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Home My WebLink AboutRESO 6183\• ~ RESOLUTION NO. 6183 tt RESOLUTION OF COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO AMENDING SCHEDULES E-1, E-2, E-3 AND E-4 OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO UTILITIES RATES AND CHARGES PERTAINING TO DOMESTIC, COMMERCIAL, CUSTOMER-OWNED GENERATION AND STREET AND HIGHWAY LIGHTING RATES The Council of the City of Palo Alto does RESOLVE as follows: SBCTION 1. Pursuant to Section 12.20.010 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code, Schedules E-1 (Domestic Electric Service), E-2 (Commercial Electric Service), E-3 (Customer-Owned Generation) and E-4 (Street and Highway Lighting) of the Palo Alto Utilities Rates and Charges hereby are amended to read as shown on Sheets E-1-1, E-2-1, B-2-2, E-2-3, E~2-4, E-3-1, E-3-2, E-4-1, E-4-2, E-4-3, and E-4-4, respectively, attached hereto and incorporated herein. SEc•rtON 2. This Council finds that the revenue from the authoi'lzed adjustments of said electric rates by the City Manager shall be used only for the purposes set forth in the Palo Alto City Charter, Article VII, Section 2, entitled •public Utilities Revenue•. The adoption of this Resolution is, therefore, specifi- cally exempted under Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(8) from the requireaents of CEQA. SECTION 3. Octobei.· 1, 1983. The foregoing changes shall become effective INTRODUCED AND PASSED: September 26, 1983 AYES: Bechtel, Cobb, Eyerly, Fazzino, Fletcher, Klein, Levy, Renzel, Witherspoon NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTENTIONS: None APPROVED: aliR::ft,.1ZJ City Attorney ... D(ftgro;·sgt U~irtfW'?' DOiESTIC ELECTRIC SERYICE UTILITY RATE SCHEDULE E-1 APPLICABILITY: This schedule applies to sin~le-phase electric service to separately metered single-family domestic dwellings.* TERR ITORl': RATE: Within the incorporated limits of the City of Palo Alto and on land owned or leased by the City. Energy Charge: Per Meter Per Month Per Kilowatt-Hour First 300 kwh. • • • • • • • Next 300 kwh. • • • • • All Over 600 kwh •••• . . . S0.0232 $0.0439 S0.0478 Minimum Charge, per month •• . . . . . . . • 41 • • • $0.65 Special ReMOte Meter Register Charge~ Per Mor1th ••••• Sl .00 Solar Energy Discount: Upon approval by the City1 a 10 percent discount wH 1 be applied to a customer's electric bill if such customer has installed a solar energy systen and met the following criteria: (1) The solar energy 5ystem is in conformance with the City's performance and aesthetic standards; (2) The solar energy ~ystem is designed to provide for 50 percent or more of the residential domestic water heating or space heating requirements; and (3) Appropriate C1ty permits are acqvired. *A •single-family domestic dwelling" is designated as any house. cottage. flat, or apartment unit having a kitchen, bath, and sleeping facf11t1es. CITY OF PALO ALTO UTILITIES Issued by the City Council Supersedes Sheet No. E-1·1 dated 7·1-83 Effectf ve 10-1-83 Sheet No. E-1 .. 1 APPLICABILITY: COMllERCIAL ELECTRIC SERVICE UTILITY RATE SCHEDULE E-2 This schedule applies to electric service to all customers other than separately metered single-phase service to single-family domestic dwellings. This schedule applies to all three-phase electric service. TERRITORY: Within the incorporated limits of the City of Palo Alto and land owned or leased by the City. RATES: jl._eplicable to Non-Demand Metered Customers Per Meter Per Month Energy Charge Applicable to Demand Metered Cust0111ers DeRJand Charge: Per kilowatt of b11l1ng demand Energy Charge: All kilowatt-hours, per kwh Max1""1ft Delland Meter: Per Kilowatt-Hour S.0460 Per Meter Per Month $2.60 S0.0348 Whenever the monthly use of ener91 has exceeded 89000 kilowatt-hours for thr-ee consecutive months, a 11taxi-de11and meter w111 be installed as promptly as ts practicable and thereafter (ont1nue'J in service until the monthly use of energy has fallen below 6,000 kilowatt-hours for twelve consecutive mnths,. .ttereupon, at the option of the City1 it may be removed. CITT Of PAlO ALTO UTILITIES Issued by the City Council Supersedes Sheet No. E-2 .. 1 dated 7-1-83 Effect1ve 10·1·83 Sheet No. E-2·1 COllllERCIAL ELECTRIC SERYICE UTILITY RATE SC~EDULE E-2 (CONTINUED} The maximum demand in any month will be the max1!11t.1'1 average power in kilowatts taken during any 15-minute interval in the month provided that in case the load 1s intermittent or subject to vfolent fluctuations, the City may use a 5-~inute interval. A thermal-type demand meter which does not reset after a definite time interval may be used at the City's option. The billing demand to be used in computing charges under this schedule will be the mean of the actual maximum demand 1n kilowatts for the current month and the highest such demand occurring fn the year ending with the current month • .. 1 .. i-Cb.-ge: A minimum charge of $1.00 per Rl)nth will apply to all accounts. Priory '•ltqe Dhanmt: Where delivery hereunder is made at the sa.ne volta9e as that of the line from which the service is supplied, a discount of 4 percent for 11 kilovoits or higher available line voltages and 3 percent for available line voltages of from 2 kilovolts to 10 kilovolts will be allowed provided the City is not required to supply service at a particular line voltage where it has. or will instal 1, ample facil it1es for supplying at another voltage equally or better suited to the customer's electrical requirements. The City retains the right to change its line voltage at any time after providing reasonable advance notice to any customer receiving a discount hereunder and affected by such change. The customer then has the option to change his system so as to receive service at the new line voltage or to accept service (without voltage discount) through transforwers to be supplied by the City subject to a maximum KYA size limitation. Clll OF PALO AL l'O UTILffiES Issued by the City Council Supersedes Sheet Ho. f ... 2 ... 2 dated 7-1-83 Effective 10-1-83 Sheet No. E-2-2 Solar Energy Dtsco11r1t: COlllOCIAL ELECTRIC SERVICE UTILITY RATE SCHEDULE E-2 (CONTINUED) Upon approval by the City, a 10 percent discount will be applied to a customer•s electric bill if such customer has installed a solar energy system and met the following criteria: (1) The solar energy system is in conformance with the City's performance and aesthetic standards; (2} The solar ener9y system is designed to provide for SO percent or more of the residential domestic water heating or space heatir.g requirements; and (3) Appropriate City permits are acquired. Power F8.Ctor: At the City's option, VAR-hour metering, used for power factor calcu-1 ation, will be installed on the service of any new customer whose demand is expected to exceed 200 kilowatts and upon the service of any existing custOMer whose demand has exceeded 200 kilowatts for three consecutive months. The City may exercise ~he option of removing the VAR-hour metering frOIR the s~rvice of a castomer whose demand has been below 200 kf lo~atts for four consecutive lll)nths. When such power-factor 11etering is installed on a customerts service, the total charge for any month's electric service as computed on Schedule E-2 shall be decreased or increased, respectively, by 0.2 percent for each one pe~cent that the average power factor of the customer'~ load during the 110nth was greater or less than 90 percent, such average power factor to be computed (to the nearest \llhole percent) frOlll the ratio of lagging k11ovoltadlphere hours to kilowatt hours consumed during the 111>nth. This adjustment shall be applied to a customer's bill prior to the application of the primary-voltage discount clause. Any electric service charge increase attributable to cust011er 1s failure to achieve 90I of the average power factor is referred to herein as the •power factor penalty.• Before 1nstall~ng VAR-hour metering on an existing customer's service, the utility will measure the customer•s power factor and notify the customer of the result of the measurement. Th~ custOlfter shall then be allowed 60 days to enter in a mutually agreed upon factor correction program. The program shall be based on the City',:.. dollar est11nate of the fnnual potential power factor penalty. The customer shall agree to install power-factor corrective devices on CIYT OF PM.O Al.TO mLITIES Issued by the Cfty CGuncil Supersedes Sheet No. E-Z-3 dated 7-1-83 Effective 10-1-83 Sheet No. £ .. 2-3 Cmt4ERCIAL ELECTRIC SERVICE UTILITY RATE SCHEDULE E-2 (CONTINUED) his system eQuhalent to the annual dcllar value of the Cit.Y's estimate of the power-factor penalty. This corrective program shall continue in effect at the initial power-factor average up to a maximum of five (5) years, until the customer's power-factor reaches 90 percent for six (6) consecutive months. If the customer fails to achieve a 90 percent po~er ~actor for six (6) consecutive months during such five (5)-year period, the power factor penalty shall then become effective on the customer billing. During the time this agreement is in effect, the City shall not impose any other power-factor ~enalty on the customer. If the above agreement is not implemented. VAR-hour metering shall be installed and the customer shal 1 be bil'ted in accordance with the above provisions, including th~ power-factor penalty. CITY Of PALO ALTO IJTILITIES Issued by the City Councfl Supersedes Sheet No. E-2-4 dated 7-1-83 Effective 10-1-83 Sheet No. E·2·4 APPL!CABilIT'f: CUSTOMER-OWNED GElfERATION UTILITY RATE SCHEDULE E-3 The following rates shall apply to customer-owned generatfng facilities. Firm power shall be defined as power that can be exectly interchangeable with the utility's current resources. Non-firm power shall be defined as that power which is availab1e to the utility on a randan basis and no schedule or control shall be available for such power. Such determination shall be made by the utility after reviewing the character of such power generated with respect to reliability, scheduling, availability, terms and conditions, scheduled outages, systen emergenci~s and other factors which the utility shall deem relevant. RATES: The following rates shall apply to the power produced by a qualifying facility on a monthly billing basis. 1. 2 .. SPECIAL CO!DlTiot=S: Txpe of Power Firm Non-Fina KW-MO. $3.56 xxxxx KMR S.01305 S.01305 l. Adjustments shall be 111ade to the quantity of ~wer delivered to the utility to account for the effect of losses and for administrative costs assoc1ated with the facility. 2. Generation credit. as calculated under the rate above. will be applied to the customer's monthly charge for electric service from the utility. The utility shall provide pa,ment to the customer fn the event generation credits are in excess of the monthly charge. 3. All conditions relating to the terms of interconnection aNI sales shall be covered by a service contract. ctn Of PALO Al lO UTILm£s Issued by the City Council Supersedes Sheet No. E-3-1 dated 7-1-83 Effectiv~ 10-1·83 Sheet No. E-3-1 ,. Special Conditions (Continued) CUSTOIB-OWWEO &EIERATION UTILITY RATE SCHEDULE E-3 (CONTINUED) 4. The utility reserves the right to establish a customer charge in order to recover costs of certain facil it 1es required to serve load for which the utility is standing by. Such charges shall be specifi~ in the service contract with the customer. 5. A qualifying facility is def;ned as set forth in the Federal Energy Regulatory C0111nission's Order Nllllher 69, of Title 18s Code of Federal Regulations, Part 292~ Subpart 8 entitled •Sm3ll Power Production and Cogeneration Facilities, Qualifying Status8 • This subpart implements Section 201 of the Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA). CITY OF PALO ~TO mLITIES Issued by the City Council Supersedes Sheet No. E•3w2 dated 7-1-83 Effective 10-1-83 Sheet No~ E-3-2 STREET MD HI6ffWAY LI6ttTIJKi UTILITY RATE SCHEDULE E·4 APPLICABILm: This schedule applies to street and highway lighting installations either owned by the City of Pale Alto or owned by any other goverrwnental agency. TERRITORY: Within the incorporated limits of the City of Palo Alto and land owned or leased by the City. RATE: Burning Schedule: Lamp Rating: Mercurz-Y!f?Or L!!!s 175 watts 400 watts kwh's/ter month Ail ni t/MidniQht 68/35 154/71 H1gh Pressu" Sod1UJR Vapor L'!'PS At: 120 volts 70 watts 100 watts 150 watts 24f> volts 70 watts 100 watts 150 watts· 200. watts 250.watts 310-w•tts 400 watts 29/15 41/20 60/30 34/17 49/25. 70/35 90145 llOfS5 134/t'7 167184 c1n .. PALO Jl.TO U'tlUTJES Issued by the City Councf 1 Supersedes Sheet No .. E-4-1 dated 7-1-N- Per lll!f) Per Month Class A City supplies energy and switching servite·only. All Night $ 5.00 ,. 10.00 $3.50 5.00 6.40 4.20 5.40 6.40 7 ... 10 7.9(l 9.30 ll.40 Midnight $4.00 8.00 $2.70 3.70 5.50 3.20 4 .. 00 5.00 5.10 5.80 7.00 8.60 . :~ S1ltEET MD HIGlllAY Ll&HTlll6 UTILITY RATE SCHEDULE E-4 (CONTINUED) SPECIAL CCIOmOIS: a. b. c. Tfre of Service: rnis schedule fs applicable to series circuit and inultiple s reet l19fiting systeBtS to which the City will deliver current at secondary voltage. Unless otherwise agreed, multiple current will be delivered at 120/240 volts1 three-wire, single-phase. In certain localities the Utility may supply servite from 120/208 volt star-connected polyphase lines in place of 240-volt service. Single phase service from 480-volt sources will be available 1n certain areas ut the option of the Utility· Wien this type of service is practical fr(JRI the Utility's engineering standpoint. All currents and voltages stated herein are nominal, reasonable variations being permitted. New lights w111 normally be supplied as multiple systens. . Point of Deliver{: Delivery wfll be made to the customer's syste111 at a point or it poin s mutually agreed upon. 1ne City will furnish the service connection to one point for each group of lamps, provided tiff! c~st0111er has arranged hfs systen for the least practicable nunber of points of delivery. A 11 underground connect1 ons wi 11 be made by the custMer or at the custOll!er's expense. Sw1tchinT: Switching will be perfonfted by the City of Palo Alto (on the city's s ae of points of delivery) and no charge w111 be made for switching provided there are at least 10 kilowatts of 1._, load on each circuit separately switched1 1ncludfng all tamps on the cfrcuft imether served under this schedule or not; otherwise. an extra charge of $2.50 per aonth w111 be Made for each circuit separately sw1tched unless such switch1ng installation is llade for the C1ty's convenience or the customer furnishes the switching facilities and, 1f installed on the City's equipment. reillburses the Cfty for installing and aa1nta1n1ng them. d. Annual Burnt-!& Schedule: The above rates apply to lamps .ttich w111 be tUYned on anti off once each nijht 1n accordance with a regular burning schedule agreeable to the CUStORleY" but not exceeding 411100 hours per year for all• night service and 2~050 hours per year for •1dn1ght service. ,.· ,; e. Maintenance: The rates under Class C ;nclude all labor necessary for repl acemeA£ of glassware and for inspection ar:wJ· cleaning of the same. Maintena~e of glassw..a"e by the City 1s 11111t.ed to stindwd glassware such as 1s ca.only used and manufactured fn reuonably large quantft1es.. A suitable charge will be Made for maintenance of glassware of a type entailing unusual expense. Under Class C, the rates include maintenance of circuits between lamp posts and or circuits and ecJU1ptlent in and on the Clll OF PALO ALTO mLIIlES Issued by the City Council Supersedes Sheet No.. E-4-3 d1ted 7-1-83 Effective 10...1-83 Sheet No. E+3 • RATE: Burning Schedule: Lamp Rating: Mercury-Vapor l!!pS 100 watts 175 watts 250 watts 400 watts 700 watts Incandescent Lamp~ 189 watts ( 2,500 L) 295 watts { 4.000 L) 405 watts ( 6,000 L) 620 watts (10,000 L) Fluorescent La11ps 25 watts 40 watts 55 watts c1n CF PALO ALTO UTILITIES Issued by the City Counctl STREET MD HI&HWAY LIGHTING UTILITY RATE SCHEDULE E-4 (CONTINUEDl kwh•s per month All Night/Midnight 42/20 68/35 97/49 154/71 262/131 65/32 101/50 139/70 212/106 12/6 15/8 18/9 Per Lamp Per Month Class C Cfty supplies energy and switching service and main- tains entire system incl. lamps and glassware. All N1ght $ 4.70 5.60 6.90· 10.30 12.80 s 1.80 2.00 2.20 Midnight $3.70 4.50 5.50 8.20 10 .. 80 $4.10 5 .. 10 6.70 9.30 Sl.50 1.60 1.7!> Supersedes Sheet No. E-4-2 dated 7-1-83 Effective 10-1-83 Sheet No. E-4·2 f. g. h. i. j. k. STREET MD ffIGHllAT LIGHTI N6 UTILITY RATE SCHEDULE E-4 (CONTINUED) posts, provided these are all of good standard construction; otherwise, the City may decline to grant Class C rates. Class C rates applied to any agency other than the City of Palo Alto also fnclude painting of posts with one coat of good ordinary paint as required to maintain good appearance but do not include replacement of posts broken by traffic accidents or otherwise. Multilamp Electroliers: The above charges are made on per-lamp basis. For posts supporting one or more lamps, where the lamps are less than nine feet apart, the above charges for Class C will be reduced by 6 percent computed to the nearest whole cent, for all lamps other than the first one. 9peratin9 Schedules Other Than All-Night and Midnight: Rates for regular operating schedules other than all-night and m1dn1ght will be the midnight rates plus or minus one-P.leventh of the difference between the m;dnight and the all-night rate, computed to the nearest whole cent, for each half hour per n1ght l'llOre or less than midnight service. This adjustment will apply only to latnps on regular operating schedules which do not exceed 41 500 hours per year. Street Light Lamps, Standard and Nonstandard Ratings: The rates for inca'1<1escent lanps under Class A are applicilile for service to regular street lMPS only and mst be increased by 6 percent, computed to the nearest whole cent, for service to ~rcup ... replacement street lamps. The rates under Class C are applicable to both regular ~nd group-replacement street l 11111>s. Continuous ~ration: The rate for conttnuous 24-hour operation under Class A service W1 be tWice the all-night rate. · System Owned In-Part bt City: Where, at customer's request, the CHy installs. owns. arid ma ntains any portion of the 11ght1ng fixtures, supports. and/or interconnecting circuits, an extra 111>nthly charge of one and one-fourth percent of the City's estimate of additional investment shall be made. Rates For lfllPS Not on Schedule: In the event a customer installs a lamp Wtl1cn is not~reserttly represented on this schedule, the utflfty w111 prepare an inter111t rate reflecting the utility's estimated costs associated with the spec1f1c 1._, size. This interim rate will serve as the effective rate fer billing purposes until the new lamp rating is added to Schedule E-4. CITT OF PALO·ALTO ITllIT1£S Issued by the City Council Supersedes Sheet No. f ... 4.4 dated 7-1-83 Ef!ect1ve 10-1-83 Sheet No.. E-4-4