Rates for electric service for energy to be delivered by the city, through its city electric distribution system, are hereby established, as follows:
(A) Schedule 1, Residential Electric Service.
(1) Applicable. To single-family residences and individually metered apartments for all domestic purposes, including space heating, when all service is supplied through a single meter;
(2) Character of service. 60 cycle, AC, single-phase, 120 volt, two wires; or 120/240 volt three wire (optional with the system):
Effective November 1, 2106 | Effective October 1, 2017 | |||
Summer | Winter | Summer | Winter | |
Customer charge | $18.00/month | $18.00/month | $20.00/month | $20.00/month |
First 600 kWh | 11.50¢/kWh | 10.00¢/kWh | 11.50¢/kWh | 10.20¢/kWh |
Balance | 10.50¢/kWh | 8.00¢/kWh | 10.50¢/kWh | 8.24¢/kWh |
(3) Minimum bill. The customer charge;
(4) Fuel adjustment. At the option of the city, the above rates and bills may be adjusted from month to month for production cost adjustments charged by the city’s supplier(s);
(5) Load management credit. Those customers that volunteer to have direct load control switches installed on air conditioners, heat pumps, and hot water heaters are entitled to an annual credit of $24, to be applied to the bill for September usage;
(6) Seasons. Summer season covers usage in the months of June through September. Winter season covers usage in the months of October through May; and
(7) Terms and conditions. In case of bi-monthly billing, the minimum and the kilowatt-hour blocks will be doubled for billing purposes. Service will be furnished under the city’s general terms and conditions.
(B) Schedule 2, General Service Electric Service.
(1) Applicable. To any non-residential customer served by the utility for lighting, heating and power purposes where the customer does not qualify for service under another rate offered by the utility. Not applicable to resale, supplemental, auxiliary or shared service;
(2) Character of service. The single-phase, or three-phase if available, alternating current electric service will be supplied at the systems standard voltages when all service at one location is measured by one meter:
Effective November 1, 2016 | Effective October 1, 2017 | |||
Summer | Winter | Summer | Winter | |
Customer charge | $30.00/month | $30.00/month | $35.00/month | $35.00/month |
First 500 kWh | 11.50¢/kWh | 11.50¢/kWh | 11.50¢/kWh | 11.50¢/kWh |
Next 2,500 kWh | 10.75¢/kWh | 9.50¢/kWh | 10.75¢/kWh | 9.80¢/kWh |
Balance | 10.75¢/kWh | 8.50¢/kWh | 10.50¢/kWh | 8.75¢/kWh |
(3) Minimum bill. The customer charge;
(4) Terms and conditions. Service will be furnished under the city’s general terms and conditions for service under this schedule;
(5) Fuel adjustment. At the option of the city, the above rates and bills may be adjusted from month to month for production cost adjustments charged by the city’s supplier(s); and
(6) Load management credit. Those customers that volunteer to have direct load control switches installed on air conditioners, heat pumps, and hot water heaters are entitled to an annual credit of $24, to be applied to the bill for September usage.
(C) Schedule 3, Municipal Water Pumping Services.
(1) Applicable. To municipally-owned water pumps:
Effective November 1, 2106 | Effective October 1, 2017 | |||
Summer | Winter | Summer | Winter | |
Customer charge | $30.00/month | $30.00/month | $35.00/month | $35.00/month |
First 500 kWh | 10.50¢/kWh | 9.00¢/kWh | 10.75¢/kWh | 9.25¢/kWh |
Next 2,500 kWh | 10.50¢/kWh | 9.00¢/kWh | 10.75¢/kWh | 9.25¢/kWh |
Balance | 10.50¢/kWh | 8.00¢/kWh | 10.75¢/kWh | 8.25¢/kWh |
(2) Minimum bill. Customer charge.
(D) Schedule 4, Irrigation Service.
(1) Applicable. To wells, pumps, center-pivot irrigation systems, the primary purpose of which is agricultural irrigation;
(2) Character of service. The single-phase, or three-phase if available, alternating current electric service will be supplied at the systems standard voltages when all service at one location is measured by one meter:
Effective November 1, 2016 | Effective October 1, 2017 | |
3 days per week of direct control | $48.00 per connected HP | $49.00 per connected HP |
Winter energy rate | 9.00¢/kWh | 9.95¢/kWh |
Summer energy rate | 12.00¢/kWh | 12.70¢/kWh |
(3) Minimum bill. The connected HP charge.
(4) Terms and conditions. Service will be furnished under the city’s general terms and conditions for service under this schedule;
(5) Fuel adjustment. At the option of the city, the above rates and bills may be adjusted from month to month for production cost adjustments charged by the city’s supplier(s); and
(6) Other terms. Customer agrees to pay annual hookup charge prior to May 1.
(E) Schedule 5, General Service Demand Electric Service.
(1) Applicable. To any non-residential customer for lighting, heating and power purposes where the customer's electrical energy usage exceeds 30,000 kWh per billing period for three consecutive billing periods, or customer's electrical demand exceeds 100 kW for three consecutive billing periods. Not applicable to resale, supplemental, auxiliary or shared service;
(2) Character of service. The single phase, or three phase if available, alternating current, electric service will be supplied at the systems standard voltages when all service at one location is measured by one meter:
Effective November 1, 2106 | Effective October 1, 2017 | |||
Summer | Winter | Summer | Winter | |
Customer charge | $55.00/month | $55.00/month | $80.00/month | $80.00/month |
Demand charge | $15.00/kW | $11.50/kW | $15.00/kW | $11.75/kW |
Energy charge | 6.60¢/kWh | 5.26¢/kWh | 6.60¢/kWh | 5.29¢/kWh |
(3) Minimum bill. The customer charge plus the demand charge.
(4) Minimum billing demand. The minimum billing demand shall be the maximum integrated 15 minute kilowatt load occurring during the billing period but not less than 80% of the highest demand established during the summer period of the preceding 11 months. A demand register meter may be installed by the utility if a customer has an electric service capable of exceeding 100 kW of electric demand, or when monthly usage exceeds 25,000 kWh.
(5) Removal from general service demand rate. Once a customer is deemed to have met the qualifications to be placed on the general service demand rate schedule, it shall remain on the general service demand rate for a period of at least 12 months. If the customer's energy and demand usage fall below the threshold for inclusion in the general service demand for 12 consecutive months, the customer will be moved to the general service rate schedule for subsequent billing periods.
(6) Terms and conditions. Service will be furnished under the city's general terms and conditions for service under this schedule.
(7) Fuel adjustment. At the option of the city, the above rates and bills may be adjusted from month to month for production cost adjustments charged by the city's supplier(s).
(8) Load management credit. Those customers that volunteer to have direct load control switches installed on air conditioners, heat pumps, and hot water heaters are entitled to an annual credit of $24, to be applied to the bill for September usage.
(F) Late payment penalty. Bills are due and payable on the tenth day of each month. All customers who have unpaid bills on the eleventh day of each month shall be assessed a penalty of 10% of their total utility bill.
(1973 Code, § 3-1013) (Ord. 518, passed 3-11-1982; Ord. 545, passed 2-9-1984; Ord. 548, passed 6-7-1984; Ord. 575, passed 8-6-1986; Ord. 599, passed 7-7-1988; Ord. 608, passed 3-8-1990; Ord. 609, passed 4-5-1990; Ord. 617, passed 11-7-1991; Ord. 715, passed 10-11-2001; Ord. 724, passed 10-9-2003; Ord. 746, passed 10-6-2005; Ord. 769, passed 11-16-2007; Ord. 803, passed 2-11-2010; Ord. 807, passed 9-16-2010; Ord. 855, passed 8-9-2012; Ord. 874, passed 5-9-2013; Ord. 889, passed 3-17-2015; Ord. 912, passed 10-13-2016)