(a) City Customers: A monthly minimum charge of $5.50 per month will be charged for each customer, so long as the meter is in place and electrical service is available for usage at that location, regardless of whether any electricity is consumed. In addition to the monthly base charge, the city shall charge for electricity consumed or used by customers of the city within the corporate limits on a monthly consumption and billing basis, per kilowatt hour (KWH), at the rate of $0.045 per KWH over the running annual average cost of electricity charged to the city by its supplier.
(b) Industrial Customers: A monthly minimum charge of $5.50 per month will be charged for each customer, so long as the meter is in place and electricity is available for usage at that location, regardless of whether any electricity is consumed. In addition to the monthly base charge, the city shall charge for electricity consumed or used by industrial customers of the city within the corporate limits on a monthly consumption and billing basis, per kilowatt hour (KWH), at the rate of $0.025 per KWH over the running annual average cost of electricity charged to the city by its supplier. Industrial customer is defined to be any city customer that uses in excess of 48,000 KWH per month and employs 125 employees.
(c) Demand Charge: In addition to the monthly base and consumption charges as indicated above, the city may assess an extra charge for high demand consumers. The city will notify consumers of high demand times and any consumer that uses excessive electricity during these high demand periods will be charged an additional charge commensurate with that customer's usage. High demand is defined and determined by the city in its sole discretion. Consumers are encouraged and requested to avoid electricity usage at peak hours or diminish their use during peak demand hours of electricity. (Ord. 423; Ord. 504, Sec.1; Code 2015; Ord. 518, Sec. 1; Code 2019)