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1987-1351839L NOTE THIS ORDINANCE HAS BEEN AMENDED BY 92-121 AND A COPY IS ATTACHED NO AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AN APPLIANCE REBATE PROGRAM AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHBRBAS, the City Council of the C~ty of Denton recognizes that the generation and distribution of electric power ~s a public purpose, for which ~ts conservation is duly recognized, and WHERBAS, the City of Denton, by and through ~ts City Council desires to reduce energy demand and consumption by the customers of City of Denton Utilities, and WHERBAS, the City Council f~nds that through the use o£ energy efficient equipment by the utility customers of the City of Denton such energy demand and consumption would be reduced and the efficiency of the electric utility system would be enhanced, NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS SECTION I That ~t is the desire of the C~ty Council to establish a program to provide l~m~ted cash ~ncent~ves to Denton Utility customers who purchase certain energy efficient equipment that reduce energy demand and consumption SECTION II That the Appliance Rebate Program, attached hereto and made" a part hereof ~s hereby adopted to ~mplement the object~ves described above for as long as funding ~s available for such a program SECTION III That the City Council hereby authorizes and directs the City Manager to take such action as ~s necessary to achieve such goal of reducing energy demand and consumption by ~mplementlng the Appliance Rebate Program SECTION IV That th~s ordinance shall become effective ~mmed~ately upon its passage and ~_ffal ~ PASSED AND APPROVED this the T' . day of , 1987 ATTEST AP~VBD AS TO LEGAL FORM DEBRA ADAMI DRAYOVITCH, CITY ATTORNEY 1840L CITY OF DENTON UTILITY DEPARTMENT 1987 APPLIANCE REBATE PROGRAM METHODS USED IN DETERMINING EQUIPMENT EFFICIENCY AND ELIGIBILITY Program Summary The City of Denton Utility Department xs offering cash payments to customers who purchase and install certain high efficiency air condxtloners or heat pumps in new or existing residential or commercial facilities The program's ob]ect~ve is to reduce energy demand and consump- tion, thereby saving customers dollars on their utility bills and achieve the goal of reducing the peak load of the C~ty of Denton's electric generatxon Program Guidelines 1 Ail lnstallatxons must be for accounts served by the City of Denton Utility Department, and must meet all applicable national, local, and manufacturers' codes and specifications 2 To qualify for a rebate, equipment must be new when ~nstalled 5 Ail equipment must be purchased No leased or lease/purchase equipment w~ll qualify for a cash rebate Installations must be made by participating contractors and/or dealers S No rebate wxll be paid on a part~al replacement of an air conditioner The compressor, condenser and the evaporator co~l must be replaced to qualify for a rebate 6 Payments for a residential central cooling system, which includes apartments and mobile homes, will be limited to a capacity based on a minimum of $00 condltxoned square feet per ton The conditioned area ~n square feet is required on each resi- dential central system request for payment ? Payments shall be l~mlted to a maximum combined capacity of 60 tons (720,000 BTUH) per meter for all new or replaced installa- tions The maximum unit size is 11 25 tons, but combinations of units up to 60 tons are eligible 8 The rebate w~ll be paid to the purchaser of the qualifying equipment upon verification of compliance wxth program guidelines 9 Requests [or payment must be received by the Director o£ Electric Utilities within 60 days of installation 10 Equipment and installation are subject to inspection by the City's Building Inspection Department before final approval for payment is issued 11 The Appliance Rebate Program guidelines and payments are subject to change without notice 12 The Appliance Rebate Program may be discontinued without prior notice at any time by the City of Denton I GENERAL PROCEDURES A Application To determine who qualifies for a rebate, an application for rebate must be completed and sent to the Director of Electric Utilities within 60 days of installation of the equipment Participating dealers have rebate cards and will complete these cards for the purchaser It is the purchaser's responsibility to see that the dealer completes the card and submits it to the Director of Electric Utilities B Inspections Random "spot-checks" of equipment and installations will be made by the City's Building Inspection Department The Department will contact applicants and schedule appoint- ments for site visits C Payments to Participants Cash payments will be made to the purchaser of the qualify- lng equipment Participating retail equipment dealers will receive a cash payment of $20 per unit for the sale of window units, central air conditioning systems, or heat pumps to o£fset their cost for properly filling out the applications for purchasers 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 1 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 o£ the equipment Dealers and purchasers may be den~ed PAGE 2 payment for failure to follow program guidelines such as failing to supply correct square footage for Energy Efficiency Ratio (EER) figures, installing equipment which is not new, replacing part of a split system, and failure to fill out rebate cards properly 2 Payments will be made to customers who purchase and install new qualifying equipment If a tenant pur- chases and installs qualifying equipment, the payment ~s made to the tenant If the owner of rental pro- perty 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 1987 Appliance Rebate Program If the unit is not in the current ARI Directory, the manu- facturers' latest data approved for publication will be accepted If the unit ~s not in the current ARI Directory or data approved for publication, the average of the high and low SEBR/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 D~rectory, provided the following criteria are met 1 Systems using mix-matched coils must meet ail estab- lished program guidelines to qualify for a rebate 2 The computer simulations must be s~gned, certified, and dated by a registered professional engineer and an officer of the company 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 w~th D 0 E approved methodology 4 A complete set of the ~nput data and an ~ndlcatlon of the source of the data must accompany the simulated ratings PAGE 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 ~dentlfled by the correct model numbers of both the condensing unit and coil as listed in the current ARI 6 Simulated ratings must not exceed 105% of the SEER rating of the tested system used as a-~ An open file of computer s~mulatlons will be maintained at the office of the Director of Electric Utilities Supplying erroneous ratings or data can lead to dis- qualification of those involved from further program participation C Program Capacity and Payment Formula 1 The maximum allowable BTU per hour capacity eligible for a rebate is determined by dividing 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 1~500 500 ~ 5 0 x 12,000 = 56,000 BTUH The City will pay a rebate on a unit that meets program efficiency standards and is sized at 56,000 BTUH or less 2 Actual payment w~ll be determined by d~vldlng the BTUH of the installed unit (up to, and ~ncludlng the Program Capacity) by 12,000 and multiplying by the ~ncentlve, which is determined by the efficiency rating of the unit The incentive values and SEER ratings are referenced on page 6 and are ~ncorporated here~n as if fully set forth at length Example A A person ~n a 1,500 square foot house ~nstalls a 30,000 BTUH central a~r conditioner with an SEER rating of 10 0 1~500 500 = 3 x 12,000 = 36,000 Program Capacity 30~000 12,000 ~ 2 5 x $60/ton = $150 Rebate Amount PAGE 4 Example B A person in a 2,000 square foot house installs a 60,000 BTUH central air conditioner with a SEER rating of 10 0 2~000 $00 = 4 x 12,000 = 48,000 Program Capacity 12,000 = 4 x $60/ton = $240 Rebate Amount Example C A person in a 2,000 square foot house installs a 60,000 BTUH three phase central heat pump with a SEER rating of 9 0 2~000 $00 = 4 x 12,000 = 48,000 Program Capacity 48.000 ~ = 4 x $7$/ton = $300 Rebate Amount The air conditioning contractor zs responsible for supplying the correct conditioned square footage information for each residential and commercial installation D Thermal Storage Incentive Payments Thermal storage incentive payments shall be made to qualifying customers based on the following method A design shall be submitted to the Director of Electric Utilities for approval The thermal storage equipment shall be checked for input electric demand (KW) and output capacity (BTU) The system shall be limited for incentive payment to a maximum of 12,000 BTU per S00 square feet of the conditioned area of the facility to be served Upon completion, the input/output of the thermal storage units will be measured by the City of Denton The customer may observe and verify all ~nformatlon and calculations for the actual size of the facility Auxiliary equipment used to circulate fluid or air handlers which would operate under normal peak periods will not be included ~n calculating the KW load for incentive payments PAGE 5 CITY OF DENTON UTILITY DEPARTMENT 1987 APPLIANCE REBATE PROGRAM EQUIPMENT INCENTIVES* Mxn~mum Mxn~mum Effxc~ency Seer Central A~r Conditioning Rating Incentive S~ngle Phase (SEER) 0-20,999 BTUH 9 S $40/ton ++ 21,000 BTUH ~ up 10 0 $60/ton Three Phase (EER) 0-135,000 BTUH 9 0 $40/ton Central Heat Pumps S~ngle Phase (SEER) 9 6 $75/ton Three Phase (BER) 0-135,000 BTUH 9 0 $75/ton Room A~r Conditioners 9 0 $S0/un~t Room Heat Pumps 9 0 $50/unxt Thermal Storage $350/Kw F~rst 200Kw~* Commercial/Industrial Customer for 2S0/Kw Next 300Kw*~ Cooling during Summer 200/Kw All Above on Peak Per~od 500Kw~~ * Refer to "1987 Appliance Rebate Program Methods Used In Determining Equipment Bff~clency and Eligibility" ~ Kw Demand Reduction ++ For calculation purposes, one ton equals 12,000 BTUH PAGE 6 ALLO027A\1705 5 9 ORDINANCE NO AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, AMENDING PROVISIONS OF ORDINANCE NO 87-135 PROVIDING FOR CHANGES IN THE APPLIANCE REBATE PROGP~%Mt AND DECLARING ANEFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, the city Council of the city of Denton recognizes that the generation and distribution of electric power is a public pur- pose for which its conservation is duly recognized, and WHEREAS, the city of Denton, by and through 1ts City Council desires to reduce energy demand and consumption by the customers of city of Denton utilities, and WHEREAS, the city Council finds that through the use of energy efficient equipment by the utility customers of the City of Denton such energy demand and consumption would be reduced and the effi- ciency of the electric utility system would be enhanced, and WHEREAS, the city Council has prevlously adopted an Appliance Rebate Program to facilitate use of energy efficient equipment by the utility customers of the City of Denton and wishes to amend the Program to reflect increased minimum efficlency standards as set by the Department of Energy, NOW THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS ~ That the Appliance Rebate Program established pur- suant to ordinance No 87-135 is to be continued ~ That Ordinance No 87-135 is amended to replace prior program guidelines with the revised guidelines which are attached hereto as Exhibit A and made a part hereof ~ That the city Council authorizes and directs the city Manager to take such action as ~s necessary to achieve the goal of reducing energy demand and consumption by implementing the revised program g~idelines as provided herein for the Appliance Rebate Program ~ That this ordinance shall become effective on October 1, i and apply to appliance installation commenced after PASSED AND APPROVED this the day of , 1992 BOB CASTLEB Y,' YOR/ ATTEST JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY DEBRA A DRAYOVITCH, CITY ATTORNEY Page 2