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Home My WebLink About1599• ORDINANCE NO. %6-97 AN ORDINANCE. of the City of Port Angeles amending the electric rate and Section 11.45 of the Code of the City of Port Angeles. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES DO ORDAIN as follows: "Section 11.45. Schedules of rates and use regulations for such schedules. Section 1. The monthly rate for electricity consumed shall be in accordance with the following 'schedules: SCHEDULE I. Water Heating AVAILABILITY: Existing Schedule I accounts only. Not, available for new accounts. RATE: Minimum charge All Kilowatt hours SCHEDULE IA. Yard Lighting AVAILABILITY: RATE: $1.00 $0.008 per KWH Upon request. After approval by the Light Department, yard lights will be installed and energy furnished on pri- 1 vate or public property for the use and convenience of customers. The customer will be responsible for installation of any new poles required. A one year contract for service will be required before the light will be installed. $3.00 SCHEDULE 'II. Residential Services AVAILABILITY: RATE: This schedule covers general residential lighting, '. cooking and water heating. This schedule is .available to customers for single phase electric services in residences, apartments, duplex houses, and multiple family dwellings. Minimum charge $1.00 First 100 KWH .02 per KWH Next 200 KWH .01 per KWH Excess .007 per KWH SCHEDULE IIA. Residential Service with Electric Heat AVAILABILITY: This schedule is available to customers • for single phase electric services in residences, apartments, duplex houses, and multiple family dwellings. This schedule. covers general .residential lighting, cooking, water heating, and electric space heating. • RATE: Minimum .charge '$5.00 First 100 KWH .02 per KWH Next 200. KWH Al per KWH Excess • .007 per KWH SCHEDULE III. Optional Residential Service AVAILABILITY: Optional all electric schedule available only to single family residences, and individual residential accounts in apartments, duplexes, and multiple family dwellings individually metered and using. electric energy exclusively, including water heating and cooking. Non - approved space heating is eligible for this rate. tl ' RATE: Minimum charge $5.00 First. 500 KWH $5.00 Next 1000 KWH .0055 per KWH Excess .007 per KWH SPECIAL SERVICE CONDITIONS: Water heaters shall be' of insulated tanki storage type of not less than 40 gallons capacity, heated by at least two. nonin- ductive. elements, each individually con trolled by its associated thermostat. The upper element wattage is not to ex- ceed.3.5 times the lower element watt- age and the maximum total wattage shall not be more than 100 watts per gallon of tank capacity. Clothes dryers shall not exceed 6',500 watts. ;SCHEDULE IIIA: Preferred Residential. Service I AVAILABILITY: Optional all electric schedule available only to single family residences, and individual residential accounts in apartments, duplexes and multiple family! . dwellings, individually metered using electric energy. exclusively. Only approved electric space heating is qualified for this rate. IRATE: Minimum charge $5.00 11/1 First 500 KWH $5.00 Next 1000 KWH .0055 per KWH Excess .006 • 'SPECIAL SERVICE CONDITIONS: Electric space heating to qualify for this schedule shall be 220 volt units and have individual thermostatic control for any heater or combination of heaters, of a capacity of 4,000 watts, except that single thermostats for. each room may be approved where floor, ceiling or base- board heating. equipment is installed. 1 Water heaters shall be of insulated tank storage type of not less than 40 gallons capacity, heated by at least two nonin -1 . ducti.ve elements, each individually con -I trolled by its associated thermostat. i The upper element wattage is not to ex -i ceed..3.'5 times the lower element wattage and the maximum total wattage shall not be more than 100 watts per, gallon of tank capacity. Clothes. dryers .shall not exceed 6',500 watts.. I SCHEDULE IV. Commercial Service AVAILABILITY: 1 RATE: DISCOUNT: Available to Governmental Agencies, 'Schools, Churches, business and commer- cial accounts and multiple dwellings with a single meter. An establishment having a commercial and residential load on a single meter shall be billed under . this schedule. Minimum charge $1.00 for single phase .service $3.00 for three phase service but not less than $0:.50 per kilowatt of connected load in excess of 10 kilo - watts, or the full kilowatt demand as determined by metering. at. the discretion of the Light Department. 1 First 100 KWH Next 400 KWH Next 2500 KWH Over. 3000. KWH ' $0.0250 .0125 per KWH , .0075 per KWH 1 .007 per KWH Governmental and educational organiza- tions where the connected load is in ex cess of. 200. kilowatts and owning their primary distribution facilities shall be allowed a 10% discount except that no discount shall be allowed on a mini- mum charge billing. SPECIAL SERVICE CONDITIONS: Not more than a total of 20 horsepower of small motors allowable under the .General Provisions shall he permitted on a service, unless prior approval from the Department is granted. The City reserves the right to meter at primary. voltage any loads in excess of 50 kilowatts. The City shall have the right to install such metering equipment as it desires to determine any and all operating condi- tions. SCHEDULE V. Industrial in excess of 50 KW. AVAILABILITY: RATE: Service pursuant to this subsection shall be available to all industrial, manufacturing, and processing plants and other commercial load approved by the Light Department where the connected load is in excess of fifty KW, where lighting load does not exceed fifteen percent of total connected load,. and optional to governmental and municipal accounts. The rate or charge for such service shall be the energy charge plus the .de- mand charge and shall be no less than the minimum charge, computed as follows: Energy charge: First 200 KWH of billing demand $0.0.055 per KWH Next 100 KWH of billing demand $0.0045 per KWH Excess KWH's $0.0035 per KWH Demand charge: $0.75 per KW of billing. demand Billing demand as used in this subsec- . tion shall be the highest of the following: 1. Highest actual measured fifteen minute .demand for the month. 2. Seventy per cent of the highest de- mand established. for the eleven pre- ceding months. SPECIAL SERVICE CONDITIONS: • • City .reserves. the right to meter at pri- mary voltage any consumer served under this schedule. A discount of 5% from gross billing will be granted to any consumer owning and maintaining his own substation and associated equipment for exclusive use only and taking energy at I primary distribution. voltage. Consumers are required to maintain a power factor of 95% or better. If the average power factor is below 95 %, then the registered kilowatt demand shall be adjusted by multiplying by 95% and di- viding the result by the average power factor. The City shall not be obligated to deliver electrical energy to con- sumers whose power factor is below 75% lagging. • • Method of adjusting power factor shall be in conformity with accepted stand- ards of the industry. City shall have the right to install such metering equipment as it. .desires to .determine any and all operating con- ditions. In the event of fault with metering equipment the City shall have the right to estimate both demand and kilowatt hours on the basis of hours operated and previous experience of the consumer. The monthly. demand may be determined by test or inspection of the premises served. This schedule is based on a single delivery. voltage of. either single or three phase at primary or secondary distribution voltages commonly! used for industrial loads. The minimum charge .under .this schedule is not less than $1.00 per kilowatt of .billing demand per month, or fraction thereof. SCHEDULE VI. Industrial 500. kilowatts and over. AVAILABILITY: RATE: Industrial rate'500 kilowatts of demand and over. Energy delivered under this schedule shall be unregulated three phase, 60:cycle, A. C. The metering shall be provided for as specified by . the Light Department. This schedule shall cover energy sup- plied for industrial purposes where the connected load is'500 kilowatts and over. The rate or charge for Such service shah be the .energy charge plus the demand charge and shall be no less than the minimum charge, computed as follows: Energy charge: First 200 KWH per KW billing demand per month at $0.0055 per KWH. Second 200 KWH per KW of billing demand per month at $0.0025 per KWH. All over 400 KWH per KW of billing de- mand per month at $0.002 per KWH. Demand charge: $0:75 per KW of billing demand per month. Billing demand shall be no less than 75% of the highest billing demand •occurring during the preceding eleven months, or 500 KW, whichever is greater. • • SERVICE CONDITIONS: Minimum charge: $1.75 per KW of billing. demand per month, and not less than $500.40 per ` month.. The demand shall be the maximum fifteeni minute demand of the month,: to the nearest whole number, measured by a de -! mand meter. A 14 % discount shall be allowed custo- I mers who supply their own substation. I The City shall have the right to in- stall such metering. equipment as it de- sires to determine any and all operating conditions. When the customer's .average) power factor falls below 95% as measured by a reactive meter, the billing demand will be increased one .percent for. each percentage point below the 95% required.' Minimum billing and .demand charges will be applied after the correction for low power factor. This schedule and service shall be sub - '.ject to the general rules and regula- tions of this chapter. `SCHEDULE VII. Municipal Service AVAILABILITY: Available to. Municipal services of the City of Port Angeles only. I RATE: Energy charge: All kilowatt hours $0.005 per KWH. I Section 2. CONTRACT SALES: The City reserves the right to enter into special contracts covering electric power service at 1 rates other: than herein specified to meet .specific operating. con- ditions. The City may also enter into guaranteed revenue. contracts Idesigned to repay capital outlay and .service: costs, provided such contracts do not exceed a term of five .years. Section. 3. 'GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL SERVICES: A. Any single motor of over three horsepower, single ;I phase; any single motor of over five horsepower, polyphase; Iwelders and X -ray equipment shall not be placed in service without Iprior approval from the Light Department. • • • • S. Extensions: When a request for service requires an extension of distribution facilities to serve new loads or. custo- i 4 mers, the Light Department will: determine the amount of. construc- tion costs, if any, that is to be paid by the customer prior to actual construction. It shall be the: customer's- responsibility to prol£i.de and clear at least a 20 foot .access to within 150 feet of 1 the metering point. All required rights of way and /or easements properly executed must be in the City's possession before construc-I tion is started. The City may require the customer to install and li maintain poles, wires and/or other equipment on his property neces- sary to serve at a greater distance than 150 feet from the City's supply facilities to the customer's metering point. C.' Re- arrangement of electric facilities: Any changes or ' re- arrangements of.the Light Department's facilities at the re- quest of the customer will be accomplih d only if that customer pays for the entire cost of the job, including overhead. D. The following service charges shall apply: Temporary service Turn -ons during regular working hours Turn -ons after regular working hours Service call for trouble on customer's. equipment • $10.00 3.00 10 00 .5.00. PASSED by. the City Council of the City of Port Angeles and approved by its Mayor at a regular meeting of the Council held on the day of ... ; ai.. , 1967. Approved as to form: City Atto, PUBLISHED: