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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 25-21 OF CHAPTER 25, CODE 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)
(1) Net Monthly Rate
Billing months of June through September
All kWh @ 4 65¢ per kWh
Billing months of October through May
All kWh @ 4 3S¢ per kWh
Energy billed during each of the months of December through
February which is in excess of 1000 kWh in a single family unit
or 1000 kWh times the number of units in a multiple family unit
will be supplied at 4 15¢ per kWh if the entire home is
electrically heated -heat pump or resistance
(2) Customer Facility Charge $2 50 per month
(3) Availability
Rate Schedule R-1 is applicable to all electric service
required for single family residential purposes where usage is
not in excess of 700 kWh per month during the billing months of
June, July, August, or September In any such month if usage
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 fiscal year ending September 30
In instances where multiple dwelling units (family or
housekeeping 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 June, July, August or September exceeds 700
kWh times the number of dwelling units, the billing for that
month and thereafter will be rendered under Rate Schedule R-2
(4) Service
At the utility's available single phase secondary voltage
r
(5) Payment
Billing for service hereunder will be at the net monthly
rate, payment of which is due when bills are issued Bills
which are not paid within ten (10) calendar days from the date
of issuance thereof will be considered overdue
(6) Energy Cost Adjustment
All charges of the net monthly rate will be increased or
decreased according to the current energy adjustment clause
(7) 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
BI RESIDENTIAL SERVICE RATE
(Schedule R-2)
(1) Net Monthly Rate
Billing Months of June through September
All kWh @ 4 65¢ per kWh
Billing months of October through May
All kWh @ 4 35¢ per kWh
Energy billed during each of the months of December through
February which is in excess of 1000 kWh for a single family
unit or 1000 kWh times the number of units in a multiple family
unit will be supplied at 4 15¢ per kWh if the entire home is
electrically heated -heat pump or resistance
(2) Customer Facility Charge
Single Phase @ $4 50 per month
Three Phase @ $8 00 per month
(3) Availability
Applicable for single family residential use
(4) Service
At the utility's available secondary voltage and phase
(5) Payment
Billing for service hereunder will be at the net monthly
rate, payment of which is due when bills are issued Bills
which are not paid within ten (10) days from the date of
issuance thereof will be considered overdue
(6) Energy Cost Adjustment
All charges of the net monthly rate will be increased or
decreased according to the current energy adjustment clause
(7) 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
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(C) COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL
LIGHTING & POWER SERVICP E
Schedule C
(1) Net Monthly Rate
Demand Charge
Primary Service $1 80 per month per kW for all kW of
billing demand
Secondary Service $2 10 per month per kW for all kW of
billing demand
Energy Charge
Billing months of June through September
Primary Service All kWh @ 4 10¢ per kWh
Secondary Service All kWh @ 4 15¢ per kWh
Billing months of October through May
Primary Service All kWh @ 3 80¢ per kWh
Secondary Service All kWh @ 3 85¢ per kWh
(2) Customer Facility Charge
Primary Service
@
$46
00
per
month
Secondary Service
3�
@
$ 8
00
per
month
Secondary Service
1¢
@
$ 4
50
per
month
(3) Availability
Available to commercial and industrial users except that
service hereunder is not available for resale, breakdown or
standby power
(4) Billing Demand
Equal to the kW load metered during the 15-minute period of
maximum use during the current monthly billing period, or in
cases where the connected load is constant, the city may, at
its option, estimate the kW demand For neon type signs one
volt ampere shall be considered the equivalent of 3/4 watt
(5) Minimum Charge
An amount equal to the demand charge as calculated above
but not less than fifty percent (50%) of the maximum monthly
demand charge for any month during the preceding 11 months
(6) Payment
Billing for services hereunder will be at the net monthly
rate, payment of which is due when bills are issued Bills
which are not paid within ten (10) calendar days from the date
of issuance thereof will be considered overdue
(7) Energy Cost Adjustment
All charges of the net monthly rate will be increased or
decreased according to the current energy adjustment clause
(8) Power Factor Requirements & Adjustments
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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 or by measurement of the
average power factor for the monthly billing period Should
the power factor so determined be below ninety (900) 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
(9) Alternate Primary Service $ Discount (Transformation
Equipment Owned by the User)
Primary service will, upon request, be made available to
users with a twelve (12) month average monthly demand of 750 kW
or greater Primary service will be rendered at one point on
the user's premises at a nominal voltage of 13,200 volts or
69,000 volts three-phase, at the option of the utility
When the alternate primary service is supplied, the user
shall own, operate and maintain all facilities necessary to
receive primary service and all transformation facilities
required for conversion to utilization voltage The utility
shall own, operate and maintain all metering facilities (either
primary or secondary metering at the utility's option)
Where the user owns, operates and maintains the
transformation equipment and where the utility elects to apply
its metering facilities on the high voltage side of such
transformation equipment, the user will be allowed a fifteen
(15%) percent reduction from the monthly Demand Charge
Where the user owns, operates and maintains the
transformation equipment and where the utility elects to apply
its metering facilities on the low voltage side of such
transformation equipment, the user w 31 be allowed a thirteen
(13%) percent reduction from the monthly Demand Charge, the
difference between fifteen (15%) percent and thirteen (11%)
percent being the allowance for losses in the user's facilities
(10) 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
)VERNMENT LIGHTING $ POWER SERVICE RATE
ounty, IndeDendent School District
(1) Net Monthly Rate
Energy Charge
Billing months of June through September
All kWh @ 4 15Q per kWh
Billing months of October through May
All kWh @ 3 85� per kWh
(2) Customer Facility Charge $7 25 per month
(3) Availability
Application for local government use
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(4) Service
At the utility's available secondary and primary voltage
and phase
(5) Payment
Billing for service hereunder will be at the net monthly
rate, payment of which is due when bills are issued Bills
which are not paid within ten (10) calendar days from the date
of issuance thereof will be considered overdue
(6) Energy Cost Adjustment
All charges of the net monthly rate will be increased or
decreased according to the current energy adjustment clause
(7) 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
(E) STREET LIGHTING
Schedule G-2
(1) Net Monthly Rate
All kWh @ 5 4a per kWh
(2) Availability
Available to the City for street lights
(3) Service
At the utility's available secondary voltage and phase
(3) Payment
Billing for service hereunder will be at the net monthly
rate, payment of which is due when bills are issued Bills
which are not paid within ten (10) days from the date of
issuance thereof will be considered overdue
(4) Energy Cost Adjustment
All changes of the net monthly rate will be increased or
decreased according to the current energy adjustment clause
(F) STREET LIGHTING & TRAFFIC SIGNALS
Schedule G-3
(1) Net Monthly Rate
All kWh @ 3 65¢ per kWh
(2) Availability
Available to State and local government agencies that
install and maintain their own street lights and traffic
signals
(3) Service
At the utility's available secondary voltage and phase
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(4) Payment
Billing for service hereunder will be at the net monthly
rate, payment of which is due when bills are issued Bills
which are not paid within ten (10) days from the date of
issuance thereof will be considered overdue
(5) Energy Cost Adjustment
All changes of the net monthly rate will be increased
or decreased according to the current energy adjustment clause
(6) Maintenance Charge
Maintenance expenses billed at cost
(G) DUSK -TO -DAWN LIGHTING
Schedule
D-1
(1)
Net Monthly Rate
100
watt Sodium Vapor
Lamp
@
$ 6
75
175
watt Mercury Vapor
Lamp
@
$ 5
00
*250
watt Mercury Vapor
Lamp
@
$ 7
00
400
watt Mercury Vapor
Lamp
@
$10
00
*No new or additional 250 watt lamps will be installed after
the effective date of this schedule
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
(2) Availability
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
(3) Service
The city shall furnish, install, maintain and deliver
electric service to automatically controlled, mercury/sodium
vapor lighting fixtures conforming to the utility's standards
and subject to its published rules and regulations
(4) Payment
Billing for service hereunder will be at the monthly rate,
payment of which is due when bills are issued Bills which are
not paid within ten (10) calendar days from the date of
issuance thereof will be considered overdue
(5) Energy Cost Adjustment
The energy cost adjustment applicable to the monthly
dusk -to -dawn lighting charge shall be the amount equal to "X"
cents multiplied by following factor corresponding to the bulb
wattage
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Bulb Wattage Factor
100
46
175
68
250
103
400
153
All charges of the net monthly rate will be increased or
decreased according to the current energy adjustment clause
(6) 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 to be applied to the monthly
municipal utilities bill In the event that a customer desires
the removal of the unit or discontinuance of the service prior
to completion of two years, the remainder of the contract
period shall become due and payable After the end of the
initial two year contract, service shall continue on a month to
month basis and may be cancelled by either party upon thirty
(30) days notice
(7) 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
(H) TEMPORARY SERVICE SCHEDULE
Schedule T-1
(1) Net Monthly Rate
Billing months of June through September
All kWh @ 4 65¢ per kWh
Billing months of October through May
All kWh @ 4 35¢ per kWh
(2) Customer Facility Charge
Single Phase
(3) Availability
$4 50 per month
Temporary service is defined as service that is supplied
for less than twelve months
(4) Service
At the utility's available 120/240 volt single phase
secondary supply
(5) Payment
Billing for service hereunder will be at the net monthly
rate, payment of which is due when bills are issued Bills
which are not paid within ten (10) calendar days from the date
of issuance thereof will be considered overdue
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(6) Energy Cost Adjustment
All charges of the net monthly rate will be increased or
decreased according to the current energy adjustment clause
(7) 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
(8) Minimum
Same as R-2 Facilities Charge but not less than $6 75 for
the entire period service is supplied
(I) TIME OF USE RATES
GENERAL SERVICE, SECONDARY
Schedule S-1
(1) Net Monthly Rate
Demand Charge
$2 10 per month per kW for all kW of Billing Demand
Energy Charge
Billing months of June through September
12 00 Noon through 9 00 P M @ 7 20¢ per kWh
9 00 P M through 12 00 Noon @ 3 20¢ per kWh
Billing months of October through May
All kWh @ 3 20¢ per kWh
(2) Customer Facility Charge
Single Phase
Three Phase
(3) Availability
@ $ 7 50 per month
@ $12 00 per month
Rate Schedule S-1 is applicable to approved electric
service required for secondary distribution service at voltage
levels not to exceed 480 volts
(4) Billing 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
(5) Minimum Charge
An amount equal to the demand charge as calculated above
but not less than fifty percent (50%) of the maximum monthly
demand charge for any month during the preceding 11 months
(6) Service
At the utility's available secondary voltage and phase
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(7) Payment
Billing for service hereunder will be at the net monthly
rate, payment of which is due when the bills are received
Bills which are not paid within ten (10) calendar days from the
date of issuance thereof will be considered overdue
(8) Energy Cost Adjustment
All charges of the net monthly rate will be increased or
decreased according to the current energy adjustment clause
(9) Power Factor Requirements $ 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
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
(10) 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
(J) TIME OF USE RATES
GENERAL SERVICE, PRIMARY
SCHEDULE P-1
(1) Net Monthly Rate
Demand Charge
$1 80 per month per kW for all kW of billing demand
Energy Charge
Billing months of June through September
12 00 Noon through 9 00 P M @ 7 05¢ per kWh
9 00 P M through 12 00 Noon @ 3 154 per kWh
Billing months of October through May
All kWh @ 3 15¢ per kWh
(2) Customer Facilities Charge $60 00 per month
(3) Availability
Rate Schedule P-1 is applicable to approved electric
service required for primary distribution service at voltage
levels not to exceed 69,000 volts and billing demand equal to
or greater than 20 kW
(4) Billing 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
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(5) Minimum Charge
An amount equal to the demand charge as calculated above
but not less than fifty percent (50%) of the maximum monthly
demand charge for any month during the preceding 11 months
(6) Service
At the utility's available secondary voltage and phase
(7) Payment
Billing for service hereunder will be at the net monthly
rate, payment of which is due when the bills are received
Bills which are not paid within ten (10) calendar days from the
date of issuance thereof will be considered overdue
(8) Energy Cost Adjustment
All charges of the net monthly rate will be increased or
decreased according to the current energy adjustment clause
(9) Power Factor Requirements $ 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
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
(10) 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
K) INTERRUPTIBLE SERVICE RA
Schedule PI-1
(Primary service for a firm power load exceeding 5,000 KVA
in June, July, August or September)
(1) Net Monthly Rate for Firm Power
Demand Charge
$1 80 per month per kW for all kW of billing demand
Energy Charge
Billing months of June through September
All kWh @ 4 1¢ per kWh
Billing months of October through May
All kWh @ 3 8¢ per kWh
(2) Net Monthly Rate for Interruptible Load
When the Electric Department requests 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 Electric Department requests to be interrupted
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(3) Demand Charge
The actual cost of all kW purchased by the Electric
Department necessary to service the customer's load adjusted
for losses
(4) Minimum Charge
An amount equal to the demand charge as calculated above
but not less than fifty percent (50%) of the maximum monthly
demand charge for any month during the preceding 11 months
(5) Energy Charge
The actual cost of all kWh purchased by the Electric
Department necessary to serve the customer's load adjusted for
losses
(6) Customer Facility Charge
$46 00 per month
(7) Availability
Available for all customers taking primary service at a
firm power load exceeding 5,000 KVA during the months of June,
July, August or September
(8) Billing Demand
The kW load metered during the 15-minute period of maximum
use during the current monthly billing period
(9) Conditions of Interruption
The Electric Department 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 load exceeding 5,000 KVA
The maximum period of interruption shall be for six hours The
interruption shall be at the request of the Electric Department
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 Electric Department's request
within fifteen (15) minutes after notification
(10) Payment
Billing for service hereunder will be at the net monthly
rate, payment of which is due when the bills are received
Bills which are not paid within ten (10) calendar days from the
date of issuance thereof will be considered overdue
(11) Energy Cost Adjustment
All charges of the net monthly rate will be increased or
decreased according to the current energy adjustment clause
(12) Power Factor Requirements $ 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
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
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ninety (90%) percent and dividing by the determined power
factor
(13) 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
L) ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT
All monthly kWh charges shall be increased or decreased by
an amount equal to "X" cents per kWh
tiXit = A + B + D + E - G + H _ 0 03
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 Electric Department
jurisdictional customers
2 Elements C, F and J exclude kW sales to non -Denton
Electric Department jurisdictional customers
3 Elements B, E and H exclude demand charges included in
purchased power costs and rental charges for facilities
(K) 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
Electric Department shall provide the service subject to
paragraph 2 of this schedule
(2) The total cost of all facilities required to meet the
customer's load characteristics which are incurred by the
Electric Department shall be subject to a special contract
entered into between the Electric Department and the customer
This contract shall be signed by both parties prior to the
Electric Department providing service to the customer
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VII;�Awl
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 III t�
That this ordinance shall become effective f+(A days
from the date of its passage, 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 J
PASSED AND APPROVED This the 31tJ day off
1981
�C�
CITY OF DENTON,'TEXAS
ATTE
ROOKS HOLT, CITY SECRETARY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
C J TAYLOR, JR , CITY ATTORNEY
CITY OF DBNTON, TEXAS
BY
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