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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS AMENDING THE SCHEDULE OF
ELECTRIC RATES CONTAINED IN ORDINANCE NO 98-262, AMENDING ORDINANCE
NO 98-046 WHICH CREATED AN ENERGYSAVE PROGRAM SCHEDULE (EP),
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO 98-093 WHICH AMENDED ORDINANCE NO 98-046,
PROVIDING FOR A FURTHER AMENDED ENERGYSAVE PROGRAM SCHEDULE (EP),
ADOPTING DECLARATIONS AND FINDINGS IN THE PREAMBLE, PROVIDING FOR A
REPEALER, PROVIDING FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS, PROVIDING FOR A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR RETROACTIVE EFFECT OF THE
AMENDMENT RESPECTING SCHEDULE (EP), AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE
WHEREAS, on the 17th day of February, 1998, the Council passed and approved
Ordinance No 98-046 which added an EnergySave Program Schedule (EP) to the schedule of
electric rates contmned ~n Ordinance No 97-236, and
WHEREAS, on the 7th day of April, 1998, the Council passed and approved Ordtnance
No 98-093, which amended Ordinance No 98-046 in order to ehmlnate the reqmrement of
installation of 90%-efficient gas furnaces, when coupled with conventional air conditioning/gas
furnace systems, and
WHEREAS, on the 8t~ day of September, 1998, the Council passed and approved
Ordinance No 98-262, which adopted the amended Schedule of Rates for Denton Municipal
Electric ("DME"), including Schedule EP as amended, prowd~ng for the EnergySave Program to
continue m force and effect, effective on the 1st day of October, 1998, and
WHEREAS, the DME staff has carefully evaluated and assessed the goals, purposes,
apphcat~on, and financml ~mpact of the EnergySave Program, and has recommended to the
Council that ~n order for the City to substantially achieve the goals of the EnergySave Program,
that it ~s necessary and appropriate for the Cotmcfl to further amend Schedule EP in order to
provide, effective April 1, 1999, that apartments and multiple unit residential structures will
qualify for the mr con&t~oner rebates provided for ~n Schedule EP, bm will not qualify for the
structure incentive, so that several other provisions of Schedule EP may be clarified, and so that
the name ~ofthe C~ty's mtmlc~pal electric utility, "Denton Munm~pal Electric" is properly rectted
and reflected throughout the amended Schedule EP, and
WHEREAS, the Council deems ~t m the public ~nterest to so amend the EnergySave
Program as prowded for in the attached "Schedule EP, EnergySave Program (effective 04-01-
99)", NOW, THEREFORE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I That the Schedule of Rates for electric service as provided for ~n Chapter
26 of the I Code of Ordinances of the C~ty of Denton, Texas, in Or&nance No 98-262, is hereby
amended; and further that the EnergySave Program Schedule (EP) enacted by Ordinance No 98-
046, ~s accordingly, hereby amended, and further that the EnergySave Program Schedule (EP)
enacted by Ordinance No 98-093 ~s hereby amended, all as recited ~n the preamble to this
ordinance, and as set forth partmularly ~n that certmn Schedule EP attached hereto and
~ncorporated herewith by reference
SECTION II That all of the declarations and findings contained in the preamble to th~s
ordinance are made a part hereof and shall be fully effective as a part of the ordmned subject
matter of th~s ordinance
SECTION III, That all ordinances or parts of ordinances ~n force when the prowslons
of th~s ordinance became effective which are inconsistent or ~n conflmt w~th the terms or
provisions contmned ~n amended Schedule EP hereby enacted by th~s ordinance, are hereby
repealed to the extent of any such conflmt
SECTION IV That the Council hereby authorizes the Assistant C~ty Manager for
Utilities to expend funds to ~ssue incentives ~n the form of rebates to DME customers who
qualify under the EnergySave Program Gmdehnes, pursuant to the terms of Schedule EP,
attached hereto, and adopted by th~s ordinance
SECTION V That if any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or
word ~n th~s ordinance, or apphcat~on thereof to any person or c~rcmnstances ~s held invalid by
any court of competent jur~sdmt~on, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remalmng
portions of this ordinance, and the C~ty Council of the C~ty of Denton, Texas hereby declares it
would have enacted such rematmng portions despite any such ~nvalld~ty
SECTION VI That the effective date of amendment to EnergySave Program Schedule
(EP) as here~n amended and adopted, ~s retroactively ratffied and approved, as penmtted by the
prowslons of the EnergySave Program Gmdehnes, from and after April 1, 1999, and a copy of
smd Schedule EP, as amended hereby, shall be mmntmned on file ~n the office of the C~ty
Secretary
SECTION VII That except as provided in Section VI herein, th~s ordinance shall
become effective ~mmed~ately upon ~ts passage and approval
PASSED AND APPROVED th~s the/ ?~'~"~ day of ~ ,1999
JA~
ATTEST
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
HERBERT L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY
SCHEDULE EP
Ener=vSave ProGram
(Effective 04-01-99)
Appllcatlon/Pro~ram Summary
Denton Municipal Electric (DME) through this program, called
"EnergySave", is offering cash payments as incentives in the
form of rebates to customers who purchase and install high-
efficiency air conditioners or heat pumps for new
residential, existing residential or commercial facilities
This program will provide structure incentives in the form of
rebates, in the amount of $ 500 00 per qualifying structure,
to residential builders of single-family residences for
meeting specific DME structure requirements Satisfying
these construction requirements will improve a residential
structure's heating and cooling systems' operating
efficiency Apartments and multiple unit residential
structures will qualify for the air conditioner rebates, but
will not qualify for the structure incentive, if they meet
the applicable EnergySave Program Guidelines
The EnergySave Program's ob]ectlves are primarily to reduce
energy demand and consumption, thereby allowing the customers
of Denton Municipal Electric to save dollars on their utility
b$11s, reducing the peak load of the C~ty of Denton's
electric system, and promoting energy efficient heating and
cooling
Proqram Guidelines
I Qualification Guidelines for Equipment
A Ail installations must be for accounts served by the
Denton Municipal Electric and must meet all
applicable national, local, and manufacturers' codes
and specifications
B To qualify for equipment incentive, equipment must
be new when installed
C All equipment must be purchased No leased or
lease/purchased equipment will qualify for a cash
rebate
D Installations must be made by licensed contractors
and/or dealers
E No rebate will be paid on a partial replacement of
an air conditioner The compressor, condenser and
the evaporator coil must be replaced to qualify for
a rebate Payments for residential central cool~nq
systems, which ~nclude apartments and mobile homes,
w~ll be llmlted to a capacity based on a m~nlmum of
600 conditioned square feet per ton
F The condltloned area ~n square feet is required
on each residential central system request for
payment Any varlance must be authorized on an
~nd~v~dual basis and approved by the Denton
Municipal Electric Marketing Division
G Incentives for new and retrofit equipment will be
contributed to a purchaser or authorized homebullder
for qualifying equipment Incentlves w~ll be paid
upon verlflcatlon of compliance with program
gu~delznes
H Requests for payment must be recezved by the
Director of Electric Utilities w~thln 60 days of
lnstallatzon
I Equipment and installation are sub3ect to lnspectzon
by the City's Building Inspection Department before
final approval for payment ~s issued
J The EnergySave Program guidelines and payments are
subject to change by Denton Municipal Electric
without przor notice
K Denton Municipal Electric may, at any t~me,
discontinue the EnergySave Program wzthout prior
notice
II Qualification Guidelines for Structure Incentive
A A residential structure zncent~ve, in the amount of
$ 500 00 per qualifying structure, is offered to a
builder, developer or authorized agent after the
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following qualifications are met
1 Builder, developer or authorized agent must be
enrolled an the Denton Munlcapal Electric
EnergySave Program (EnergySave)
2 Builder must install a 1 5 ton or above
central air conditioner or heat pump having a
manamum effacaency rating of 12 SEER
3 Install manlmum of R13 wall ansulatlon
Install minimum of R30 cealang lnsulataon
5 Ninety percent of the total square footage of
exterior glass must be double-glazed (double
pane)
6 Seal and weather-strap exterior doors and
wandows Includes caulking exterior toe
plates and wlrlng/plumbang penetrations
through the structure's exterior walls and
B Structure Incentive for new homebullders must also
comply with the respective restractlons set forth
in Gu~delanes for Equipment Qualaflcatlons
I GENERAL PROCEDURES
A Applacatlon
1 Equapment-
An application for equipment incentive must be
completed and sent to the Director of Electrac
utalltaes wlthan 60 days of ~nstallataon of new
or replacement equipment Partlcapatlng
dealers have appllcataon forms and will
complete these forms for the purchaser It is
the purchaser's responsibility to see that the
dealer completes the form and submits it to the
Director of Electrac Utlllt~es
2 Structure Incentave-
To qualify for resadentlal structure lncentlves,
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a builder/developer or authorized agent must be
registered as an authorized Denton Municipal
Electrmc EnergySave Authorized Bumlder To
become a recognized EnergySave bumlder,
applicant must complete and submit a Denton
Municipal Electric EnergySave Bumlder
Appllcatmon form to the Dmrector of Electrmc
Utllmtmes Applicant must also meet the
requmrements lmsted mn the EnergySave Fmnal
Audmt form lmstmng the descrmbed construction
requirements
B Inspections
Installations of central air-conditioning systems
wmll be mnspected by the City's Bumldmng Inspection
Department and must be approved before rebates will
be processed New structures wmll be randomly
audmted to insure adherence to the required energy
efflcment constructmon speclfmcatlons
C Payments to Partmcmpants
1. Equipment Retrofit (Ex.sting resmdences)
Cash payments will be made to the purchaser of
the qualmfymng replacement equipment
Partmclpatmng retail equipment dealers wmll
receive a cash payment of $20 per unzt for the
sale of wmndow units, central air conditioning
systems, or heat pumps to offset their cost for
properly flllmng out the applmcatmons for
purchasers of retrofzt equmpment
2 New equmpment and structure mncentmve
Program partmclpants are responsmble for
submItting the correct ~nformatmon The Utility
Department wmll not issue any additional payment
unless the payment was mncorrect due to a
mmstake in processmng by a City employee The
twenty dollar ($20 00) payments to dealers will
be made only mf they supply the qualmfy~ng
equmpment to the customer or builder who is
paymng for the installation of the equipment
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Dealers and purchasers may be denied payment for
failure to follow program guidelines such as
falling to supply correct square footage or
SEER/EER figures, Installing equipment which is
not new, replacing part of a split system, or
failure to fzll out rebate forms properly
Payments wzll be made to customers who purchase
and ~nstall new qualifying equipment If a
tenant purchases and installs qualifying
equlpment, the payment is made to the tenant
If the owner of rental property 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 w~th an inside evaporator coil
will qualify if matched, as specified, ~n the
current issue of the ARI Dzrectory of Certified Air
Conditioners and Air Source Heat Pumps and the unit
meets the minimum ratings as specified ~n the 1998
EnergySave Program If the unit is not in the
current ARI Directory, the manufacturer's latest
data approved for publication w~ll be accepted
If the unit zs not in the current ARI D~rectory or
data approved for publzcatzon, the average of the
high and low SEER/EER coil only, not including
blower cozl, will be accepted as lzsted in the
current ARI Directory
B Computer szmulatlons may be used zf ratings are not
listed in the current ARI Dzrectory, provided the
following criteria are met
1 Systems using m~x-matched co~ls must meet all
establlshed program guzdellnes to
qualify for a rebate
2 The computer simulations must be signed,
certified, and dated by a registered profes-
sional engineer and an officer of the company
makzng the submittal
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3 The engineer who certzfles a simulatmon must
attest to the accuracy of the input data, the
validity of the calculation procedure used, and
that the results are mn accordance with
Department of Energy approved methodology
4 A complete set of the mnput data and an in-
dication of the source of the data must
accompany the simulated ratings
5 The simulated ratings must be based on the
condensing unmt's tested combmnatmon as lmsted
mn the current ARI Dmrectory or latest data
approved for publmcatlon and zdentmfmed by the
correct model numbers of
both the condensing unit and co~l as listed in
the current ARI Dmrectory
6 Simulated ratmngs must not exceed 105% of the
SEER rating of the tested system used as a
base
7 An open file of computer smmulatmons wmll
be mamnta~ned at the Energy Management Offmce
Supplyzng erroneous ratings or data can lead to
dmsqualmflcatmon of those mnvolved from further
program participation
C Program Capacity and Payment Formula
1 The maxmmum allowable BTU per hour
capacmty elmglble for a resmdentmal rebate ms
determined by dmvmdmng the square footage of
the amr-condlt~oned area by 600 and multlplymng
by 12,000
Example The Program Capacmty for an 1,800 square
foot house zs
1,800 = 3 0 × 12,000 = 36,000 BTUH
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The Cmty wmll pay a rebate on a unit that meets
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program efficiency standards and is sized at
36,000 BTUH or less
2 Actual payment will be determined by dividing
the BTUH of the installed unit (up to, and
· ncludlng the Program Capacity) by 12,000 and
multiplying by the incentive
The ~ncentlve amounts and SEER ratings are refer-
enced of the ~1998 EnergySave Program Methods
Used in Determining Equipment Efficiency and
Eligibility," and are ~ncorporated here~n as ~f
fully set forth at length
Example A A person in a 2,100 square foot house
· nstalls a 42,000 BTUH central air conditioner with an
SEER rating of 12 0
2,100= 3 5 x 12,000 = 42,000 Program Capacity
600
42,000 = 3 5 x $100/ton $350 00 Incentive
12,000
Example B A person in a 2,400 square foot house
installs a 60,000 BTUH central a~r condItioner w~th a
SEER rating of 12 0
2,400 = 4 x 12,000 = 48,000 Program Capacity
600
48,000 = 4 × $100/ton = $400 Incentive
12,000
Example C A person in a 2,400 square foot house installs
a 60,000 BTUH central heat pump with a SEER rating of
12 0
2,400 = 4 x 12,000 = 48,000 Program Capacity
6O0
48,000 = 4 x $150/ton = $600 Incentive
12,000
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Minimum
SEER/EER
Central Air Conditioning Ratlnq Incentive
Single Phase (SEER) 12 0 $100 ton*$
Three Phase (EER) 12 0 $100 ton
Single Phase (SEER) 14 0 $125 ton
Three Phase (EER) 14 0 $125 ton
Centra1 Heat Pumps
Single Phase (SEER) 12 0 $150 ton
Three Phase (EER) 12 0 $150 ton
Single Phase (SEER) 14 0 $175 ton
Three Phase (EER) 14 0 $175 ton
Room Air Conditioners 10 0 $ 50 unit
Room Heat PumPs 10 0 $ 50 unit
Geothermal Heat PumPs 12 0 $500 unit
Desuperheater
(Waste heat reclamation device) $150 unit
* Refer to ~1998 EnergySave Program Methods Used
Determining Equipment Efficiency and ElIgibility"
t For calculation purposes, one ton equals 12,000 BTUH
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