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1996-207~7~LSC~R ORD NOTE Amended by Ordinance No. 97-236. ORDIN CE NO q( - Oq AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE SCHEDULE OF ELECTRIC RATES CONTAINED IN ORDINANCE 95-178, AMENDING THE WEEKEND RATE (WK), AMENDING THE STREET LIGHTING (LS) RATE, AMENDING THE DUSK TO DAWN RATE (DD), AMENDING THE ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT RATE (ECA), PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS SECTION I That the Schedule of Rates for electrical services as provided for in Chapter 26 of the Code of Ordinances, is amended to read as follows ARTICLE I. ELECTRIC RATE SCHEDULES PAGE R1 Residential Service Rate 2 R2 Residential Service Rate 4 TR Residential Time of Use Rate 6 GSL General Service Large 8 GSS General Service Small 11 TGS General Service Time of Use Rate 14 WK Weekend Rate 18 G1 Local Government Lighting & Power Service Rate 21 (City, County, Independent School District) LS Street Lighting 23 LT Traffic Lighting 25 LO Other Lighting 26 DD Dusk-to-Dawn Lighting (Security Light) 27 DL Decorative Lighting 29 Ti Temporary Service Schedule 30 P1 Interruptible Primary Service 32 ES Standby, Supplementary & Maintenance Service 34 AF Athletic Field 38 IDR Industrial Development Rate 40 APR Appliance Rebate 41 MTR Premium-Efficiency Motor Rebate 46 UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply 48 ECA Energy Cost Adjustment 50 Special Facilities Rider 51 SCHEDULE R1 RESIDENTIAL SERVICE (Effective 10/01/96) Applicable to all electric service used for res~dentlal pur- poses in a single family dwelling or an lnd~v~dually metered apart- ment; supplied at one point of delivery and measured through one meter where usage is not in excess of 7QQ KWH per 30-day month during the billing months of May through October If usage ~n any such month exceeds 700 KWH, b~ll~ng will be rendered that month under Rate Schedule R2 and thereafter for a period extending through the 12 billing months of the next year ending w~th the October b~lling Annually, in November, the customer may again qualify for the Ri rate provided that consumption has not exceeded 700 KWH per 30-day month during the previous s~x summer months Where individual dwelling units are being served through the same meter and the KWH in the billing months of May through October exceed 700 KWH times the number of dwelling un,ts, the billing for that month and thereafter will be rendered under Rate Schedule R2 NE Y TE (1) Facility Charge $6.70 / 30 days (2) Energy Charge 3 85¢ / KW~ (3) Energy Cost Adjustment Schedule ECA Facility Charge TY The City will supply single-phase service at any standard volt- ages available from the City's distribution system through one standard transformation. PAYMENT Bills are due when rendered, and become past due if not pa~d w~thln 15 calendar days from date of ~ssuance SPECIAL FACILITIES All services which require special facll~ties in order to meet customer's service requirements shall be provided subject to the special facilities rider. PAGE 2 PRORATION OF UTILITY BILLS Billing for the Facility charge shall be based on 12 billings annually and prorated for longer or shorter b~lllng periods using the following formula Formula Actual days in readln~ Der~od × customer facility charge 30 days ENERGYCHARGE B~lling for the energy charge shall be based on actual KWH con- sumption during the b~ll~ng per~od Formula KWH × KW~ rate ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT A charge per KWH of energy taken for fuel cost calculated ~n accordance with Schedule ECA PAGE 3 SCHEDULE R2 RESIDENTIAL SERVICE (Effective 10/01/96) APPLICATION Applicable to any customer for all electric service used for residential purposes ~n an lndlvldua! private dwelling or an lndl- v~dually metered apartment, suppl~ed at one point of delivery and measured through one meter Also applicable to any customer heat- lng with electric energy, resistance or heat pump Not applicable to resale service ~n any event, nor to temporary, standby, or supplementary service except ~n con]unct~on w~th the applicable r~der NET MONTHLY RATE WINTER SU~4ER B~ll~ng months of Blll~ng months of NOV through APRIL MAY through OCT (1) Facility Charge S~ngle Phase $ 7 73 / 30 days $ ? 73 / 30 days Three Phase $15 45 / 30 days $15 45 / 30 days (2) Energy Charge F~rst 1,000 KWH 4 34¢ / KWH Additional KW]{ 3.94¢ / KW~ First 3,000 KW~ 5 61¢ / KW}{ Additional KW~ 6 21¢ / KWH (3) Energy Cost Adjustment Schedule ECA Schedule ECA MIN BI L S~ngle Phase Facility Charge Three Phase Facility Charge PAGE 4 TYPE OF SERVICE The City will supply s~ngle-phase service (or three-phase ser- vice if available at the point of delivery) at s~xty (60) cycles and at any standard voltages available from the C~ty's d~str~butlon system through one standard transformation Where service of the type desired by the customer ~s not already available at the point of service, special contract arrangements between the City and the customer may be required in advance PAYMENT B~lls are due when rendered, and become past due ~f not paid within 15 calendar days from date of ~ssuance SPECIAL FACILITIES Ail services which require special facilities in order to meet customer's service requirements shall be provided subject to the special facilities r~der PRORATION OF UTILITY BILLS Billing for the Facility charge shall be based on 12 b~ll~ngs annually and prorated for longer or shorter billing periods using the following formula: Formula: Actual days in read~n~ nerlod 30 days × customer facility charge ENERGY CF3%RGE B~lling for the energy charge shall be based on actual KWH con- sumption during the billing per~od. Formula KWH in rate block × Rate per KWH in rate block ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT A charge per KWH of energy taken for fuel cost calculated ~n accordance with Schedule ECA PAGE 5 SCHEDULE TR RESIDENTIAL TIME OF USE (Ef fectlve 10/01/96) APPLICATION Applicable to any customer for all electric service used for residential purposes ~n an ~nd~vldual private dwelling or an ~ndl- v~dually metered apartment, suppl~ed at one point of delivery and measured through one meter. Customers applying for the TR rate must remain on this rate for twelve (12) continuous b~lllng per- · ods Not applicable to resale service in any event, nor to tempo- rary, standby, or supplementary service except ~n con]unction with the applicable rider NET MONTHLY RATE (1) Facility Charge Slngle Phase $15.45 / 30 days Three Phase $20 60 / 30 days (2) Energy Charge On-Peak Hours 25 55¢ / KWH Off-Peak Hours 1 41¢ / KW}{ (3) Energy Cost Adjustment Schedule ECA MIN LI Facility Charge TYPE OF SERVICE S~ngle-phase or three-phase at sixty (60) cycles at secondary distribution voltage. Where service of the type desired by the customer is not already available at the point of service, special contract arrangements between the C~ty and the customer may f~rst be required. DEFINITION OF ON-PEAK HOURS The C~ty's on-peak hours, for the purpose of this rate sched- ule, are designated as being from 2 00 P M to 7 00 P M each Monday through Friday, starting on June 1 and continuing through September 30 each year The City's on-peak hours may be changed from time to t~me and the customer will be not~fled twelve (12) months before such changes become effective PAGE 6 DEFINITION OF OFF-PEAK HOURS The City's off-peak hours, for the purpose of this rate sched- ule, shall be all hours not designated as on-peak hours SPECIAL FACILITIES All services which require special facilities ~n order to meet customer's service requirements shall be provided subject to the special facilities r~der PRORATION OF UTILITY BILLS Bllling for the Faclllty Charge shall be based on 12 b~lllngs annually and prorated for longer or shorter per~ods using the following formula Ac~al days in read~n~ Derlod × customer facility charge 30 days ENERGY C~ARGE B~lling for the energy charge shall be based on actual KWH con- sumption during the b~ll~ng per~od Formula KW~ in rate block × Rate per KWH in rate block ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT A charge per KWH of energy taken for fuel cost calculated ~n accordance w~th Schedule ECA PAYMENT Bills are due when rendered, and become past due ~f not paid w~th~n 15 calendar days from date of ~ssuance PAGE 7 SCHEDULE GSL GENERAL SERVICE LARGE (Effective 10/01/96) APPLICATION The GSL Rate is applicable to any commercIal or zndustrlal customer having a minimum actual demand of 250 KVA or 225 KW for all electric service supplied at one point of delivery and measured through one meter Customers with an average actual demand equal to or greater than 200 KVA or 180 KW during the previous twelve month period may be allowed service under this rate, subject to the minimum billing provision Customers other than commercial and Industrial may be allowed service under this rate, subject to the minimum billing provision. Customers who elect to discontinue service under this rate are ineligible for service under this rate for twelve months. This rate is not applicable to resale service in any event, nor to temporary, standby, or supplementary service except in conjunction with the applicable rider. NET ,MONTHLY RATE (1) Facility Charge $60 60 / 30 days (2) Demand Charge $ 8.64 / KVA (Minimum of 250 KVA billed) (3) Energy Charge (GL1) 1 41¢ / KWH (4) Energy Cost Adjustment Schedule ECA MINIMUM BILLING An amount equal to the facility charge, plus a demand charge billed at the above KVA rate, where demand is determined by whichever of the following methods yields the greatest result numerically 1) the actual monthly KVA demand, 2) 250 KVA, or 3) seventy,percent (70%) of the maximum monthly KW/KVA actual demand for any' month during the previous bllllng months of May through October in the twelve months ending with the current month TYPE OF SERVICE Secondary or primary service available to commercial and indus- trial customers Primary service is rendered at one point on the customer's premises at a nominal voltage of 13,200 volts PAGE 8 PRIMARY SERVICE DISCOUNT Customers who own, operate, and maintain all facilities neces- sary to receive three phase primary voltage service and all trans- formation facilities required for conversion to utilization voltage shall receive a discount of 0 3C/KWH (GL3) Primary service customers utilizing City owned and operated facility and transfor- mation equipment necessary to receive primary voltage service shall receive a discount of 0.1C/KWH (GL2) The City shall own, operate and maintain all metering facilities, either at primary or secondary voltage PAYMENT B~lls 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 determined by the KVA supplied during the 15-minute per~od of maximum use during the current month as deter- m~ned by City's demand meter, but shall not be less than 70% of the highest monthly KW/KVA actual demand determined during the billing months of May through October in the 12 months immediately preceding the current month. If the current monthly demand ls less than 250 KVA, and 70% of the actual demand determined during the previous months of May through October is less than either 250 KVA or 225 KW, a minimum of 250 KVA demand will be billed for the month In all cases, 250 KVA is the m~n~mum demand b~llable under rate GSL 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 b~ll- lngs annually and prorated for longer or shorter b~ll~ng periods using the following formula Formula Actual days in read~n~ period x customer facility charge 30 days PAGE 9 (b) Blllang for demand shall be calculated on a 30 day per month basis and prorated for longer or shorter b~lllng periods usang the followang formula Formula Actual days an reading Deraod x KVA demand x Rate 30 days ENERGY CPk~R~E Ballang for the energy charge shall be based on actual KWH con- sumptaon durang the b~llang peraod Formula: KWH × KWH rate ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT A charge per KWH of energy taken for fuel cost calculated accordance wath Schedule ECA PAGE 10 SCHEDULE ~SS GENERAL SERVICE SMALL (Ef fectlve 10/01/96) APPLICATION The GSS rate is applicable to any commercmal or ~ndustr~al customer having a maximum demand less than 225 KW for all electric service suppl~ed at one point of delivery and measured through one meter Not applicable to resale service in any event, nor to temporary, standby, or supplementary service except ~n con]unction with the applicable r~der NET MONTHLY RATE (1) Facllity Charge Single Phase $15 15 / 30 days Three Phase $20 20 / 30 days (2) Demand Charge $ 8 00 / KW (First 20 KW not Billed) (3) Energy Charge (GS1) Customer with 20 KW or below Block 1 - First 2,500 KWH 6 75¢ / KWH Block 2 - All Additional KWH 3 00¢ / KWH Customer above 20 KW. Block 1 - First 2,500 KWH 6 75¢ / KWH Block 2 - Next 3,500 + B2T' KWH 3 00¢ / KWH Block 3 - All Addxtmonal KWH 2 65¢ / KWH * The Block 2 Threshold (B2T) establishes the upper threshold for the Block 2 billing rate above 6,000 KWH as a function of demand, and ms determined by the following formula' B2T KWH ((Actual KW demand - 20) x 190) No customer shall be b~lled for KWH not actually consumed (4) Energy Cost Ad]ustment Current ECA Schedule PAGE 11 MINIMUM BILLING An amount equal to the facility charge plus the greater of 1) the actual monthly KW demand charge, or 2) seventy percent (70%) of the maximum monthly actual demand charge for any month during the previous billing months of May through October ~n the twelve months ending with the current month TYPE OF SERVICE Secondary service available to commercial and industrial customers The City wlll supply s~ngle-phase service (or three-phase ser- vice if available at the point of delivery) at sixty (60) cycles and at any standard voltages available from the City's d~str~bution 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 City and the customer may first be required. PRIMARY SERVICE DISCOUNT Customers who own, operate, and maintain all facilities neces- sary to receive three phase primary voltage service and all trans- formation facilities required for conversion to utilization voltage shall receive a discount of 0 3¢/KW~ (GS3) Primary service customers utiliz±ng City owned and operated facility and transfor- mation equipment necessary to receive primary voltage service shall receive a discount of 0 lC/KWH (GS2) The City shall own, operate and maintain all metering facilities, e~ther at primary or secondary voltage PAYMENT Bills are due when rendered, and become past due if not paid w~th~n 15 calendar days from date of issuance DEterMINATION OF DEMAND The demand shall be determined by the KW supplied during the 15-m~nute period of maximum use during the current month as deter- m~ned by C~ty's demand meter, but shall not be less than 70% of the h~ghest monthly actual demand determined during the b~ll~ng months of May through October ~n the 12 months ~mmedlately preceding the current month Billing demand shall be based on an adjusted KW demand which ~s the h~ghest of the actual monthly demand, less 20 KW or 70% of the maximum monthly actual demand during the preceding months of May through October, less 20 KW In no case, shall b~lled demand be less than 0 KW PAGE 12 In cases where the connected load is constant, the City may, at its option, estimate the KW demand For neon signs, one volt am- pere shall be considered the equivalent of 3/4 watt SPECIAL FACILITIES All services which require special facilities in order to meet customer's service requirements shall be provided sub3ect to the special facilities rider PRORATION OF UTILITY BILLS (a) Billing for the Facility charge shall be based on 12 bill- ings annually and prorated for longer or shorter periods using the following formula Formula. Actual days in readina period × customer facility charge 30 days (b) Billing for demand shall be calculated on a 30 day per month basis and prorated for longer or shorter billing periods using the following formula Formula Actual days in readinq period × adjusted KW demand × Rate 30 days ENERGY CHARGE Billing for the energy charge shall be based on actual KWH con- sumption during the billing period Formula KWH in rate block × Rate per KWH in rate block ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT A charge per KWH of energy taken for fuel cost calculated accordance with Schedule ECA PAGE 13 SCHEDULE T~S GENERAL SERVICE TIME OF USE (Effective 10/01/96) APPLICATION Applicable to any customer having a minimum demand of 250 KVA for all electric service supplied at one point of delivery and measured through one meter, with the City providing all facilities necessary to receive primary voltage service Supplementary ser- vice will be available subject to the applicable rider. Not appli- cable to resale or temporary service Customers electing this rate must remain on this rate for a minimum of twelve (12) continuous billing months NET MONTHLY RATE (1) Facility Charge $70 70 / 30 days (2) On-Peak Demand Charge $10 98 / KVA On-Peak Demand (3) Off-Peak (System) Demand $ 2 16 / KVA System Demand Charge (4) Energy Charge 0 51¢ / KWH (5) Energy Cost Adjustment- Per Schedule ECA MINIMUM BILLING The minimum monthly bill shall be the sum of the Customer Facility Charge, the Off-Peak Demand Charge, and the On-Peak Demand Charge The October through May demand charge shall be the measured system demand, plus not less than 100% of the actual maximum monthly on-peak demand for any month during the months of June through September in the twelve (12) months lr~nedlately preceding the current month. TYPE OF SERVICE Secondary or primary service available to con~nerclal and indus- trial customers Primary service is rendered at one point on the customer's premises at a nominal voltage of 13,200 volts The City will supply single-phase service (or three-phase ser- vice if available at the point of delivery) at sixty (60) cycles and at any standard voltages available from the City'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 C~ty and the customer may be required PAGE 14 PRIMARY SERVICE DISCOUNT Customers who own, operate and maintain all facilities neces- sary to receive three phase primary voltage service and all trans- formation facil~t~es required for conversion to utilization voltage shall receive a discount of 0 3C/KWH (TG5 and TG6) If primary service ~s provided and the City owns and operates all facilities and transformation equipment necessary to receive primary voltage service, a d~scount of 0 lC/KWH w~ll be applied to the customer's b~ll (TG3 and TG4) The C~ty shall own, operate and maintain all metering facilities, either at primary or secondary voltage, at the C~ty's option DEFINITION OF ON-PEAK HOURS The C~ty's on-peak hours, for the purpose of th~s rate sched- ule, are designated as being from 2 00 P M to 7 00 P M each Monday through Friday, for the months of June through September The City's on-peak hours may be changed from t~me to t~me and the customer will be notified twelve (12) months before such changes become effective DEFINITION OF OFF-PEAK HOURS The City's system (off-peak) hours, for the purpose of this rate schedule, shall be all hours not desIgnated as on-peak hours DETERMINATION OF ON-PEAK DEMAND The on-peak demand shall be determined by the KVA actual demand supplied during the fifteen (15) minute per~od of maximum use each month during on-peak hours as recorded by the City's demand meter, but not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the actual maximum on-peak demand similarly determined during the b~ll~ng months of June through September in the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the current month DETERMINATION OF OFF PEAK (SYSTEM) DEMAND The off-peak demand shall be determined by the maximum KVA actual demand suppl~ed during the fifteen (15) m~nute period of maximum use during off-peak hours each month as recorded by the C~ty's demand meter The off-peak demand w~ll be billed every month DETERMINATION OF DEMAND BILLING FOR CUSTOMERS WITH NO pEAK DEMAND HISTORY DURING OFF PEAK MONTHS If the customer ~s new or does not have a h~story of on-peak use for June through September, and elects to come on the TGS rate, the customer's billed demand shall be the off-peak demand b~lled at the GSL demand rate The off-peak demand w~ll be b~lled every month at the GSL rate until the customer establishes a separate on-peak and PAGE 15 off-peak demand during an on-peak month At this time, both on- peak and off-peak demand will then begin bmllmng at the TGS rate SUPPLEMENTAL POWER RIDER Customers requesting standby or supplementary power shall be allowed service under this rate schedule, however, the determina- tion of off-peak demand shall be adjusted to read The off-peak demand shall be the sum of the maximum KVA demand suppl~ed during the fifteen (15) minute per~od of max~- mum use as recorded by the City's demand meter plus the KVA nameplate rating(s) of the customer's generator(s) In the event the customer's generator(s) 1s/are off-line at the t~me of the establishment of the maximum off-peak demand, the KVA nameplate rating of the generator(s) unavailable for service shall be removed from the determination of the off-peak demand SPECIAL FACILITIES Ail '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 b~ll- ings annually and prorated for longer or shorter per~ods using the following formula: Actual days in reading period × customer facility charge 30 days (b) Billing for demand shall be calculated on a 30-day-per- month basis and pro rated for longer or shorter b~lllng periods using the following formula Actual days in read~n~ period × KVA Billed Demand × Rate 30 days ENERGY CHARGE Billing for the energy charge shall be based on actual KWH con- sumption during the billing period Formula: KWH × KWH rate PAGE 16 ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT A charge per KWH of energy taken for fuel cost calculated accordance with Schedule ECA PAYI~ENT Bills are due when rendered, and become past due ~f not paid within 15 calendar days from date of ~ssuance PAGE 17 SCHEDULE ~I~ WEEKEND RATE (EFFECTIVE 10/01/96) APPLICATION Applicable to any commercial and industrial user whose maximum demand load occurs during the period from Thursday at 12 midnight through Sunday at 12 mldnlght and does not experience a demand load during t'he period from Sunday 12 mldnlght through Thursday 12 mid- night that exceeds 80% of the maximum demand load Customers who violate the 80% requmrement more than four times durmng the month, or more than twice on the same day of the week, during the months of June through September, are ineligible for service under this rate for twelve (12) months Not applicable to resale service in any event, nor to temporary, standby or supplementary service except in con]unction with applicable rider. NET !MONTHLY RATE (1) Facility Charge Single Phase $20 00 / 30 days Three Phase $25.00 / 30 days (2) Demand Charge $ 6.40 / KW (First 20 KW not Billed) (3) Energy Charge Customer with 20 KW or below. Block 1 - First 2,500 KWH 6 75¢ / KWH Block 2 - Ail Additional KWH 3 00¢ / KWH Customer above 20 KW: Block i - First 2,500 KWH 6 75¢ / KWH Block 2 - Next 3,500 + B2T' KWH 3.00¢ / KWH Block 3 - All Additional KWH 2.65¢ / KWH * The Block 2 Threshold (B2T) establishes the upper threshold for the Block 2 billing rate above 6,000 KWH as a function of demand, and is determined by the following formula B2T KWH ((Actual KW demand - 20) × 190) No customer shall be billed for KWH not actually consumed (4) Energy Cost AdDustment Per Schedule ECA PAGE 18 MINIMUM BILLING An amount equal to the demand charge as calculated below plus $20 00/month for single phase service or $25 00/month for three phase service, per 30 day billing TYPE QF SERVICE The City will supply s~ngle-phase service (or three-phase ser- vice · f available at the point of delivery) at s~xty (60) cycles and at any standard voltages available from the C~ty's distribution system through one standard transformation Where service of the type desired by the customer ~s not already available at the point of service, special contract arrangements between the C~ty and the customer may be required PAYMENT Bills are due when rendered and become past due if not paid within 15 calendar days from date of ~ssuance DETERMINATION OF DEMAND The demand shall be determined by the KW suppl~ed during the fifteen (15) minute period of maximum use during the current month as determined by the City's demand meter. Billing shall be based on an adjusted KW demand, which is the actual demand less 20 KW The adjusted KW demand will subsequently be used for billing the demand portion of the utility bill In no case, shall b~lled demand be less than 0 KW SPECIAL FACILITIES Ail 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 B~llin~ for customer facility charge and demand shall be calcu- lated on a 30-day basis and prorated for longer or shorter b~lllng per~ods using the following formula (a) B~ll~ng for the Customer Facility Charge shall be based on 12 billings annually Formula Actual days in read~n~ ~erlod x customer facility charge 30 days PAGE 19 (b) Billing for the Demand Charge shall be based on 12 bail- ings annually Formula Actual days in readin? period 30 days × adjusted KW demand × Rate ENERGY CHARGE Billing for the energy charge shall be based on actual KW~ con- sumption during the billing period. Formula KWH in rate block × Rate per KWH ~n rate block ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT A charge per KW~ of energy taken for fuel cost calculated in accordance with Schedule ECA. PAGE 20 SCHEDULE G1 LOCAL GOVERNMENT (Effective 10/01/96) APPLICATION Applicable to any local City, County or School District for all electric service supplied at one point of delivery and measured through one meter Not applicable to resale service in any event, nor to tempo- rary, standby or supplementary service except in con]unction with applicable rider. NET MONTHLY RATE (1) Facility Charge Single Phase $15 15 / 30 days Three Phase $20 20 / 30 days (2) Demand Charge $ 6 31 / KW (3) Energy Charge 3 03¢ / KWH (4) Energy Cost Adjustment Current ECA Schedule MINIMUM BILLING An a~ount equal to the demand charge as calculated below, but not less than fifty percent (50%) of the maximum monthly demand charge for any month during the previous billing months of May through October in the twelve months ending with the current month, plus the applicable facility charge per 30 day bllllng period T¥~ QF SERVICE The City will supply single-phase service (or three-phase ser- vice if available at the point of delivery) at s~xty (60) cycles and at any standard voltages avaIlable from the C~ty's distribution system through one standard transformation Where service of the type desired by the customer ~s not already available at the point of service, special contract arrangements between the City and the customer may be required PAYMENT Bills are due when rendered, and become past due ~f not paid within 15 calendar days from date of issuance PAGE 21 DETERMINATION OF DEMAND The demand shall be determined by the KW supplied during the 15-m~nute per~od of maximum use during the current month as deter- mined by City's demand meter, but not less than 50% of the highest monthly actual demand determined during the b~llln~ months of May through October ~n the twelve months ~mmedlately preceding the current month SPECIAL FACILITIES All services which require special facilities in order to meet customer's service requirements shall be provided subject to the special facilities r~der PRQP~TION OF UTILITY BILLS (a) Billing for the Facility charge shall be based on 12 bill- ings annually and prorated for longer or shorter billing periods using the following formula Formula: Actual days in readin~ period × customer facility charge 30 days (b) Billing for demand shall be calculated on a 30 day per month basis and prorated for longer or shorter billing periods using the following formula. Formula Actual days in readin~ Derlod × KW billed demand × Rate 30 days ENERGY CHARGE B~lling for the energy charge shall be based on actual KWH con- sumption during the billing period. Formula KWH × KWH rate ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT A charge per KWH of energy taken for fuel cost calculated accordance with Schedule ECA PAGE 22 SCHEDULE LS STREET LIGHTING (Effective 10/01/96) APPLICATION Applicable to all street llghtlng owned and maintained by the C~ty of Denton NET MONTHLY P~ATE (1) Facility Charge See table Monthly Bulb (2) Energy Cost Adtustment Current ECA × Wattage Factor Facility Charge Bulb WattaGe Factor LSA 100 W Sodium Vapor $ 4 90 30 Days 48 KWH 150 W Sodium Vapor LSB 250 W Sodium Vapor $ 6 95 30 Days 105 KWH LSC 400 W Sodium Vapor $ 8 75 30 Days 159 KWH LMA 175 W Mercury Vapor $ 5 65 / 30 Days 70 KWH LMB 250 W Mercury Vapor $ 6 70 / 30 Days 98 KWH LMC 400 W Mercury Vapor $ 8.50 / 30 Days 153 KWH LMD 1,000 W Mercury Vapor $15 45 / 30 Days 380 KWH TYPE OF SERVICE The City will supply single-phase service (or three-phase ser- vice if available at the point of delivery) at s~xty (60) cycles and at any standard voltages available from the City's d~str~bution 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 C~ty and the customer may first be required PAYMENT B~lls are due when rendered, and become past due ~f not paid wlthzn 15 calendar days from date of ~ssuance PAGE 23 PRORATION OF UTILITY BILLS a) Billing for the Facility Charge shall be based on 12 bill- ings annually and prorated for longer or shorter periods using the following formula Actual days ~n read~n~ period x # of l~ghts per type × 30 days customer facility charge ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT A charge per KWH of energy taken for fuel cost calculated in accordance with Schedule ECA PAGE 24 SCHEDULE LT TRAFFIC LIGHTING (Effective 10/01/96) APPLICATIQN Applicable to State and Local Government agencies that operate and maintain their own traffic signals NET MONTHLY RATE All KWH 5 30¢ / KWH TYPE OF SERVICE At the City's available secondary voltage and phase PAYMENT Bills are due when rendered, and become past due ~f not paid within 15 calendar days from date of ~ssuance MAINTENANCE CHARGE Maintenance expenses billed at cost SPECIAL FACILITIES Ail services which require special facllit~es in order to meet customer's service requirements shall be provided subject to the special facilities rider ENERGY CHARGE Billing for the energy charge shall be based on actual KWH con- sumption during the billing period Formula: KWH × KWH rate ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT A charge per KWH of energy taken for fuel cost calculated in accordance w~th Schedule ECA PAGE 25 SCHEDUL~ LO OTHER LIGHTING (Effective 10/01/96) LOA APPLI~ATION Applicable to State and Local Government agencies that install and maintain their own street lights, other than the C~ty of Denton BULB WATTAGE NET MONTHLY RATE FACTQR LS1 250 W Sodium Vapor 5 30¢ / KWH 105 KWH LS2 400 W Sodium Vapor 5 30¢ / KWH 159 kq~H LM1 400 W Mercury Vapor 5 30¢ / KWH 153 KWH LM2 1,000 W Mercury Vapor 5 30¢ / KWH 380 KWH LOB APPLICATIQ~ Applicable to other unmetered lzght~ng services NET MONTHLY P~ATE Total Watts × Hours used per Month × KWH rate 1,000 TYPE OF SERVICE At the City's available secondary voltage and phase PAYMENT Bills are due when rendered, and become past due if not paid wlthln 15 calendar days from date of ~ssuance MAINTENANCE CHARGE Maintenance expenses billed at cost. SPECIAL FACILITIES All services which require special facilities ~n order to meet customer's service requirements shall be provided subject to the special facilities r~der ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT A charge per KWH of energy taken for fuel cost calculated ~n accordance w~th Schedule ECA PAGE 26 SCHEDULE DD DUSK TO DAWN LIGHTING (Effective 10/01/96) 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 Charae See table Monthly Bulb (2) Energy Cost Adlustment Current ECA ×Wattage Factor Facility Charge BUi$ WattaGe Factor DSA 100 W Sodium Vapor $ 7 75 / 30 Days 48 KWH 150 W Sodium Vapor DSB 250 W Sodium Vapor $10 05 / 30 Days 105 KW~ DSC 400 W Sodium Vapor $12,35 / 30 Days 159 KWH DMA 175 W Mercury Vapor $ 6 45 / 30 Days 70 KWH DMB 250 W Mercury Vapor $ 7 50 / 30 Days 98 KWH DMC 400 W Mercury Vapor $ 8 35 / 30 Days 153 KWH TYPE OF SERVICE The City shall furnish, install, maintain and deliver electric service to automatically controlled, mercury or sodium vapor light- ing fixtures conforming to the City's standards and subject to its published rules and regulations. Where necessary for proper illumination or where existing poles are inadeq%late, the City will install or cause to be installed, one (1) pole for each installed light, at a distance not to exceed eighty (80') feet from said existing lines, at no charge to the customer. Each additional pole span shall not exceed a span spac- ing of one hundred (100') feet Additional poles required to in- stall a l~ght 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 PAGE 27 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 b~ll In the event that a cus- tomer desired the removal of the unit or d~scont~nuance of the ser- vice prior to completion of two (2) years, the remainder of the contract per~od shall become due and payable After the end of the initial two (2) year contract, service shall continue on a month- to-month basks and may be canceled by e~ther party upon thirty (30) days notice SPECIAL FACILITIES All service which requires special facilities an order to meet the customer's service requirements shall be provided subject to special facilities rider PRORATION OF UTILITY BILLS Billing for the Facility charge shall be based on 12 billings annually and prorated for longer or shorter billing periods us~n~ the following forraula: Formula. Actual days in readin~ period × customer facility charge 30 days ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT A charge per KWH of energy taken for fuel cost calculated in accordance with Schedule ECA PAGE 28 SCHEDULE DL DECORATIVE LIGHTING (Effective 10/01/96) APPLICATIQN Applicable to any customer on the perimeter of the square ser- ved by the City's electric distribution system for outdoor area l~ghtlng when such lighting facilities are operated as an extension of the C~ty's d~str~bution system NET MONTHLY RATE (1) Facility Charge $3.85 / 30 Days (2) Energy Cost Adjustment Current ECA × Monthly Bulb Wattage Factor, based on 415 KWH per Customer TYPE OF SERVICE The City shall furnish, install, maintain and deliver electric service to automatically controlled lighting fixtures conforming to the City's standards and subject to 1ts published rules and regula- tions The service ~s provided between dusk and m~dnight PAYMENT Bills are due when rendered, and become past due ~f not pa~d within 15 calendar days from date of ~ssuance SPECIAL FACILITIES All.service which requires special facilities ~n order to meet the customer's service requirements shall be provided subject to special facilities rider PRORATION OF UTILITY BILLS Billing for the Facility Charge shall be based on 12 b~llings annually and prorated for longer or shorter billing per~ods using the following formula Formula Actual days An r~dlnq per~od 30 days × Facility Charge ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT A charge per KWH of energy taken for fuel cost calculated ~n accordance with Schedule ECA PAGE 29 SCHEDULE T1 TEMPORARY SERVICE (Effective 10/01/96) APPLICATION Applicable when a customer requests electric service on a short term or temporary bas~s where a customer has received a permit from the C~ty of Denton's Building Inspections Department This rate ~s not applicable after the certificate of occupancy has been issued NET MONTHLY RATE (1) Facility Charge Single Phase $15 15 30 days Three Phase $20 20 30 days (2) Energy Charge 6 77¢ KW~ (3) Energy Cost Adjustment Current ECA Schedule MINIMUM BILLING Facility Charge TYPE OF SERVICE At the City's available secondary supply ADDITIONAL TEMPORARY SERVICE C~ARGES Labor (Regular Time) $60 00 minimum up to 1 hour $60.00 for each additional hour (to be mea- sured to the nearest one-quarter hour) Labor (Overtime) $75 00 minimum up to 1 hour $75 00 for each additional hour (to be mea- sured to the nearest one-quarter hour) Premium time to be added where applica- ble 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 PAGE 30 Material At the time a temporary service ~s re- moved or converted, any loss ~n the mater~al ~nstalled due to negligence or willful action by the customer will be b~lled separately to the customer at replacement cost plus 25% and sales tax SPECIAL FACILITIES All services which require special facilities ~n order to meet the customer's service requirements shall be provided subject to special facilities r~der See Section 25-23(e) for standard re- quirements PRORATION OF UTILITy B~S Blll~ng for the Facility charge shall be based on 12 b~lllngs annually and prorated for longer or shorter periods using the followIng formula. Formula. Actual days in reading per~od × customer facility charge 30 days ENERGY CHARGE Billing for the energy charge shall be based on actual KWI~ con- sumption during the b~lling per~od Formula KWH × KWH rate ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT A charge per KW}{ of energy taken for fuel cost calculated in accordance with Schedule ECA PAGE 31 SCHSDU~E P1 INTERRUPTIBLE PRIMARY SERVICE (Effective 10/01/96) APPLICATION Applicable to all customers taking primary service at a firm power 10ad exceeding 1,000 KVA during the months of June, July, August and September and is, by contract, provided service subject to load interruptions The C~ty retains the right to l~mit the number of customers on th~s rate if the City's load reduction goals are met NET MONTHLY CHARGE (Estimated Transmission Firm) (1) Facility Charge $ 70 70 / 30 days (2) Energy Charge 0 20¢ / KWH (3) Demand Charge $ 3 78 / KVA (4) Energy Cost Adjustment Current ECA Schedule MINIMUM BILLING An amount equal to the demand charge as calculated below but not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the maximum monthly KVA similarly determined during the previous b~ll~ng months of May through.October in the twelve months ending with the current month, nor les~ than 1,000 KVA TYPE OF SERVICE Interruptible primary voltage service (transformation equipment owned by customer) is available to any customer with a 12-month minimum,monthly demand of 1,000 KVA or greater. Interruptible pri- mary 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 fac~l~txes necessary to receive three phase primary voltage' servzce and all transformation facilities required for conversion to utllization voltage The C~ty shall own, operate and maintain all metering facilities, e~ther at primary or secondary voltage, at the Ut~lity's option Where the C~ty 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 PAGE 32 DETERMINATION OF DEMAND The demand shall be determined by the KVA supplied during the 15-minute period of maximum use during the current month as determined by C~ty's demand meter, but not less than 100% of the maximum monthly KVA s~mllarly determmned during the bmll~ng months of May through October in the twelve months immediately preceding the current month, nor less than 1,000 KVA SPECIAL FACILITIES All servmce whmch requmres special facmlltles in order to meet the customer's service requirements shall be provided sub3ect to special facilltles rider. PRORATION OF UTILITY BILLS (a) Bllllng for the Facility charge shall be based on 12 bmlt- lngs annually and prorated for longer or shorter billing periods using the following formula Formula: Actual days ~n readina period × customer facility charge 30 days (b) Billing for demand shall be calculated on a 30 day per month basis and prorated for longer or shorter billing periods using the following formula Formula' Actual days ~n readina period × KVA Demand × KVA Rate 30 days ENERGY CHARGE Billing for the energy charge shall be based on actual KWH consumption dur~n9 the billing period. Formula' KWH × KWH rate ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT A charge per KWH of energy taken for fuel cost calculated accordance with Schedule ECA. PAGE 33 SCHEDULE ES STANDBY, SUPPLEMENTARY AND MAINTENANCE SERVICE (Effective 10/01/96) APPLICATION Applicable in all areas served by the City to customers who (1) own and/or operate an electric power generation facility mainly used for non-emergency uses and which has a total nameplate or effective capacity (whichever is lesser) of fifty (50) KVA or more in parallel w~th the C~ty's electric system for the purpose of generating power for the customer's own consumption, and (2) employ equipment which ~s compatible with the C~ty's elec- tric system at the customer's delivery point and which will cause no damage to the C~ty's electric system or equipment or present undue hazards to City personnel, and (3) own and/or operate an electrical generating facility which has been certified annually by a registered professional engineer practicing ~n the utility or Independent Power Production Industry to be a functioning and reliable generating facility {4) operate an electrical power generating system at least 6,500 hours annually (5) execute an agreement for ~nterconnection and parallel operation with the City INTERCONNECTION COSTS The customer shall reimburse the City for any equipment or facilities required as a result of the installation by the customer of generation in parallel with the C~ty's electric system. The customer shall pay all costs of the City to extend ~ts facilities or modify them at the t~me of interconnect~on, or at some future time ~n order to permit parallel operation of the customer's facility TYPE OF SERVICE The City shall supply alternating current at sixty (60) cycles and at the voltage and phase of the C~ty's electric system most available to the location of the customer The primary voltage customer shall own, operate and maintain all facilities necessary to receive three phase primary voltage service and all transforma- tion facilities required for conversion to utilization voltage PAGE 34 The City shall own, operate and maintain all metering facilIties, either at primary or secondary voltage, at the City's option Where the City elects to meter at secondary voltage, the secondary energy and on-peak demand charges shall apply NET MONTHLY RATE Primary Secondary Service Service (1) Facility Charge $60 60 / 30 days $25 25 / 30 days (2) Demand Charges. On-Peak Demand $10 30 / KVA $10 30 / KVA Off-Peak Demand $ 3 80 / KVA $ 3 80 / KVA {3) Energy Charges: Non-Emergency Energy 0 20¢ / KWH 0 51¢ / KWH Emergency Energy 5 25¢ / KWH 5 35¢ / KWH (5) Energy Cost Adjustment Current ECA Current ECA If the sum of the Customer Faclllty Charge, the On-Peak Demand Charge, and the Off-Peak Demand Charge is less than $1 00 per KVA of installed transformer capacity, $1.00 per KVA of installed transformer capacity will be the monthly charge MIN~MUMBILLING The minimum monthly billing shall be the higher of the following. (1) The sum of the Customer Facility Charge, the On-Peak 'Demand Charge, and the Off-Peak Demand Charge, or (2} A charge of $1.00 per KVA of installed transformer capacity. DETERMINATION OF ON-PEAK DEMAND The, on-peak demand shall be determined by the KW demand supplied by the City during the fifteen (15) minute period of maximum use during the on-peak hours as recorded by the City's demand meter, but not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the maximum'on-peak demand which occurred during the billing months of June through September in the twelve (12) months immediately precedIng the current month PAGE 35 DETERMINATION OF ON-PEAK DEMAND - COGENEP~ATION UNITS NOT OPERATING AND CUSTOMER'S PEAK DID NOT CONTRIBUTE TO CITY'S ANNUAL SYSTEM PEAK If a customer's cogeneratlon unmt(s) 1s/are off during peak hours, and the customer's peak dmd not contrmbute to the City's annual off-peak demand, and the cogenerat~on unit ms one (1) MW or larger, then the nameplate rating of the customer's unit(s) shall be deducted from the peak demand The customer shall be charged the approprmate on-peak demand charges for the KW supplmed by the Cmty for the succeeding twelve (12) months DETERMINATION OF OFF-PEAK (SYSTEM) DEMAND The off-peak demand shall be determined by the sum of the KW demand supplled durlng the flfteen (15) minute period of maxmmum use as recorded by the City's demand meter, plus the KW nameplate rating(s) of the customers generator(s) In no event shall the off-peak demand be less than seventy percent (70%) of the maximum on-peak demand similarly determined during the bmllmng months of June through September in the twelve (12) months irmmedmately preceding the current month. DET~/~INATION OF NON-EMERGENCY ENERGY All energy supplied to customers whose generating unmts are less than one (1) MW capacity DETERMINATION OF EMERGENCY ENERGY Emergency energy ms all energy supplmed by the Cmty during peak hours of operatmon to displace energy normally supplied by custom- er's one (1) MW or larger unit. D~FINITION OF ON-PEAK HOURS The City's on-peak hours, for the purpose of this rate sched- ule, are designated as being from 2 00 P.M. to 7-00 P.M each Monday through Friday DEFINITION OF OFF-PEAK HOURS The City's off-peak hours, for the purpose of this rate sched- ule, shall be all hours not designated as on-peak hours SPECIAL FACILITIES Ail services which require specmal fac~l~tmes mn order to meet customer's service requirements shall be provided subject to the specmal facilities rider PAGE 36 PRORATION OF UTILITY BILLS (a) Billing for demand shall be calculated on a 30 day per month basis and prorated for longer or shorter billing periods using the following formula Actual days ~n readlnq period - 30 days × customer facility charge (b) Billing for demand shall be calculated on a 30 day per month basis and prorated for longer or shorter billing periods using the following formula Actual days in read~n~ period × KW Billing Demand × Rate 30 days ENERGY CHARGE Billing for energy shall be based on actual KWH consumption during the billing period. Formula: KWH in rate block × Rate per KWH in rate block CREDIT FOR ENERGY DELIVERED INTO CITY'S SYSTEM DURING ON-PEAK HOURS If Customer-produced energy is fed back into the City's system during on-peak hours, an amount equal to fuel cost calculated in accordance with Schedule ECA, as applicable to such energy is cred- ited monthly, provided that Customer has paid the City for neces- sary added metering, protective and other equipment as determined by the City CREDIT FOR ENERGY DELIVERED INTO CITY'S SYSTEM DURING OFF-PEAK HOURS If Customer-produced energy is fed back into the City's system during off-peak hours, an amount equal to 70% of the billed ECA charge per KWH (for each KWH delivered back into the City's system) will be ~redited monthly, provmded that Customer has pa~d the City for necessary added metering, protective and other equipment as determined by the City ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT A charge per KWH of energy taken for fuel cost calculated accordance with Schedule ECA PAGE 37 SCHEDULE AF ATHLETIC FIELD (Effective 10/01/96) APPLICATION Applicable to all electric service metered at one point for use to l~ght specified areas for athletic events where such electrical use will not occur between the hours of 2 00 P M and 7 00 P M for the months of June through September NET MONTHLY RATE (1) Facility Charge Single Phase $20 20 / 30 days Three Phase $30 30 / 30 days (2) Energy Charge Billin~ months of June through September. 2:00 PM to 7-00 PM (Peak) 7 58¢ / KWH All Other Hours (Off Peak) 3 79¢ / KWH Billing months of october through May. All hours 3 79¢ / KWH (3) Demand Charge Billing months of Jun~ through September. Peak (2 00 PM - 7.00 PM) $4 70 / KW All Other Hours (Off Peak) $1 11 / KW Blllin~ months of October through May. Ail hours $1 11 / KW (4) Energy Cost Adjustment Current ECA Schedule MINIMUM BILLING Facllmty Charge TYPE OF SERVICE At the Czty's available secondary voltage and avamlable phase For use only between the hours of 7 00 P M and 2 00 P M from June through September and all hours from October through May PAGE 38 SPECIAL FACILITIES All services which require special facilities ~n order to meet customer's service requirements shall be provided subject to the special facIlities r~der PRORATIQN OF UTILITY BILLS (a) B~lling for the Facility charge shall be based on 12 b~ll- ings annually and prorated for longer or shorter per~ods using the following formula Formula Actual days in readln~ nerlod × customer facility charge 30 days (b) Billing for demand shall be calculated on a 30 day per month basis and prorated for longer or shorter b~ll~ng per~ods using the following formula Formula' Actual days in readln~ period × KW demand × Rate 30 days ENERGY CHARGE Billing for the energy charge shall be based on actual KWH con- sumption during the billing period. Formula: KWH in rate block × Rate per KWH in rate block ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT A charge per KWH of energy taken for fuel cost calculated in accordance with Schedule ECA. PAGE 39 SCHEDULE INDUSTRIAL/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RIDER (Effective 10/01/96) AVAILABILITY This rider is available to the customers who receive service from Rate Schedules GSS, GSL, or TGS APPLI~ATIQN This rider ~s available to electric service supplied at any one location It is for firm electric service applicable to new and ex~st~ng customers as described below, over a five year period Th~s r~der is available to the following classes of customers (1) New customers whose electric service represents demand not previously served by the City at any location 1n the City's service area in the last 12 months, where such metered demand w~ll be ~n excess of 225 KVA or 200 KW, as estimated and mutually agreed upon by the Director of Electric Utilities and the customer (2) Existing customers served under Rate Schedules GSS, GSL or TGS who increase their prior ex~stlng metered demand by 225 KVA or 200 KW. This ~ncrease shall be verified by comparing a three month rolling average of the new level of demand to the prior demand averaged for corresponding months. During periods in which this verification method cannot be applied, the D~rector of Electric Utllltles and the customer may develop a mutually agreed upon formula to estimate the base and addit~onal demand levels NET MONTHLY P~ATE The customer shall be charged under the appropriate applicable rate schedules with the exception that the monthly billing demand (For GSS and GSL) or system demand and on-peak demand {For TGS) w~ll be adjusted ~n accordance with the following table: Reduction to B~ll~ng Time Period D~nd or System Demand First Year 50% Second Year 40% Third Year 30% Fourth Year 20% Fifth Year 10% CONTRACT PERIOD The term of the contract w~ll be for five years PAGE 40 ~CHEDULE APR APPLIANCE REBATE (Effective 10/01/96) Application/ProGram Summary The City of Denton Utility Department is offering cash payments to customers who purchase and install high efficiency air cond~~ tloners or heat pumps ~n new or ex~stlng residential or commercial facilities The program's objective ~s to reduce energy demand and consump- tion, thereby sav~ng customers dollars on their utility b~lls and reducing the peak load of the City of Denton's electric system Program Guidelines 1 All installations must be for accounts served by the City of Denton Utility Department and must meet all applicable national, local, and manufacturers' codes and specifica- tions. 2 To qualify for a rebate, equipment must be new when 1n- stalled. 3 All equipment must be purchased No leased or lease/ purchased equipment w~ll qualify for a cash rebate 4 Installations must be made by l~censed contractors and/or dealers 5 No rebate w~ll be paid on a partial replacement of an a~r conditioner The compressor, condenser and the evaporator coil must be replaced to qualify for a rebate 6 Payments for residential central cooling systems, which include apartments and mobile homes, will be limited to a capacity based on a minimum of 500 conditioned square feet per ton 7 The conditioned area in square feet is required on each residential central system request for payment 8 The rebate will be paid to the purchaser of the qualifying equipment upon verification of compliance with program guidelines 9 Requests for payment must be received by the Director of Electric Utilities w~th~n 60 days of ~nstallatlon PAGE 41 10 Equipment and installation are sub3ect to inspection by the City's Bullding Inspection Department before f~nal approval for payment ~s ~ssued 11 The Appliance Rebate Program guidelines and payments are subject to change w~thout not~ce 12 The Appliance Rebate Program may be discontinued w~thout prior notice at any t~me by the C~ty of Denton I GENERAL PROCEDURES A. Application To determine who qualifies for a rebate, an applI- cation for rebate must be completed and sent to the Director of Electric Utilities w~th~n 60 days of · nstallat~on of the equipment Participating dealers have rebate application forms and will complete these forms for the purchaser. It is the purchaser's responslbll~ty to see that the dealer completes the form and submits it to the Director of Electric Ut~l~ties B. Inspections Installations of central systems w~ll be ~nspected by the C~ty's Building Inspection Department and must be approved before rebates w~ll be processed. C. Payments to Participants Cash payments will be made to the purchaser of the qualifying equipment Participating retail equip- ment dealers will receive a cash payment of $20 per unit for the sale of w~ndow un,ts, central air conditioning systems, or heat pumps to offset their cost for properly filling out the applications for purchasers. Program participants are responsible for submitting the correct information The Utili- ty Department will not issue any additional payment unless the payment was incorrect due to a m~stake · n processing by a C~ty employee 1 The twenty dollar ($20 00) payments to dealers w~ll be made only if they supply the qualifyIng equipment to the customer or builder who is paying for the ~nstallat~on of the equipment Dealers and purchasers may be den~ed payment for failure to follow program guidelines such as fa~l~ng to supply correct square footage or SEER/EER f~gures, installing equipment which ~s not PAGE 42 new; replacing part of a split system, or failure to fill out rebate forms properly 2 Payments will be made to customers who pur- chase and install new qualifying equipment If a tenant purchases and installs qualify- ing equipment, the payment is made to the tenant If the owner of rental property purchases and lnstalls qualifylng 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 purchas- er 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 ~ssue of the ARI Directory of Certified Air Conditioners and Air Source Heat Pumps and the unit meets the m~n~mum ratings as specified in the 1992 Appliance Rebate Program If the unit is not in the current ARI Directory, the manufacturer's latest data approved for publication will be ac- cepted. 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 qual~- fy for a rebate 2. The computer s~mulations must be signed, certified, and dated by a registered profes- sional engineer and an officer of the compa- ny making the submittal 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 D 0 E approved methodology 4 A complete set of the input data and an indication of the source of the data must accompany the simulated ratings PAGE 43 5 The simulated ratings must be based on the condensing unit's te~ted 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 l~sted in the current ARI D~rectory 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 deter- mined by divldin9 the square footage of the conditioned area by 500 and multiplying by 12,000 Example. The Program Capacity for a 1,500 square foot house is 1.500 = 3.0 x 12,000 = 36,000 BTUH 500 The City w~ll pay a rebate on a unit that meets 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 on page 5 of the "1992 Appliance Rebate Program Methods Used in Determining Equipment Eff~clency and Eligibility," and are incorporated herein as if fully set forth at length Example A. A person ~n a 1,500 square foot house installs a 30,000 BTUH central air conditioner with a SEER rating of 12 0 1.500 = 3 × 12,000 = 36,000 Program Capacity 500 PAGE 44 30.000 2 5 × $100/ton = $250 00 Rebate Amount 12,000 = Example B A person in a 2,000 square foot house installs a 60,000 BTUH central air conditioner with a SEER rating of 12.0 2.000 = 4 × 12,000 = 48,000 Program Capacity 500 48.000 = 4 x $100/ton = $400 Rebate Amount 12,000 Example C A person in a 2,000 square foot house installs a 60,000 BTUH central heat pump with a SEER rating of 12 0 2.000 4 × 12,000 = 48,000 Program Capacity 50O 48,000 = 4 × $100/ton = $400 Rebate Amount Minimum SEER/EER Central Air Condltlonln~ ~$tln~ Incentive Single Phase (SEER) 12 0 $100 / ton*$ Three Phase (EER) 12 0 $100 / ton Central,Heat PUR1DS Single Phase (SEER) 12 0 $100 / ton Three Phase (EER) 12 0 $100 / ton Room Air Conditioners 10 0 $ 50 / unit Room Heat PumPs 10 0 $ 50 / unit Geotheralal Heat Pumps 12 0 $500 / unit * Refer to "1992 Appliance Rebate Program Methods Used in Determining Equipment Efficiency and Eligibility" $ For calculation purposes, one ton equals 12,000 BTUH PAGE 45 SCHEDULE~TR ~REM~UM-EFF[C[ENCY MOTOR REBATE (Effective 10/01/96) APPLICATION/PROGRAM SUS~ARY The City of Denton Utility Department is offering cash payments to customers who purchase and install premlum-efflcmency motors and adjustable speed drmves mn facmlmtmes serviced by Denton Electrmc Utllmty The program's objective is to reduce energy demand and consump- tzon, thereby saving customers dollars on their utility bmlls and reducing the peak load of the City of Denton's electric system, thereby conserving energy and improvmng the power factor PROGRAM GUIDELINES 1 All installatmons must be for accounts served by the City of Denton Electric Utility and must meet all applicable national, local, and manufacturers' codes and specifica- tions. 2 To qualify for a rebate, equipment must be new when in~ stalled Ail equzpment must be purchased; no leased or lease/purchased equipment wmll qualify for a cash rebate Removed motors must be properly disposed of after mnspec- tion and not re-used with the Denton Electric Utility system. Method of disposal must be stated 3. The City will pay the rebate to the purchaser of the qualifying equipment upon vermf~cation of compliance with program guidelines 4. Equipment and installation are subject to mnspection by the City's Electric Utility before final approval for payment is issued. 5 Replacement motors must be the same horsepower or lower than the original motor Exceptions must be approved in writing by the City's Electric Utility Only motors 20 horsepower and above are eligible for the program 6 Ail znformatlon must be complete on the Motor Rebate Appl~catmon in order for a rebate to be issued (see Motor Rebate Application) 7 The Premium-Efficiency Motor Rebate program guidelines and payments are subject to change without notmce Th~s program may be dtscontznued with prmor not,ce, at any tmme by the Cmty of Denton Electrmc UtAlmty PAGE 46 REBATE METHODOLOGY Rebates for the Premium-Efficiency Motor Rebate Program wlll be based on the following methodology' REPLACEMENT MOTORS 1 The Denton Electric Utility staff w~ll visit the s~te to determine the existing motors eff~clency If the ex~st~ng motor is non-operatzonal, an estimate will be made 2. The customer must provide all ~nformatlon on the rebate application concerning the proposed motor purchase 3 A new motor must not exceed the horsepower of the existing motor without express written consent by the Denton Electric Utility, which consent shall be given only if the utility finds an · ncreased efficiency 4 The information concerning the existing and the proposed motors will be entered into the Motor Master software program to calculate the kilowatt (KW) or kilovolt amperes (KVA) savings yield The calculation is based on horsepower, efficiency, RPM, and load information. 5. The KW or KVA yield will be multiplied times the rebate incentive amount of $100/KW or $90/KVA KW yield × $100 / KW or KVA yield × $ 90 / k'VA 6 The Denton Electric Utility will to the s~te to verify · nstallation, and following successful ~nstallation, a rebate check w~ll be mailed to the customer NEW MOTORS: New motors will follow the procedure outlined above for replacement motors but the efficiency comparison will be made against, a standard new motor, to be determined by the Motor Master software program used by the City, Department of Energy standards, or the Denton Electric Utility. ADJUSTABLE SPEED DRIVES- The Denton Electrlc Utility will visit the customer site to determ~neKw/KVA savings from the proposed Ad]ustable/Varlable Speed Drive Those sav~ngs will be awarded on a $100/KW or $90/KVA bas~s A watt meter will be used before and after installation KW / KVA SAVINGS Rebates in excess of $1,000 00 require advance approval of the D~rector of Electric Utilities PAGE 47 SCHEDULE UPS UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY (Effective 10/01/96) APPLICATION Applicable to any customer who, by wrmtten agreement, receives servmce for an uninterruptmble power supply for a computer or other electrmcal equipment Uninterruptmble Power Supplmes provided by the Cmty of Denton are of the standby type NET MONTHLY RATE (1) Facility Charge: 0 - 300 Watts Uninterruptible Power Supply $ 7 80 / 30 days 301 - 700 Watts Uninterruptible Power Supply $14 90 / 30 days 701 - 1,200 Watts Uninterruptible Power Supply $31 85 / 30 days (2) Installation Charge $25 75 For any Uninterruptible Power Suppply other than above, the monthly customer charge will be based on the following formula (1) Monthly Charge' 5% of Annual Maintenance Cost PLUS 12 months 6% Annual Return of Investment PLUS 12 months 8% Interest on a 5 Year Life TYPE OF SERVICE The City shall furnish, install, mamntain an automatically controlled alternating current power backup unit conforming to the City's standards and subject to its published rules and regulations PAYMENT Bills are due when rendered, and become past due if not pamd wmthmn 15 calendar days from date of mssuance SPECIAL FACILITIES Ail servmces whmch requmre specmal facllmtles mn order to meet customer's service requmrements shall be provided subject to the special facilitIes rider PAGE 48 PRORATION OF UTILITY BILLS (a) Billings for the Faclllty charge shall be based on 12 bllllngs annually and prorated for longer or shorter billing periods using the following formula Formula Actual days ~n read~n~ Der~od × customer facility charge 30 days PAGE 49 S~HEDULE ECA ENERGY COST kDJUST[~NT (Effective 10/01/96) ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT All monthly KWH charges shall be increased or decreased by an amount equal to "X" cents per KWH, to be known as the energy cost ad3ustment (ECA) The ECA shall be computed during the last month of each fiscal year quarter (December, March, June and September) to be applied to the quarter lraraediately following The C~ty shall ~n no case change the energy cost adjustment more than once ~n any three (3) month per~od The ECA shall be calculated using the following formula Protected energy cost for next Guarter ECA = Projected KWH sales for next quarter In the event that actual plus estimated cumulative costs of fuel, variable costs of Texas Municipal Power Agency (TMPA) energy and purchased energy (excluding TMPA's fixed charges) are greater than or less than the actual and projected ECA revenues by $500,000 or more during the next quarter, the D~rector of Electric Utilities or his designate shall recompute the Energy Cost Adjustment and, w~th Public Utilities Board approval, may establish an ECA that collects or returns such difference over the next three month per~od Such change ~n ECA shall be applied evenly to each month during the three month period The above formula results in an October December 1996 estimated ECA as follows ECA = 2 00¢ / KWH PAGE 50 ~PE¢IAL FACILITIES RIDER (1) Ail 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 which the customer requests service, then the C~ty shall provide the service subject to paragraph of this rider (2) The total cost of all facilities reburled to meet the customer's load characteristics which are incurred by the City shall be subject to a special contract entered into between the Utility and the customer Th~s contract shall be signed by both parties prior to the City provi- ding service to the customer PAGE 51 SECTION II That the Executive Director of Utilities is hereby authorized to expend funds to issue rebates to electric utlllty customers in the form and type set forth in Schedules APR, MTR and TS, as the use of more efficient compressors, motors and thermal storage is in the best interest of the City of Denton, as such will reduce the peak load and conserve energy, which are public purposes of the C~ty SECTION III That if any section, subsection, paragraph, sen- tence, clause, phrase or word in this ordinance, or appllcat~on thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid by any court of competent jurlsdlctlon, such holding shall not affect the valid- lty of the re~laining portions of this ordinance, and the City Coun~ cll of the City of Denton, Texas, hereby declares it would have enacted such remaining portions despite any such invalidIty SECTION IV That the Schedule of Rates herein adopted shall be effective, charged and applied to all energy usage occurring on or after October l, 1996; and a copy of said rates shall be malnta~ned on file in the Office of the City Secretary PASSED AND APPROVED this the I~ day of~, 1996 ATTEST. JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: HERBERT ,L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY PAGE 52