1965-001cs=- i
N ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY
F DENTON* TEXAS, PROVIDING NEW MONTHLY RATES FOR ELECTRIC
UTILITY SERVICE, PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR OVERDUE PAYMENT,
;ROVIDING CERTAIN OTHER REGULATIONS AND STATEMENTS OF
OLICY, REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES, PROVIDING A
SAVINGS CLAUSE, AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON 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), i(b) and (c) of Article 17 09 in Chapter Seventeen 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 Monthly Rate
First
50
kwhr
@
5.404
per
kwhr
Next
75
kwhr
@
3 244
per
kwhr
Next
75
kwhr
@
2.164
per
kwhr
Next
3500
kwhr
@
1.714
per
kwhr
All over
3700
kwhr
C
1 534
per
kwhr
Energy used during each of the months of November
through April which is in excess of 700 kwhr will
be supplied at 0.94 per kwhr if the entire home
is electrically heated - heat pump or resistance
(2) Minimum Charge $1.00
(3) Availability
Applicable for single family residential use
Where multiple dwelling units are served through
the same meter, the number of kwhr in each block
of the rate and the minimum charge will be
multiplied by the number of family or house-
keeping units.
(4) Service
Single phase service at utilization voltage will
be supplied hereunder In the event three phase
service is required by the user, 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 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 10 per cent of the billing
shall be paid by the user in addition to the net
monthly amount There shall be a charge of $3 00
for reconnecting such discontinued service
(6) Fuel Adjustment
An amount of 0 00130 per kwhr will be added for
each 0 14 by which the average cost of fuel used
in the Utility's electric generating stations
during the preceding calendar month exceeds 250
per million Btu.
(b) Commercial and Industrial Liar
(0-Approximately 20 kw Demand)
Schedule B-1
(1) Net Monthly Rate
First
500
kwhr
@
3.780
per
kwhr
Next
500
kwhr
@
3 150
per
kwhr
Next
20000
kwhr
@
2.700
per
kwhr
Next
2,000
kwhr
@
2.430
per
kwhr
Next
5,000
kwhr
@
2.070
per
kwhr
All over
10,000
kwhr
@
1 800
per
kwhr
(2) Minimum Charge $1.00 per kw of connected load
(3) Availability
Available to commercial and industrial users having
a power requirement of approximately 20 kw or less,
except that service hereunder is not available
for resale, breakdown or standby power
(4) Commercial Residential Use
multiple apartments containing a minimum of five
(5) units may be served under this rate If in
such service all apartments are electrically
heated - heat pump or resistance - the energy
used during each of the months of November through
April which is in excess of 250 kwhr multipbed by
the number of apartment units will be supplied at
0.90 per kwhr
(5) Service
At the Utility's available secondary voltage and
phase.
(6) Demand Limitations
If the User's measured demand is in excess of
20 kw for two (2) consecutive months or if the
monthly consumption of energy is in excess of
8,000 kwhr for two (2) consecutive months,
subsequent usage will be at the option of the
Utility be billed at the rates applicable under
rate Schedule B-2
(7) Pa me
Same as the payment conditions under rate Schedule
A-1
(8) Fuel Adjustment
same as the fuel adjustment under rate Schedule
A-1
(c) Commercial and Industrial iaghting and Power Service Rate
(For Medium and Large Usage)
Schedule B-2
(1) Net Monthly Rate
Demand Charge
$36 00 per month for the first 20 kw of billing
demand
$ 1.35 per month per kw for the next 80 kw of
billing demand
$ 1.125 per month per kw for all over 100 kw of
billing demand
Energy Charge
2 115¢ per kwhr for the first 180 hours use per
month of the billing demand, but not more
than 5,000 kwhr
1.444 per kwhr for the next 120 hours use per
month of the billing demand, but not more
than 5,000 kwhr
0.994 per kwhr for the next 180 hours use per
month of the billing demand, but not more
than 60,000 kwhr.
0.634 per kwhr for the next 180 hours use per
month of the billing demand,
0 5044 per kwhr for all additional kwhr 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
above but not less
demand charge for
months
(4) Availability
the demand charge as calculated
than 50% of the maximum monthly
any month during the preceding 11
Available to commercial and industrial users
having a connected load of approximately 20 kw
or greater, except that service hereunder is not
available for resale, 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
Demand Charge - the billing demand will be
adjusted by multiplying the 15-minute metered
rate of maximum usage during the month by
the factor
( 350 kwhr x number of apartment units )
total measured kwhr
This adjusted billing demand will then be
applied to the rate Schedule B-a, provided,
however, that the adjusted billing demand
for service hereunder shall not be less than
15 kw
Energy Charge - an amount of energy equal to
350 kwhr multiplied by the number of apartment
units will be supplied at the basic rate of
this Schedule B-2, using the adjusted billing
demand to determine the energy usage under
the respective blocks of the rate All addi-
tional energy will be supplied at 0 94 per kwhr
If a lower monthly billing would result, the demand
and energy will be billed in accordance with Schedule
B-2 without adjustment
(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 per cent (2%) reduction from the net billing.
(7) Payment
Same 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
determine the power factor of the User's installation
served hereunder Should the average power factor
for the monthly billing period be below 900% 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
(10) Alternate Primary Service and Discount (Transfor-
mation Equipment Owned by the User)
Primary service will, upon request, be made
available to users with a 12-month average monthly
demand 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
transformation facilities required for conversion
to utilization 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
transformation equipment and where the Utility
elects to apply its metering facilities on the
lwh voltage side of such transformation equipment,
the user will be allowed a seven per cent (7%)
reduction from the monthly billing.
Where the user owns, operates and maintains the
transformation 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 five per cent (5%)
reduction from the monthly billing, the difference
between seven per cent and five per cent being
the allowance for losses in the user's transfor-
mation equipment
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
ordinance 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 fourteen (14)
days from the date of its passage, and the City Secretary
is hereby directed to cause the caption of this ordinance to be
published twice in the Denton Record Chronicle within ten (10)
days of the date of its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this day of •
A.D 1965.
Warren Whitson, Jr , Mayor
City of Denton, Texas
ATTEST
oks Holt, city secretary
City of Denton, Texas
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
J k Q. Barton, City Attorney
ity of Denton, Texas