HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESO 9495Resolution No. 9495
Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending Electric Rate
Schedule E-1 TOU (Residential Time-of-Use Rate Adjustment) to Extend its
Applicability Through December 31, 2017
RECITALS
A. On December 10, 2012, the City adopted a voluntary electric time of use rate
schedule that expires March 31, 2015 (Resolution 9302), and the Customer Connect Pilot Program,
which was scheduled to be completed in December 2014 (Staff Report ID#3330).
B. The Customer Connect Pilot Program timeline has been extended, and is now
anticipated to be completed by December 2016. The City wishes to extend the expiration of the
voluntary time of use rate schedule to December 31, 2017, one year after completion of the program.
The City intends that service to customers on the E-1 TOU rate prior to December 2014 continue
uninterrupted through December 31, 2017, or until such customers decline to continue taking service on
the E-1 TOU rate schedule.
The Council of the City of Palo Alto RESOLVES, as follows:
SECTION 1. Pursuant to Section 12.20.010 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code, Utility Rate
Schedule E-1 TOU (Residential Time-of-Use Rate Adjustment) is hereby amended as attached and
incorporated. Utility Rate Schedule E-1 TOU, as amended, shall become effective January 1, 2015.
SECTION 2. The Council finds that the fees and charges contained in the voluntary
electric rate schedule amended by this resolution are charges imposed for a specific government service
or product provided directly to the payor that are not provided to those not charged, and do not exceed
the reasonable costs to the City of providing the service or product.
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SECTION 3. The Council finds that the adoption of this resolution extending the term,
but not the underlying rates, of voluntary electric rate schedule E-1 TOU is statutorily exempt from the
California Environmental Quality Act {CEQA), pursuant to California Code of Regulations Title 14, Chapter
3, Section 15273{a), bec~use the fees and charges in E-1 TOU are necessary to recover the cost of
providing utility service under the pilot program, and to meet operating expenses. After reviewing the
reports presented, the Council incorporates these documents herein and finds that sufficient evidence
has been presented setting forth with specificity the basis for this claim of CEQA exemption.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED: February 23, 2015
AYES: BERMAN, BURT, FILSETH, HOLMAN, KNISS, SCHMID, WOLBACH
NOES:
ABSENT: DUBOIS, SCHARFF
ABSTENTIONS:
ATIEST: ~ City Clerk ~~APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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RESIDENTIAL TIME OF USE RATE ADJUSTMENT
UTILITY RATE SCHEDULE E-1 TOU
A. APPLICABILITY:
This is a voluntary rate schedule that applies to separately metered single-family residential
dwellings receiving retail energy services from the City of Palo Alto Utilities (CPAU). Service
under this rate schedule will be provided in conjunction with all rates and charges shown on Rate
Schedules E-1 (Residential Electric Service). Service under this Schedule is limited to ISO
meters and will terminate on·December 31, 2017. Service under this rate is provided at the sole
discretion ofCPAU.
B. TERRITORY:
This rate schedule applies everywhere the City of Palo Alto provides electric service.
C. TIME OF DAY ADJUSTMENT:
D.
The following adjustment factors will be applied based on the time of day the energy is delivered
and will be added to (or subtracted from) the Unbundled Rates calculated under the City's
regular residential electric schedule (E-1 ).
Rates per kilowatt-hour (kWh)
Total
Summer Period
Peak +$0.0578
Mid-Peak $0.0000
Off-Peak • $0.0186
Winter Period
Peak $0.0035
Off-Peak • $0.0129
SPECIAL NOTES:
1. Calculation of Charges
This rate is an adjustment to the E-1 rate schedule. The Time of Day Adjustment in
Section C shows the discount or premium applied to electric ~BAt ]service based on the
time of day such service is delivered. When calculating charges for electric service
delivered during a billing period, charges will be calculated in a two step process: first,
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charges under the E-1 rate will be calculated based on the total consumption during that
billing period, and second, the Time of Day Adjustment in Section C will be calculated
based on when that consumption occurred. The two calculations will be added together
to generate the electric charges for that billing period.
The actual bill is calculated based on the applicable rates discussed above and is then
adjusted for any applicable discounts, surcharges and/or taxes. On a customer's bill
statement, the bill amount may be broken down into appropriate components as shown
above, as well as shown on Rate Schedule E-1.
2. Defmition of Time Periods
SUMMER PERIOD (Service from June 1 to September 30):
Peak: Noon to 6:00 p.m.
Off-Peak: 11 :00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
Mid Peak: All other hours
Weekdays (Mon-Fri, except holidays)
Everyday
Everyday
WINTER PERIOD (Service from October I to May 31 ):
Off-Peak:
Peak:
11 :00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
6:00 a.m. to 11 :00 p.m.
Everyday
Everyday
HOLIDAYS: "Holidays" for the purposes of this rate schedule are New Year's Day,
President's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day,
Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. The dates will be those on which the holidays
are legally observed.
SEASONAL RATE CHANGES: When the billing period includes use in both the
Summer and the Winter periods, the usage will be prorated based on the number of days
in each seasonal period, and the charges based on the applicable rates therein. For further
discussion of bill calculation and proration, refer to Rule and Regulation 11.
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