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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-14-Revising rates for electric service RESOLUTION NO. 2018-14 A RESOLUTION REVISING RATES FOR ELECTRIC SERVICE PURSUANT TO ASHLAND MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 14.16.030 AND REPEALING RESOLUTION 2017-11 THE CITY OF ASHLAND RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The percentages in the following table represent the average impact to customers in the respective classes. These rates for electric service provided by the City of Ashland are effective with usage on or after July 1, 2018, per the attached rate tables. Residential Seasonal Commercial Outdoor Commercial Govt/Muni Govt/Muni Govt Large Residential Single/ Lighting Three Phase Single Three Service Telecom Phase Phase 6.18% 5.61% 4.30% 3.74% 4.00% 6.30% 3.75% 3.75% SECTION 2. Copies of this resolution shall be maintained in the Office of the City Recorder and shall be available for public inspection during regular business hours. SECTION 3. Classification of the fee. The fees specified in Section 1 of this resolution are classified as not subject to the limits of Section l lb of Article XI of the Oregon Constitution (Ballot Measure 5). SECTION 4. Resolution 2017-11 is repealed on the date new rates established by this Resolution are effective. SECTION 5. This resolution takes effect upon signing by the Mayor. This resolution was duly PASSED and ADOPTED this S 4- day of May 2018, and takes effect upon signing by the Mayor. Melissa Huhtala, City Recorder SIGNED and APPROVED this day of May 2018. o Stro berg, Mayor Reviewed as to form: 02~Aw C., David H. Lohman, City Attorney Resolution No. 2018- Pagel oft City of Ashland, Oregon RESIDENTIAL SERVICE Applicable: To single-family residential customers when all service is supplied to one point of delivery. Monthly Billing: The Monthly Billing shall be the sum of the Basic and Energy Charges. Basic Charge: July 2017 July 2 Per Month $ 10.00 $ 12.50 Energy Charge: Per kWh July 2017 July 2018 First 500 kWh $ 0.07011 $ 0.07216 500 kWh - 5000 kWh $ 0.08521 $ 0.08726 Over 5000 kWh $ 0.12000 $ 0.12500 Minimum Charge: The monthly minimum charge shall be the Basic Charge. A higher minimum may be required under contract to cover special conditions. Special Conditions: Residential Horsepower load requirements of greater than 3 HP must comply with the City of Ashland's Electric Service Manual. Continuing Service: This schedule is based on continuing service at each service location. Disconnect and reconnect transactions shall not operate to relieve a customer from monthly minimum charges. i City of Ashland, Oregon SEASONAL RESIDENTIAL SERVICE Applicable: This rate is applicable to seasonal residential uses such as owner occupied single-family residential customers providing travelers accommodations, and when all service is supplied at one point of delivery. Monthly Billing: The Monthly Billing shall be the sum of the Basic and Energy Charges. Per Month $ 10.00 $ 12.50 First 600 kWh 7sso.0,2 27 $ 0.08209 60 1 kWh - 5000kWh 96 $ 0.08978 Over 5000 kWh 00 $ 0.12500 Minimum Charge: The monthly minimum charge shall be the Basic Charge. A higher minimum may be required under contract to cover special conditions. Special Conditions: Residential Horsepower load requirements of greater than 3 HP must comply with the City of Ashland's Electric Service Manual. Continuing Service: This schedule is based on continuing service at each service location. Disconnect and reconnect transactions shall not operate to relieve a customer from monthly minimum charges. I City of Ashland, Oregon COMMERCIAL SERVICE / TELECOMMUNICATIONS Page 1 of 3 Applicable: This schedule is applicable to non-residential and multiple-family residential customers whose entire requirements are supplied hereunder, and whose loads have never registered 1,000 kilowatts or more, more than once in any consecutive 18- month period. Deliveries at more than one point, or more than one voltage and phase classification, will be separately metered and billed. Service for intermittent, partial requirements or highly fluctuating loads, or where service is seasonally disconnected during any one year period will be provided only by special contract for such service. Monthly Billing: The monthly billing shall be the sum of the Basic, Demand (if applicable), Energy, and Reactive Power Charges, plus applicable Metering and Delivery adjustments. Basic Charge: 30 kW or less $ 18.50 $ 21.00 Over 30 kW $ 64.67 $ 64.67 30 kW or less $ 37.00 $ 40.00 Over 30 kW $ 112.10 $ 112.10 Demand Charge: No charge for the first 15 kW of demand. For all kW in excess of 15 kW Per kW $ 4.75000 $ 5.50000 Energy Charge: Per kWh up to 3,000 kWh $ 0.08340 $ 0.08550 3001 - 20000 kWh $ 0.08365 $ 0.08575 over 20,000 kWh $ 0.08402 $ 0.08612 f9 Per kWh up to 3,000 kWh $ 0.07514 $ 0.07706 3001 - 20,000 kWh $ 0.07562 $ 0.07754 over 20,000 kWh $ 0.07581 $ 0.07773 City of Ashland, Oregon COMMERCIAL SERVICE / TELECOMMUNICATIONS Page 2 of 3 Minimum Charge: The monthly charge shall be the basic charge. A higher minimum may be required under contract to cover special conditions. Reactive Power Charges: The maximum 30-minute reactive demand for the month in kilovolt-amperes in excess of 25% of the measured kilowatt demand the same month will be billed, in addition to the above charges, at rate shown below per kvar of such excess reactive demand. Per kvar $ 0.08204 $ 0.08533 Demand: Demand shall be the kilowatts shown by, or computed from the readings of the City's demand meter for the 30-minute period of customers greatest use during the month, determined to the nearest kilowatt. Metering & Delivery Voltage Adjustments: The above monthly charges are applicable without adjustment for voltage with delivery and metering are at the City's standard secondary voltage. Metering: For as long as metering voltage is at the City's available primary distribution voltage of 11 kV or greater, the above charges shall be reduced by one and one-half percent (1 1/2 to compensate for losses. Delivery: For as long as delivery voltage is at City's available primary distribution voltage of 11 kV or greater, the total of the above charges will be reduced by 15 Cents per kilowatt of load size used for the determination of the Basic Charge billed in the month. A High Voltage Charge of $46.30 per month will be added where such deliveries are metered at the delivery voltage. When a new delivery is, at the request of the customer, made by means of City-owned transformers at a voltage other than a locally standard distribution voltage, the above charges for any month will be increased by 15 Cents per kilowatt of load size used for the determination of the Basic Charge billed in the month. The City retains the right to change its line voltage or classification thereof at any time, and after reasonable advance notice to any customer affected by such change, such customer then has the option to take service at the new line voltage or to accept service through transformers to be supplied by City subject to the voltage adjustments above. Contract: The City may require the customer to sign a written contract which shall have a term of not less than one (1) year. City of Ashland, Oregon COMMERCIAL SERVICE / TELECOMMUNICATIONS Page 3 of 3 Installation and Maintenance: The City may contract for the installation and maintenance of electric facilities on the customer's premises. The terms of such service shall be set forth in a contract, the form and terms of which shall be approved by the City Council. Monthly charges made by the City as reimbursements for ownership, operation and maintenance costs applicable to facilities installed to furnish service under rules of this schedule shall be determined in accordance with the following: (1) Operating Charge shall be equal to 2/3 of 1 % per month of the installed cost of facilities paid for by the customer. (2) Facilities Charge shall be equal to 1 1/2 % per month of the installed cost of facilities paid for by the customer. (3) Transformer Capacity Charge shall be equal to 15 Cents per nameplate kva. Special Conditions: Customers shall not resell electric service received from the City under provisions of this schedule to any person, except by written permission of the City, and where customer meters and bills any of his/her tenants at City's regular rates for the type of service which such tenant may actually receive. Continuing Service: This schedule is based on continuing service at each service location. Disconnect and reconnect transactions shall not operate to relieve a customer from monthly minimum charge. City of Ashland, Oregon GOVERNMENT / MUNICIPAL SERVICE Page 1 of 3 Applicable: This schedule is applicable to governmental customers whose entire requirements are supplied hereunder, and whose loads have never registered 1,000 kilowatts or more, more than once in any consecutive 18-month period. Deliveries at more than one point, or more than one voltage and phase classification, will be separately metered and billed. Monthly billing: The monthly billing shall be the sum of the Basic, Demand (if applicable), Energy, and Reactive Power Charges, plus applicable Metering and Delivery adjustments. Basic Charge: 30 kW or less $ 18.50 $ 21.00 Over 30 kW $ 64.67 $ 64.67 i 30 kW or less $ 37.00 $ 40.00 Over 30 kW $ 112.10 $ 112.10 Demand Charge: No charge for the first 15 kW of demand For all kW in excess of 15 kW Per kW $ 4.75 $ 5.50 Energy Charge: Per kWh up to 3,000 kWh $ 0.09371 $ 0.09562 3001 - 20,000 kWh $ 0.08871 $ 0.09562 over 20,000 kWh $ 0.08871 $ 0.09562 MENEM MAINE Per kWh up to 3,000 kWh $ 0.10433 $ 0.10433 3001 - 20,000 kWh $ 0.07996 $ 0.07996 over 20,000 kWh $ 0.07517 $ 0.07803 City of Ashland, Oregon GOVERNMENTAL / MUNICIPAL SERVICE Page 2 of 3 Minimum Charge: The monthly minimum charge shall be the basic charge. A higher minimum may be required under contract to cover special conditions. Reactive Power Charges: The maximum 30-minute reactive demand for the month in kilovolt-amperes in excess of 25% of the measured kilowatt demand the same month will be billed, in addition to the above charges, at rate shown below per kvar of such excess reactive demand. Milli Per kvar $ 0.81658 $ 0.84720 Demand: Demands shall be the kilowatts shown by, or computed from the readings of the City's demand meter for the 30-minute period of customer's greatest use during the month, determined to the nearest kilowatt. Metering & Delivery Voltage Adjustments: The above monthly charges are applicable without adjustment for voltage with delivery and metering are at the City's standard secondary voltage. Metering: For as long as metering voltage is at the City's available primary distribution voltage of 11 kV or greater, the above charges shall be reduced by one and one-half percent (1 1/2 to compensate for losses. Delivery: For as long as delivery voltage is at City's available primary distribution voltage of 11 kV or greater, the total of the above charges will be reduced by 15 Cents per kilowatt of load size used for the determination of the Basic Charge billed in the month. A High Voltage Charge of $43.68 per month will be added where such deliveries are metered at the delivery voltage. When a new delivery is, at the request of the customer, made by means of City-owned transformers at a voltage other than a locally standard distribution voltage, the above charges for any month will be increased by 15 Cents per kilowatt of load size used for the determination of the Basic Charge billed in the month. The City retains the right to change its line voltage or classification thereof at any time, and after reasonable advance notice to any customer affected by such change, such customer then has the option to take service at the new line voltage or to accept service through transformers to be supplied by City subject to the voltage adjustments above. Contract: The City may require the customer to sign a written contract which shall have a term of not less than one (1) year. i City of Ashland, Oregon GOVERNMENTAL / MUNICIPAL SERVICE Page 3 of 3 Installation and Maintenance: The City may contract for the installation and maintenance of electric facilities on the customer's premises. The terms of such service shall be set forth in a contract, the form and terms of which shall be approved by the City Council. Monthly charges made by the City as reimbursements for ownership, operation and maintenance costs applicable to facilities installed to furnish service under rules of this schedule shall be determined in accordance with the following: (1) Operating Charge shall be equal to 2/3 of 1 % per month of the installed cost of facilities paid for by the customer. (2) Facilities Charge shall be equal to 1 1/2 % per month of the installed cost of facilities paid for by the customer. (3) Transformer Capacity Charge shall be equal to 15 Cents per nameplate kva. Special Conditions: Customers shall not resell electric service received from the City under provisions of this schedule to any person, except by written permission of the City, and where customer meters and bills any of his/her tenants at City's regular rates for the type of service which such tenant may actually receive. Continuing Service: This schedule is based on continuing service at each service location. Disconnect and reconnect transactions shall not operate to relieve a customer from monthly minimum charges. City of Ashland, Oregon GENERAL SERVICE - GOVERNMENTAL LARGE SERVICE Page 1 of 2 Applicable: This schedule is applicable to electric service loads which have registered a peak demand of 1,000 to 3,000 kilowatts more than once in any consecutive 18-month period. Deliveries at more than one point, or more than one voltage and phase classification, will be separately metered and billed. Service for intermittent, partial requirements, or highly fluctuating loads, or where service is seasonally disconnected during any one-year period will be provided only by special contract for such service. Monthly Billing: The Monthly Billing shall be the sum of the Basic, Demand (if applicable), Energy, and Reactive Power Charges, plus appropriate Metering and Delivery adjustments. Basic Charge $ 2,639.36 $ 2,639.36 Demand Charge per kW $ 6.00000 $ 7.00000 Energy Charge per kWh $ 0.05912 $ 0.05963 Minimum Charge: The monthly minimum charge shall be the basic charge. A higher minimum charge may be required by contract. On-Peak Period Billing Demand: The on peak period kilowatts shown by or computed from the readings of City's demand meter for the 30-minute period of customer's greatest use during the month, determined to the nearest kilowatt. Reactive Power Charge: The maximum 30-minute reactive demand for the month in kilovolt-amperes in excess of 25% of the measured kilowatt demand for the same month will be billed, in addition to the above charges, at rate shown below per kvar of such excess reactive demand. I July 2017 July 2018 Per kvar $ 0.81649 $ 0.84711 Metering: For as long as metering voltage is at the City's available primary distribution voltage of 11 kV or greater, the above charges shall be reduced by (1-1 1/2%) to compensate for losses. City of Ashland, Oregon GENERAL SERVICE - GOVERNMENTAL LARGE SERVICE Page 2 of 2 Delivery: For as long as delivery voltage is at City's current locally available primary or transmission voltage the total of the above charges will be reduced by the following amount per kilowatt of load size used for the determination of the Basic Charge billed in the month; and where such deliveries are metered at the delivery voltage, the following high voltage charges shall be added. July 2017 July 2018 ge Reduction per kW Reduction per kW Primary voltage of 11 kV or greater $ 0.15 $ 0.16 Transmission voltage of 60 kV or greater, $ 0.32 $ 0.34 Primary voltage of 11 kV or greater $ 43.68 $ 46.08 Transmission voltage of 60 kV or greater $ 424.45 $ 447.79 When a new delivery, or an increase in capacity for an existing delivery is, at the request of the customer, made by means of City-owned transformers at a voltage other than a locally standard distribution voltage, the above charges for any month will be increased by 15 cents per kilowatt of load size for the determination of the Basic Charge billed in the month. The City retains the right to change its line voltage or classifications thereof at any time and after reasonable advance notice to any customer affected by such change, such customer then has the option to take service at the new line voltage or to accept service through transformers to be supplied by City subject to the voltage adjustments above. Contract: The City may require the customer to sign a written contract which shall have a term of not less than one (1) year. Installation and Maintenance: The City may contact for the installation and maintenance of electric facilities on the customer's premises. The terms of such service shall be set forth in a contract, the form and terms of which shall be approved by the City Council. Monthly charges made by the City shall be approved by the City Council. Monthly charges made by the City as reimbursement for ownership, operation and maintenance costs applicable to facilities installed to furnish service under rules of the Schedule shall be determined in accordance with the following: (1) Operating Charge shall be equal to 2/3 of 1 % per month of the installed cost of facilities paid for by the customer. (2) Facilities Charge shall be equal to 1 1/2% per month of the installed cost of the facilities as determined by the City for facilities installed at City's expense. (3) Transformer Capacity Charge shall be equal 15 (cents) per nameplate kva. Special Conditions: Customers shall not resell electric service received from the City under provisions of this schedule to any person, except by written permission of the City, and where customer meters and bills any of his/her tenants at City's regular rates for the type of service which such tenant may actually receive. City of Ashland, Oregon OUTDOOR AREA LIGHTING SERVICE Monthly Billing: The following rate schedule is no longer available for new residential installations and is for outdoor area lighting service furnished from dusk to dawn by City-owned high pressure sodium luminaries which may be served by secondary voltage circuits from City's existing overhead distribution system, and mounted on City-owned wood poles and served in accordance with City's specifications as to equipment and facilities, shall be as follows: (1) Net Monthly Rate Per Luminaire: ~ M-1 7Hh Pressure Sodium 5,800 $ 23.15 $ 23.80 Pressure Sodium 22,000 $ 33.40 $ 34.65 Pressure So dium 50,000 $ 53.55 $ 55.55 Existing Residential Monthly Billing: 7High-Pressure sure Sodium 5,800 $ 17.85 $ 18.60 Sodium 22,000 $ 25.70 $ 26.50 High-Pressure Sodium 50,000 $ 41.20 $ 42.75 (2) Pole Charge: A monthly charge of $1.89 per pole shall be made for each additional pole required in excess of the luminaries installed. I Per Month $ 2.00 $ 2.10 Maintenance: Maintenance will be performed during regular working hours as soon as practicable after customer has notified City of service failure. The City reserves the right to contract for the installation and/or maintenance of lighting service provided hereunder. Suspension of Service: The customer may request temporary suspension of power for lighting by written notice. During such periods the monthly rate will be reduced by the City's estimated average monthly re-lamping and energy costs for the luminaire. Contract: Due to the investment involved and cost of initial installation, the term of the contract shall be by written agreement with the Electric Department, the form of which shall have prior approval by the City Council, and the term of which shall be for not less than three (3) years.