Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE 05-810 ORDINANCE NO.5 —81 C AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 13.12 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK, COLORADO,RELATING TO NEW LIGHT AND POWER RATE SCHEDULES CONTAINING CONDITIONS OF SERVICE AND CHARGES FOR ELECTRIC POWER AND ENERGY BY THE LIGHT AND POWER DEPARTMENT OF THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK, COLORADO. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK,COLORADO: Section 1.Chapter 13.12 of the Municipal Code of the Town of Estes Park,Colorado is amended to read as follows CHAPTER 13.12 LIGHT AND POWER RATE SCHEDULES SECTIONS 13.12.010 13.12.020 13.12.030 13.12.040 13.12.050 13.12.060 13.12.070 13.12.080 13.12.090 13.12.100 Generally Rate Rate Rate Rate Rate Rate Rate Rate Rate 13.12.010 Generally.The schedule of rates set forth 13.12.020 Rate 1 —-Residential Service.A.Applica bility.The rates set forth in this section shall be appli cable in the Estes Park service territory. B.Availability.This schedule is available to residential consumers for all domestic uses in individually metered single—family private dwellings or individually met ered apartments,except new electric space heating consumers requiring service after August 1,1981.This schedule may apply to existing residential service consumers having electric heat as a primary or auxiliary energy source for space heating prior to August 1,1981.This rate is not available for resale service. C.Rate. 1 ——Residential Service 2 —-Residential Service —Demand Metered 3 ——Residential Heat Storage 4 ——General Service Small 5 ——General Service Large 6 ——Municipal Service 7 ——Purchase Power Rider 8 ——Reserved 9 ——Reserved in this chapter for the service of electric power and energy by the town shall remain in effect until repealed or amended. Customer Charge:$4.17 per month Energy Charge:All Kwh used per month,per Kwh $0.0384 0 0 Minimum:Net minimum charge per meter per month $4.17 D.To the rates for service set forth in paragraph C above there shall be added a purchase power rider as set forth in Section 13.12.080. E.Payment.The above rates are net.Bills for electric service are due and payable within ten days subse quent to mailing or delivery of the bill. F.Conditions of Service.Service provided under this rate schedule shall be subject to all Light and Power Department general and specific Rules and Regulations and extension policies and such rules and regulations as set forth in appropriate tariff sheets on file and approved by the Public Utilities Commission of the State of Colorado for sexvice provided by the town outside its corporate boundaries. In the event of any conflict between the Light and Power Department’s Rules and Regulations and those of the Public Utilities Commission,the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission will prevail,but only with respect to electric service provided outside the corporate boundaries of the town which is subject to the jurisdiction of said Commission.The rules and regulations of the Light and Power Department shall exclusively prevail for electric service provided within the town’s corporate boundaries. Water heaters shall be of a two—element storage type approved by the town.Each element shall be noninduc tive and shall be connected through a separate thermostat. The capacity rating of the lower and upper units shall be 20 and 30 watts per gallon,respectively,to the nearest NEMA Standard.Water heaters of the quick—recovery type shall be 40 gallons or larger and the capacity rating of each of the lower and upper elements shall not exceed 5,000 watts.The upper thermostat and element shall be interconnected with tile lower thermostat and element to allow operation of only one element at the same time.The lower,or base,clement shall be placed so as to heat the entire tank,and the upper,or booster,element shall be placed so as to heat not more than the upper one—third of the tank. 13.12.030 Rate 2 ——Residential Service —Demand Metered. A.Applicability.The rates set forth in this sec tion shall be applicable in the Estes Park service territory. B.Availability.This schedule is mandatory for new residential consumers requiring service commencing after August 1,1981,having electric heat as a primary or auxi liary energy source for space heating in individually metered single—family dwellings or individually metered apartments. This schedule is available to existing residential consumers receiving service prior to August 1,1981,who have electric heat as a primary or auxiliary energy source for space heating.This schedule is also available for those residen tial consumers who do not have electric heat as a primary or auxiliary energy source for space heating,but whose annual energy consumption is over 15,000 Kwh.This schedule is not available for resale service. —2— 0 0 C.Rate. Customer Charge:$4.17 per month Demand Charge:$4.47 per KW of billing demand Energy Charge:All Kwh per month,per Kwh $0.013 Minimum:$4.47 per 1W of 60%of the highest billing demand established in the past twelve (12)month period ending with the current month. D.To the rates for service set forth in paragraph C above there shall be added a purchase power rider as set forth in Section 13.12.080. E.Payment.The above rates are net.Bills for electric service are due and payable within ten days subse quent to mailing or delivery of the bill. F.Determination of Billing Demand.The billing demand shall be determined by suitable meter measurement of the highest fifteen—minute integrated demand occurring during the monthly billing period. G.Conditions of Service.Service provided under this rate schedule shall be subject to all Light and Power Department general and specific Rules and Regulations and extension policies and such rules and regulations as set forth in appropriate tariff sheets on file and approved by the Public Utilities Commission of the State of Colorado for service provided by the town outside its corporate boundaries. In the event of any conflict between the Light and Power Department’s Rules and Regulations and those of the Public Utilities Commission,the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission will prevail,but only with respect to electric service provided outside the corporate boundaries of the town which is subject to the jurisdiction of said Commission.The rules and regulations of the Light and Power Department shall exclusively prevail for electric service provided within the town’s corporate boundaries. Any existing residential consumer receiving service prior to August 1,1981,who requests service under this rate schedule on an optional basis shall be required to remain on this schedule for not less than twelve (12)months. Service under this rate schedule,requested on an optional basis by existing residential consumers (as defined above) shall be provided on a time schedule consistent with avail ability of demand meters. The town shall be advised as to the impending installation of electric space—heating equipment in advance in order to determine if extensions of or additions to the town’s facilities will be required and to allow arrangements therefor,and to determine the available voltage at the con sumer’s installation. —3— 0 0 Water heaters shall be of a two—element storage type approved by the town.Each element shall be noninduc tive and shall be connected through a separate thermostat. The capacity rating of the lower and upper units shall be 20 and 30 watts per gallon,respectively,to the nearest NEMA Standard.Water heaters of the quick—recovery type shall be 40 gallons or larger and the capacity rating of each of the lower and upper elements shall not exceed 5,000 watts.The upper thermostat and element shall be interconnected with the lower thermostat and element to allow operation of only one element at the same time.The lower,or base,element shall be placed so as to heat the entire tank,and the upper,or booster,element shall be placed so as to heat not more than the upper one—third of the tank. Each space heating element over one thousand six hundred fifty watts shall be individually controlled by a thermostat.No single space heating element shall have a rated capacity greater than five kilowatts.No thermostat shall control more than five kilowatts. 13.12.040 Rate 3 ——Residential Heat Storage.A. Applicability.The rates set forth in this section shall be applicable in the Estes Park service territory. B.Availability.This schedule is mandatory for all new residential consumers for off—peak heat storage purposes commencing August 1,1981.This schedule is also available to residential consumers who have heat storage facilities in use prior to August 1,1981.This service will be provided at the available voltage and phase of the town’s distribu tion system.Heat storage service shall be separately metered using time—of—day demand and energy meters with the consumer paying for all metering equipment and installation costs.This schedule is not available for resale service. C.Rate. Customer Charge:$4.17 per month Energy Charge:All Kwh used per month during the heat storage period,per Kwh $0.013 Minimum:Net minimum charge per month..$4.17 D.To the rates for service set forth in paragraph C above there shall be added a purchase power rider as set forth in Section 13.12.080. E.Heat Storage Period.The heat storage period shall be between the hours of 11:00 p.m.and 5:00 a.m.daily. F.Non—Heat Storage Period.Demand and energy used during peak period (all hours of the day except for Heat Storage Period defined above)will be billed under the Residential Service—Demand Metered rate schedule. G.Payment.The above rates are net.Bills for electric service are due and payable within ten (10)days subsequent to the mailing or delivery of the bill. —4— 0 H.Conditions of Service.Service provided under this rate schedule shall be subject to all Light and Power Department general and specific Rules and Regulations and extension policies and such rules and regulations as set forth in appropriate tariff sheets on file and approved by the Public Utilities Commission of the State of Colorado for service provided by the town outside its corporate boundaries. In the event of any conflict between the Light and Power Department’s Rules and Regulations and those of the Public Utilities Commission,the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission will prevail,but only with respect to electric service provided outside the corporate boundaries of the town which is subject to the jurisdiction of said Commission.The rules and regulations of the Light and Power Department shall exclusively prevail for electric service provided within the town’s corporate boundaries. 13.12.050 Rate 4 ——General Service Small.A.Appli cability.The rates set forth in this section shall be applicable in the Estes Park service territory. B.Availability.This schedule is available for business lighting and small power loads of 35 KW maximum demands or less.All service will be supplied only through a single meter.This service is available at single or three—phase at voltages available at the customer service location.This schedule is not available for resale service. C.Rate. Customer Charge:$7.20 per month Energy Charge:All Kwh used per month,per Kwh $0.0485 Minimum:Net minimum charge per meter per month $7.20 D.To the rates for service set forth in paragraph C above there shall be added a purchase power rider as set forth in Section 13.12.080. E.Payment.Bills for electric service are due and payable within ten days subsequent to mailing or delivery of the bill.The foregoing rates shall be net where service is metered at the secondary voltage of the town’s distribution system.Where service is metered under this schedule at primary voltage,the consumer shall receive a credit of two percent (2%)of the monthly bill. F.Conditions of Service.Service provided under this rate schedule shall be subject to all Light and Power Department general and specific Rules and Regulations and extension policies and such rules and regulations as set forth in appropriate tariff sheets on file and approved by the Public Utilities Commission of the State of Colorado for service provided by the town outside its corporate boundaries. In the event of any conflict between the Light and Power Department’s Rules and Regulations and those of the Public Utilities Commission,the applicable rules and regulations —5— 0 of the Commission will prevail,but only with respect to electric service provided outside the corporate boundaries of the town which is subject to the jurisdiction of said Commission.The rules and regulations of the Light and Power Department shall exclusively prevail for electric service provided within the town’s corporate boundaries. Luminous electric discharge tubes or other equip ment of inherently low power factor characteristics shall, at all times,be provided with effective power factor cor rection such that the power factor of customer’s electric service is not less than ninety percent. Water heaters shall be of a two—element storage type approved by the town.Each element shall be noninduc tive and shall be connected through a separate thermostat. The capacity rating of the lower and upper units shall be 20 and 30 watts per gallon,respectively,to the nearest NEMA Standard.Water heaters of the quick—recovery type shall be 40 gallons or larger and the capacity rating of each of the lower and upper elements shall not exceed 5,000 watts.The upper thermostat and element shall be interconnected with one element at the same time.The lower,or base,element shall be placed so as to heat the entire tank,and the upper,or booster,element shall be placed so as to heat not more than the upper one—third of the tank. 13.12.060 Rate 5 ——General Service Large.A.Appli cability.The rates set forth in this section shall be applicable in the Estes Park service territory. B.Availability.This schedule is required for electric lighting and power requirements of consumers having maximum demands exceeding 35 KW in any two consecutive months.All service will be supplied only through a single meter.This service is available at single or three—phase at the established voltage of either the town’s primary or secondary distribution system.This schedule is not available for resale service. C.Rate. Demand Charge:$9.00 per EW of billing demand Energy Charge:All Kwh used per month,per Kwh $0.01267 Minimum:The minimum monthly bill shall be $9.00 per 1KW of 60%of the highest bill ing demand established during the immedi ately preceding months of November through March or $50,whichever is greater. D.To the rates for service set forth in paragraph C above there shall be added a purchase power rider as set forth in Section 13.12.080. E.Payment.Bills for electric service are due and payable within ten days subsequent to the date of mailing or delivery of the bill. —6— 0 © F.Determination of Billing Demand.The billing demand shall be determined by suitable meter measurement of the highest fifteen—minute integrated demand occurring during the monthly billing period.The consumer shall be required to properly balance his loads. G.Power Factor.If the power factor during the time the billing demand is established falls below 90%lagging, adjustment may be made by increasing the measured demand for each month by one percent for each one percent or major fraction thereof by which the power factor during the bill ing period is less than ninety percent lagging. H.Conditions of Service.Service provided under this rate schedule shall be subject to all Light and Power Department general and specific Rules and Regulations and extension policies and such rules and regulations as set forth in appropriate tariff sheets on file and approved by the Public Utilities Commission of the State of Colorado for service provided by the town outside its corporate boundaries. In the event of any conflict between the Light and Power Department’s Rules and Regulations and those of the Public Utilities Commission,the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission will prevail,but only with respect to electric service provided outside the corporate boundaries of the town which is subject to the jurisdiction of said Commission.The rules and regulations of the Light and Power Department shall exclusively prevail for electric service provided within the town’s corporate boundaries. The foregoing rate schedule shall be net where service is metered at the secondary voltage of the town’s distribution system.Where service is metered under this schedule at primary voltage,the consumer shall receive a credit of two percent of the monthly bill for service. Where service is taken at the town’s established primary voltage and the consumer furnishes the transformers and substations converting to secondary voltage,the consumer shall receive a credit of four percent of the monthly bill. Water heaters shall be of a two—element storage type approved by the town.Each element shall be noninduc tive and shall be connected through a separate thermostat. The capacity rating of the lower and upper units shall be 20 and 30 watts per gallon,respectively,to the nearest NEMA Standard.Water heaters of the quick—recovery type shall be 40 gallcns or larger and the capacity rating of each of the lower and upper elements shall not exceed 5,000 watts.The upper thermostat and element shall be interconnected with the lower thermostat and element to allow operation of only one element at the same time.The lower,or base,element shall be placed so as to heat the entire tank,and the upper,or booster,element shall be placed so as to heat not more than the upper one—third of the tank. 13.12.070 Rate 6 ——Municipal Service.A.Applicability. The rates set forth in this section shall be applicable in the corporate limits of the town. —7— 0 0 B.Availability.This schedule is available for service to the town for municipal street,park lighting and municipal buildings. C.Rate. All Kwh used per month,per Kwh...$0.0399 D.To the rates for service set forth in paragraph C above there shall be added a purchase power rider as set forth in Section 13.12.080. 13.12.080 Rate 7 ——Purchase Power Rider.A.Applicability. The rates set forth in this section shall be applicable to and in addition to the rates set forth in section 13.12.020 C, 13.11.030 C,13.12.040 C,13.12.050 C,13.12.060 C,and 13.12.070 C. B.Rider.To the rates for electric power and energy referred to in subsection 13.12.080 A,there shall be added a purchase power rider of $0.00583 per Kwh.The purchase power rider shall be applied by multiplying the Kwh consumption of each customer in the billing period by $0.00583 per Kwh. 13.12.090 Rate 8 ——Reserved.Rate 8 shall be reserved for future filing. 13.12.100 Rate 9 ——Reserved.Rate 9 shall be reserved for future filing. Section 2.Except as herein specifically amended, Title 13 and all ordinances or parts of ordinances of the Municipal Code of the Town of Estes Park relative to the Light and Power Department shall be and hereby are desig nated to remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified, confirmed and approved. Section 3.The Board of Trustees hereby authorizes the Town Administrator and other officials of the Town to file with the Public Utilities Commission (Commission)of the State of Colorado such documents and to take such action as is required pursuant to appropriate Commission authorization for changes in rates for electric service,but subject only to such jurisdiction as may exist in the Commission relative to electric service provided outside the municipal boundaries of the Town. —B— 0 © Section 4.The Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes Park,Colorado,herewith finds,determines and desig nates that this Ordinance is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace,health and safety,for reliable electric service affects the public peace,health and safety;and the change in electric rates authorized herein is necessary to maintain reliable electric service and preserve the financial and operating integrity of the municipal electric system;and whereas,in the opinion of the Board of Trustees,an emergency exists,this Ordinance shall take effect and be in force as of the first electric billing period commencing after May 6,1981,and after its final passage,adoption and the signature of the Mayor. PASSED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES THIS 28TH DAY OF APRIL,1981,AND SIGNED THIS 28TH day of APRIL,1981. fj?2_.r2;2e_,,1” MAY91,- TOWN OF ESTES PARK,COLORADO‘-7 I HEREBY CERTIFY AND ATTEST THAT THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS INTRODUCED AND READ AT A REGULAP MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON THE 28TH DAY OF APRIL,1981,AND PUBLISHED IN A NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION IN THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK,COLORADO,ON THE %9tDAY OF ILC?I(,1981,ALL AS REQUIRED BY THE STATUTES OF THE STATE OF COLORADO. TOWN CLERK —9—