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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981-011NO $I-11 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 PAGE 2 (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 PAGE 3 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 PAGE 4 (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 PAGE 5 (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 PAGE 6 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 PAGE 7 (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 PAGE 8 (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 PAGE 9 (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 PAGE 10 (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 PAGE 11 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 PAGE 12 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 PAGE 13