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Home My WebLink AboutRESO 6515.. • . ORIGlrJAL RBSOLIJTION NO. 6515 RESOLUTION OF COUNCIL OF THE CITY. OF PALO ALTO AMENDING SCHEDULE E-2 OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO UT!L:TIES RATES AND CHARGES PERTAINING TO COMMERCIAL RATES AND LOAD MANAGEM~N1' PROGRAMS The Council of the City of Palo Alto does RESOLVE as follows: SECTION l. Pursuant to Sectior. 12.20.010 of the Palo Alto Muni- cipal Code, Schedule E-2 (Commercial Electric Service) of the Palo Alto Utilities Rates and Charges hereby is amended to read as sh,,wn on Sheets E-2-1, E-2-2, E-2-3, E-2-4, attached hereto and incorporated herein. SECTION 2. This Council finds that the revenue derived from the authorized 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 adop- tion of this Resolution ia, the::efore, specifically exempted under Public Resources Code Section 21080{b) (8) from the requirements of CEQA. SECTION 3. The foregoing changes shall become effective May 1, 1986. INTRODUCED AND PASSED: April 28, 1986 AYES: Bechtel, Cobb, Fletcher, Levy, Patitucci, Renzel, Sutorius, Woolley NOES: None ABSENT: K 1 e i r. ABSTENTIONS~ None Mayor APPROVED AS TO c ty Attorney Cit APPLlCMILITT: 'allOCIAI. tlm1t SERYIC£ ·uTJL ITV RATE SCHEDULE E-2 Th1s schedu1e applies to electric service to all customers other than separttely metered sfn~le-phase service to single-family doinestfc dwellings. This 3chedule applies to ~11 three-phase electric service. Wfthin the incorporated lfmfts of the Cfty of Palo Alto and land owned or leased by the City. RATES: Applicable to Non-Demand Metered Customers Per Heter P~r Month Per Kilowatt-Hour Energy Charge •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.•••••• $.0605 App1Jcab1e to Demand Metered Custo11ers Per Meter Per Month Deand Charge: Per kilowatt of billing deaind •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• $3.70 Energy Charge All kilowatt-hours, p!r lcwh ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• $0.0464 an • Pao aro unL1nES Issued by the City Council SUpersedes Sheet No. E-2-l dated 12-3-84 Effective 11-1-85 Sheet No. E-2-1 Maxf mu111 Demand Meter: ~1ALtlJEc:TRic sona UTlllT'1 RATE SCHEDULE E-2 (CO~TlNUED) Whenever the monthly use of energy has exceeded 8,000 kilOW!tt-hours for three consecutive IAOnthJ., a maxinJJl d~!Mnd meter will be installed as promptly as is praetf cable and thereafter contfnued in service untfl the RK>nthly use of energy has fallen below 6,000 kilowatt-hours for twelve conse,ut1ve MOnths, whereupon, at the option of the City, it 111.y be removed. The ma.xhun demand fn ariy 110nth will be the maxfmlJll average powr 1n kilowatts taken during any 15-minute interval in the 11e>nth provided that in case the load is 1nter•ittent or subject to violent fluctuations, the City •y use a 5-111 nute i nterva 1. A therma 1-type deNnd 11eter wh1 ch does not reset after a definite time interval 18Y be used at the City•s option. The billing deNnd to be used in computing charges under thfs schedule will be the 11ean of the actual •xflllUll demand in kilowatts for the current n:>nth and the hf ghest such deinand occurring fn the year ending with the current MOnth. M1•1-Clllrp: A mfnift.1111 charge of $1.00 per 110nth will apply to all accounts. Prim1"'J Yolt:ate D1scomt: Where delivery hereunder 1s •de at the sue voltage as that of the line fro11 which the service 1s supplied. a discount of 4 percent for higher than 12 kflovo1U available line voltages and 3 percent for available Hne voltages of froa 2 tf lovolts to 12 kilovolts wf 11 be allowed provided the City is ~t required to supply service at a particular 11ne ¥01tage are tt. has. or wfll install. &aple facUfUes for supplyfng at another voltage equally or better suited to tile customer•s electrical requirements. The City retefn$ the right to change fts lfne voltage at any ti• after providing reasonable advance notice to 1ny custcller recehfng a discount hereunder and affected by suctt change. 11lit customr then has the option to change Ms systell so as to receive ArYice lt the new lfne voltage or to accept service (without voltage dhcoant) dlrough transfonlers to be supplied by the City subject to a -.xillUll KYA size lt•1tation. an .-HI.I a.10 ITJLITI£S Issued by the C1t)' Couftctl SUper.sedes Stleet lo .. t-2-2 dated 11-1-ss Effective 2·11-86 Sheet IO. E-2 .. 2 e Solar fM:rtr Di sco.t: . CIRIEJtCIAL &mIC SElYICE UTILITY RATE SCHEDULE E-2 {CONTINUED} Upon approval by the City. a 10 percent discount wf11 be applied to a customer's electric bill if such customer has installed a solar energy system and •t the following criteria: (1) The solar energy syste111 is in confor111nce with the City's perfor1111nce and aesthetic standards; (2} The solar energy system is designed to provide for 50 percent or 1110re of the residential d01Rest1c water heating or space heating require111ents; and (3) Appropriate City pennits are acquired. Pc.r Factor: At the City's option, VAR-hour Metering, used for power factor calcu- latfon, will be installed on the service of any new customer whose de111nd is expected to exceed 300 ki 1 owatts and upon the service of any existing customer whose de111and has exceeded 300 kiloNatts for three consecutive months. The City may exercise the option of removing the YAR~hour metering frOlft the service of a custaner whose deaend has been below 200 kilowatts for four consecutive IQnths. When such power-factor meterfn~ is installed on a customer•s service, the total charge for any .,nth s electric service as computed on Schedule E-2 shall be decreased or increased. respectfvely. by 0.2 percent for etch one percent thet the average power factor of the cusm.r's load during the mnth was greater or less than 90 percent, such aver1ge power factor to be computed (to the nearest whole percent) frOll the ratio of lagging kilovoltaraphere hours to kilowatt hours consUlled during the 110nth. This adjustment shall be applied to a custotner's bill prior to the application of the pri .. ry·voltage discount clause. Ally electric service charge increase attributable to customer's failure to achieve 901 of the average power factor 1s referred to herein as the •power factor penalty.• Befof'! 1nsta111ng YAR·hour metering on an existing customer's service. the utility will measure the customer's power factor and notify the custoller of the result of the measurement. The customer shall ttN:n bf allowed 60 days to enter in a mutually agreed upon factor correction progru. The progrlJI shall be based on the City's dollar esttmte of the annual potential power factor penalty. The custoaer shill agree to install power-factor corrective devices on cm • Nl..O M.11t mLITJES Issued by the City council Supersedes Stwe-~t •o. E-2 ... 3 dated 12-3-84 Effective 11-1-85 Sileet Mo. E-2·3 • .. .. -·--··-·--·---------------------- ·~CIAL.CTRIC SERYICE UTILITY RATE SCHEDULE £-2 (CONTINUED) his system equivalent to the annual dollar value of the City's estimate of the power-factor penalty. This ~orrect;ve program shall continue fn effect at the init1a1 power-factor average up to a rM.XfA'H.lll of five {S) years, until the customer 1 s power-factor reaches 90 percent for sh (6 j cons-.cutive 110nths. If the customer tails to achieve a 90 percent power factor 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 penalty on the customer. If the above agreement is not implemented, VAR-hour metering shall be installed and the customer shall be billed in accordance with the above provisions, including the power-factor pen!lty. Cofttract Load Manase-nt PrcMJr• This optional program is available to all three-phase electric service custoiners with average 111aximtl'll demand greater than 500 kW and who can provide at l~ast 100 kW of load reduction. All conditions relating to the terms of this program including additional details shall be covered by a service contract. The City may request that the customer under certain conditions curtail load or reduce load to the dema.nd limit set under the contract's terms. The customer shall receive a credit of $3.00 per kW load reduction :;>eriod for reduc~d load. A penalty of $3.00 per kW per load reduction shall be applied consistent with the service contract when the customer fails to meet the cont~act terms. Emergency load reductions 1ay be requested frOlll all customers when required and are not considered load reduction periods ur1der the Contract Load Management Program. All customers served under this pr09ram shall have a time-of-day 11eterin9 systelli installed by the City and an assigned nunt>er direct-dial telephone line uy be required to be provided by the custo111er. If the City requires the customer to provide 1 phone line. a compensatory credit will be applied to the bill. J!l•tary Load llull!!!ftt Pr!tr• This optional program is &Yailable to all three-phase electric service cust01aers with average 111xi111.1R demand g~eater than 100 kW who can provide at least 50 kW of load reduction. The customer shal 1 receive a crtd1t of Sl.00 per kW per load reduction period for reduced load. The load reduction shall be deter1nfned by the calculation aethods prescr1bed 1n the Contract Load Management Program. Emergency load reductions 91y be requested frOll 111 custollers when required and are not considered load reduction periods. cm OF PALO AL TO mLITlES Issued by the City Council SUpersedes S~t No. E-2-4 dated 11-1-85 Effective S-1-86 Sheet No. E-2-4