1975-025NO 75-25
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DENTON,
TEXAS, PROVIDING NEW MONTHLY RATES FOR ELECTRIC UTILITY SERVICE,
PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR OVERDUE PAYMENT, PROVIDING CERTAIN OTHEP
REGULATIONS AND STATEMENTS OF POLICY, REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDIN-
ANCES, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I
That the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton, Texas, is
hereby amended and supplanted by substituting new subsections (a),
(b), (c), (d), (e), and (f) of Article 17 09 in Chapter 17 of said
Code of Ordinances which shall hereafter read as follows
ARTICLE 17 09 - ELECTRIC RATES
(a) Residential Service Rate
Schedule A-1
(1) Net 14onthly Rate
Billing months of May through October
First
50
kWh
@
$3
15
Next
75
kWh
@
4
090
per
kWh
Next
75
kWh
@
3
01G
per
kWh
Next
500
kWh
@
2
56c
per
kWh
Billing
months
of November
through
April
First
50
kWh
@
$3
15
Next
75
kWh
@
4
09C
per
kWh
Next
75
kWh
@
3
Olfi
per
kWh
All Additional
kWh
@
2
560
per
kWh
Energy used during each of the months of November
through April which is in excess of 700 kWh will be
supplied at 1 850 per kWh if the entire home is
electrically heated - heat pump or resistance
(2) Minimum Charge $3 15 per month
(3) Availability
Rate Schedule A-1 is applicable to all electric ser-
vice required for single family residential purposes
where usage is not in excess of 700 kWh per month
during the billing months of June, July, August, or
September In any such month if usage exceeds 700
kWh, billing will be rendered that month under Rate
Schedule A-2 and thereafter for a period extending
through the 12 billing months of the next fiscal
year ending September 30
In instances where multiple dwelling units (family
or housekeeping 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 June,
July, August, or September does not exceed a total
of 700 kWh times the number of dwellin units so
served (and has not exceeded such total during the
next preceding billing months of June, July, August
or September), the number of kWh in each block of
the rate and the minimum charge will be multiplied
by the number of family or housekeeping units in
any such month if the total kWh exceeds 700 kWh
times the number of dwelling units, the billing for
that month and thereafter will be rendered under
Rate Schedule A-2
(4) Service
Single phase service at utilization voltage will be
supplied hereunder In the event three phase service
is required by the user and is available at the pre-
mises to be served, a charge of $100 00 will be made
for such installation
(5) Payment
Billing for service hereunder will be at the net
monthly rate, payment of which is due when bills are
issued Bills which are not paid within ten (10)
calendar days from the date of issuance thereof will
be considered overdue
Service to users having overdue bills may, at the
discretion of the utility, be discontinued without
notice, and a charge of ten (10%) percent of the
billing shall be paid by the user in addition to the
net monthly amount There shall be a charge of $4 00
for reconnecting such discontinued service
(6) Fuel Adjustment
All charges of the net monthly rate will be increased
or decreased 0 0122(, per kWh for each whole 0 O1r, per
kWh by which the average cost of fuel used in the
utility's electric generating plants* plus the cost
of purchased energy during the calendar month next
preceding the billing month is above or below 1 00~,
per kWh Such average cost is determined based on
the sum of net kWh generated in the utility's plants*
and the kWh purchased during each said month The
cost of purchased energy does not include demand
charges for purchased power or rental charges for
facilities
*The determination of cost of fuel and net kWh gene-
ration will exclude the cost of specific fuel pur-
chased for and the related kWh generation supplied
for off-system contractual sales
(b)
Residential Service Rate
Schedule A-2
(1) Net Monthly Rate
Billing months of May through October
Fixed Cost of
All kWh
$4 40 plus
@ 2 75 per kWh
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Billing months of November through April
Fixed Cost of $4 40 plus
First 700 kWh @ 2 750 per kWh
All Additional kWh @ 2 56p per kWh
Energy used during each of the months of November
through April which is in excess of 700 kWh will
be supplied at 1 85S per kWh if the entire home
is electrically heated - heat pump or resistance
(2) Minimum Charge $4 40 per month plus the charge for
energy used
(3) Availability
Applicable for single family residential use Where
multiple dwelling units are served through the same
meter, the fixed cost and the number of kWh in each
block of the rate will be multiplied by the number
of family or housekeeping units
(4) Service
(Same as Rate Schedule A-1)
(5) Payment
(Same as Rate Schedule A-1)
(6) Fuel Adjustment
(Same as Rate Schedule A-1)
(c) Commercial and Industrial Lighting and Power Service Rate
(0-Approximately 20 kW Demand)
Schedule B-1
(1) Net Monthly Rate
First
50
kWh
@
$3
15
Next
450
kWh
@
4
63
per
kWh
Next
500
kWh
@
4
00
per
kWh
Next
2,000
kWh
@
3
55
per
kWh
Next
2,000
kWh
@
3
28
per
kWh
All Addit
ional
kWh
@
2
92
per
kWh
*For each kW of Demand in excess of 20, add 100 kWh
to the 4 63p block
(2) Minimum Charge
$3 15 per month plus $1 70 for each kW of Demand in
excess of 10 kW based on the highest Demand established
during the twelve (12) month period ending with the
current month
(3) Availability
Available to commercial and industrial users having a
power requirement of approximately 20 kW or less, ex-
cept that service hereunder is not available for re-
sale, breakdown or standby power
(4) Demand
The kW load metered during the 15-minute period of
maximum use during the current monthly billing period
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(5) Service
At the utility's available secondary voltage and phase
(6) Payment
(Same as the payment conditions under Rate Schedule A-1 )
(7) Fuel Adjustment
(Same as the fuel adjustment under Rate Schedule A-1 )
(d) Commercial and Industrial Lighting and Power Service Pate
(For Medium and Large Usage)
Schedule B-2
(1) Net Monthly Rate
Demand Charge
$40 00 per month for the first 20 kW of billing demand
$ 1 50 per month per kW for the next 80 kW of billing
demand
$ 1 30 per month per kW for all over 100 kW of billing
demand
Energy Charge
2 85F per kWh for the first 300 hours use per month of
the billing demand, but not more than 10,000 kWh
1 95G per kWh for the next 180 hours use per month of
the billing demand, but not more than 60,000 kWh
1 55p per kWh for the next 200 hours use per month of
the billing demand
1 45C per kWh for all additional kWh per month
(2) Billing Demand
Equal to the kW load metered during the 15-minute period
of maximum use during the current monthly billing period
The billing demand for service hereunder shall not be
less than 20 kW
(3) Minimum Charge
An amount equal to the demand charge as calculated above
but not less than fifty (50%) percent of the maximum
monthly demand charge for any month during the preced-
ing 11 months
(4) Availability
Available to commercial and industrial users having a
connected load of approximately 20 kW or greater, ex-
cept that service hereunder is not available for re-
sale, breakdown or standby power
(5) Commercial Residential Use
Multiple apartments containing a minimum of five units
may be served under this rate If in such service all
apartments are electrically heated - heat pump or
resistance - the power and energy used during each of
the months of November through April will be supplied
at the following modified rate
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For the Demand Charge only, the Billing Demand will
be adjusted by multiplying the 15 minute metered
rate of maximum usage during the month by fifty
(50%) percent The adjusted Billing Demand so de-
termined will not be less than 20 kW
(6) Service
At the utility's available secondary voltage and
phase In the event the utility elects to meter
the user's service at the high voltage windings of
service transformers, the user will be allowed a
two (2%) percent reduction from the net billing
(7) Payment
Game as the payment conditions under rate Schedule
A-1 )
(8) Fuel Adjustment
(Same as the fuel adjustment under rate Schedule
A-1 )
(9) Power Factor Requirements and Adjustment
The utility reserves the right to make tests to de-
termine the power factor of the user's installation
served hereunder during periods of maximum demand or
by measurement of the average power factor for the
monthly billing period Should the power factor so
determined be below ninety (90%) percent, the demand
for billing purposes will be determined by multiply-
ing the unco=ected kW Billing Demand by ninety (90%)
percent and dividing by the determined power factor
(10) Alternate Primary Service and Discount (Transfo
Primary service will, upon request, be made available
to users with a twelve (12) month average monthly de-
mand of 750 kW or greater Primary service will be
rendered at one point on the user's premises at a
nominal voltage of 13,200 volts or 69,000 volts three-
phase, at the option of the utility
When the alternate primary service is supplied, the
user shall own, operate and maintain all facilities
necessary to receive primary service and all trans-
formation facilities required for conversion to utili-
zation voltage The utility shall own, operate and
maintain all metering facilities (either primary or
secondary metering at the utility's option)
Where the user owns, operates and maintains the trans-
formation equipment and where the utility elects to
apply its metering facilities on the high voltage side
of such transformation equipment, the user will be
allowed a fifteen (15%) percent reduction from the
monthly Demand Charge
Where the user owns, operates and maintains the trans-
formation equipment and where the utility elects to
apply its metering facilities on the low voltage side
of such transformation equipment, the user will be
allowed a thirteen (13%) percent reduction from the
monthly Demand Charge, the difference between fifteen
(15%) percent and thirteen (13%) percent being the
allowance for losses in the user's facilities
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(e)
Local Governmental Agency (City, County, Independent
School District)
(1) Net Monthly Rate
For all electric energy used per month at each point
of delivery the charge will be 2 lOq per kWh
(2) Payment
Late payment charges as listed in payment conditions
under Rate Schedule A-1 are not applicable to cus-
tomers under this subsection
(3) Minimum Charge
None
(4) Fuel Adjustment
(Same as the fuel adjustment under Rate Schedule A-1 )
(f)
Dusk-to-Dawn Lighting
(1) Net Monthly Rate
175 watt
Mercury
Vapor
Lamp
@
$4
35
250 watt
Mercury
Vapor
Lamp*
@
5
35
400 watt
Mercury
Vapor
Lamp
@
7
00
*No new or additional 250 watt lamps will be in-
stalled after the effective date of this schedule
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 in-
stalled 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 a
cost of One Hundred Sixty-Five ($165 00) Dollars
payable by the customer prior to installation
(2) Availability
To any customer within the area served by the city's
electric distribution system for outdoor area light-
ing when such lightin~ facilities are operated as an
extension of the city s distribution system
(3) Service
The city shall furnish, install, maintain and de-
liver electric service to automatically controlled,
mercury vapor lighting fixtures conforming to the
utility's standards and subject to its published
rules and regulations
(4) Payment
(Same payment conditions as under Pate Schedule A-1 )
(5) Term of Contract
A two (2) year contract shall be agreed to and signed
by each customer desiring Dusk-to-Dawn Lighting Ser-
vice authorizing fixed monthly charges to be applied
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to the monthly municipal utilities bill In the
event that a customer desires the removal of the
unit or discontinuance of the service prior to
completion of two years, the remainder of the con-
tract shall become due and payable After the
completion of two years, service shall continue
on a month to month basis and may be cancelled by
either party upon thirty (30) days notice
SECTION II
That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in force when the
provisions of this ordinance become effective which are inconsistent
or in conflict with the terms or provisions contained in this ordin-
ance are hereby repealed to the extent of any such conflict
SECTION III
That if any 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
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 IV
That this ordinance shall become effective the -2 day of
C& -6'r7lge e 1975, and the City Secretary is hereby
directed to cause the caption of this ordinance to be published
twice in the Denton Record-Chronicle, the official newspaper of
the City of Denton, Texas, within ten (10) days of the date of its
passage
PASSED AND APPROVED This the 4.2 day of
1975
ATTES
LAITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
PA~JIS~t~I"l'OR1QEY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
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