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ORDINANCE NO
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS AMENDING THE SCHEDULE OF
ELECTRIC RATES CONTAINED IN ORDINANCE NO 98-262, AMENDING ORDINANCE
NO 98-046 WHICH CREATED AN ENERGYSAVE PROGRAM SCHEDULE (EP),
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO 98-093 WHICH AMENDED ORDINANCE NO 98-046,
PROVIDING FOR A FURTHER AMENDED ENERGYSAVE PROGRAM SCHEDULE (EP),
ADOPTING DECLARATIONS AND FINDINGS IN THE PREAMBLE, PROVIDING FOR A
REPEALER, PROVIDING FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS, PROVIDING FOR A
SEVERA$ILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR RETROACTIVE EFFECT OF THE
AMENDMENT RESPECTING SCHEDULE (EP), AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE
WHEREAS, on the 17a' day of February, 1998, the Council passed and approved
Ordinance No 98-046 which added an EnergySave Program Schedule (EP) to the schedule of
electric rates contained in Ordinance No 97-236, and
WHEREAS, on the 7`h day of April, 1998, the Council passed and approved Ordinance
No 98-093, which amended Ordinance No 98-046 in order to eliminate the requirement of
installation of 90%-efficient gas furnaces, when coupled with conventional air conditioning/gas
furnace systems, and
WHEREAS, on the 80 day of September, 1998, the Council passed and approved
Ordinance No 98-262, which adopted the amended Schedule of Rates for Denton Municipal
Electric ("DME"), including Schedule EP as amended, providing for the EnergySave Program to
continue in force and effect, effective on the 1 sr day of October, 1998, and
WHEREAS, the DME staff has carefully evaluated and assessed the goals, purposes,
application, and financial impact of the EnergySave Program, and has recommended to the
Council that in order for the City to substantially achieve the goals of the EnergySave Program,
that it is necessary and appropriate for the Council to further amend Schedule EP in order to
provide, effective April 1, 1999, that apartments and multiple unit residential structures will
qualify for the air conditioner rebates provided for in Schedule EP, but will not qualify for the
structure incentive, so that several other provisions of Schedule EP may be clarified, and so that
the name of the City's municipal electric utility, "Denton Municipal Electric" is properly recited
and reflected throughout the amended Schedule EP, and
WHEREAS, the Council deems it in the public interest to so amend the EnergySave
Program as provided for in the attached "Schedule EP, EnergySave Program (effective 04-01-
99)", NOW, THEREFORE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS
S CTION I That the Schedule of Rates for electric service as provided for in Chapter
26 of the i Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton, Texas, in Ordinance No 98-262, is hereby
amended; and further that the EnergySave Program Schedule (EP) enacted by Ordinance No 98-
046, is accordingly, hereby amended, and further that the EnergySave Program Schedule (EP)
enacted by Ordinance No 98-093 is hereby amended, all as recited in the preamble to this
ordinance, and as set forth particularly in that certain Schedule EP attached hereto and
incorporated herewith by reference
SECTION II That all of the declarations and findings contained in the preamble to this
ordinance are made a part hereof and shall be fully effective as a part of the ordained subject
matter of this ordinance
SECTION III, That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in force when the provisions
of this ordinance became effective which are inconsistent or in conflict with the terms or
provisions contained in amended Schedule EP hereby enacted by this ordinance, are hereby
repealed to the extent of any such conflict
SECTION IV That the Council hereby authorizes the Assistant City Manager for
Utilities to expend funds to issue incentives in the form of rebates to DME customers who
qualify under the EnergySave Program Guidelines, pursuant to the terms of Schedule EP,
attached hereto, and adopted by this ordinance
SECTION V 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
SECTION VI That the effective date of amendment to EnergySave Program Schedule
(EP) as herein amended and adopted, is retroactively ratified and approved, as permitted by the
provisions of the EnergySave Program Guidelines, from and after April 1, 1999, and a copy of
said Schedule EP, as amended hereby, shall be maintained on file in the office of the City
Secretary
SECTION VII That except as provided in Section VI herein, this ordinance shall
become effective immediately upon its passage and approval
PASSED AND APPROVED this the day of , 1999
JAC LER, MAYOR
ATTEST
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
r
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
HERBERT L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY
SCHEDULE EP
EnergySave Program
(Effective 04-01-99)
Application/Program Summary
Denton Municipal Electric (DME) through this program, called
"EnergySave", is offering cash payments as incentives in the
form of rebates to customers who purchase and install high -
efficiency air conditioners or heat pumps for new
residential, existing residential or commercial facilities
This program will provide structure incentives in the form of
rebates, in the amount of $ 500 00 per qualifying structure,
to residential builders of single-family residences for
meeting specific DME structure requirements Satisfying
these construction requirements will improve a residential
structure's heating and cooling systems' operating
efficiency Apartments and multiple unit residential
structures will qualify for the air conditioner rebates, but
will not qualify for the structure incentive, if they meet
the applicable EnergySave Program Guidelines
The EnergySave Program's ob]ectives are primarily to reduce
energy demand and consumption, thereby allowing the customers
of Denton Municipal Electric to save dollars on their utility
bills, reducing the peak load of the City of Denton's
electric system, and promoting energy efficient heating and
cooling
Program Guidelines
I Qualification Guidelines for Equipment
A All installations must be for accounts served by the
Denton Municipal Electric and must meet all
applicable national, local, and manufacturers' codes
and specifications
B To qualify for equipment incentive, equipment must
be new when installed
C All equipment must be purchased No leased or
lease/purchased equipment will qualify for a cash
rebate
D Installations must be made by licensed contractors
and/or dealers
E No rebate will be paid on a partial replacement of
an air conditioner The compressor, condenser and
the evaporator coil must be replaced to qualify for
a rebate Payments for residential central cooling
systems, which include apartments and mobile homes,
will be limited to a capacity based on a minimum of
600 conditioned square feet per ton
F The conditioned area in square feet is required
on each residential central system request for
payment Any variance must be authorized on an
individual basis and approved by the Denton
Municipal Electric Marketing Division
G Incentives for new and retrofit equipment will be
contributed to a purchaser or authorized homebuilder
for qualifying equipment Incentives will be paid
upon verification of compliance with program
guidelines
H Requests for payment must be received by the
Director of Electric Utilities within 60 days of
installation
I Equipment and installation are subDect to inspection
by the City's Building Inspection Department before
final approval for payment is issued
J The EnergySave Program guidelines and payments are
sub]ect to change by Denton Municipal Electric
without prior notice
K Denton Municipal Electric may, at any time,
discontinue the EnergySave Program without prior
notice
II Qualification Guidelines for Structure Incentive
A A residential structure
$ 500 00 per qualifying
builder, developer or
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incentive, in the amount of
structure, is offered to a
authorized agent after the
following qualifications are met
1 Builder, developer or authorized agent must be
enrolled in the Denton Municipal Electric
EnergySave Program (EnergySave)
2 Builder must install a 1 5 ton or above
central air conditioner or heat pump having a
minimum efficiency rating of 12 SEER
3 Install minimum of R13 wall insulation
4 Install minimum of R30 ceiling insulation
5 Ninety percent of the total square footage of
exterior glass must be double -glazed (double
pane)
6 Seal and weather-strip exterior doors and
windows Includes caulking exterior toe
plates and wiring/plumbing penetrations
through the structure's exterior walls and
ceiling
B Structure Incentive for new homebuilders must also
comply with the respective restrictions set forth
in Guidelines for Equipment Oualifications
I GENERAL
A Application
1 Equipment -
An application for equipment incentive must be
completed and sent to the Director of Electric
Utilities within 60 days of installation of new
or replacement equipment Participating
dealers have application forms and will
complete these forms for the purchaser It is
the purchaser's responsibility to see that the
dealer completes the form and submits it to the
Director of Electric Utilities
2 Structure Incentive -
To qualify for residential structure incentives,
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a builder/developer or authorized agent must be
registered as an authorized Denton Municipal
Electric EnergySave Authorized Builder To
become a recognized EnergySave builder,
applicant must complete and submit a Denton
Municipal Electric EnergySave Builder
Application form to the Director of Electric
Utilities Applicant must also meet the
requirements listed in the EnergySave Final
Audit form listing the described construction
requirements
Inspections
Installations of central air-conditioning systems
will be inspected by the City's Building Inspection
Department and must be approved before rebates will
be processed New structures will be randomly
audited to insure adherence to the required energy
efficient construction specifications
Payments to Participants
1. Equipment Retrofit (Existing residences)
Cash payments will be
the qualifying
Participating retail
receive a cash payment
sale of window units,
systems, or heat pumps
properly filling ou
purchasers of retrofit
made to the purchaser of
replacement equipment
equipment dealers will
of $20 per unit for the
central air conditioning
to offset their cost for
t the applications for
equipment
2 New equipment and structure incentive
Program participants are responsible for
submitting the correct information The Utility
Department will not issue any additional payment
unless the payment was incorrect due to a
mistake in processing by a City employee The
twenty dollar ($20 00) payments to dealers will
be made only if they supply the qualifying
equipment to the customer or builder who is
paying for the installation of the equipment
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Dealers and purchasers may be denied payment for
failure to follow program guidelines such as
failing to supply correct square footage or
SEER/EER figures, installing equipment which is
not new, replacing part of a split system, or
failure to fill out rebate forms properly
Payments will be made to customers who purchase
and install new qualifying equipment If a
tenant purchases and installs qualifying
equipment, the payment is made to the tenant
If the owner of rental property purchases and
installs qualifying equipment, the payment is
made to the owner If the purchaser of a mobile
or custom home selects and pays for a qualifying
unit, the purchaser will receive the rebate
II CENTRAL ELECTRIC AIR CONDITIONERS AND HEAT PUMPS
A A new condensing unit with an inside evaporator coil
will qualify if matched, as specified, in the
current issue of the ARI Directory of Certified Air
Conditioners and Air Source Heat Pumps and the unit
meets the minimum ratings as specified in the 1998
EnergySave Program If the unit is not in the
current ARI Directory, the manufacturer's latest
data approved for publication will be accepted
If the unit is not in the current ARI Directory or
data approved for publication, the average of the
high and low SEER/EER coil only, not including
blower coil, will be accepted as listed in the
current ARI Directory
B Computer simulations may be used if ratings are not
listed in the current ARI Directory, provided the
following criteria are met
1 Systems using mix -matched coils must meet all
established program guidelines to
qualify for a rebate
2 The computer simulations must be signed,
certified, and dated by a registered profes-
sional engineer and an officer of the company
making the submittal
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3 The engineer who certifies a simulation must
attest to the accuracy of the input data, the
validity of the calculation procedure used, and
that the results are in accordance with
Department of Energy approved methodology
4 A complete set of the input data and an in-
dication of the source of the data must
accompany the simulated ratings
5 The simulated ratings must be based on the
condensing unit's tested combination as listed
in the current ARI Directory or latest data
approved for publication and identified by the
correct model numbers of
both the condensing unit and coil as listed in
the current ARI Directory
6 Simulated ratings must not exceed 105% of the
SEER rating of the tested system used as a
base
7 An open file of computer simulations will
be maintained at the Energy Management Office
Supplying erroneous ratings or data can lead to
disqualification of those involved from further
program participation
C Program Capacity and Payment Formula
1 The maximum allowable BTU per hour
capacity eligible for a residential rebate is
determined by dividing the square footage of
the air-conditioned area by 600 and multiplying
by 12,000
Example The Program Capacity for an 1,800 square
foot house is
1,800 = 3 0 x 12,000 = 36,000 BTUH
600
The City will pay a rebate on a unit that meets
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program efficiency standards and is sized at
36,000 BTUH or less
2 Actual payment will be determined by dividing
the BTUH of the installed unit (up to, and
including the Program Capacity) by 12,000 and
multiplying by the incentive
The incentive amounts and SEER ratings are refer-
enced of the 111998 EnergySave Program Methods
Used in Determining Equipment Efficiency and
Eligibility," and are incorporated herein as if
fully set forth at length
Example A A person in a 2,100 square foot house
installs a 42,000 BTUH central air conditioner with an
SEER rating of 12 0
2,100= 3 5 x 12,000 = 42,000 Program Capacity
600
42,000 = 3 5 x $100/ton = $350 00 Incentive
12,000
Example B A person in a 2,400 square foot house
installs a 60,000 BTUH central air conditioner with a
SEER rating of 12 0
2,400 = 4 x 12,000 = 48,000 Program Capacity
600
48,000 = 4 x $100/ton = $400 Incentive
12,000
Example C A person in a 2,400 square foot house installs
a 60,000 BTUH central heat pump with a SEER rating of
12 0
2,400 = 4 x 12,000 = 48,000 Program Capacity
600
48,000 = 4 x $150/ton = $600 Incentive
12,000
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Minimum
SEER/EER
Central Air Conditioning
Rating
Incentive
Single Phase
(SEER)
12
0
$100
/
ton*t
Three Phase
(EER)
12
0
$100
/
ton
Single Phase
(SEER)
14
0
$125
/
ton
Three Phase
(EER)
14
0
$125
/
ton
Central Heat Pumps
Single Phase
(SEER)
12
0
$150
/
ton
Three Phase
(EER)
12
0
$150
/
ton
Single Phase
(SEER)
14
0
$175
/
ton
Three Phase
(EER)
14
0
$175
/
ton
Room Air Conditioners
10
0
$ 50
/
unit
Room Heat Pumps
10
0
$ 50
/
unit
Geothermal Heat
Pumps
12
0
$500
/
unit
Desuperheater
(Waste heat reclamation
device)
$150
/
unit
* Refer to "1998 EnergySave Program Methods Used in
Determining Equipment Efficiency and Eligibility"
t For calculation purposes, one ton equals 12,000 BTUH
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