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1984-135NO AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING RATES, CHARGES, FEES, DEPOSITS, BILLINGS AND R PROVIDING ELECTRICAL SERVICES BY 1ME CITY PO TTS CUSTOMERS, PROCEDURES RR FCR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE THE. COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, HEREBY ORDAINS ION I That pursuant to Article II of Chapter 25 of the Cade of Ordinances, the rates, charges, fees, deposits and procedures for providing electrical service by the City to its customers are hereby established as follows ELECTRICAL SERVICES TABLE OF CONTEN'T'S PAGE # ARTICLE I GEL SERVICES CHARGES AND PROCEDURES A Account Connection Fee 3 B Account Reconnection Fee 3 C House Moving Charges 3 D Insufficient Fund Check Handling Charge 4 E Maintenance Work 4 Commercial/Industrial Customers F Customer Requested Meter Readings 5 G Meter Test Fee 5 H Miscellaneous Services 6 I Sale for Resale 7 J Service Deposits 7 K Special Facilities Rider S ARTICLE II SCHEDULES OF RATES A Schedule R1- Residential Service Rate 9 PAGE 1- ELECTRIC RATE ORDINANCE PAGE 11 B C D E F G H I J K L M N 0 P Schedule R2- Residential Service Rate 11 Schedule LP- Large Primary 14 Commercial & Industrial- Lighting and Power Service Rates Schedule GP- General Service Primary 16 Schedule GS- General Service (Commercial) 18 Schedule G1- Local Government Lighting & Power 20 Service Rate (City, County, Independent School District) Schedule G2- Street Lighting 22 Schedule G3- Street Lighting & Traffic Signals 23 Schedule DD- Dusk-to Dawn Lighting 24 (Security Ltg) Schedule T1- Temporary Service Schedule 26 Schedule fG- Time of Use Rates-General Service 28 Schedule TP- Time of Use Rates-Primary Service 30 Schedule P1- Interruptible Service Rate 32 Schedule RW- Religious Worship 35 Schedule AF- Athletic Field 37 Schedule ECA- Energv Cost Adjustment 39 PAGE 2- ELECTRIC RATE ORMAANCE. ARTICLE I GENERAL SERVICES-CHARGES & PROCEDURES A Account Connection Fee APPLICATION Applicable when a customer requests Plectric service on a first time basis where no permanent service previously existed and where a new account and number is established RATE Regular time $20 00 Charge Overtime $30 00 Charge B Account Reconnection Fee APPLICATION Applicable when a customer requests service at an address which has existing or previous service, with an existing account m nber and history RATE Regular time $10 00 Overtime $15 00 DEFINITION OF TIME CHARGES Regular Time Rate will be charged when customer completes application for connection or reconnection by 3 00 PM of the business day connection or reconnection is to take place or next business day service connection or reconnection is allowed Overtime Rate will be charged for all instances where customer requests same day or weekend service connection or reconnection and does not meet Regular Time guidelines C House Moving Charges APPLICATION Applicable whenever a house or other unusual and oversized structure is moved within the electric service area of the City The City will review the proposed route for safe transportation regarding electric service PAGE 3- ELECTRIC RATE ORDINANCE RATE Per Review $ 45 00 Damage Deposit $300 00 Charges for removing and replacing utility structures for the purpose of transporting such oversized structures shall be in accordance with applicable schedule relating to Maintenance Work, Commercial and Industrial Customers PAS Payment will be in advance and will be in addition to applicable damage deposit which is also to be collected in advance of actually moving the structure Damage deposit is refundable after structure is moved Damages, if any, will be subtracted from damage deposit before refunding D Insufficient Fund Check Handling Charge APPLICATION Applicable when a customer check has been dishonored by the maker's bank and returned to the City of Denton RATE Per Check $10 00 charge E Maintenance Work Commercial ustr al Customers APPLICATION Applicable to maintenance work for commercial and industrial customers involving technicians, supervisors, department heads, and special equipment needed to perform the work BILLING Labor (Regular Time) Actual time worked measured to the nearest one-quarter hour and billed at the rate applicable to the employee's salary plus payroll additive of 35% Labor (Overtime) Actual time worked measured to the nearest one-quarter hour and billed at one and one-half times the Regular Time rate applicable to the employee's salary plus payroll additive of 357 PAGE 4- FLEMIC RATE ORDINANCE Trans nation Equipment All vehicles to be billed actual hours or miles as applicable according to the distribution rate (cost to operate) applicable to the vehicle and equipment used Material Stores cost plus 257. and applicable sales tax Other Cost The actual cost for meals and other miscellaneous out-of-pocket expenditures applicable to the job DEFINITION OF TIME CHARGES Regular Time will cover all normal business hours up to an eight (8) hour to 4 Rt) day during the work week (Monday through Friday excluding City holidays ) Overtime will be all hours other than regular time including Citv holidays, weekends and between the hours of 4 00 PM and 7 00 AM F Customer Requested Meter Readings APPLICATION When a customer requests a reading of City meter due to a contested billing more than twice in the previous eleven (11) months and no error is found RA'Z'E Per Additional Reading $20 00 BILLING Charges will be added to the customer's next regular bill and will be due upon customer's receipt of bill and will he delinquent 15 days after billing date G Meter Test Fee APPLICATION Applicable when a customer requests the testing of a City meter previously tested within the past four years and the meter is found to be within the accuracy standards PAGE 5- ELECTRIC RATE ORDINANCE RATE Per Test ACCURACY STANDARDS $25 00 Charge KWH Meter $35 00 Charge DM & KW Meter In the event a meter is found to be in error by more than plus or minus two (2%) percent, no charge will be made for meter test and the customer will be credited or billed up to 24 months of past history in accordance with error found H Miscellaneous Services APPLICATION Applicable to all miscellaneous services to customers not included in other sections BILLING Labor (Regular Time) Actual time worked measured to the nearest one-quarter lour and billed at the rate applicable to the employees salary plus payroll additive of 35% Labor (Overtime) Actual time worked measured to the nearest one-quarter hour and billed at one and one-half (1 5) times the reiular time rate applicable to the employee s salary plus payroll add itive of 35% Transportation & qu pment All vehicles to be billed actual hours or miles as applicable according to the distribution rate (cost to operate) applicable to the vehicle and equipment used Material Stores cost plus 25% and applicable sales tax Other Cost The actual cost for meals and other miscellaneous out-of-pocket expenditures applicable to the job PAGE 6- ELECTRIC RATE CRDINANCE DEFINITION OF TIME CHARGES Re lar Time will cover all normal business hours up to an eight (8) hour to 4 PM) day during the work week (Monday through Friday excluding City holidays ) Overtime will be all hours other than regular time including City holidays, weekends and between the hours of 4 00 PM and 7 00 AM I Sale for Resale APPLICATICN Resale of electrical energy is limited by the following conditions 1 Lines will not be extended over/under lot lines or public right-of-ways 2 The per unit charge ($/KWH and $/U) by the reseller shall not exceed the rate plus energy cost adjustment charged by the City to the original customer No additional Facility charge or other pro-rata charge shall be rendered as part of the electric sub-metering billing 3 Measurement devices (meters) must have an accuracy of + 2 09, and be tested upon request by the ultimate customer or the City of Denton Utility Department The interval between tests without charge to the customer shall not exceed two (2) years Cost of tests shall not be more than charged by the City under its ordinance In cases where the metering is found to be inaccurate, the ultimate customer shall be billed or credited for up to 24 months prior usage 4 Billing dates of ultimate customers shall be within ten (10) working days of the date used by the City for the City billing of the original customer 5 Records shall be maintained at a City of Denton location for inspection/verification by the City and/or the ultimate customer for not less than the preceeding twelve (12) months J Service Deposits APPLICATION Applicable when a customer requests service for the first time in the Denton electric service area RATE A residential customer will make a deposit of $150 00 or an amount equal to 1/6 of the last twelve (12) months billings at the meter location, whichever is greater PAGE 7- ELECTRIC RATE ORDINANCE A commercial customer will make a deposit of $300 00 or an amount equal to 1/6 of the last 12 months billing at the meter location or 1/6 of the annual anticipated billing at the meter location if no meter history exists, whichever is greater A commercial customer may purchase a bond sufficient to cover the required deposit WAIVER OF DEPOSIT Deposit is not required for a customer who has a "good credit standing' for utility service with the City of Denton or other electric utility system for the twelve (12) months prior to application for service with the City of Denton Deposit will not be required in the event a customer has a co-signer who meets the above criteria RETUND OF DEPOSIT Deposit will be held until customer has completed twelve (12) continuous months with a good credit standing with the City of Denton Utility At such time, or upon closing the account, a refund of entire deposit plus any accrued interest will be made K Special Facilities Rider SPECIAL FACILIIIES RIDER (1) Applicability All service shall be offered from available facilities If a customer service characteristic requires facilities and devices which are not normally supplied by the City and readily available at the location at which the customer requests service, then the City shall provide the service subject to paragraph 2 of this Section K (2) The total cost of all facilities required to meet the customer's load characteristics which are incurred by the City shall be subject to a special contract entered into between the City and the customer This contract shall be signed by both parries prior to the City pLoviding service to the customer PAGE S- ELECTRIC RATE ORDINANCE ARTICLE II SCHEDULE OF RATES (A) RESIDUMAL SERVICE RATE (SCHEDULE R-1) APPLICATION Applicable to all electric service used for residential purposes in a single family dwelling or an individually metered apartment, supplied at one point of delivery and measured through one meter where usage is not in excess of 700 KWH per 30-day month during the billing months MAY through OCTOBER If usage in any such month exceeds 700 KWH, billing will be rendered that month under Rate Schedule R-2 and thereafter for a period extending through the 12 billing months of the next year ending with the October billing Annually, in November, the customer may again qualify for the R-1 rate provided that consumption has not exceeded 700 KWH per 30-day month during the previous six summer months Where individual dwelling units are being served through the same meter as of the effective date of this rate schedule and the KWH in the billing months of MAY through OCTOBER exceed 700 KWH times the number of dwelling units, the billing for that month and thereafter will be rendered under Rate Schedule R-2 NET MONTHLY RATE 1) Customer Facility Charge 2) Energy Charge 3) Energy Cost Adjustment MINIMUM BILLING TYPE OF SERVICE Billing months of Billing months of Nov through April May through Oct $5 50/month 4 40J/KWH Schedule ECA $5 50/month $5 50/month 4 400/KWH Schedule ECA $5 50/month The City will supply single-phase service at any standard voltages available from the City's distribution system through one standard transformation PAYMENT Bills are due when rendered, and become past due if not paid within 15 calendar days from date of issuance PAGE 9- ELECTRIC RATE ORDINANCE SPECIAL FACILI,-.S 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 billings annually Formula Actual days in reading period x customer charge 30 ENERGY (AST ADJUSTMENT A charge per KWH of energy taken for fuel cost calculated in accordance with Schedule E C A PAGE 10- ELECTRIC RATE ORDINANCE (B) RESIDENTIAL SERVICE RA- (SC1MXME R-2) APPLICATION Applicable to any customer for all electric service used for residential purposes in an individual private dwelling or an individually metered apartment, supplied at one point of delivery and measured through one meter Also applicable to any customer heating with electric Anergy, resistance or heat pump Not applicable to resale service in any event, nor to temporary, standby, or supplementary service except in conjunction with applicable rider AT MONTHLY RATE WINTER SLM ER Billing months of Billing months of Nov through April May through Oct 1) Customer Facility Charge Single Phase $ 6 50/month $ 6 50/month Three Phase $11 00/month $11 00/month 2) Energy Charge First 1,000 KWH 4 90¢/KWH All additional KWH 4 400UH First 3,000 KWH 5 30¢/KWH All additional KWH 5 80¢/KWH 3) Energy Cost Adjustment Schedule ECA Schedule ECA PAGE 11- ELECTRIC RATE ORDINANCE MIND M BILLING Single Phase $ 6 50/month $ 6 50/month Three Phase $11 00/month $11 00/month TYPE OF SERVICE 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 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 be required prior to its being furnished PAYMENT Bills are due when rendered, and become past due if not paid within 15 calendar days from date of issuance 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 billings annually Formula Actual days in reads period x customer charge b) Billing for the energy charge shall be based on 30 days per month to determine the KWH consumption to be charged to each rate block PAGE 12- ELECTRIC RATE ORDINANCE Form' Actual days ink i period x KWH in rate block x Rate per KWH in rate block MEM COST ADJUSIMM A charge per KWH of energy taken for fuel cost calculated in accordance with Schedule E C A PAGE 13- ELECTRIC RATE ORDINANCE (C) C01 RCIAL Sg INDUSTRIAL LIG[iT (SCHEDULE LP (Large Primary) APPLICATION Applicable to any customer for all electric service supplied at one point of delivery and measured through one meter with customer providing all facilities necessary to receive primary voltage service Not applicable to resale service in any event, nor to temporary, standby or supplementary service except in conjunction with applicable rider NET MONTHLY RATE 1) Customer Facility Charge 2) Demand Charge 3) Energy Charge 4) Energy Cost Adjustment MV4IMUM BILLING $49 50 per month $5 20 per M of demand 3 504/KWH for all KWH Current ECA Factor An amount equal to the demand charge as calculated below but not less than seventy percent (70%) of the maximum monthly demand charge for any month during the preceding months of May through October plus 9 50 per 30 day billing TYPE OF SERVICE Primary voltage service (transformation equipment owned by customer) is available to any customer with a 12-month minimum monthly demand of 750 KW or greater Primary 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 City The primary voltage service customer shall own, operate, and maintain all facilities necessary to receive three phase primary voltage service and all transformation facilities requir,:~l for conversion to utilization voltage 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, two percent shall be added to the demand charge, the energy charge and the energy cost adjustment charge to account for transformer losses PA)MENT Bills are due when rendered, and become past due if not paid within 15 calendar days from date of issuance PAGE 14- ELECTRIC RATE ORDINANCE DETERMINAT ON OF DHAAND The demand shall be the KW supplied during the 15-minute period of maximum use during the current month as determined by City s demand meter, but not less than 70% of the maximum monthly KW similarly determined during the previous billing months of MAY through OCTOBER in the 12 months ending with the current month, nor LESS than 750 KW POWER FACTOR The City reserves the right to make tests to determine the power factor of the customer's installation served during periods of maximum demand or by measurement of the average power factor for the monthly billing period 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 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 billings annually Formula Actual days in reading period x customer charge T 30 b) Billing for demand shall be calculated on a 30 day per month basis and prorated for longer or shorter billing periods Formula Actual days in reading period x KW demand x Rate ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT A charge per KWH of energy taken for fuel cost calculated in accordance with Schedule E C A PAGE 15- ELECTRIC RATE ORDINANCE (D) GKML4L SERVICE PRIMARY APPLICATION SCHEDULE GP Applicable to commercial and industrial users for all electric service supplied at one point of delivery and measured through one primary voltage meter Transformation equipment is owned by the City Not applicable to resale service in any event, nor to temporary, standby or supplementary service, except in conjunction with applicabblP rider NET MONIILY RATE 1) Facility Charge 2) Energy Charge 3) Demand Charge 4) Energy Cost Adjustment MINIMLH BILIXI G $49 50/month 3 701KWH $5 35/KW Current ECA Factor An amount equal to the demand charge as calculated below but not less than seventy percent (707.) of the maximum monthly demand charge for any month during the preceding months of May through October, inclusive, plus $49 50 per 30 day billing TYPE OF SERVICE The City will supply three-phase service at sixty (60) cycles and at any standard voltages available from the City's distribution system 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 PAIN Bills are due when rendered, and become past due if not paid within 15 days from date of issuance DETERMINATION OF D34AAND The demand shall be the KW supplied during the 15-minute period of maxim= use during the current month as determined by City's demand meter, but not less than 707. of the maximum monthly KW similarly determined during the previous billing months of MAY through OCTOBER in the 12 months ending with the current month, nor LESS than 750 KW PAGE 16- ELECTRIC RATE ORDINANCE POWER FACTOR Tire City reserves the right to make tests to determine the power factor of the customer's installation served during periods of maximum demand or by measurement of the average power factor for the monthly billing period If the power factor is below ninety percent, the demand for billing purposes will be determined by multiplying the uncorrected KW billing demand by 907. and dividing by the determined power factor SPECIAL. FACILITIES All 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 billings annually Formula Actual days in reading period x customer charge 30 b) Billing for demand shall be calculated on a 30 day per month basis and prorated for longer or shorter billing periods Formula Actual days in reading period x KW demand x Rate 30 days ENERGY COST AA7USTMENP A charge per KWH of energy taken for fuel cost calculated in accordance with Schedule E C A PAGE 17- ELECTRIC RATE ORDINANCE (E) GENERAL SERVICE (OMMCIAL) (SCHEDULE GS) APPLICATICK Applicable to any commercial and industrial users 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 temporary, standby or supplementary service except in conjunction with applicable rider NET MOJIMY RATE 1) Customer Facility Charge Single Phase Three Phase 2) Demand Charge 3) Energy Charge 4) Energy Cost Adjustment MINIMCM BILLING $10 00 per month $15 00 per month $5 50 per KW of demand 3 9U/KWH for all KWH Current ECA Factor An amount equal to the demand charge as calculated below but not less than seventy percent (70%) of the maximum monthly demand charge for any month during the preceding months of May through October plus $10/ month for single phase or less than $15/month for three phase, per 30 day billing 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 transforms' Ion 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 PA ff T= Bills are due when rendered, and become past due if not paid within 15 calendar days from date of issuance PAGE 18- ELECTRIC RATE ORDINANCE DE"TPRMINATICN DEMAND The demand shall be the KW supplied during the 15-minute period of maximum use during the current month as determined by City s demand meter, but not less than 7070 of the maximum monthly KW similarly determined during the previous billing months of MAY through OCTOBER in the 12 months ending with the current month In no case, shall demand be less than 1 KW In cases where the connected load is constant, the City may, at it's option, estimate the KW demand For neon signs, one volt ampere shall be considered the equivalent of 3/4 watt POWER FACTCR The City reserves the right to make tests to determine the power factor of the customer's installation served during periods of maximum demand or by measurement of the average power factor for the monthly billing period 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 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 billings annually Formula Actual days in reading period x customer charge 3 b) Billing for demand shall be calculated on a 30 day per month basis and prorated for longer or shorter billing periods Formula Actual days is reading period x KW demand x Rate 30 days ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT A charge per KWH of energy taken for fuel cost calculated in accordance with Schedule E C A PAGE 19- ELECTRIC RATE ORDINANCE (F) LOCAL GOVERI1=T LIGHTING & POWER SERVICE RATE ty, County, ent 9EFFwT st ct (SCHEDULE Gl) APPLICATION Applicable to any local City, County or School Districts for all electric service supplied at one point of delivery and measured through one meter Not _appl~icable~ to resale service in any event, nor to temporary, standby or Supplementary service except in conjunction with applicable rider NET MONTHLY RATE 1) Customer Charge Single Phase Three Phase 2) Demand Charge 3) Energy Charge 4) Energy Cost Adjustment MINIMM BILLING $10 00 per month 15 00 per month $3 80 per KW of demand 3 901 per KWH for all KWH Current ECA An amount equal to the demand charge as calculated below but not less than fifty percent (507.) of the maximum monthly demand charge for any month during the preceding months of May through October plus $10 00/ month for single phase or less than $15 00/month for three phase, per 30 day billing TYPE OF SERVICE 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 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 be required prior to its being furnished PAT4 TT Bills are due when rendered, and become past due if not paid within 15 calendar days from date of issuance PAGE 20- ELECTRIC RATE ORDINANCE DEMAND The demand shall be the KW supplied during the 15-minute period of maximum use during the current month as determined by City's demand meter POWER FACTOR The City reserves the right to make tests to determine the power factor of the customer's installation served during periods of maximum demand or by measurement of the average power factor for the monthly billing period 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 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 billings annually Formula Actual days in reading period x customer charge 30 b) Billing for demand shall be calculated on a 30 day per month basis and prorated for longer or shorter billing periods Formula Actual days in reading period x KW demand x Rate 30 days ENERGY COST ADJUSTHWr A charge per KWH of energy taken for fuel cost calculated in accordance with Schedule E C A PALE 21- ELECTRIC RATE ORDINANCE (G) STREET LIGHTING (SCHEDULE G2) APPLICATION Applicable to all street lighting provided within the City of Denton and provided to the City of Denton, another City or the Texas Department of Highways and Public Transportation NET MONTHLY RATE 1) Facility Charge 2) Energy Cost Adjustment Current ECA x monthly bulb wattage factor Bulb Wattage Factor 100W Sodium Vapor 25OW Sodium Vapor 40OW Sodium Vapor 175W Mercury Vapor 25OW Mercury Vapor 40OW Mercury Vapor 1000W Mercury Vapor TYPE OF SERVICE $ 5 50 48 KWH/month 8 00 105 KWH/month 10 25 159 KWH/month 5 50 70 KWH/month 8 00 98 KWH/month 10 25 153 KWH/month $19 00 380 KWH/month 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 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 be required prior to its being furnished PAYMENT Bills are due when rendered, and became past due if not paid within 15 calendar days from date of issuance PRORATION OF UTILITY BILLS a) Billing for the Facility charge shall be based on 12 billings annually Formula Actual days in reading period x customer charge 30 ENERGY (AST ADJUSTMENT A charge per KWH of energy taken for fuel cost calculated in accordance with Schedule E C A PAGE 22- ELECTRIC RATE ORDINANCE (H) STREET LIGHTING & TRAFFIC SIGNALS (saiEDULE G3) APPLICATION Applicable to State and Local Government agencies that install and maintain their own street lights and traffic signals W MONTHLY RATE All KWH 4 901 per KWH TYPE OF SERVICE At the City's available secondary voltage and phase PAVoM Bills are due when rendered, and become past due if not paid within 15 calendar days from date of issuance MAINTENANCE CHARGE Maintenance expenses billed at cost 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 ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT A charge per KWH of energy taken for fuel cost calculated in accordance with Schedule E C A PAGE 23- ELECTRIC RATE ORDINANCE (I) DUSK-IUD-DAWN LIGHTING (Security ting (SCHEDULE D-D) 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 Charge 2) Energy Cost Adjustment Current EGA x monthly bulb wattage factor Bulb Wattage Factor 100W Sodium Vapor $ 7 00 250W Sodium Vapor 9 00 400W Sodium Vapor 13 50 175W Mercury Vapor 6 I 00 250W Mercury Vapor* 9 00 400W Mercury Vapor ll 00 48 KWH/month 105 KWH/month 159 KWH/month 70 DH/month 98 KWH/month 153 KWH/month *No new or additional 250 watt mercury vapor lamps will be installed after the effective date of this schedule TYPE OF SERVICE The City shall furnish, install, maintain and deliver electric service to automatically controlled, mercury or sodium vapor lighting 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 inadequate, 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 spacing of one hundred (100') feet Additional poles required to install a light in a customer's specifically desired location, and not having a light installed on same, shall bear the cost. PA)2,= Bills are due when rendered, and become past due if not paid within 15 calendar days from date of issuance PAGE 24- ELECTRIC RATE ORDINANCE r TERM OF COM4kCf 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 bill In the event that a customer desired the removal of the unit or discontinuance of the service prior to completion of two (2) years, the remainder of the contract period shall become due and payable After the end of the initial two (2) year contract, service shall continue on a month-to-month basis and may be cancelled by either party upon thirty (30) days notice SPECIAL FACILITIES All service which requires 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 billings annually Formula Actual days in reading period x customer charge 30 ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT A charge per KWH of energy taken for fuel cost calculated in accordance with Schedule E C A PAGE 25- ELECTRIC RATE ORDINANCE (J) TEMPORARY SERVICE SCFEUXE (SCHEDALE T1) APP'LICATIM Applicable when a customer requests electric service on a short term or temporary basis NET KWMY RATE 1) Facility Charge Single Phase $10 00/month Three Phase 15 00/month 2) Energy Charge 6 141KWH 3) Energy Cost Adjustment Current ECA MINDRE BILL12G $10 00/month TYPE OF SERVICE At the City's available 120/240 volt single phase secondary supply PAYMENT Bills are due when rendered, and became past due if not paid within 15 calendar days from date of issuance Labor ( gular Time) $36 70 minimum up to 1 hour 36 70 for each additional hour (to be measured to the nearest one-quarter hour) Labor ( rtime) $48 70 minimum up to 1 hour $48 70 for each additional hour (to be measured to the nearest one-quarter hour) Premium time to be added where applicable Transportation To be billed by hours or miles, as applicable, according to the estimated cost of operating the equipment PAGE 26- ELECTRIC RATE ORDINANCE Material Material that cannot be salvaged to be billed at Stores cost plus 25% and applicable sales tax At the time a temporary service is removed or converted, any loss in the material installed due to negligence or willful action by the customer will be billed separately to customer at Stores cost plus 25% and sales tax SPECIAL FACILITIES All services which require special facilities in order to meet the customer's service requirements shall be provided subject to special facilities rider See Section 25-23(e) for standard requirements PRORATION OF U=TY BILLS a) Billing for the Facility charge shall be based on 12 billings annually Formula Actual days reading period x customer charge 30 ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT A charge per KWH of energy taken for fuel cost calculated in accordance with Schedule E C A PAGE 27- ELECTRIC RATE ORDINANCE (K) TIME OF USE RATES GENERAL SERVICE (SCHEDULE TG) Applicable to approved electric service required for secondary distribution service at voltage levels not to exceed 480 volts NET MMMiLY RATE 1) Facility Charge Single Phase $20 00/month Three Phase 30 00/month 2) Energy Charge Billing months of June through September 12 00 Noon through 9 00 p m 8 U per KWH 9 00 p m through 12 00 Noon 3 U per KWH Billing months of October through May All KWH 3) Demand Charge 3 74 per KWH $5 50 per month per KW for all KW of billing demand 4) Energy Cost Adjustment Current EGA MINIMIM BILLING An amount equal to the demand charge as calculated below but not less than seventy percent (70'70) of the maximum monthly KW similarly determined during the previous billing months of MAY through OCTOBER in the 12 months ending with the current month, nor LESS than 750 KW 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 Cityes 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 City and the customer may be required prior to its being furnished PAGE 28- ELECTRIC RATE ORDINANCE DETEMUWION OF DOM The KW load metered during the 15-minute period of maximum use during the current month's peak billing periods from 12 00 Noon through 9 00 p m , but not less than 70% of the maximum monthly KW similarly determined during the previous billing months of MAY through OCTOBER in the 12 months ending with the current month PAYMENT Bills are due when rendered, and become past due if not paid within 15 calendar days from date of issuance POWER FACTOR The City reserves the right to make tests to determine the pourer factor of the user's installation served hereunder during periods of maximum demand for the monthly billing period Should the power factor so determined by below ninety (90%) percent, the demand for billing purposes will be determined by multiplying the uncorrected KW billing demand by ninety (90%) percent and dividing by the determined power factor SPECIAL FACILITIES All service which requires 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 billings annually Formula Actual days in reading period x customer charge 30 b) Billing for demand shall be calculated on a 30 day per month basis and prorated for longer or shorter billing periods Formula Actual days in reading period x KW demand x Rate 30 days ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT A charge per KWH of energy taken for fuel cost calculated in accordance with Schedule E C A PAGE 29- ELECTRIC RATE ORDINANCE (L) TIME OF USE RATES PRIMARY SERVICE (SCHEDULE TP) APPLICATION Applicable to approved electric service required for primary voltage distribution service at voltage levels not to exceed 69,000 volts and billing demand equal to or greater than 750 KW NET MONTHLY RATE 1) Customer Facilities (urge $60 00 per month 2) Energy Charge Billing months of June through September 12 00 Noon through 9 00 p m 8 34 per KWH 9 00 p m through 12 00 Noon 3 3J per KWH Billing months of October through April All KWH @ 3 4 per KWH 3) Demand Charge $5 20 per month per KW for all KW of billing demand 4) Energy Cost Adjustment Current ECA MINIMUM BUIM G An amount equal to the demand charge as calculated below but not less than seventy percent (70x) of the maximum monthly KW similarly determined during the previous billing months of MAY through OCTOBER in the 12 months ending with the current month, nor LESS than 750 KW DETIIOMWION OF DDWV The KW load metered during the 15-minute period of maximum use during the current month's peak billing periods from 12 00 Noon through 9 00 p m , but not less than 7070 of the maximum monthly KW similarly determined during the previous billing months of MAY through OCTOBER in the 12 months ending with the current month, nor LESS than 750 KW TYPE OF SERVICE At the City's available primary voltage and phase PAGE 30- ELECTRIC RATE ORDINANCE PAM,= Bills are due when rendered, and become past due if not paid within 15 calendar days from date of issuance POWER FACTOR The City reserves the right to make tests to determine the power factor of the user's installation served hereunder during periods of maximum demand for the monthly billing period Should the power factor so determined be below ninety (90x) percent, the demand for billing purposes will be determined by multiplying the uncorrected KW billing demand by ninety (90x) percent and dividing by the determined power factor SPECIAL FACILITIES All service which requires special facilities in order to meet the customer's service requirements shall be provided subject to special facililities rider PRORATION OF UTILITY BILLS a) Billing for the Facility charge shall be based on 12 billings annually Formula Actual days in reading period x customer charge 3a b) Billing for demand shall be calculated on a 30 day per month basis and prorated for longer or shorter billing periods Formula Actual days inpding period x KW Demand x Rate ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT A charge per KWH of energy taken for fuel cost calculated in accordance with Schedule E C A PAGE 31- ELECTRIC RATE ORDINANCE (M) INTERRUPTIBLE SERVICE RATE (SCHEXU PI) APPLICATION Applicable to all customers taking primary service at a firm power load exceeding 5,000 KVA during the months of June, Tuly, August or September NET MONMY CHARGE 1) Facility Charge $49 50/month 2) Energy Charge 3 9¢/KWH 3) Demand Charge $4 50/DE 4) Energy Cost Adjustment Current ECA When the City requires a customer to interrupt load and the customer elects not to interrupt his load, then the following rates shall apply for all KW and KWH the City requested to be interrupted Energy Charge The actual cost of all KWH purchased by the Electric Department necessary to serve the customer's load adjusted for losses Demand Charge The actual cost of all KW purchased by the Electric Department necessary to service the customer's load adjusted for losses PAYMEW Bills are due when rendered, and become past due if not paid within 15 calendar days from date of issuance MINIMUM BILLING An amount equal to the demand charge as calculated below but not less than seventy percent (70x) of the maximum monthly KW similarly determined during the previous billing months of MAY through OCMBER in the 12 months ending with the current month, nor LESS than 750 KW TYPE OF SERVICE Primary voltage service (transformation equipment owned by customer) is available to any customer with a 12-month minimum monthly demand of 750 KW or greater Primary 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 City PAGE 32- ELECTRIC RATE CRDINANCE The primary voltage service customer shall own, operate, and maintain all facilities necessary to receive three phase primary voltage services and all transformation facilities required for conversion to utilization voltage The City shall own, operate and maintain all facilities, either at primary or secondary voltage, at the meter Utility s option Where the City 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 DEfERMINATICN OF DEMAND The demand shall be the KW supplied during the 15-minute period of maximum use during the current month as determined by City's demand meter, but not less than 70% of the maximum monthly KW similarly determined during the previous billing months of MAY through OCTOBER in the 12 months ending with the current month, nor LESS than 750 KW CONDITIONS OF UVPERRUMON The City shall notify the customer by telephone at least thirty (30) minutes prior to the time at which the load is required to be curtailed The request shall be for all or part of the customer's load exceeding 5,000 KVA The maximum period of interruption shall be for six tours The interruption shall be at the request of the City during the periods when a potential forced outage could deny power to other customers or when available spinning reserves are threatened The customer shall respond by stating he will or will not comply with the City's request within fifteen (15) minutes after notification POWER FACM REQUIRMMS MID ADNSDOM The City reserves the right to make tests to determine the power factor of the user's installation served hereunder during periods of maximum demand for the monthly billing periods Should the power factor so determined be below ninety (90%) percent, the demand for billing purposes will be determined by multiplying the uncorrected KW billing demand by ninety (90%) percent and dividing by the determined power factor SPECIAL FACILITIES All service which requires 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 billings annually Formula PAGE 33- ELECTRIC RATE ORDINANCE Actual days in reading period x customer charge 30 b) Billing for demand shall be calculated on a 30 day per month basis and prorated for longer or shorter billing periods Formula Actual days in reading period x KW Demand x Rate 30 ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT A charge per KWH of energy taken for fuel cost calculated in accordance with Schedule E C A PAGE 34- ELECTRIC RATE ORDINANCE (N) RELIGIOUS WORSHIP (SgEM RW) APPLICATION Applicable to any facility used primarily for religious worship, t S T meeting education t f es tatu of organization tax exemption as a religious y oper or pr guidelines available for resale NET MONMY BILLING 1) Facility Charge Single Phase $10 00/month Three Phase $15 00/month 2) Energy Charge 4 0J/KWH 3) Demand Charge $ 3 40/161 4) Energy Cost Adjustment Current EGA MINIMA BILLING An amount 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 preceding months of May through October plus $10/month for single phase or less than $15/month for three phase, per 30 day billing TYPE OF SERVICE The City will supply single-phase service (or three-phase and service if available at the point of delivery) ate sixty (60) cycles any standard voltages available from the City s distribution system through one standard transformation Where service of the type desired by the contract arrangements eytween~thelCity and the customers may be required prior to its being furnished 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 the KW supplied during the 15-minute period of maximum use during the current month as determined by City's demand meter PAGE 35- ELECTRIC RATE ORDINANCE 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 PRCRATION OF UPILITY BILLS Billing for consumption and demand shall be calculated on a 30-day basis and prorated for longer or shorter billing periods a) Billing for the Facility charge shall be based on 12 billings annually Formula Actual days i reading period x customer charge b) Billing for demand shall be calculated on a 30 day per month basis and prorated for longer or shorter billing periods Formula Actual davs in reading period x KW demand x Rate 30 days ENE RW COST ADJUSTMENr A charge per ON of energy taken for fuel cost calculated in accordance with Schedule E C A PAGE 36- ELECTRIC RATE ORDINANCE 0 ATI EPIC FIELD SCHEDULE AF APPLICATION Applicable to all electric service metered at one point for use to light specified areas for athletic events where such electrical use will not occur between the hours of 10 00 A M and 6 00 P M NET MONTHLY RATE 1) Customer Facilities Charge Single Phase Three Phases 2) Energy Charge 6 00 PM to 10 00 AM 10 00 AM to 6 00 PM 3) Demand Charge 4) Energy cost Adjustment MINIMUM BILLING Facility Charge TYPE OF SERVICE $20 00 per month $30 00 per month 4 lk per KWH 8 1i per KWH $1 00 per KW per month Current ECA At the City's available secondary voltage and available phase For use only between the hours of 6 00 P M and 10 00 A M from May through October PAYMENT Bills are &s when rendered, and become past due if not paid within 15 calendar days from date of issuance DETERMINATION OF DEMAND The demand shall be the KW supplied during the 15-minute period of maximum use during the current month as determined by City's demand meter PAGE 37- ELECTRIC RATE ORDINANCE POWER FACICR The City reserves the right to make testa to determine the power factor of the customer's installation served during periods of maximum demand or by measurement of the average power factor for the monthly billing period 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 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 billings annually Formula Actual days in reading period x customer charge 3 b) Billing for demand shall be calculated on a 30 day per month basis and prorated for longer or shorter billing periods Formula Actual days in reading period x KW demand x Rate 30 days ENERGY COST ADNSRVX A charge per KWH of energy taken for fuel cost calculated in accordance with Schedule E C A 2 The total co-t of all facilities required to meet the customer's load cnaracteriatics which are incurred by the City shall be subject to a special contract entered into between the City and the customer This contract shall be signed by both parties prior to the City providing service to the customer PAGE 38- ELECMIC RATE ORDINANCE (P) ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT (SGEMULE ECA) 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 adjustment (EGA) The ECA shall be computed in the months of April and October to be applied to the following periods of May through October and November through April respectively The City shall in no case change the energy cost adjustment more than twice in either of the six (6) months periods The ECA shall be calculated by the following formula ECA (Winter) Proected cost for winter months Projected eresa es or winter wont ECA (Summer) Pro ected ene cost for summer months Projected sa es or summer months The above formula results in Winter 1984/85 and Sumner 1985 EGA's as follows ECA (Winter) 2 25 ECA (Summer) 2 75 In the event that actual cummulative costs of fuel, variable costs of Texas Municipal Power Agency (TWA) energy and purchased energy (excluding TWA's fixed charges) is greater than or less than the cummilative EGA revenues by $1,000,000 during the fiscal year, the City may recompute the Energy Cost Adjustment and re-establish an ECA that collects or returns such difference over the remaining months of the fiscal year Such change in ECA shall be applied evenly to all remaining months' ECA PAGE 39- ELECTRIC RATE ORDINANCE SECfIM II That if airy section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word in this ordinance, or application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid by any court of competent ,jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the ruining 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 this ordinance shall become effective on December 1, 1984, provided, however, that the provisions of Article II, "Schedules of Rates", shall be effective, applied to and be charged on all billings made on or after December 1, 1984 PASSED AMID APPROVED This the APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM 7A, day of JOFAKMIS; A%~RM `CITTY WrrORNEY CI OF DENTW, TEXAS PAGE 40- ELECTRIC RATE ORDINANCE