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
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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:
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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
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(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
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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.
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(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.
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(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
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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
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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
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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.
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(c) Rate:
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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.
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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
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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.
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(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. ($.04 per kwh)
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S = Total estimated kwh sales to City customers for the
current City billing period.
CF = Correction factor adjustment to be applied in the
current billing month to provide for correction of the
variance between actual and estimated power cost ad-
justment revenues derived from the Power Cost Adjust-
ment Factor for the second preceding billing month
prior to the current billing month. ($)
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.
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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
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APPROVED:
Larry J. Mayor
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