1992-214 ALLO03CA
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS AMENDING PROVISIONS OF
ORDINAMCE NO. 92-172 PROVIDING FOR CHANGES IN THE SCHEDULE OF RATES
FOR ELECTRIC SERVICE BY AMENDING THE ELECTRIC GENERAL SERVICE SMALL
(GSS) RATE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council has previously adopted a Schedule of
Rates for Electric General Service Small (GSS) Rate and wishes to
amend the Rate to reflect increased minimum demand for all electric
services supplied at one point of delivery and measured through one
meter; NOW, THEREFORE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON BEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I That the City Council hereby amends City of Denton
Ordinance No. 92-172 by amending the Electric General Service Small
(GSS) Rate.
~. That the Electric General Service Small (GSS)
Schedule is attached hereto and made a part hereof.
SECTION III. That this ordinance shall become effective
January 1, 1993.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the /~day of ~ 1992.
ATTEST:
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FO~:
DEBRA A. DRAYOVITCB, CITY ATTO~EY
SCHEDULE GBS
GENER~L SERVICE SMALL
(Effective 1/1/93)
APPLICATION
The GSS rate is applicable to any commercial or industrial
customer having a maximum less than 250 KW for all electric service
supplied at one point of delivery and measured through one meter.
Not applicable to resale service in any event, not to
temporary, standby or supplementary service except in con]unction
with applicable rider.
NET MONTHLY RATE
(1) Customer Facility
Single Phase $15.00 per 30 days
Three Phase $20.00 per 30 days
(2) Demand Charge $ 7.00 per KW (first
20KWnot billed)
(3) Energy Charge
First 2500 KWH 6.56C/KWH
All KWH over 2500 3.50C/KWH
(4) Energy Cost Adjustment Current ECA Schedule
MINIMUM BILLING
An amount equal to the facility charge plus the greater of.
1) the demand charge calculated on the actual KW demand, or 2)
seventy percent (70%) of the maximum monthly demand charge for any
month during the preceding months of May through October.
TYPE OF SERVICE
Secondary service available to commercial and industrial
customers.
The City will supply single-phase service (or three-phase
service 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 transportation. 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 be required prior to its being furnished.
PRIMARY SERVICE DISCOUNT
Customers who own, operate, and maintain all facilities
necessary to receive three phase primary voltage service and all
transformatlon facilities required for conversion to ut~lizatlon
voltage shall receive a discount of 0.3C/KWH. Primary service
customers utillzlng city owned and operated facility and
transformation equipment necessary to receive primary voltage
service shall receive a discount of 0.1 /KWH. The Clty shall own,
operate and maintain all metering facilities, e~ther at prlmary or
secondary voltage.
PAYMENT
B~lls are due when rendered, and become past due if not paid
withln 15 calendar days from date of Issuance.
DETERMINATION OF DEMAND
The demand shall be determined by the KW supplied during the
15-minute per~od of maximum use durlng the current month as
determined by C~ty's demand meter, but shall not be less than 70%
of the hlghest monthly demand determined during the billing months
of MAY through OCTOBER In the 12 months immediately preceding the
current month. In no case, shall billed demand be less than O KW
In cases where the connected load ls constant, the C~ty may,
at its option, estimate the KW demand. For neon signs, one volt
ampere shall be considered the equivalent of 3/4 watt
POWER FACTOR
The Clty reserves the right to make tests to determine the
power factor of the customer's ~nstallat~on served elther by
measurement durlng perlods of maximum demand or by measurement of
the average power factor for the monthly billing perlod If the
power factor is below ninety percent, the demand for billlng
purposes w~ll be determined by multiplying the uncorrected KW
billing demand by 90% and dividing by the determined power factor.
SPECIAL FACILITIES
Ail services which requlre special facilities in order to meet
customer's service requirements shall be provided subject to the
special fac~lltles r~der.
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PRO~ATION OF UTILITY BILLS
(a) Billing for the Faclllty charge shall be based on 12
bllllngs annually.
Formula:
Actual days in readina period x 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~lling
periods.
Formula:
Actual days in rsadina Derlod x adjusted KW demand x Rate
30 days
ENERGY CHARGE
Billing for the energy charge shall be based on actual KWH
consumption during the billing period.
Formula:
KWH in rate block x Rate per KWH in rate block
ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT
A charge per KWH of energy taken for fuel cost calculated in
accordance wlth Schedule ECA.
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ALL003CA
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS AMENDING PROVISIONS OF
ORDINANCE NO. 92-172 PROVIDING FOR CHANGES IN THE SCHEDULE OF RATES
FOR ELECTRIC SERVICE BYAMENDING THE ELECTRIC GENERAL SERVICE SMALL
(GSS) RATE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council has previously adopted a Schedule of
Rates for Electric General Service Small (GSS) Rate and wishes to
amend the Rate to reflect increased minimum demand for all electric
services supplied at one point of delivery and measured through one
meter; NOW, THEREFORE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That the City Council hereby amends City of Denton
Ordinance No. 92-172 by amending the Electric General Service Small
(GSS) Rate.
SECTION II. That the Electric General Service Small (GSS)
Schedule is attached hereto and made a part hereof.
SECTION III. That this ordinance shall become effective
January 1, 1993.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the /~day of ~ 1992
BOB CASTLEBERRY, MAy ~
ATTEST:
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
DEBRA A. DRAYOVITCH, CITY ATTORNEY
BY:
GENERAL SERVICE SMALL
(Effective 1/1/93)
The GSS rate is applicable to any commercial or industrial
customer having a maximum less than 250 KW for all electric service
supplied at one point of delivery and measured through one meter
Not applicable to resale service in any event, not to
temporary, standby or supplementary service except in con]unction
with applicable rider.
N O E
(1) customer Facility
Single Phase $15 O0 per 30 days
Three Phase $20.00 per 30 days
(2) Demand Charge $ 7.00 per KW (first
20KWnot billed)
(3) Energy Charge
First 2500 KWH 6.56¢/KW}{
Ail KWH over 2500 3.50C/KWH
(4) Energy Cost Adjustment Current ECA Schedule
An amount equal to the facility charge plus the greater of:
1) the demand charge calculated on the actual KW demand, or 2)
seventy percent (70%) of the maximum monthly demand charge for any
month during the preceding months of May through October.
Secondary service available to commercial and lndustrlal
customers.
The city will supply single-phase service (or three-phase
service 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 transportation. Where service of the
type desired by the customer is not already available at the point
of service, special contract arrangements between the Clty and the
customer may be required prior to 1ts being furnished.
p~IMARY SERVICE DISCOUNT
Customers who own, operate, and maintain all facllltles
necessary to receive three phase primary voltage service and all
transformation facilities required for conversion to utilization
voltage shall receive a discount of 0.3C/KWH. Primary service
customers utilizing city owned and operated facility and
transformation equipment necessary to receive primary voltage
service shall receive a discount of 0.1 /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 KW supplied during the
15-minute period of maximum use during the current month as
determined 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. In no case, shall billed demand be less than O KW.
In cases where the connected load is constant, the City may,
at its option, estimate the KW demand. For neon signs, one volt
ampere shall be considered the equivalent of 3/4 watt.
The City reserves the right to make tests to determine the
power factor of the customer's installation served either by
measurement during periods of maximum demand or by measurement of
the average power factor for the monthly billing per~od. If the
power factor is below ninety percent, the demand for billing
purposes will be determined by multiplying the uncorrected KW
billing demand by 90% and dividing by the determined power factor.
SPECIAL FACILITIES
Ail services which require speclal fac~litles in order to meet
customer's service requirements shall be provided subject to the
special facilities rider.
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p~O~TION OF UTILITY BILLS
(a) Billing for the Facility charge shall be based on 12
billings annually.
Formula:
Actual days in reading period x customer facll~ty charge
30 days
(b) Billing for demand shall be calculated on a 30 day per
month basis and prorated for longer or shorter billlng
periods.
Formula
Actual days in reading merlod x adjusted KW demand x Rate
30 days
ENERGY CHARGE
Billing for the energy charge shall be based on actual KWH
consumption during the b~lling per~od.
Formula:
KWH in rate block x 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.
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