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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989-1823 - Ordinance - 09/27/1989ORDINANCE NO. 1823 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 11, SECTION 4, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS RELATING TO SCHEDULE OF RATES FOR ELECTRIC SERVICE; AND, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION: I. That Chapter 11, Section 4.A of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station is hereby amended to read as follows: "SECTION 4: ELECTRICAL SERVICE A. SCHEDULE OF RATES The monthly rates to be charged consumers for public utility services, namely electrical connections, shall be in accordance with the schedules as follows: (1) Electric Rate - Schedule R (Residential Customers) (a) Applicable to single-family residential cus- tomers for all domestic usage where all energy is taken through a single meter. Ser- vice will be furnished under this rate schedule subject to the established rules and regulations of the City covering this type of service. (b) Character of Service - A. C., 60 cycles per second, single phase, 120/240 volts. (c) Rate: Service Charge: $7.00 per month, plus Energy Charge: $0.0962 per kwhr for the first 100 kwhrs; $0.0662 per kwhr for the next 400 kwhrs; $0.0592 per kwhr for all kwhrs over 500, except; $0.0511 per kwhr for all kwhrs over 500 in November through April. (d) Multiple dwelling units where served ^i733 ORDINANCE NO. 1823 PAGE 2 under one (1) master meter shall be billed under Rate Schedule R-1. (e) Power Cost Adjustment - The monthly charges under this rate schedule shall be increased or decreased as necessary to reflect the application of a power cost adjustment cal- culated in accordance with Schedule PCA. (f) Automatic Leave On Service - Customers who qualify for automatic leave on service will be billed at the above rate, except the monthly service charge will be deleted. Cus- tomers will be required to contract with the City for this service provision. (2) Electric Rate - Schedule R-1 Master Metered Multiple Dwelling Un (a) Applicable to multiple dwelling 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. (b) Character of Service - A,C „ 60 cycles per second, single-phase, 120/240 volts; three phase 120/240, 120/208, 240/480, 227/480, 2400/4160, 7200/12,470 volts as available at point of service. Three-phase customers served via under -ground primary to padmounted transformers will be furnished only 120/208 or 277/480 volt service. (c) Rate - The monthly rate charge for service under this schedule shall be determined as follows: The average kwh usage per month per dwelling unit shall be determined by dividing the total monthly kwhrs purchased as determined by the City's master meter, by eighty-five percent (85%) of the total number of per- manently constructed dwelling units. The individual energy charge per dwelling unit shall thence be computed on the basis of the average kwh usage per month per dwelling unit figured at the following rate: nC 5734 ORDINANCE NO. 1823 PAGE 3 Energy Charge: $0.0962 per kwhr for the first 100 kwhrs; $0.0662 per kwhr for the next 400 kwhrs; $0.0592 per kwhr for all kwhrs over 500 except; $0.0511 per kwhr for all kwhrs over 500 used per month in the billing months of November through April. The total monthly bill shall thence be deter- mined by multiplying the energy charge per unit computed under the above rate by eighty- five percent (85%) of the number of perma- nently constructed dwelling units, and thence adding the following service charge: Service Charge: $100.00 per month per master meter (d) Power Cost Adjustment - The monthly charge under this rate schedule shall be increased or decreased as necessary to reflect the app- lication of a power cost adjustment calcu- lated in accordance with Schedule PCA. (e) Submetering - Where electric service is sub - metered, the words "dwelling unit" in the above rate and minimum bill clauses shall be replaced with the word "submeter". The customer operating the submetering system shall provide electric service to his tenants and render bills therefore in strict accor- dance with the electric submetering rules and regulations as established by the Public Utility Commission of Texas in Substantive Rule No. 23.51, a copy of which is on file in the office of the City Secretary. 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 which 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 re- port with the City showing a reconciliation r,r,5)735 ORDINANCE NO. 1823 PAGE 4 (3) of his billing to his tenants plus the billing for owner used energy with the charges which are billed by the City. This report shall provide as a minimum the following information: A calculation of the average cost per kilo- watt-hour for the current month. A listing of all submeter readings and billings, including kilowatt-hour usage metered and total rate charge, for the current month. 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 10 KW. Service will be furnished under this rate schedule subject to the esta- blished rules and regulations of the City covering this type of service. (b) Character of Service - A.C., 60 cycles per second, single-phase, 120/240 volts; three phase 120/240, 120/208, 240/480, 277/480, 2400/4160, 7200/12,470 volts as available at point of service. Three-phase customers served via under -ground primary to pad - mounted transformers will be furnished only 120/208 or 277/480 volt service. (c) Rate: Service Charge: Energy Charge: $0.0968 per $0.0819 per $0.0519 per $9.00 per month, plus kwhr for the first 200 kwhrs; kwhr for the next 000 kwhrs; kwhr for all kwhrs over 1000. (d) Billing Demand - Demand meters may be in- stalled on all such customers if (1) the in- stalled load would indicate that demands over 10 kilowatts would be experienced; or (2) if the monthly energy usage exceeds 3,500 kilowatt-hours. A customer on this schedule whose demand exceeds 10 kilowatts for any billing period shall be billed under ^573h ORDINANCE NO. 1823 PAGE 5 Schedule LP-1 for the next twelve-month period beginning with the current month. (e) Power Cost Adjustment - The monthly charges under this rate schedule shall be increased or decreased as necessary to reflect the ap- plication of a power cost adjustment calcu- lated in accordance with Schedule PCA. (4) Electric Rate -Schedule LP-1 (Medium Commercial and Industrial Customer (a) Applicable to all commercial and industrial customers where service is taken through one meter at one point of delivery and where the monthly kilowatt demand is between 10 KW and 500 KW. Service will be furnished under this rate schedule subject to the estab- lished rules and regulations of the City covering this type of service. Before ser- vice is furnished hereunder, an individual service agreement contract between the Customer and the City may be required out- lining all details of the service to be supplied, the terms of the contract, and the obligations of each party. (b) Character of Service - A.C., 60 cycles per second, single-phase, 120/240 volts; three phase 120/240, 120/208, 240/480, 277/480, 2400/4160, 7200/12,470 volts as available at point of service. Three-phase customers served via under -ground primary to pad - mounted transformers will be furnished only 120/208 or 277/480 volt service. (c) Rate: Service Charge: $15.00 per month, plus Demand Charge: $9.75 per KW of monthly billing demand, plus Energy Charge: $0.0304 per kwhr for the first 50,000 kwhrs $0.0254 per kwhr for all kwhrs over 50,000. r05737 ORDINANCE NO. 1823 PAGE 6 (d) Minimum Monthly Charge - The minimum monthly charge under this rate schedule shall be the highest one of the following charges: 1) $112.50 per month plus applicable power cost adjustment on the kilowatt-hours used. 11) The sum of service charge and demand charge under the above rate plus ap- plicable power cost adjustment on the kilowatt-hours used. iii) The minimum monthly charge specified in customer's service contract with the City plus applicable power cost adjustment on the kilowatt-hours used. (e) Billing Demand - The billing demand shall be in the maximum 15 minute measured kilowatt demand in the billing period, but not less than 60% 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 sche- dule continues for a period of twelve con- secutive months without a demand in excess of 10KW, Schedule SC shall apply beginning with the first month succeeding such twelve month period. Likewise, a customer on this schedule whose demand exceeds 500 KW for any billing period shall be billed under Sche- dule 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. (g) Primary Service - where service is taken by the customer at the City's available primary voltage and where the customer owns, op- erates, 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 (cor- rected for the transformer losses) at the City's option. ,n,P5 7 38 ORDINANCE NO. 1823 PAGE 7 (h) Power Cost Adjustment - The Monthly charges under this rate schedule shall be increased or decreased as necessary to reflect the application of a power cost adjustment cal- culated in accordance with Schedule PCA. (i) Off-peak Rider - Where the customer reim- burses the City for the cost of purchasing and installing the required demand metering equipment, as selected by the City, to con- tinuously monitor a customer's load peak demand, 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: i) The peak demand measured during the period defined as the on -peak period plus one- half the amount the peak demand measured during the off-peak period exceeds the peak demand measured during the on -peak period. However, in no case shall the billing demand in any month be less than 60% of the peak demand measured in the twelve month period ending with the current month. The periods for application of this rider axe 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 11:00 PM on Friday through 6:00 AM on Monday (5) Electric Rate Schedule LP-2 (Large Commercial and Industrial) (a) Applicable to all commercial and industrial customers where service is taken through one meter at one point of delivery and where the monthly kilowatt demand is between 500 KW and ORDINANCE NO. 1823 PAGE 8 1500 KW. Service will be furnished under this rate schedule subject to the esta- blished rules and regulations of the City covering this type of service. Before ser- vice is furnished hereunder, an individual service agreement contract between the cus- tomer and the City may be required outlining all details of the service to be supplied, the terms of the contract, and the obliga- tions of each party. (b) Character of Service - A.C., 60 cycles per second, single-phase, 120/240 volts; three phase 120/240, 120/208, 240/480, 277/480, 2400/416, 7200/12,470 volts as available at point of service. Three-phase customers served via under -ground primary to padmounted transformers will be furnished only 120/208 or 277/480 volt service. (c) Rate: Service Charge: $50.00 per month, plus Demand Charge: $4,750.00 for the first 500 KW of monthly billing demand $9.00 per KW of monthly billing demand for all additional KW, plus Energy Charge: $0.0284 per kwhr kwhrs; $0.0252 per kwhr 250,000. for the first 250,000 for all kwhrs over (d) Minimum Monthly Charge - The minimum monthly charge under this rate schedule shall be the highest one of the following charges: i) $4,800.00 per month plus applicable power cost adjustment on the kilowatt- hours used. ii) The sum of service charge and demand charge under the above rate plus applicable power cost adjustment on the kilowatt-hours used. iii) The minimum monthly charge specified in the customer's service contract with (lr n ei i,.� ORDINANCE NO. 1823 PAGE 9 the City, plus applicable power cost adjustment on the kilowatt-hours used. (e) Billing Demand - The billing demand shall be in the maximum 15 minute measured kilowatt demand in the billing period, but not less than 60% 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 sche- dule continues for a period of twelve con- secutive months without a demand in excess of 500 KW, Schedule LP-1 shall apply beginning with the first month succeeding such twelve month period. Likewise, a customer on this schedule whose demand exceeds 1500 KW for any billing period shall be billed under Schedule LP-3 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 the actual power factor. (g) 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) Power Cost Adjustment - The monthly charges under this rate schedule shall be increased or decreased as necessary to reflect the application of a power cost adjustment cal- culated in accordance with Schedule PCA. W Offpeak Rider - Where the customer reimburses the City for the cost of purchasing and in- stalling the required demand metering equip- ment, as selected by the City to continuously monitor a customer's load peak demand, this off-peak rider shall apply in computing the customer,s monthly electric bill. Under this rider, the demand for billing purposes shall nr 57L' 1 ORDINANCE NO. 1823 PAGE 10 be adjusted as follows: (1) The peak demand measured during the period defined as the on -peak period plus one-half the amount the peak demand measured during the off-peak period exceeds the peak demand measured during the on -peak period. However, in no case shall the in any month be less than 60% demand measured in the twelve ending with the current month. billing demand of the peak month period 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 11:00 PM on Friday through 6:00 AM on Monday. (6) Electric Rate -Schedule LP-3 Industrial Customers (a) Applicable to all commercial and industrial customers where service is taken through one meter at one point of delivery and who con- tracts for at least 1500 KW of monthly de- mand. 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 de- tails of the service to be supplied, the terms of the contract, and the obligations of each party. (b) Character of Service - A.C., 60 cycles per second, single-phase, 120/240 volts; three phase 120/240, 120/208, 240/480, 277/480, 2400/4160, 7200/12,470 volts as available at point of service. Three-phase customers served via under -ground primary to pad - mounted transformers will be furnished only 120/208 or 277/480 volt service. n r 1 ORDINANCE NO. 1823 (c) Rate: PAGE 11 Service Charge: $100.00 per month, plus Demand Charge: $13,500.00 for the first 1500 KW of monthly billing demand $8.50 per KW for all additional KW of billing demand, plus; Energy Charge: $0.0261 per kwhr kwhrs $0.0221 per kwhr 500,000. for the first 500,000 for all kwhrs over (d) Minimum Monthly Charge - The minimum monthly charge under this rate schedule shall be the highest one of the following charges: i) $13,600.00 power cost hours used. ii) The sum of charge unde cable power watt-hours per month plus applicable adjustment on the kilowatt- service charge and demand r the above rate cost adjustment used. plus appli- on the kilo- iii) The minimum monthly charge specified in the customer's service contract with the City, plus applicable power cost adjust- ment on the kilowatt-hours used. (e) Billing Demand - The billing demand shall be in the maximum 15 minute measured kilowatt demand in the billing period, but not less than 60% 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 sche- dule continues for a period of twelve con- secutive months without a demand in excess of 1500 KW, Schedule LP-2 shall apply beginning with the first month succeeding such twelve month period. ORDINANCE NO. 1823 PAGE 12 (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. (g) Primary Service - Where service is taken by the customer at the City's available primary voltage and where the customer owns, 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) Power Cost Adjustment - The monthly charges under this rate schedule shall be increased or decreased as necessary to reflect the application of a power cost adjustment cal- culated in accordance with Schedule PCA. (i) Off-peak Rider - Where the customer reim- burses the City for the cost of purchasing and installing the required demand metering equipment, as selected by the City, to continuously monitor a customer's load peak demand, 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: i) The peak demand measured during the period defined as the on -peak period plus one-half the amount the peak demand measured during the off-peak period exceeds the peak demand measured during the on -peak period. However, in no case shall the billing demand in any month be less than 60% of the peak demand measured in the twelve month period ending with the current month. The periods for appli- cation of this rider are defined as follows: On -Peak Period - 6:00 AM through 11:00 PM Monday through Friday ORDINANCE NO. 1823 PAGE 13 Off -Peak Period - 11:00 PM through 6:00 AM on Monday through Friday and 11:00 PM on Friday through 6:00 AM on Monday. (7) Electric Rate -Schedule SL (100 Watt Securit Lights) (a) Applicable to service 100 watt security lights installed and maintained by the City for customers at their request. The customer will be required to contract for this service for a period to be determined by the City. Service will be furnished under this rate schedule subject to the established rules and regulations of the City covering this type of service. (b) Character of Services - Security lighting equipment, including lamps, fixtures, controls units, and the necessary security lighting circuits, transformers, guys, anchors, fittings, etc. will be furnished by the City subject to the payment of an installation fee as set by the City. (c) Rate: $8.00 per month per light. (d) Power Cost Adjustment - The monthly charges under this rate schedule shall be increased or decreased as necessary to reflect the application of a power cost adjustment (based on estimated 39 kwhrs per light per billing period) calculated in accordance with Schedule PCA. (8) Electric Rate -Schedule SL (200 Watt Security Lights (a) Applicable to service 200 watt security lights installed and maintained by the City for customers at their request. The cus- tomer will be required to contract for this service for a period to be determined by the City. Service will be furnished under this rate schedule subject to the established rules and regulations of the City covering this type of service. r'",574-0 ORDINANCE NO. 1823 PAGE 14 (b) Character of Service - Security lighting equipment, including lamps, fixtures, control units, and the necessary security lighting circuits, transformers, guys, anchors, fittings, etc. will be furnished by the City subject to the payment of an installation fee as set by the City. (c) Rate: $11.50 per month per light. (d) Power Cost Adjustment - The monthly charges under this rate schedule shall be increased or decreased as necessary to reflect the application of a power cost adjustment (based on estimated 75 kwhrs per light per billing period) calculated in accordance with Schedule PCA. (9) Electric Rate -Schedule PCA (Power Cost Ad'ust- .ncnF The formula for calculation of the Power Cost Adjustment Factor shall be as follows: PCA=WC - (P) W - CF S Definitions: PCA = Power cost adjustment factor ($ per kwh) rounded to the nearest 0.0001 cents. WC = Total wholesale cost of energy purchased by the City from its supplier for the immediately preceding billing month. ($) P = Total energy purchased by the City from its supplier for the immediately preceding billing month. ($) K = Base wholesale power cost included in the City's retail electric rate schedules. ($.04 per kwh) nr,5746 ORDINANCE NO. 1823 PAGE 15 S = Total estimated kwh sales to City customers for the current City billing period. CF = Correction factor adjustment to be applied in the current billing month to provide for correction of the variance between actual and estimated power cost ad- justment revenues derived from the Power Cost Adjust- ment Factor for the second preceding billing month prior to the current billing month. ($) The formula for calculation of the Correction Factor is as follows: where CF = (A) - (B) (A) = The actual power cost adjustment revenues received from application of the Power Cost Adjustment Factor in the second preceding billing month. ($) (B) = The actual power cost adjustment revenues which should have been collected from application of the Power Cost Adjustment Factor in the second preceding billing month." II. THAT CHAPTER 11, SECTION 4.F OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, IS HEREBY AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: "F. Effective Date of Rates These rates shall be effective on all invoices submitted by the City of Col- lege Station to users on or after Oc- tober 1, 1989." III. Should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any purpose, the remainder of this ordinance shall not be affected thereby. IV. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed to the extent of the conflict only. �!'5747 ORDINANCE NO. 1823 PAGE 16 V. And, it is ordained that this ordinance shall become effective from and after its passage in accordance with the City charter of the City of College Station. PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 27TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1989. ATTEST: Dial Jou' es, ity Secretary r" APPROVED: Larry J. Mayor n,r-5 4R