§ 78-36. Service rates—Schedule.

The following schedule of rates and charges will be charged to customers of the city:

(1)

Electricity. The following charges shall be made for electrical service:

a.

Monthly service charge. A monthly service charge of $5.00 will be charged to all residential, commercial or industrial electric customers.

b.

Residential (R-1). Residential (R-1) service shall be supplied as follows:

Availability. Service under this schedule is available from the existing facilities of the city for all domestic purposes in private residences and individual family apartments and for combination domestic and farm purposes. Service will be supplied at one point of delivery, measured through one meter, and shall not be shared or resold except as provided in subsection (1)i of this section.

Type of service. Type of service shall be single-phase alternating current at any standard voltage. Voltage shall be at the option of the city.

Basic net monthly rate. Basic net monthly rate shall be the monthly purchased power rate, plus an adder of $0.030 per kwh for all energy billed.

Generation cost adjustment. If the city is required to generate any portion of its needs from its own generating plant, a fuel cost equal to actual cost above the average purchased power and energy cost will be prorated and charged as a kwh adjustment. This will apply to all energy supplied by the city under all rates.

c.

All-electric residential service (R-2). All-electric residential service (R-2) shall be supplied as follows:

Availability. Service under this rate schedule is available only for December 1 through March, inclusive. The remainder of the year shall be billed under rate schedule R-1. Service under this rate schedule is available only to all-electric residences, in which electricity is the only source of providing lighting, cooking, water heating, air conditioning, space heating and other services for domestic purposes in private residences and individual family apartments and for combination domestic and farm purposes. Service will be supplied at one point of delivery, and shall not be shared or resold except as provided hereinbelow in subsection (1)i of this section.

Type of service. Type of service shall be single-phase alternating current at any standard voltage. Voltage shall be at the option of the city.

Definition of winter months. Winter months are those from December 1 through March, inclusive. Months are those periods used for regular monthly billing purposes for the particular customer involved.

Basic winter months net monthly rate. For all kwh used in any winter month, the net monthly rate shall be the monthly purchased power rate, plus an adder of $0.015 per kwh for all energy billed.

Generation cost adjustment. If the city is required to generate any portion of its needs from its own generating plant, a fuel cost equal to actual cost above the average purchased power and energy cost will be prorated and charged as a kwh adjustment. This will apply to all energy supplied by the city under all rates.

d.

Rice mills, grain driers and large seasonal loads (LSL-1). Rice mills, grain driers and large seasonal loads (LSL-1) shall be supplied as follows:

Availability. Service under this rate schedule is available from the existing facilities of the city for all lighting and power purposes where the customer's entire load is served under this rate schedule and where the minimum kw demand shall exceed 15 kw and the service will be supplied at one point, measured through one meter or metering installation, and shall not be shared or resold.

Type of service. Type of service shall be single- and/or three-phase alternating current at any standard voltage. Voltage and phase shall be at the option of the city.

Basic monthly charge plus service charge. The basic monthly charge shall be determined by adding the energy charge to the demand charge.

Demand charge:

First 15 kw of demand, per kw ..... $5.00

All over 15 kw of demand, per kw ..... 4.00

Energy charge: Monthly purchased power rate plus:

$0.012 per kwh for the first 40,000 kwh

$0.008 per kwh for all over 40,000 kwh

Type of service. Type of service shall be single-phase or three-phase alternating current at any standard voltage. Voltage and phase shall be at the option of the city.

Basic minimum charge plus service charge. The minimum monthly charge shall be the demand charge but not less than 75 percent of the maximum demand charge in the previous 11 months.

Definition of demand. Demand shall be considered as the highest average 60-minute peak kw demand established during the current month.

Power factor requirement and adjustment. The city shall not be obligated under the terms of this section to deliver energy to the customer at any time the power factor of the customer's load is below 85 percent lagging. When the power factor of the customer's load shall fall below 90 percent lagging as indicated by a test made by the city or as indicated by a meter installed to measure power factor, then the customer's measured load shall be adjusted by dividing by the actual power factor and then multiplying by 0.90.

Generation cost adjustment. If the city is required to generate any portion of its needs from its own generating plant, a fuel cost equal to actual cost above the average purchased power and energy cost will be prorated and charged as a kwh adjustment. This will apply to all energy supplied by the city under all rates.

e.

Small general lighting and power (SG-1). Small general lighting and power (SG-1) shall be supplied as follows:

Availability. Service under this schedule is available from the existing facilities of the city for all commercial lighting and power purposes where the customer's entire load is served under this schedule and the customer's annual peak load is less than 250 kilowatts. Service will be supplied at one point of delivery, measured through one meter, or in the cases where the customer is now being served through two or more meters, the readings from all meters shall be added together to give a total consumption of energy. The bill will then be compiled using the total kwh and figured on the rate schedule as shown in this subsection. No electric energy shall be shared or resold.

Type of service. Type of service shall be single-phase or three-phase alternating current at any standard voltage. Voltage and phase shall be at the option of the city.

Basic monthly charge. The basic monthly charge for the service schedule is as follows:

Monthly purchased power rate, plus:

$0.036 per kwh for the first 8,000 kwh

0.034 per kwh for the next 8,000 kwh

0.030 per kwh for the next 16,000 kwh

0.028 per kwh for all energy above 32,000 kwh

Basic minimum monthly charge. The minimum bill shall not be less than:

$ 5.00 for single-phase service.

10.00 for three-phase service.

Power factor requirement and adjustment. The city shall not be obligated under the terms of this section to deliver energy to the customer at any time the power factor of the customer's load is below 85 percent lagging. When the power factor of the customer's load shall fall below 90 percent lagging as indicated by a test made by the city or as indicated by a meter installed to measure power factor, the customer's measured load shall be adjusted by dividing by the actual power factor and then multiplying by 0.90.

Generation cost adjustment. If the city is required to generate any portion of its needs from its own generating plant, a fuel cost equal to actual cost above the average purchased power and energy cost will be prorated and charged as a kwh adjustment. This will apply to all energy supplied by the city under all rates.

f.

Large general lighting and power (SG-2). Large general lighting and power (SG-2) shall be supplied as follows:

Availability. Service under this schedule is available from the existing facilities of the city for all commercial lighting and power purposes where the customer's entire load is served under this schedule and the customer's annual peak load is not less than 250 kilowatts. Service will be supplied at one point of delivery, measured through one meter and shall not be shared or resold.

Type of service. Type of service shall be three-phase alternating current at any standard voltage. Voltage and phase shall be at the option of the city.

Basic monthly charge. The basic monthly charge shall be determined by adding the energy charge to the demand charge.

Demand charge: All demand per kw ..... $ 3.50

Energy charge: Monthly purchased power rate plus per kwh for all energy ..... 0.0184

Basic minimum monthly charge. The minimum bill shall not be less than ..... $10.00

Definition of demand. Demand shall be considered as the highest average 15-minute peak kw demand established during the current month.

Power factor requirement and adjustment. The city shall not be obligated under the terms of this section to deliver energy to the customer at any time the power factor of the customer's load is below 85 percent lagging. When the power factor of the customer's load shall fall below 90 percent lagging as indicated by a test made by the city or as indicated by a meter installed to measure power factor, then the customer's measured load shall be adjusted by dividing by the actual power factor and then multiplying by 0.90.

Generation cost adjustment. If the city is required to generate any portion of its needs from its own generating plant, a fuel cost equal to actual cost above the average purchased power and energy cost will be prorated and charged as a kwh adjustment. This will apply to all energy supplied by the city under all rates.

g.

Large commercial high load factor general light and power (HLFG-1). Large commercial high load factor general light and power (HLFG-1) shall be supplied as follows:

Availability. Service under this schedule is available from the existing facilities of the city for all commercial lighting and power purposes where the customer's entire load is served under this schedule and where the customer's connected load is at least 500 kw and where the customer's annual load factor is at least 50 percent. For large commercial customers without demand meters, the load factor shall be estimated by the following formula:

Load factor = Annual Energy/(Connected Load/2)/8760 hrs/yr

Service will be supplied at one point of delivery, measured through one meter, or in the cases where the customer is now being served through two or more meters, the readings from all meters shall be added together to give a total consumption of energy. The bill will then be compiled using the total kwh and figured on the rate schedule as shown in this subsection. No electric energy shall be shared or resold.

Type of service. Type of service shall be single-phase or three-phase alternating current at any standard voltage. Voltage and phase shall be at the option of the city.

Basic monthly charge. The basic monthly charge for this service schedule is as follows:

Monthly purchase power rate, plus per kwh for all energy ..... $ 0.025

Basic minimum monthly charge. The minimum bill shall not be less than:

For single-phase service ..... $ 5.00

For three-phase service ..... 10.00

Power factor requirement and adjustment. The city shall not be obligated under the terms of this section to deliver energy to the customer at any time the power factor of the customer's load is below 85 percent lagging. When the power factor of the customer's load shall fall below 90 percent lagging as indicated by a test made by the city or as indicated by a meter installed to measure power factor, then the customer's measured load shall be adjusted by dividing by the actual power factor and then multiplying by 0.90.

Generation cost adjustment. If the city is required to generate any portion of its needs from its own generating plant, a fuel cost equal to actual cost above the average purchased power and energy cost will be prorated and charged as a kwh adjustment. This will apply to all energy supplied by the city under all rates.

h.

Special electric service (SES-1). Special electric service including, but not limited to, primary metering, time of day, interruptable service, etc., will be in accordance with the provisions of specific contracts between the city and its electric customer's receiving electric service under this service schedule.

i.

Monthly purchased power rate. The monthly purchased power rate shall be calculated as follows:

MPPR = (PPEC * LAF) + PAF

Where:

MPPR is monthly purchased power rate in $/kwh

PPEC is the purchased power and energy cost which is the cost of purchased power and energy as billed by the city's electric service provider.

LAF is the loss adjustment factor. The loss adjustment factor is calculated as follows:

(SUMPKW + SUMGKW)/SUMBKW

Where: SUMPKW is the sum of the energy purchased by the city from its electric service provider for the immediately previous 12-month period.

SUMGKW is the sum of the energy generated by the city for itself for the immediately previous 12-month period.

SUMBKW is the sum of the energy billed by the city to its customers for the immediately previous 12-month period.

PAF is the purchased power and energy adjustment factor which is presently established at $0.0023 per kwh.

j.

Standby service (SB-1). Availability. Service under this rate schedule is available as secondary service from the city to customers who have installed equipment and self generate their own primary electric service.

The primary service (customer) shall be isolated from the secondary service (city) by means of a transfer switch. The transfer switch along with all sensing, actuation and protection devices shall be furnished, installed and maintained by the customer and shall be acceptable to the city for the purpose in which it is intended. Customer's generating equipment shall not be connected in parallel with the city's service at any time.

Type of service. Single and/or three phase alternating current at any standard voltage. Voltage and phase shall be at the option of the city.

Monthly charge plus service charge. The monthly charge shall be determined by adding the energy charge to the demand charge.

Demand charge:

The monthly demand charge shall be the greater of:

The current month demand charge calculated as follows:

a.

First 15 kW of demand ..... $10.00 per kW

All Over 15 kW of demand ..... 8.00 per kW

b.

Seventy-five percent of the maximum demand charge for the previous 11 months.

c.

Two dollars per kVA of the connected transformation serving the customer's load. The demand charge is normally billed using a 60-minute time interval; however, where use of service includes recurring switching of load to the city's system for intervals shorter than 60 minutes, the city may determine demand by metering at a shorter interval.

Energy charge:

Monthly purchased power rate

Plus

First 40,000 kWh ..... $0.048

All over 40,000 kWh ..... 0.032

Power factor requirement and adjustment. The city shall not be obligated under the terms of this section to deliver energy to the customer at any time the power factor of the customer's load is below 85 percent lagging. When the power factor of the customer's load shall fall below 90 percent lagging, as indicated by a test made by the city or as indicated by a meter installed to measure power factor, then the customer's measured load shall be adjusted by dividing by the actual power factor and then multiplying by 0.90.

Generation cost adjustment. If the City of Rayne is required to generate any portion of its needs from its own generating plant, a fuel cost equal to actual cost above the average purchased power and energy cost will be prorated and charged as a KWH adjustment. This will apply to all energy supplied by the City of Rayne under all rates.

Monthly purchased power rate. The monthly purchased power rate shall be calculated as follows:

MPPR = (PPEC * LAF) + PAF

Where:

MPPR is the monthly purchased power rate in $/KWH

PPEC is the purchased power & energy cost which is the cost of purchased power energy as billed by the city's electric service provider.

LAF is the loss adjustment factor. The loss adjustment factor is calculated as follows:

(SUMPKW + SUMGKW) / SUMBKW

Where:

SUMPKW is the sum of the energy purchased by the city from its electric service provider for the immediately previous 12 months period.

SUMGKW is the sum of energy generated by the city for itself for the immediately previous 12-month period.

SUMBKW is the sum of energy billed by the city to its customers for the immediately previous 12-month period.

PAF is the purchased power and energy adjustment factor which is presently established at $0.0023 per KWH.

(2)

Water: The following charges shall be made for water service:

RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL RATES		INDUSTRIAL RATES
Rate	Usage	Rate	Usage
$5.25	First 2 thousand gallons/Minimum	$10.00	First 4 thousand gallons/Minimum
2.00	Next 18,000 gallons	3.00	Next 16,000 gallons
1.90	Next 20,000 gallons	2.90	Next 20,000 gallons
1.80	40,000 gallons +	1.80	40,000 gallons +

 

(Code 1958, § 7-1; Ord. No. 952, 9-13-99; Ord. No. 1001, 6-14-04; Ord. No. 1049, 1-10-11)