1961-026 ORDINANCE NO
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE 17 09 (d) AND 17 09 (e)
OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS,
SO AS TO AMEND THE COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL LIGHTING
AND POWER RATE -- LARGE USAGE (B-3 RATE), AND ESTABLISH-
ING A NEW RATE SCHEDULE TO BE KNOWN AS PRIMARY VOLTAGE
EI]ECTRIC SERVICE AND INDUSTRIAL USAGE (B-4 RATE), AND
DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION 1 That Article 17 09 (d) of the Code of Ordinances
of the C~ty of Denton, Texas, be, and the same is hereby, amended
so as to hereafter read as follows
"(d) Commercial and Industrial Llqhtlnq and Power
Rate -- Large Usage (B-3 Rate)
(1) Rate
Demand charge of $225 00 for the first 100
kilowatts, or less, of maximum use, plus
$1 25 per k~lowatt of maximum use during the
month in excess of 100 kilowatts, plus an
energy charge of the following rate
F~rst 25,000 kwhr ~- ........... 1 0¢ per kwhr
Next 25,000 kwhr ~- ............ 0 9¢ per kwhr
Next 100,000 kwhr ~ ............ 0 8¢ per kwhr
All over 150,000 kwhr ~- ....... 0 55¢ per kwhr
(2) Minimum Charge
An amount equal to the demand charge as cal-
culated above, but not less than the maximum
monthly demand charge for any month during the
preceedlng 11 months
(3) User's Maximum Demand
Equal to the kilowatt load metered during the
15 mlnute period of maximum use during the month
(4) Avallabll~ty
Available to commercial and industrial users
having a demand of approximately 100 kilowatts
or more, except that service hereunder zs not
available for resale, breakdown or standby power
(5) Service
Service wlll be delavered to one point on the
user's premises at a nominal voltage of 13,200
or 2,400 volts, three phase, at the optaon of
the City
(6) Power Factor Requirements and Adjustments
The Utilities Department reserves the right to
make monthly tests to determane the power factor
of the user's lnstallataon served hereunder
Should the average power factor for the month
be below 80% or above 90% laggang, the demand
for billing purpose w~ll be determined by multi-
plying the measured demand by 85% and d~vldlng
by the average power factor for the month
(7) Fuel Adjustments
Whenever the average cost of fuel burned an the
City's electric generating stations as greater
than 20¢ or less than 17¢ per mall~on BTU, there
shall be added to or deducted from the net monthly
energy charged an amount equal to 02¢ ( 2 mall)
per kwhr for each one cent (1¢) by whach the cost
of fuel used during the preceedlng month exceeds
20¢ or is less than 17¢ per mlll~on BTU, respectave-
ly
(8) Commodity Adjustments
The energy charge, as calculated above, wall be
adjusted in relataon to the Index of Wholesale
Prlces Comprising All Commodities Other Than Farm
Products and Food, as assued by the Unated States
Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics,
the base average beang for the years 1947-49 at a
value of 100 The adjustments wlll be as follows
When the average of the three most recently
published monthly andex values exceeds 130
(on the 1947-49 base), the energy charge for
the month shall be ancreased by 003¢ ( 03
mill) per kilowatt hour for each whole point
of ~ncrease over 130
When the average for the three most recently
published monthly andex values as less than
85 (on the 1947-49 base), the energy charge
for the month shall be reduced by 003¢ ( 03
m~ll) per k~lowatt hour for each whole point
of decrease below 85
(9) ~lscount
There shall be no dascount on electric service
furnlshed under Commercaal and Industrial Lighting
and Power Rate -- Large Usage (B-3 Rate) "
S~CTION 2 That Article 17 09 (e) of the Code of Ordinances
of the Clty of Denton, Texas, be, and the same ~s hereby, amended
so as to hereafter read as follows
"(e) Primary Voltage Electric Service and Industrial Usage
(B-4 Rate)
(1) Rate (Monthly)
Demand charge of $925 00 for the first 750 k~lo-
watts or less of b~ll~ng demand, plus $1 10 per
k~lowatt of blll~ng demand in excess of 750 kilo-
watts, plus an energy charge at the following
rate
F~rst 100,000 kwhr ~ ............... 0 75¢ per kwhr
Next 250 kwhr usage per kw of
b~ll~ng demand ~- ................ 0 55¢ per kwhr
All additional usage ~- ............ 0 50¢ per kwhr
(2) M~nlmum Charge
An amount equal to the demand charge as calculated
above
(3) Blll~nq Demand
Equal to the average of the three highest kilowatt
loads metered during the 12-month period comprising
the current and preceding 11 monthly b~ll~ng per.ods
For the purposes of calculation hereunder the
'h~ghest kllowattload (or loads)' during any monthly
b~lllng per~od shall be understood to mean the k~lo-
watt load (or loads) metered during the 15-m~nute
period (or per.ods) of maximum use during such
monthly billing per~od, provided, however, that no
more than one of the 'three h~ghest k~lowatt loads'
will be consldered from any one 60-m~nute period
(4) Ava~lablllty
Avamlable to commercial and ~ndustr~al users having
a bmllmng demand of approximately 750 k~lowatts or
more, except that service hereunder ~s not ava~l-
able for resale, breakdown or standby power
(5) Service
Servlce w~ll be delivered to one point on the user's
premises at a nominal voltage of 13,200 or 2400
volts, three phase, at the option of the C~ty The
user shall own, operate and maintain all transfor-
matlon facilities required for conversion to ut~l~-
zatmon voltage The C~ty shall own, operate and
mamnta~n all metermng facilities, which will be
installed at the point of delivery in the 13,200
or 2400 volt supply
(6) Power Factor Requirements and Adjustments
The utlllty reserves the right to make monthly
tests to determine the power factor of the user's
installation served hereunder Should the average
power factor, for the month or months during which
the 'three highest k~lowatt loads' shall have
occurred, be below 90% or above 95% lagging, the
demand for billing purposes will be determined by
multiplying the uncorrected billing demand by
92 5% and dividing by the average power factor
so calculated
(7) Fuel Adjustments
Whenever the average cost of fuel burned in the
City's electric generating stations is greater
than 20¢ or less than 17¢ per m~lllon BTU, there
shall be added to or deducted from the net monthly
energy charge an amount equal to 02¢ ( 2 mill)
per kwhr for each one cent (1¢) by which the cost
of fuel used during the preceding month exceeds
20¢ or is less than 17¢ per million BTU, respectively
(8) Commodity Adjustments
The energy charge as calculated above will be ad-
justed in relation to the Index of Wholesale Prices
Comprising Ail Commodities Other Than Farm Products
and Foods, as issued by the United States Depart-
ment of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, the base
average being for the years 1947-49 at a value of
100 The ad3ustment will be as follows
When the average of the three most recently
published monthly index values exceeds 130
(on the 1947-49 base), the energy charge
for the month shall be increased by 003¢
( 03 mill) per kilowatt hour for each whole
point of increase over 130
When the average for the three most recently
published monthly index values ls less than
85 (on the 1947-49 base), the energy charge
for the month shall be reduced by 003¢ ( 03
mill) per kilowatt hour for each whole point
of decrease below 85
(9) Terms of Payment
The user's monthly bills will be computed at the
net rates There will be added to the total net
bill so calculated a sum equivalent to 2% of the
total bill, which charge will be collected only
in the event the customer falls to pay an full
within ten (10) days of the date of the bill
(10) Contract
At the option of the City, users receiving service
under this rate schedule shall sign a contract
effective for two years"
S~cTION 3 That this ordlnance shall become effectlve lmmedlately
upon l~s passage
PASSED AND APPROVED th~s 14th day of November, A D 1961
Mayor
C~ty of Denton, Texas
C~ty Secretary
C~ty of Denton, Texas
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL/FO~
C~ty Attorney
Clty of Denton, Texas