1995-141E:\WPDOCS\ORD\KVA.O
ORDINANCE NO. ~
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING A PORTION OF THE SCHEDULE OF ELECTRICAL RATES
CONTAINED IN ORDINANCE NO. 94-162 BY AMENDING SCHEDULE GENERAL
SERVICE LARGE ("GSL") TO CONVERT FROM THE PRESENT KILOWATT ("KW")
DEMAND BILLING TO KILOVOLT AMPERES ("KVA") DEMAND BILLING;
PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS
CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that a conversion
from the current kilowatt ("kW") demand billing to kilovolt amperes
("kVA") billing has a number of advantages, including:
1. The kVA approach provides a positive reinforcement to
customers above 90% power factor, as well as assessing
charges to customers with power factors below 90%. The
additional expense to those below 90% will be the same as
the power factor penalty calculation; and
2. The kVA approach can be accommodated by the City's
current computer billing system, whereas the power factor
penalty approach would require expensive programming
changes; and
3. The kVA approach assesses customers a price per unit of
the demand consumed, the unit has changed from kW to kVA,
but this approach avoids the use of a "penalty" and may
be more palatable to customers; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that is in the public
interest to convert from kW demand billing to kVA demand billing;
NOW, THEREFORE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That Ordinance No. 94-162 is hereby amended by
amending the schedule of rates for electrical services as provided
for in Chapter 26 of the Code of Ordinances by amending Schedule
General Service Large ("GSL") to read as follows:
SCHEDULE GSL
GENERAL SERVICE LARGE
(Effective 10/01/95)
APPLICATION
The GSL Rate is applicable to any customer having a minimum actual
demand of 250 KW or 250 KVA for all electric service supplied at
one point of delivery and measured through one meter.
Customers who elect to discontinue service under this rate are
ineligible for service under this rate for twelve months.
Not applicable to resale service in any event, nor to temporary,
standby or supplementary service except in conjunction with
applicable rider.
NET MONTHLY R3kTE
(1) Customer Facility Charge $60.60 per 30 days
(2) Demand Charge $ 8.64 per KVA demand/30 days
(3) Energy Charge 1.41C/KWH for all KWH
(4) Energy Cost Adjustment Schedule ECA
MINIMUM BILLING
An amount equal to the facility charge plus the greater of: 1)
demand charge as calculated on 250 KVA, or 2) seventy percent (70%)
of the maximum monthly kW demand for any month during the preceding
months of May through October billed at the kva rate.
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.
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 discount. Primary service
customers utilizing City owned and operated facility and
transformation equipment necessary to receive primary voltage
service shall receive a discount of 0.1C/KWH. The City shall own,
operate and maintain all metering facilities, either at primary or
secondary voltage.
PAYMENT
Bills are due when rendered, and become past due if not paid
within 15 calendar days from date of issuance.
DETERMINATION OF DEMAND
The demand shall be determined by the EVA supplied during the
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15-minute period of maximum use during the current month as deter-
mined by City's demand meter, but shall not be less than 70% of the
highest monthly demand determined during the billing months of MAY
through OCTOBER in the 12 months immediately 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 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 billing
periods using the following formula:
Formula:
Actual days in readinq period
× customer facility charge
30 days
(b) BillinH 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
x KVA demand × Rate
30 days
ENERGY CHARGE
Billing for the enerHy charge shall be based on actual KWH con-
sumption during the billinH 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.
SECTION II. That if any section, subsection, paragraph,
sentence, clause, phrase or word in this ordinance, or application
thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid by any court
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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 III. That save and except as amended hereby that all
the remaining schedules of rates, sections, sentences, phrases, and
paragraphs of Ordinance No. 94-162 and of Chapter 26 of the Code of
Ordinances, shall hereby remain in full force and effect.
SECTION IV. That the schedule of rates herein adopted shall be
effective, charged, and applied to all energy usage occurring on or
after October 1, 1995.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the/~ day of ~, 1995.
BOB CA~STLE~~
ATTEST:
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
APP~V~'-A~TO LEGAL FORM:
HERBERT L. PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY
BY: ~~/~~~
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