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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988-1776 - Ordinance - 09/22/1988ORDINANCE NO. 1776 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: 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 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. (b) Character of Service - A. C., 60 cycles per second, single phase, 120/240 volts. (c) Rate• Service Charge: $6.50 per month, Energy Charge: $0.1009 per kwhr for the first 100 kwhrs; $0.0709 per kwhr for the next 400 kwhrs; $0.0639 per kwhr for all kwhrs over 500, except; $0.0558 per kwhr for all kwhrs over 500 in the November through April. n05398 ORDINANCE NO. 1776 PAGE 2 (d) Multiple dwelling units where served 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 calculated 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. Customers will be required to contract with the City for this service provision. (2) Electric Rate - Schedule R-1 Units (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 permanently 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: n05399 ORDINANCE NO. 1776 PAGE 3 Energy Charge: $0.1009 per kwhr for the first 100 kwhrs; $0.0709 per kwhr for the next 400 kwhrs; $0.0639 per kwhr for all kwhrs over 500, except; $0.0558 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 determined by multiplying the energy charge per unit computed under the above rate by eighty-five percent (85%) of the number of permanently 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 charges under this rate schedule shall be increased or decreased as necessary to reflect the application of a power cost adjustment calculated in accordance with Schedule PCA. (e) Submetering - Where electric service is submetered, 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 accordance with the electric submetering rules and regulations as established by the Public Utility Commission of Texas in Substantive Rule No. 052.02.05.057, a copy of which is on file in the office of 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 (5) days after his tenant's bills are rendered each month, file a written report with the City showing a reconciliation 005400 ORDINANCE NO. 1776 (3) PAGE 4 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 kilowatt-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 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, 277/480,2400/4160, 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: Service Charge: $9.00 per month, plus Energy Charge: $0.1024 per kwhr for the first 200 kwhrs; $0.0875 per kwhr for the next 800 kwhrs; $0.0575 per kwhr for all kwhrs over 1000. (d) Billing Demand - Demand meters may be installed on all SUN customers if (1) the installed 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 Schedule LP-1 for the next twelve-month period beginning with the current month. n05401 ORDINANCE NO. 1776 PAGE 5 (e) Power Cost Adjustment - The monthly charges under this rate schedule shall be increased or decreased asnecessary to reflect the application of a power cost adjustment calculated in accordance with Schedule PCA. (4) Electric Rate - (Medium Commercial and Industrial Customers) (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 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. (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 padmounted 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: $0.0334 per kwhr for the first 50,000 kwhrs; $0.0284 per kwhr for all kwhrs over 50,000. 005402 ORDINANCE NO. 1776 PAGE 6 (d) Minimum Monthly Charge - The minimum monthly charge under this rate schedule shall be the highest one of the following charges: i) $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 applicable power cost adjustment on the kilowatt-hours used. 110 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 schedule continues for a period of twelve consecutive 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 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. (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. 005403 ORDINANCE NO. 1776 PAGE 7 (h) Power Cost Ad'ustment - The monthly charges under this rate schedule shall be increased or decreased as necessary to reflect the application of a power cost adjustment calculated in accordance with Schedule PCA. W Off-peak Rider - Where the customer reimburses 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: 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 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 are defined as follows: On -Peak Period - 6:00 A.M. through 11:00 P.M. on Monday through Friday Off -Peak Period - 11:00 P.M. through 6:00 A.M. on Monday through Friday and 11:00 P.M. on Friday through 6:00 A.M. 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 1500 KW. Service will be furnished 005404 ORDINANCE NO. 1776 PAGE 8 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 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, 2400/416, 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 billing demand $ 9.00 per KW of monthly billing demand for all additional KW, plus Energy Charge: $0.0311 per kwhr for the first 250,000 kwhrs; $0.0281 per kwhr for all kwhrs over 250,000. (d) Minimum Monthly Charge - The minimum monthly charge under this rate schedule shall be the highest one of the following charges: 1) $4,800.00 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 applicable power cost adjustment on the kilowatt-hours used. 111) The minimum monthly charge specified in the customer's service contract with the City, plus applicable power cost adjustment on the kilowatt- hours used. ^n54n5 ORDINANCE NO. 1776 PAGE 9 (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 schedule continues for a period of twelve consecutive 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 calculated in accordance with Schedule PCA. (i) Offpeak Rider - Where the customer reimburses 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: 005406 ORDINANCE NO. 1776 i) The peak demand measured the on -peak period plus demand measured during the peak demand measured PAGE 10 during the period defined as one-half the amount the peak the off-peak period exceeds 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 are defined as follows: On -Peak Period - 6:00 A.M. through 11:00 P.M. on Monday through Friday Off -Peak Period - 11:00 P.M. through 6:00 A.M. on Monday through Friday and 11:00 P.M. on Friday through 6:00 A.M. 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 contract for at least 1500 KW of monthly demand. 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 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 padmounted transformers will be furnished only 120/208 or 277/480 volt service. (c) Rate• Service Charge: $100.00 per month, plus n05407 ORDINANCE NO. 1776 Demand Charge: $13,500.00 $ 8.50 for the first 1500 billing demand; PAGE 11 KW of monthly per KW for all additional KW of billing demand, plus; Energy Charge: $0.0283 per kwhr for the first 500,000 kwhrs; $0.0243 per kwhr for all kwhrs over 500,000. (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 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. Ili) The minimum monthly charge specified in the 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 schedule continues for a period of twelve consecutive months without a 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 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, operates, n05408 ORDINANCE NO. 1776 PAGE 12 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 calculated in accordance with Schedule PCA. (i) Offpeak Rider - Where the customer reimburses 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 application of this rider are defined as follows: On -Peak Period - 6:00 A.M. through 11:00 P.M. on Monday through Friday Off -Peak Period - 11:00 P.M. through 6:00 A.M. on Monday through Friday and 11:00 P.M. on Friday through 6:00 A.M. on Monday. n05409 ORDINANCE NO. 1776 PAGE 13 (7) Electric Rate -Schedule SL (100 Watt Security 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, 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• $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 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 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: $11.50 per month per light. 005410 ORDINANCE NO. 1776 PAGE 14 (d) Power Cost Adjustment - The monthly charges under this rate schedule shall be increased or decreased as necessary to reflect the application of a power cost adjustment (based on estimated 75 kwhrs per light per billing period) calculated in accordance with Schedule PCA. (9) Electric Rate -Schedule PCA (Power Cost Adjustment Factor) The formula for calculation of the Power Cost Adjustment Factor shall be as follows: PCA=WC - (P)(K) - CF S Definitions: PCA = Power cost adjustment factor ($ 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. ($) P = Total energy purchased by the City from its supplier for the immediately preceding billing month. (kwh) K = Base wholesale power cost included in the City's retail electric rate schedules. ($.04 per kwh) 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 adjustment revenues derived from the Power Cost Adjustment Factor for the second preceding billing month prior to the current billing month. ($) The formula for calculation of the Correction Factor is as follows: CF = (A) - (B) where (A) = The actual power cost adjustment revenues received from application of the Power Cost Adjustment Factor in the second preceding billing month. ($) (B) = The actual power cost adjustment revenues which 005411 ORDINANCE NO. 1776 PAGE 15 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 submitted by the users on or after be effective on City of College October 1, 1988." all invoices Station to 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. 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 22ND DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1988. APPROVED: ATTEST: i Dian Jo rsFC ity Secretary n05412