For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ACCESSIBILITY. Free of obstruction, natural or manmade. There shall be no instance where a temporary obstruction can become a permanent obstruction.
ACCOUNT. A formal record of the debits and credits relating to the customer who is receiving city-related services.
ACCOUNT SET-UP FEE. A nonrefundable charge to cover the costs of establishing a customer account, activating the service, and the reading of the meter (read-in).
ADMINISTRATOR. When used in this chapter, shall be held and construed to mean the City Administrator of the city.
ANNEXED AREAS. Areas to be added to the city's service area after the effective date of the ordinance establishing this chapter.
BILLING DEMAND. Shall be the maximum average kilowatt load used by the customer for any period of 30 consecutive minutes during the month for which the bill is rendered as indicated by a demand meter and as adjusted for power factor.
BUILDER (DEVELOPER). A holder of an account, either temporary or permanent, that services a construction location or buildings that are under construction or recently completed.
CITY. Means the City of Cascade Locks and its service area.
CLASS OF SERVICE. The type of service rendered by the city to a customer under a particular rate schedule.
COMMERCIAL CUSTOMER. A holder of an account servicing a commercial business location.
CONTRACTOR. Refers to a party doing electrical work as defined by state law.
COST. Refers to the total cost to the city to construct and install a facility or provide a service, including labor, equipment, and materials plus overhead.
CUSTOMER. Any individual, partnership, corporation, firm, or governmental agency supplied with electric service by the city.
DISCONNECT. Action by a customer to stop service from the city or action by the city to stop supplying electric service to a customer.
ELECTRIC SERVICE. Availability of electrical energy at a point of delivery for use by a customer, whether the energy is actually used or not.
ENERGY. Electrical energy measured in kilowatt-hours.
HEATING SEASON. A billing period for a residential customer of the utility any portion of which occurs between December 1 and February 15.
KILOWATT (KW). A unit of power equal to 1,000 watts or 1.341 horsepower.
KILOWATT-HOUR (KWH). The amount of energy delivered in one hour when delivery is at a constant rate of one kilowatt.
LATE FEE. A fee which the city assesses a customer in the event the customer's bill is not paid on or before the fifteenth day of the month. Should the fifteenth fall on a weekend or a holiday, then payment is due and to be receipted in the City Hall Office on the next business day by 5:00 p.m.
LANDLORD. An owner of one or more residential properties that is rented on a monthly or longer basis for residential purposes.
LINE EXTENSION. A branch from, or a continuation of, an existing primary or secondary distribution circuit, to serve permanent new points of delivery.
LOAD (DEMAND). The power requirement usually measured in kilowatts, of a system or piece of equipment, at a given instant or the average rate of energy-use during any designated short period of time.
LOAD FACTOR. The ratio of average kilowatt load to kilowatt demand during any designated period, expressed in percent.
METER. The instrument used for measuring the energy or power delivered to a customer.
MINIMUM MONTHLY BILL.
(1) The MINIMUM MONTHLY BILL shall be the greater of either:
(a) The basic customer service charge; or
(b) Fifty percent of the highest metered demand of the previous 11 months as adjusted for power factor.
(2) Higher minimum charges may be required to cover special investments as established by special contract.
MONTH. An interval of approximately 30 days between consecutive meter reading dates; not necessarily a calendar month.
N.E.C. National Electrical Code.
N.E.S.C. National Electrical Safety Code.
PEAK DEMAND. The maximum rate of energy use, measured in kilowatts.
PERSON. Shall be held to mean and include natural persons of either sex, associations, partnerships, and corporations, whether acting by themselves or by a servant, agent, or employee, the singular number shall be held and construed to include plural, and the masculine pronoun to include feminine.
POINT OF DELIVERY. That point designated by the city where the city's facilities and those of the customer are connected.
PRIMARY SERVICE. Service delivered at the primary distribution voltage.
PRIMARY VOLTAGE. Any voltage above 750 volts, phase to phase.
RACEWAY. The approved type of enclosure, conduit, gutter, and the like, used for protection of conductors.
RATE SCHEDULE. A formal statement of the charges and conditions for a particular class or type of service in a given area or location.
READ-IN. The first meter reading to commence service to a new customer or reconnected customer.
READ OUT. The last meter reading to terminate service to an existing customer.
READILY ACCESSIBLE. Normally and easily reached during regular daytime working hours, not subject to being under lock and key, fenced-in, or within a restricted area.
RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER BELONGING TO A PROTECTED CLASS. A person who is a residential customer of a utility who receives state or federal heating assistance and who is:
(1) A low-income senior citizen;
(2) An active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States;
(3) A customer whose household includes a seriously ill individual or a person with a disability;
(4) A customer whose household includes a child under the age of 12 months;
(5) A customer who belongs to a household where the member of the household whose earnings are the primary source of support for the household has died within the past six months; or
(6) A customer who belongs to a household where the member of the household whose earnings are the primary source of support for the household has lost a job within the past six months.
SECONDARY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. An alternating current system connecting the secondaries of distribution transformers to the service drop or service lateral.
SECURITY DEPOSIT. A deposit to guarantee payment for service and a method of establishing credit with the city.
SELLER. The person who is also the operator of a cogeneration or small power production facility.
SERVICE CONDUCTORS. The supply conductors, which extend from the transformers to the service equipment on premises being supplied with electric service.
SERVICE EQUIPMENT. The necessary equipment to control and meter electric energy furnished by the utility at its point of delivery to a customer.
SECONDARY VOLTAGE. Any voltage of 750 volts or less, phase to phase.
SERVICE DROP. The conductors from the distribution system to the point of attachment on a customer's building or other support.
SMALL POWER PRODUCTION FACILITY. A facility which:
(1) Produces energy solely by the use of biomass, waste, a renewable resource or any combination thereof;
(2) Is owned by a person who is not primarily engaged in the generation or sale of energy, other than the energy produced from the small power production facility; and
(3) Has a power production capacity, which, together with any other facilities located at the same site, is not greater than 80 megawatts.
TEMPORARY SERVICE. Refers to electrical service of short-term or transient nature, or service to temporary construction operation. A charge shall be made for temporary service and a contract may be required.
(Ord. 440, passed 10-26-2015)