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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1983-102NO AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 25-21 OF CHAPTER 25, CODS OF ORDINANCES PROVIDING FOR ELECTRIC UTILITY RATES, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, HEREBY ORDAINS PART I That Section 25-21 of Chapter 25 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows ARTICLE II ELECTRIC SERVICE Section 25-21 Rate Schedule The rates to be charged by the City for electricity are hereby established as follows (A) RESIDENTIAL SERVICE RATE (SCHEDULE R-1) APPLICATION Applicable to all electric service used for residential purposes in a single family dwelling or an individually metered apartment, supplied at one point of delivery and measured through one meter where usage is not in excess of 700 KWH per 30-day month during the billing months MAY through OCTOBER if usage in any such month exceeds 700 KWH, billing will be rendered that month under Rate Schedule R-2 and thereafter for a period extending through the 12 billing months of the next year ending with the October billing Annually, in November, the customer may again qualify for the R-1 rate provided that consumption has not exceeded 700 KWH per 30-day month during the previous six summer months Where individual dwelling units are being served through the same meter as of the effective date of this rate schedule and the KWH in the billing months of MAY through OCTOBER exceed 700 KWH times the number of dwelling units, the billing for that PAGE 1 month and thereafter will be rendered under Rate Schedule R-2 NET MONTHLY RATE WINTER SUMMER Billing months of Billing months of November through April May through October 1 Customer Facility Charge $5 50/month $5 50/month 2 Energy Charge 5 50¢/KWH 5 50¢/KWH 3 Energy Cost Adjustment Schedule ECA Schedule ECA MINIMUM BILLING $5 50/month $5 50/month TYPE OF SERVICE The Utility will supply single-phase service at any standard voltages available from the Utility's distribution system through one standard transformation PAYMENT Bills are due when rendered, and become past due if not paid within 15 calendar days from date of issuance SPECIAL FACILITIES All services which require special facilities in order to meet customer's service requirements shall be provided subject to the special facilities rider PRORATION OF UTILITY BILLS a Billing for the Facility charge shall be based on 12 bill- ings annually Formula Actual days in readin period x customer charge 365 12 ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT A charge per KWH of energy taken for fuel cost calculated in accordance with Schedule E C A (B) RESIDENTIAL SERVICE RATE (SCHEDULE R-2) APPLICATION Applicable to any customer for all electric service used for residential purposes in an individual private dwelling or an individually metered apartment, supplied at one point of delivery and measured through one meter Also applicable to any customer heating with electric energy, resistance or heat pump Not applicable to resale service in any event, nor to temporary, standby, or supplementary service except in conjunction with applicable rider PAGE 2 NET MONTHLY RATE WINTER SUMMER Billing months of Billing months of November through April May through October 1 Customer Facility Charge Single Phase $ 6 50/month Three Phase $11 00/month 2 Energy Charge First 1,000 KWH 6 00¢/KWH All additional KWH 5 50¢/KWH First 3,000 KWH All additional KWH 3 Energy Cost Adjustment Schedule ECA MINIMUM BILLING Single Phase $ 6 50/month Three Phase $11 00/month TYPE OF SERVICE $ 6 50/month $11 00/month 6 500/KWH 7 00¢/KWH Schedule ECA $ 6 50/month $11 00/month The Utility will supply single-phase service (or three-phase service if available at the point of delivery) at sixty (60) cycles and at any standard voltages available from the Utility's distribution system through one standard transformation Where service of the type desired by the customer is not already available at the point of service, special contract arrangements between the Utility and the customer may be required prior to its being furnished PAYMENT Bills are due when rendered, and become past due if not paid within 15 calendar days from date of issuance SPECIAL FACILITIES All services which require special facilities in order to meet customer's service requirements shall be provided subject to the special facilities rider PRORATION OF UTILITY BILLS a Billing for the Facility charge shall be based on 11 bill- ings annually Formula Actual days in reading period x customer charge b Billing for the energy charge shall be based on 30 days per month to determine the KWH consumption to be charged to each rate block Formula Actual days in reading period x KWH in rate block x Rate per 3u KWH in rate block ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT A charge per KWH of energy taken for fuel cost calculated in accordance with Schedule E C A PAGE 3 (C) COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL LIGHTING & POWER SERVICE RATES (SCHEDULE LP (Large Primary) APPLICATION Applicable to any customer for all electric service supplied at one point of delivery and measured through one meter with customer providing all facilities necessary to receive primary voltage service Not applicable to resale service in any event, nor to temporary, standby or supplementary service except in conjunction with applicable rider NET MONTHLY RATE 1 Customer Facility Charge $49 50 per month 2 Demand Charge $ 4 80 per KW of demand 3 Energy Charge 4 80¢/KWH for all KWH 4 Energy Cost Adjustment Current ECA Factor MINIMUM BILLING An amount equal to the demand charge as calculated below but not less than seventy percent (70%) of the maximum monthly demand charge for any month during the preceding eleven (11) months TYPE OF SERVICE Primary voltage service (transformation equipment owned by customer) is available to any customer with a 12-month minimum monthly demand of 750 KW or greater Any customer which meets all criteria as a primary service customer except minimum demand; and who is classed as a primary service customer on the date of the passage of this ordinance, and who continuously accepts service as a primary service customer may continue within this rate class Primary service rendered at one point on the customer's premises at a nominal voltage of 13,200 volts or 69,000 volts three-phase at the option of the utility The primary voltage service customer shall own, operate, and maintain all facilities necessary to receive three phase primary voltage service and all transformation facilities required for conversion to utilization voltage The Utility shall own, operate and maintain all metering facilities, either at primary or secondary voltage, at the Utility's option Where the Utility elects to meter at secondary voltage, two percent shall be added to the demand charge, the energy charge and the energy cost adjustment charge to account for transformer losses PAYMENT Bills are due when rendered, and become past due if not paid within 15 calendar days from date of issuance DETERMINATION OF DEMAND The demand shall be the KW supplied during the 15-minute period of maximum use during the current month as determined by PAGE 4 City's demand meter, but not less than 70% of the maximum KW similarly determined during the previous billing months of MAY through OCTOBER in the 12 months ending with the current month, nor LESS than 750 KW POWER FACTOR The Utility reserves the right to make tests to determine the power factor of the customer's installation served during periods of maximum demand or by measurement of the average power factor for the monthly billing period If the power factor is below ninety percent, the demand for billing purposes will be determined by multiplying the uncorrected KW billing demand by 90% and dividing by the determined power factor SPECIAL FACILITIES All services which require special facilities in order to meet customer's service requirements shall be provided subject to the special facilities rider PRORATION OF UTILITY BILLS a Billing for the Facility charge shall be based on 12 billings annually Formula Actual days in readin period x customer charge 365 12 b Billing for demand shall be calculated on a 30 day per month basis and prorated for longer or shorter billing periods Formula Actual days in reading Period x KW demand x Rate —' 30 days ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT A charge per KWH of energy taken for fuel cost calculated in accordance with Schedule E C A (D) GENERAL SERVICE PRIMARY (SCHEDULE GP) APPLICATION Applicable to commercial and industrial users for all electric service supplied at one point of delivery and measured through one primary voltage meter Transformation equipment is owned by the Utility Not applicable to resale service in any event, nor to temporary, standby or supplementary service, except in conjunction with applicable rider NET MONTHLY RATE 1 Facility Charge 2 Energy Charge 3 Demand Charge 4 Energy Cost Adjustment $49 50/month 4 9¢/KWH $ 5 05/KW Current ECA Factor PAGE 5 MINIMUM BILLING An amount equal to the demand charge as calculated below but not less than seventy percent (70%) of the maximum monthly demand charge for any month during the preceding eleven (11) months TYPE OF SERVICE The Utility will supply three-phase service at sixty (60) cycles and dt any standard voltages available from the utility's distribution system Where service of the type desired by the customer is not already available at the point of service, special contract arrangements between the Utility and the customer may be required prior to its being furnished PAYMENT Bills are due when rendered, and become past due if not paid within 15 days from date of issuance DETERMINATION OF DEMAND The demand shall be the KW supplied during the 15-minute period of maximum use during the current month as determined by City's demand meter, but not less than 70% of the maximum KW similarly determined during the previous billing months of MAY through OCTOBER in the 12 months ending with the current month, nor LESS than 750 KW POWER FACTOR The Utility reserves the right to make tests to determine the power factor of the customer's installation served during periods of maximum demand or by measurement of the average power factor for the monthly billing period If the power factor is below ninety percent, the demand for billing purposes will be determined by multiplying the uncorrected KW billing demand by 90% and dividing by the determined power factor SPECIAL FACILITIES All services which require special facilities in order to meet the customer's service requirements shall be provided subject to special facilities rider PRORATION OF UTILITY BILLS a Billing for the Facility charge shall be based on 12 billings annually Formula Actual days tg/ieading period x customer charge b Billing for demand shall be calculated on a 30 day per month basis and prorated for longer or shorter billing periods Formula Actual days in reading period x KW demand x Rate 30 days PAGE 6 ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT A charge per KWH of energy taken for fuel cost calculated in accordance with Schedule E C A (E) GENERAL SERVICE (COMMERCIAL) (SCHEDULE GS) APPLICATION Applicable to any commercial and industrial users for all electric service supplied at one point of delivery and measured through one meter Not a licable to resale service in any event, nor to temporary, Stan by or supplementary service except in conjunction with applicable rider NET MONTHLY RATE 1 Customer Facility Charge Single Phase Three Phase 2 Demand Charge 3 Energy Charge 4 Energy Cost Adjustment MINIMUM BILLING $10 00 per month $15 00 per month $ 5 10 per KW of demand 5 10¢/KWH for all KWH Current ECA Factor An amount equal to the demand charge as calculated below but not less than seventy percent (70%) of the maximum monthly demand charge for any month during the preceding eleven (11) months but not less than $10/month for single phase or less than $15/month for three phase TYPE OF SERVICE Secondary service available to commercial and industrial customers The Utility will supply single-phase service (or three-phase service if available at the point of delivery) at sixty (60) cycles and at any standard voltages available from the Utility's distribution system through one standard transformation Where service of the type desired by the customer is not already available at the point of service, special contract arrangements between the Utility and the customer may be required prior to its being furnished PAYMENT Bills are due when rendered, and become past due if not paid within 15 calendar days from date of issuance DETERMINATION OF DEMAND The demand shall be the KW supplied during the 15-minute period of maximum use during the current month as determined by City's demand meter, but not less than 70% of the maximum KW similarly determined during the previous billing months of MAY through OCTOBER in the 12 months ending with the current month In no case, shall demand be less than 1 KW PAGE 7 In cases where the connected load is constant, the Utility may, at it's option, estimate the KW demand For neon signs, one volt ampere shall be considered the equivalent of 3/4 watt POWER FACTOR The Utility reserves the right to make tests to determine the power factor of the customer's installation served during periods of maximum demand or by measurement of the average power factor for the monthly billing period If the power factor is below ninety percent, the demand for billing purposes will be determined by multiplying the uncorrected KW billing demand by 90% and dividing by the determined power factor &PECIAL FACILITIES All services which require special facilities in order to meet customer's service requirements shall be provided subject to the special facilities rider PRORATION OF UTILITY BILLS a Billing for the Facility charge shall be based on 12 billings annually Formula Actual days ty,ijading period x customer charge b Billing for demand shall be calculated on a 30 day per month basis and prorated for longer or shorter billing periods Formula Actual days in reading period x KW demand x Rate 30 days ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT A charge per KWH of energy taken for fuel cost calculated in accordance with Schedule E C A (F) LOCAL GOVERNMENT LIGHTING & POWER SERVICE RATE City, County, Independent School District (SCHEDULE G1) APPLICATION Applicable to any local City, County or School Districts for all electric service supplied at one point of delivery and measured through one meter a licable to resale service in any event, nor to tempo;a y, s an by or supplementary service except in conjunction with applicable rider NET MONTHLY RATE 1 Customer Charge Single Phase Three Phase $ 7 70 per month $12 70 per month 2 Demand Charge $ 3 50 per KW of demand PAGE 8 3 Energy Charge 4 Energy Cost Adjustment MINIMUM BILLING Single Phase Three Phase TYPE OF SERVICE 5 100 per KWH for all KWH Current ECA $ 7 70/month $12 70/month The Utility will supply single-phase service (or three-phase service if available at the point of delivery) at sixty (60) cycles and at any standard voltages available from the Utility's distribution system through one standard transformation Where service of the type desired by the customer is not already available at the point of service, special contract arrangements between the Utility and the customer may be required prior to its being furnished PAYMENT Bills are due when rendered, and become past due if not paid within 15 calendar days from date of issuance DETERMINATION OF DEMAND The demand shall be the KW supplied during the 15-minute period of maximum use during the current month as determined by City's demand meter POWER FACTOR The Utility reserves the right to make tests to determine the power factor of the customer's installation served during periods of maximum demand or by measurement of the average power factor for the monthly billing period If the power factor is below ninety percent, the demand for billing purposes will be determined by multiplying the uncorrected KW billing demand by 90% and dividing by the determined power factor SPECIAL FACILITIES All services which require specicil facilities in order to meet customer's service requirements shall be provided subject to the special facilities rider PRORATION OF UTILITY BILLS a Billing for the Facility charge shall be based on 12 billings annually Formula Actual days in readin period x customer charge 365 12 b Billing for demand shall be calculated on a 30 day per month basis and prorated for longer or shorter billing periods Formula Actual days in reading period x KW demand x Rate 30 days PAGE 9 LNERGY COST ADJUSTMENT A charge per KWH of energy taken for fuel cost calculated in accordance with Schedule E C A (G) STREET LIGHTING (SCHEDULE G2) APPLICATION Applicable to all street lighting provided within the City of Denton and provided to the City of Denton, another City or the Texas Department of Highways and Public Transportation NET MONTHLY RATE 1 Facility Charge 2 Energy Cost Adjustment Current ECA x monthly bulb wattage factor Bulb Wattage Factor 100W Sodium Vapor $ 6 00 48 KWH/month 250W Sodium Vapor $ 9 00 105 KWH/month 400W Sodium Vapor $11 75 159 KWH/month 175W Mercury Vapor $ 6 00 70 KWH/month 250W Mercury Vapor $ 9 00 98 KWH/month 400W Mercury Vapor $11 75 153 KWH/month 1000W Mercury Vapor $22 50 380 KWH/month TYPE OF SERVICL The Utility will supply single-phase service (or three-phase service if available at the point of delivery) at sixty (60) cycles and at any standard voltages available from the Utility's distribution system through one standard transformation Where service of the type desired by the customer is not already available at the point of service, special contract arrangements between the Utility and the customer may be required prior to its being furnished PAYMENT Bills are due when rendered, and become past due if not paid within 15 calendar days from date of issuance PRORATION OF UTILITY BILLS a Billing for the Facility charge shall be based on 12 billings annually Formula Actual days in reading period x customer charge 365/12 ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT A charge per KWH of energy taken for fuel cost calculated in accordance with Schedule E C A PAGE 10 (H) STREET LIGHTING & TRAFFIC SIGNALS (SCHEDULE G3) APPLICATION Applicable to State and Local Government agencies that install and maintain their own street lights and traffic signals NET MONTHLY RATE All KWH 6 0¢ per KWH TYPE OF SERVICE At the Utility's available secondary voltage and phase PAYMENT Bills are due when rendered, and become past due if not paid within 15 calendar days from date of issuance MAINTENANCE CHARGE Maintenance expenses billed at cost SPECIAL FACILITIES All services which require special facilities in order to meet customer's service requirements shall be provided subject to the special facilities rider ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT A charge per KWH of energy taken for fuel cost calculated in accordance with Schedule E C A (I) DUSK -TO -DAWN LIGHTING (Security Lighting) (SCHEDULE D-D) APPLICATION Applicable to any customer within the area served by the City's electric distribution system for outdoor area lighting when such lighting facilities are operated as an extension of the City's distribution system NET MONTHLY RATE 1 Facility Charge 100W Sodium Vapor 250W Sodium Vapor 400W Sodium Vapor 175W Mercury Vapor 250W Mercury Vapor* 400W Mercury Vapor 7 50 10 00 $15 00 $ 6 50 $10 00 $12 50 2 Energy Cost Adjustment Current ECA x monthly bulb wattage factor Bulb Wattage Factor 48 KWH/month 105 KWH/month 159 KWH/month 70 KWH/month 98 KWH/month 153 KWH/month PAGE 11 *No new or additional 250 watt mercury vapor lamps will be installed after the effective date of this schedule TYPE OF SERVICE The City shall furnish, install, maintain and deliver electric service to automatically controlled, mercury or sodium vapor lighting fixtures conforming to the Utility's standards and subject to its published rules and regulations Where necessary for proper illumination or where existing poles are inadequate, the City will install or cause to be installed, one (1) pole for each installed light, at a distance not to exceed eighty (801) feet from said existing lines, at no charge to the customer Each additional pole span shall not exceed a span spacing of one hundred (1001) feet Additional poles required to install a light in a customer's specifically desired location, and not having a light installed on same, shall bear the cost PAYMENT Bills are due when rendered, and become past due if not paid within 15 calendar days from date of issuance TERM OF CONTRACT A two (2) year contract shall be agreed to and signed by each customer desiring Dusk -to -Dawn Lighting Service authorizing fixed monthly charges, which may be reviewed annually, and to be applied to the monthly municipal utilities bill In the event that a customer desired the removal of the unit or discontinuance of the service prior to completion of two (2) years, the remainder of the contract period shall become due and payable After the end of the initial two (2) year contract, service shall continue on a month -to -month basis and may be cancelled by either party upon thirty (30) days notice SPECIAL FACILITIES All service which requires special facilities in order to meet the customer's service requirements shall be provided subject to special facilities rider PRORATION OF UTILITY BILLS a Billing for the Facility charge shall be based on 12 billings annually Formula Actual days in reading period x customer charge 365 12 ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT A charge per KWH of energy taken for fuel cost calculated in accordance with Schedule E C A (J) TEMPORARY SERVICE SCHEDULE (SCHEDULE T1) APPLICATION Applicable when a customer requests electric service on a short term or temporary basis PAGE 12 NET MONTHLY RATE 1 Facility Charge 2 Energy Charge 3 Energy Cost Adjustment MINIMUM BILLING TYPE OF SERVICE $10 00/month 7 20/KWH Current ECA $10 00/month At the Utility's available 120/240 volt single phase secondary supply PAYMENT Bills are due when rendered, and become past due if not paid within 15 calendar days from date of issuance ADDITIONAL TEMPORARY SERVICE CHARGES Labor (Regular Time) $36 70 minimum up to 1 hour $36 70 for each additional hour (to be measured to the nearest one - quarter hour) Labor (Overtime) $48 70 minimum up to 1 hour $48 70 for each additional hour (to be measured to the nearest one - quarter hour) Premium time to be added where applicable Transportation To be billed by hours or miles, as applicable, according to the estimated cost of operating the equipment Material Material that cannot be salvaged to be billed at Stores cost plus 25% and applicable sales tax At the time a temporary service is removed or converted, any loss in the material installed due to negligence or willful action by the customer will be billed separately to customer at Stores cost plus 25% and sales tax SPECIAL FACILITIES All services which require special facilities in order to meet the customer's service requirements shall be provided subject to special facilities rider See Section 25-23(e) for standard requirements PRORATION OF UTILITY BILLS a Billing for the Facility charge shall be based on 12 bill- ings annually Formula Actual days in readin period x customer charge 365 12 PAGE 13 ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT A charge per KWH of energy taken for fuel cost calculated in accordance with Schedule E C A (K) TIME OF USE RATES GENERAL SERVICE, SECONDARY (SCHEDULE TG) APPLICATION Applicable to approved electric service required for secondary distribution service at voltage levels not to exceed 480 volts NET MONTHLY RATE 1 Facility Charge Single Phase $10 00/month Three Phase $15 00/month 2 Energy Charge Billing months of June through September 12 00 Noon through 9 00 p m 8 8¢ per KWH 9 00 p m through 12 00 Noon 4 8¢ per KWH Billing months of October through May All KWH 4 8¢ per KWH 3 Demand Charge $ 5 10 per month per KW for all KW of billing demand 4 Energy Cost Adjustment Current ECA MINIMUM BILLING An amount equal to the demand charge as calculated below but not less than seventy percent (70%) of the maximum monthly demand charge for any month during the preceding eleven (11) months TYPE OF SERVICE Secondary service available to commercial and industrial customers The Utility will supply single-phase service (or three-phase service if available at the point of delivery) at sixty (60) cycles and at any standard voltages available from the Utility's distribution system through one standard transformation Where service of the type desired by the customer is not already available at the point of service, special contract arrangements between the Utility and the customer may be required prior to its being furnished DETERMINATION OF DEMAND The KW load metered during the 15-minute period of maximum use during the current month's peak billing periods from 12 00 PAGE 14 Noon through 9 00 p m , but not less than 70% of the maximum KW similarly determined during the previous billing months of MAY through OCTOBER in the 12 months ending with the current month, nor LESS than 750 KW PAYMENT Bills are due when rendered, and become past due if not paid within 15 calendar days from date of issuance POWER FACTOR The Utility reserves the right to make tests to determine the power factor of the user's installation served hereunder during periods of maximum demand for the monthly billing period Should the power factor so determined by below ninety (90%) percent, the demand for billing purposes will be determined by multiplying the uncorrected KW billing demand by ninety (90%) percent and dividing by the determined power factor SPECIAL FACILITIES All service which requires special facilities in order to meet the customer's service requirements shall be provided subject to special facilities rider PRORATION OF UTILITY BILLS a Billing for the Facility charge shall be based on 12 bill- ings annually Formula Actual days in readin period x customer charge 365 12 b Billing for demand shall be calculated on a 30 day per month basis and prorated for longer or shorter billing periods Formula Actual days in reading period x KW demand x Rate —� 30 days ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT A charge per KWH of energy taken for fuel cost calculated in accordance with Schedule E C A (L) TIME OF USE RATES GENERAL SERVICE, PRIMARY (SCHEDULE TP) APPLICATION Applicable to approved electric service required for primary voltage distribution service at voltage levels not to exceed 69,000 volts and billing demand equal to or greater than 750 KW NET MONTHLY RATE 1 Customer Facilities Charge $60 00 per month PAGE 15 2 Energy Charge 12 00 Noon through 9 00 p m 8 6¢ per KWH 9 00 p m through 12 00 Noon 4 750 per KWH 3 Demand Charge $4 80 per month per KW for all KW of billing demand 4 Energy Cost Adjustment Current ECA MINIMUM BILLING An amount equal to the demand charge as calculated below but not less than seventy percent (70%) of the maximum monthly demand charge for any month during the preceding eleven (11) months DETERMINATION OF DEMAND The KW load metered during the 15-minute period of maximum use during the current month's peak billing periods from 12 00 Noon through 9 00 p m , but not less than 70% of the maximum KW similarly determined during the previous billing months of MAY through OCTOBER in the 12 months ending with the current month, nor LESS than 750 KW TYPE OF SERVICE At the Utility's available primary voltage and phase PAYMENT Bills are due when rendered, and become past due if not paid within 15 calendar days from date of issuance POWER FACTOR The Utility reserves the right to make tests to determine the power factor of the user's installation served hereunder during periods of maximum demand for the monthly billing period Should the power factor so determined be below ninety (90%) percent, the demand for billing purposes will be determined by multiplying the uncorrected KW billing demand by ninety (90%) percent and dividing by the determined power factor SPECIAL FACILITIES All service which requires special facilities in order to meet the customer's service requirements shall be provided subject to special facililities rider PRORATION OF UTILITY BILLS a Billing for the Facility charge shall be based on 12 bill- ings annually Formula Actual days in readin period x customer charge 365 2 b Billing for demand shall be calculated on a 30 day per month basis and prorated for longer or shorter billing periods Formula Actual days in reading period x KW Demand x Rate 30 PAGE 16 ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT A charge per KWH of energy taken for fuel cost calculated in accordance with Schedule E C A (M) INTERRUPTIBLE SERVICE RATE (SCHEDULE PI) APPLICATION Applicable to all customers taking primary service at a firm power load exceeding 5,000 KVA during the months of June, July, August or September NET MONTHLY CHARGE 1 Facility Charge $49 50/month 2 Energy Charge 5 0¢/KWH 3 Demand Charge $ 4 50/KWH 4 Energy Cost Adjustment Current ECA When the Utility requires a customer to interrupt load and the customer elects not to interrupt his load, then the following rates shall apply for all KW and KWH the Utility requested to be interrupted Energy Charge The actual cost of all KWH purchased by the Electric Department necessary to serve the customer's load adjusted for losses Demand Charge The actual cost of all KW purchased by the Electric Depart- ment necessary to service the customer's load adjusted for losses PAYMENT Bills are due when rendered, and become past due if not paid within 15 calendar days from date of issuance MINIMUM BILLING An amount equal to the demand charge as calculated below but not less than seventy percent (70%) of the maximum monthly demand charge for any month during the preceding eleven (11) months TYPE OF SERVICE Primary voltage service (transformation equipment owned by customer) is available to any customer with a 12-month minimum monthly demand of 750 KW or greater Primary service rendered at one point on the customer's premises at a nominal voltage of 13,200 volts or 69,000 volts three-phase at the option of the utility The primary voltage service customer shall own, operate, and maintain all facilities necessary to receive three phase primary voltage service and all transformation facilities required for conversion to utilization voltage The Utility shall own, PAGE 17 operate and maintain all metering facilities, either at primary or secondary voltage, at the Utility's option Where the Utility elects to meter at secondary voltage, two percent shall be added to the demand charge, the energy charge and the energy cost adjustment charge to account for transformer losses DETERMINATION OF DEMAND The demand shall be the KW supplied during the 15-minute period of maximum use during the current month as determined by City's demand meter, but not less than 70% of the maximum KW similarly determined during the previous billing months of MAY through OCTOBER in the 12 months ending with the current month, nor LESS than 750 KW CONDITIONS OF INTERRUPTION The Utility shall notify the customer by telephone at least thirty (30) minutes prior to the time at which the load is required to be curtailed The request shall be for all or part of the customer's load exceeding 5,000 KVA The maximum period of interruption shall be for six hours The interruption shall be at the request of the Utility during the periods when a potential forced outage could deny power to other customers or when available spinning reserves are threatened The customer shall respond by stating he will or will not comply with the Utility's request within fifteen (15) minutes after notification POWER FACTOR REQUIREMENTS AND ADJUSTMENTS The Utility reserves the right to make tests to determine the power factor of the user's installation served hereunder during periods of maximum demand for the monthly billing periods Should the power factor so determined be below ninety (90%) percent, the demand for billing purposes will be determined by multiplying the uncorrected KW billing demand by ninety (90%) percent and dividing by the determined power factor SPECIAL FACILITIES All service which requires special facilities in order to meet the customer's service requirements shall be provided subject to special facilities rider PRORATION OF UTILITY BILLS a Billing for the Facility charge shall be based on 12 bill- ings annually Formula Actual days in readin period x customer charge 365 12 b Billing for demand shall be calculated on a 30 day per month basis and prorated for longer or shorter billing periods Formula Actual days in reading period x KW Demand x Rate 30 ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT A charge per KWH of energy taken for fuel cost calculated in accordance with Schedule E C A PAGE 18 (N) RELIGIOUS WORSHIP (SCHEDULE RW) APPLICATION Applicable to any facility used primarily for religious worship, education and meeting Vernon's Annotated Texas Statutes (V A T C ) guidelines for property tax exemption as a religious organization Not available for resale NET MONTHLY BILLING 1 Facility Charge Single Phase $10 00/month Three Phase $15 00/month 2 Energy Charge 5 10/KWH 3 Demand Charge $ 3 40/KW 4 Energy Cost Adjustment Current ECA TYPE OF SERVICE The Utility will supply single-phase service (or three-phase service if available at the point of delivery) at sixty (60) cycles and at any standard voltages available from the Utility's distribution system through one standard transformation Where service of the type desired by the customer is not already available at the point of service, special contract arrangements between the Utility and the customer may be required prior to its being furnished PAYMENT Bills are due when rendered, and become past due if not paid within 15 calendar days from date of issuance DETERMINATION OF DEMAND The demand shall be the KW supplied during the 15-minute period of maximum use during the current month as determined by City's demand meter SPECIAL FACILITIES All services which require special facilities in order to meet customer's service requirements shall be provided subject to the special facilities rider PRORATION OF UTILITY BILLS Billing for consumption and demand shall be calculated on a 30-day basis and prorated for longer or shorter billing periods a Billing for the Facility charge shall be based on 12 bill- ings annually Formula Actual days in reading period x customer charge 365 12 PAGE 19 b Billing for demand shall be calculated on a 30 day per month basis and prorated for longer or shorter billing periods Formula Actual days 1n reading period x KW demand x Rate 30 days ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT A charge per KWH of energy taken for fuel cost calculated in accordance with Schedule E C A (0) ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT (SCHEDULE ECA) ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT All monthly KWH charges shall be increased or decreased by an amount equal to "V cents per KWH "V = A + B + D + E - G + H - 0 045 C F J A - Estimated next month's cost of fuel used in the utility's electric generating plants B - Estimated next month's cost of purchased energy C - Estimated next month's KWH sales D - Estimated cost of fuel two months previous used in the utility's electric generating plants E - Estimated cost of purchased power two months previous F - Estimated KWH sales two months previous G - Actual cost of fuel two months previous used in the Utility's electric generating plants H - Actual cost of purchased energy two months previous J - Actual KWH sales two months previous NOTES 1 Elements A, B, D, E, G and H exclude costs associated with sales to non -Denton Utility jurisdictional customers 2 Elements C, F and J exclude KW sales to non -Denton Utility jurisdictional customers 3 Elements B, E and H exclude demand charges included in purchased power costs and rental charges for facilities ARTICLE III GENERAL SERVICES -CHARGES & PROCEDURES Account Connection Fee APPLICATION Applicable when a customer requests electric service on a first time basis or transfers from one address to another in the Utility's service area PAGE 20 RATE Regular Time Overtime APPLICATION $ 15 00 Charge $ 25 00 Charge House Movinq Char Applicable whenever a house or other unusual and oversized structure is moved within the electric service area of the Utility The City will visually review the proposed route for safe transportation regarding electric service RATE Per Review $ 45 00 Damage Deposit $300 00 Charges for removing and replacing utility structures for the purpose of transporting such oversized structures shall be in accordance with applicable schedule relating to Maintenance Work, Commercial and Industrial Customers PAYMENT Payment will be in advance and will be in addition to applicable damage deposit which is also to be collected in advance of actually moving the structure Damage deposit is refundable after structure is moved Damages, if any, will be subtracted from damage deposit before refunding Insufficient Fund Check Handling Charge APPLICATION Applicable when a customer check has been dishonored by the maker's bank and returned to the Company RATE Per Check $ 10 00 charge Maintenance Work Commercial Industrial Customers APPLICATION Applicable to maintenance work for commercial and industrial customers involving technicians, supervisors, department heads, and special equipment needed to perform the work BILLING Labor (Regular Time) Actual time worked measured to the nearest one -quarter hour and billed at the rate applicable to the employee's salary plus payroll additive of 35% Labor (Overtime) Actual time worked measured to the nearest one -quarter hour and billed at the rate applicable to the employee's salary plus payroll additive of 35% PAGE 21 Transportation All vehicles to be billed actual hours and Equipment or miles as applicable according to the distribution rate (cost to operate) applicable to the vehicle and equipment used Material Stores cost plus 25% and applicable sales tax Other Cost The actual cost for meals and other miscellaneous out-of-pocket expenditures applicable to the job Customer Requested Meter Readings APPLICATION When a customer requests a reading of City meter due to a contested billing more than twice in a calendar year and no error is found RATE Per Additional Reading BILLING Charges will be added to the will be due upon customer's delinquent 15 days after billing APPLICATION $20 00 customer's next regular bill and receipt of bill and will be date Theft of Service The minimum charge of $100 00 will be made for any incidence of tampering with the meter installation, interference with the proper working thereof, any theft of service by any person on customer premises, or evidence of such tampering, interferring or theft (energy diversion) The minimum charge shall be imposed for the detection and confirmation of energy diversion In addition, the customer shall pay the reconnect charge of $15 00, the expense to or replacement of the Utility's equip- ment, and the estimated cost of power and energy not recorded on meter by reason of energy diversion, at the applicable rate using the Utility's best estimated data COSTS Minimum Charge Reconnect Charge Plus Plus TYPE OF SERVICE Electric PAYMENT $100 00 $ 15 00 Damages *Estimated cost of power & energy Payment to be made through the office of the City Attorney PAGE 22 *Estimated cost of power and energy will be based on billing history at meter location or on number and type of electric appliances at the location or a similar type of facility Meter Test Fee APPLICATION Applicable when a customer requests the testing of a Company meter previously tested within the past four years and the meter is found to be within the accuracy standards RATE Per Test $25 00 Charge In the event a meter is found to be in error by more than + 2%, no charge will be made for meter test and the customer will be credited or billed up to 24 months of past history in accordance with error found Miscellaneous Services APPLICATION Applicable to all miscellaneous services to customers not included in other sections BILLING Labor (Regular Time) $ 8 00 per person in crew minimum up to one-half hour $16 00 per person in crew, each addi- tional hour to be measured to the nearest one -quarter hour Labor (Overtime) $11 80 per person in crew, minimum up to one-half hour $23 60 per person in crew, each addi- tional hour to be measured to the nearest one -quarter hour Premium time to be added where applicable Transportation All vehicles to be billed actual miles driven at distribution rate (cost to operate) applicable to vehicle type used All Material Stores cost plus 25% and applicable sales tax Other Costs The actual cost for meals and other miscellaneous out-of-pocket expen- ditures applicable to the job Sale for Resale APPLICATION Resale of electrical energy is limited by the following conditions PAGE 23 1 Lines will not be extended over/under lot lines or public right-of-ways 2 The per unit charge ($/KWH and $/KW) shall not be more to the ultimate customer than is charged by the City to the original customer No Facility charge or other pro-rata charge shall be rendered as part of the electric sub -metering billing 3 Measurement devices (meters) must have an accuracy of + 2 0% and be tested upon request by the ultimate customer Interval between tests without charge to the customer is one year Cost of tests shall not be more than charged by the City under its ordinance In cases where the metering is found to be inaccurate, the ultimate customer shall be billed or credited for the prior 24 months usage 4 Billing dates of ultimate customers shall be within three (3) working days of the date used by the City for the City billing of the original customer 5 Records shall be maintained on site for inspection/verifi- cation by the City and/or the ultimate customer for the preceeding twelve (12) months 6 Violation of any section of this ordinance shall be punishable by a maximum fine of $100 per day per offense Service Deposits APPLICATION Applicable when a customer requests service for the first time in the Denton electric service area RATE A customer will make a deposit of $150 00 or an amount equal to 1/6 of the last twelve (12) months billings at the meter location, whichever is less WAIVER OF DEPOSIT Deposit is not required if the customer has a good credit standing for utility service with the City of Denton or other electric utility system for the twelve (12) months prior to application for service with the City of Denton Deposit will not be required in the event a customer has a co-signer who meets the above criteria REFUND OF DEPOSIT Deposit will be held until customer has completed twelve (12) continuous months with a good credit standing with the City of Denton Utility At such time, or upon closing the account, a refund of entire deposit plus any accrued interest will be made Special Facilities Rider 1 Applicability All service shall be offered from available facilities If a customer service characteristic requires facilities and devices which are not normally and readily available at the location at which the customer requests service, then the Utility shall provide the service subject to paragraph 2 of this schedule PAGE 24 2 The total cost of all facilities required to meet the customer's load characteristics which are incurred by the Utility shall be subject to a special contract entered into between the Utility and the customer This contract shall be signed by both parties prior to the Utility providing service to the customer PART II That Chapter 25, Article II "Electric Service", Section 21 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton, Texas is hereby repealed PART III That if any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word in this ordinance, or application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance, and the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas, hereby declares it would have enacted such remaining portions despite any such invalidity PART IV That this ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days from the date of its passage, October t:M �1983, and the City Secretary is hereby directed to cause the caption of this ordinance to be published twice in the Denton Record -Chronicle, the official newspaper of the City of Denton, Texas, within ten (10) days of the date of its passage PASSED AND APPROVED This the X71Lday of 4&�, 1983 ATTEST oo 0 A� CHARLOTTE ALLEN, CITY SECRETARY APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM C J TAYLOR, JR , CITY ATTORNEY CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS" BY PAGE 25 IN THE MATTER OF CITY OF DENTON CHARLOTTE ALLEN l HE hTATE, 01 TEXAh Roy Appicton, Jr ( ounty of Denton being duly sworn, says he is the General Manager of tht, Denton Record Chronicle, a newspaper of general circulation which has been continuously and regularly published for a period of not legs than one year in the County of Denton, Texas, preceding the date of the attached notice, and that the said notice was published in said papt r on the following dates NO. 83-102 electric utility rates, No 83-106 residential sanitation ratesi No. 83-107 general nroJect fund SEPTEMBER 26r 28, 1983 31 lines $24.80 — SEPTEMBER 83 Subscribed and sworn to before me this 28 (lay of —' Witness my hand and official sea Notary Public, Denton County, Texas �C3 ��u I $g, 4 a Ogg pt a32'aq-3�yd3ys � 7yr3,��jti z r� t yy 1�1 x a� x 0 r m Al