for the current month.
A listing of all submeter readings and billings, including kilowatt-hour
usage metered and total rate charge, forthe current month,
~f} Electric Rider: lNind lNatts Ullind Energy Rider
~I} Availability. This optional seNice shall be available to .all Commercial customers who select wind generated energy as a source of electricity
under the City's Wind lNatts Program, in lieu of electricity provided from
traditional generation. Uvind Uvatt's energy is available to customers on a
first-come, first-serve basis subject to available supply.
III} Application. Eligible customers may select service under this rider at three levels of participation:
a. 10°/° of monthly energy requirements
b. ~ 50°/° of monthly energy requirements
c. 100% of monthly energy requirements
VIII}Rate. Same rate as for Master Metered Residential customers plus the
monthly Wind Uvatts charge forthe appropriate participation level:
a. 10°/°: $0.00201kUVh
b. 50°/0: $0.01001kUVh
c. 100%: $0.02001k1Nh
~4} Electric Rate-Schedule SC Small Commercial Customers)
~a} Applicable to non-residential customers billed through a single meter
whose monthly kilowatt demand does not exceed 15 kUV. Service will be furnished under this rate schedule subject to the established rules and
regulations of the City covering this type of seNice.
fib} Character of SeNice - A.C., 60 cycles per second, single-phase, 1201240 volts; three phase 1201240, 1201208, 2401480, 2771480 volts as available
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at point of service. Three-phase customers served via under-ground primary to pad-mounted transformers will be furnished only 1201208 or
277'1480 volt service.
~c} Rate:
Service Charge: $9.00 per month, plus
Energy Charge: $0,1281 per kWh for the first 1000 kVVh; $0.0979 per kWh for all kWh over 1000,
~d} Billing Demand -Demand meters may be installed on all such customers
if ~1 }the installed load would indicate that demands over 15 kW would be experienced; or ~2} if the monthly energy usage exceeds 5,250 kWh, A
customer on this schedule whose metered demand exceeds 15 kW for
any billing period shall be billed under Schedule LP-1 for the next twelve- month period beginning with the current month.
fie} Transmission Delivery Adjustment -The monthly charges under this rate
schedule shall be increased or decreased as necessary to reflect the application of a transmission delivery adjustment calculated in
accordance with Schedule TDA provided however that the adjustment
shall never be less than zero ~0}.
~f} Electric Rider: Wind Watts Wind Energy Rider
HIV}Availability, This optional service shall be available to all Commercial
customers who select wind generated energy as a source of electricity under the City's Wind Watts Program, in lieu of electricity provided from
traditional generation. Wind Watt's energy is available to customers on a
first-come, first-serve basis subject to available supply.
~V} Application, Eligible customers may select service under this rider at
three levels of participation: a. 10°/° of monthly energy requirements
b. 50°/° of monthly energy requirements
c. 100°/° of monthly energy requirements
~VI}Rate. Same rate as for Small Commercial customers plus the monthly
Wind Watts charge for the appropriate participation level: a. 10°/°: $0.00201kWh
b. 50°/°: $0.01001kWh
c. 100°/°: $0.02001kWh
~5} Electric Rate-Schedule LP-1 (Medium Commercial Customers}
~a} Applicable to all commercial or industrial customers where service is
taken through one meter at one point of delivery and where the monthly
kilowatt demand is between 15 kW and 300 kW. Before service is furnished hereunder, an individual service agreement contract between
the Customer and the City may be required outlining all details of the
service to be supplied, the terms of the contract, and the obligations of
each party.
fib} Character of Service - A.C., 60 cycles per second, single-phase, 1201240
volts; three phase 1201240, 1201208, 2401480, 2771480 volts as available at point of service. Three-phase customers served via under-ground
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primary to pad-mounted transformers will be furnished only 1201208 or 2711480 volt service.
~c} Rate:
Service Charge:~25.00 per month, plus
Demand Charge: $10.40 per kW of monthly
billing demand, plus
Energy Charge: X0.0694 per kWh for all kvvh
~d} Minimum Monthly Charge -The minimum monthly charge under this rate schedule shall be the highest one of the following charges:
~i} X181.00 per month plus applicable transmission delivery adjustment on the kilowatt-hours used.
iii} The sum of service, demand and energy charges under the
above rate plus applicable transmission delivery adjustment on the kilowatt-hours used.
viii} The minimum monthly charge specified in customer's service contract with the City plus applicable transmission delivery
adjustment on the kilowatt-hours used.
fie} billing Demand -The billing demand shall be in the maximum 15 minute
measured kilowatt demand in the billing period, but nat less than 50°/° of
the peak demand measured in the twelve month period ending with the
current month. Unless otherwise specified in a firm electric service contract agreement, if at any time a customer billed under this schedule
continues for a period of twelve consecutive months without a metered
demand in excess of 15 kW, Schedule SC shall apply beginning with the
first month succeeding such twelve month period. Likewise, a customer on this schedule whose metered demand exceeds 3D0 kW for any billing
period shall be billed under Schedule LP-2 for the next twelve-month
period beginning with the current month.
~f} Power Factor -Should the power factor be lower than 0.90 lagging, the
City may adjust the measured demand by multiplying by the ratio of 0.90
to the actual power factor.
fig} Primary Service -Where service is taken ~ by the customer at the City's
available primary voltage and where the customer owns, operates, and maintains all service facilities except metering equipment, required to
take service at such voltage, a credit of 2°/° of the base rate charges will
be allowed. Metering may be primary or secondary corrected for the transformer losses} at the City's option.
~h} Transmission Delivery Adjustment -The monthly charges under this rate
schedule shall be increased or decreased as necessary to reflect the application of a transmission delivery adjustment calculated in
accordance with Schedule TDA provided however that the adjustment
shall never be less than zero ~0}.
~i} Electric Off Peak Rider
This rider is used in lieu of demand fees when the off-peak demand exceeds the on~peak demand.
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~I} This off-peak rider shall apply in computing the customer's monthly
electric bill. Under this rider, the demand for billing purposes shall be adjusted to be as follows;
Off-peak Rider = ~X + Y~ 2
Where: X =the peak demand measured during the on-peak
period
Y =the peak demand measured during the off-peak
period
III} However, in no case shall the billing demand in any month be less than
50°/° of the peak demand measured in the twelve-month period ending with the current month,
The periods for application of this rider are defined as follows:
On-Peak Period - 6:00 AM through 11:00 PM on Monday
through Friday
Off-Peak Period -11:00 PM through 6:00 AM on Monday through Friday and 11:OD PM on
Friday through 6:00 AM on Monday
U}Electric Rider: Wind Watts Wind Energy Rider
~I} Availability. This optional service shall be available to all Commercial
customers who select wind generated energy as a source of electricity
under the City's Wind Watts Program, in lieu of electricity provided from
traditional generation. Wind Watt's energy is available to customers on a
first-come, first-serve basis subject to available supply.
~I} Application. Eligible customers may select service under this rider at
three levels of participation:
a, 10°/° of monthly energy requirements
b. 50% of monthly energy requirements c. 100% of monthly energy requirements
III} Rate. Same rate as for Medium Commercial customers plus the monthly
Wind Watts charge forthe appropriate participation level:
a, 10°/°: $0.00201kWh
b. 50%: $0.01001kWh c. 100°/°: $0.02001kWh
~6} Electric Rate Schedule LP-2 (Large Commercial)
~a} Applicable to all commercial or industrial customers where service is taken through one meter at one point of delivery and where the monthly
kilowatt demand is from 300 kW to 1500 kW. Service will be furnished
under this rate schedule subject to the established rules and regulations
of the City covering this type of service. Before service is furnished hereunder, an individual service agreement contract between the
customer and the City may be required outlining all details of the service
to be supplied, the terms of the contract, and the obfigativns of each party.
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fib} Character of Service - A.C,, fi0 cycles per second, single-phase, 1201240
volts; three phase 120!240, 1201208, 2401480, 2111480 volts as available
at point of service. Three-phase customers served via under-ground
primary to pad-mounted transformers will be furnished only 1201208 or 2111480 volt service.
~c} Rate:
Service Charge: $15.00 per month, plus
Demand Charge: $10.40 per kW of monthly billing demand,
plus Energy Charge: $O.Ofil0 per kWh for all kvvh
~d} Minimum Monthly Charge -The minimum monthly charge under this rate schedule shall be the highest one of the following charges:
~I} $3,195.00 per month plus applicable transmission delivery
adjustment on the kilowatt-hours used.
III} The sum of service, demand and energy charges under the above
rate plus applicable transmission delivery adjustment on the kilowatt- hours used.
VIII}The minimum monthly charge specified in the customer's service
contract with the City, plus applicable transmission delivery adjustment on the kilowatt-hours used.
fie} Billing Demand -The billing demand shall be in the maximum 15 minute measured kilowatt demand in the billing period, but not less than 50°/° of
the peak demand measured in the twelve month period ending with the
current month. Unless otherwise specified in a firm electric service
contract agreement, if at any time a customer, billed under this schedule continues for a period of twelve consecutive months without a metered
demand in excess of 300 kW, Schedule LP-1 shall apply beginning with
the first month succeeding such twelve month period,
~f} Power Factor -Should the power factor be lower than 0.90 lagging, the
City may adjust the measured demand by multiplying by the ratio of 0.90
of the actual power factor.
fig} Primary Service -Where service is taken by the customer at the City's
available primary voltage and where the customer owns, operates and maintains all service facilities, except metering equipment, required to
take service at such voltage, a credit of 2°/° of the base rate charges will
be allowed. Metering may be primary or secondary corrected for the
transformer losses} at the City's option.
~h} Transmission Delivery Adjustment -The monthly charges under this rate
schedule shall be increased or decreased as necessary to reflect the application of a transmission delivery adjustment calculated in
accordance with Schedule TDA provided however that the adjustment
shall never be less than zero ~0}.
~i} Electric On-PeaklOff Peak Rider
~I} Upon the customer's request, this rider shall be made available to customers billed under the rate schedule LP-2, whose monthly
demand is greater than 300 kW, and who can reduce their load
during the City's 0n-Peak time between 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
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Under this rider, the demand for billing purposes shall be adjusted to be as follows:
{II) Rate: The applicable rate schedule demand charges shall be
replaced by the following on-peakloff peak rates:
On-Peak Demand Charge: $6.65,
plus Off-Peak Demand Charge: $3.75
However, in no case shall the off-peak billing demand in any
month be less than 50°/° of the off-peak demand measured in the twelvemonth period ending with the current month.
"the periods for application of this rider are defined as follows:
On-Peak Period - 5:00 PM through 8:00 PM, daily.
Off-Peak Period - 8:00 PM through 5:00 PM, daily.
U} Electric Rider: Wind Watts Wind Energy Rider
~I} Availability. This optional service shall be available to all Commercial
customers who select wind generated energy as a source of electricity
under the City's Wind Watts Program, in lieu of electricity provided from traditional generation. Wind Watt's energy is available to customers on a
first-come, first-serve basis subject to available supply.
~I} Application. Eligible customers may select service under this rider at
three levels of participation: a. 10°/0 of monthly energy requirements
b. 50°/0 of monthly energy requirements
c. 100% of monthly energy requirements
III} Rate. Same rate as for Large Commercial customers plus the monthly
Wind Watts charge forthe appropriate participation level: a. 10°/°: $0.00201kWh
b. 50%: $0.01001kWh
c. 100%: $0.02001kWh
~7} Electric Rate Schedule LP - 3 ~Industrial~
~a} Applicable to all industrial customers where service is taken through one
meter at one point of delivery and where the monthly kilowatt demand is
greater than 1500 kW. Service will be furnished subject to the
established rules and regulations of the City covering this type of service. Before service is furnished hereunder, an individual service agreement
contract between the customer and the City may be required outlining all
details of the service to be supplied, the terms of the contract, and the obligations of each party.
fib} Character of Service - A.C., 60 cycles per second, single-phase, 1201240
volts; three phase 1201240, 1201208, 2401480, 2771480, 240014160, 7200112,470 volts as available at point of service. Three-phase
customers served via under-ground primary to pad-mounted
transformers will be furnished only 1201208 or 2771480 volt service.
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~c} Rate;
Service Charge: $250.00 per month, plus
Demand Charge: $9.85 per kW of monthly billing demand, plus
Energy Charge: $0.0650 per kVl~h for all kWh
~d} Minimum Monthly Charge -The minimum monthly charge under this rate schedule shall be the highest of the following charges;
(I} $15,034.85 per month plus applicable transmission delivery adjustment on the kilowatt-hours used.
(II} The sum of service, demand and energy charges under the above
rate plus applicable transmission delivery adjustment on the kilowatt- hours used.
(III}The minimum monthly charge specified in the customer's service contract with the City, plus applicable transmission delivery
adjustment on the kilowatt-hours used.
fie} Billing Demand -The billing demand shall be in the maximum 15 minute measured kilowatt demand in the billing period, but not less than 50°/0 of
the peak demand measured in the twelve-month period ending with the
current month. Unless otherwise specified in a firm electric service contract agreement, if at any time a customer, billed under the schedule
continues for a period of twelve consecutive months without a metered
demand in excess of 1500 kW, Schedule LP-2 shall apply beginning with
the first month succeeding such twelve month period.
~f} Power Factor -Should the power factor be lower than 0.90 lagging, the
City may adjust the measured demand by multiplying by the ratio of 0.90 of the actual power factor.
fig} Primary Service -Where service is taken by the customer at the City's
available primary voltage and where the customer owns, operates and maintains all service facilities, except metering equipment, required to
take service at such voltage, a credit of 2°/0 of the base rate charges will
be allowed. Metering may be primary or secondary corrected for the transformer losses} at the City's option,
~h} Transmission Delivery Adjustment -The monthly charges under this rate
schedule shall be increased or decreased as necessary to reflect the application of a transmission delivery adjustment calculated in
accordance with Schedule TDA provided however that the adjustment
shall never be less than zero ~0},
~i} Electric on-Peakloff-Peak Rider
(I} Upon the customer's request, this rider shall be made available to
customers billed under the rate schedule LP-3, whose monthly
demand is 300 kW or greater, and who can reduce their load during
the City's on-Peak time between 5;00 p.m, and 8:00 p.m. Under this rider, the demand for billing purposes shall be adjusted to be as
follows;
III) Rate: The applicable rate schedule demand charges shall be
replaced by the following on-peakloff-peak rates:
on-Peak Demand Charge: $6.30, plus
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Off-Peak Demand Charge: $3.55
However, in no case shall the billing demand in any month be
less than 5D°/° of the peak demand measured in the twelve- month period ending with the current month.
"f he periods for application of this rider are defined as follows:
On-Peak Period - 5:00 PM through 8:00 PM, daily.
Off-Peak Period - 5:00 PM through 5:00 PM, daily.
U} Electric Rider: Wind Watts Wind Energy Rider
(I} Availability. This optional service shall be available tv all Industrial
customers who select wind generated energy as a source of electricity
under the City's Wind Watts Program, in lieu of electricity provided from
traditional generation. Wind Watt's energy is available to customers on a first~come, first-serve basis subject to available supply.
(II} Application. Eligible customers may select service under this rider at
three levels of participation;
a. 10°/° of monthly energy requirements
b. 50°/° of monthly energy requirements c. 100°/° of monthly energy requirements
(III}Rate. Same rate as for Industrial customers plus the monthly Wind
Watts charge for the appropriate participation level:
a. 10°/°: $D.00201kWh b. 50°/a: $0.01001kINh
c. 100°/°: $0.02001kWh
~S} Electric Rate-Schedule SL i'Security Liahts~
~a} Applicable to all security lights installed and- maintained by the City for
customers at their request. The customer will be required tv contract for
security light service for a minimum period of three ~3}years. Service will
be furnished under this rate schedule subject to the established rules and regulations of the City covering this type of service.
fib} Additional construction costs for installing security lights: The standard security light monthly fee includes installation of the
security light on existing city-owned utility poles. `the total cost for any
additional poles, cables or other equipment as calculated by the
Electrical Division must be paid in full by the customer prior to the installation of the security light.
~c} Rates per month per light:
i} 100 Watt $11.00
ii} 200 Watt $16.00
iii} 400 Watt $33.00