The following schedule is applicable to all commercial installations during any month in which such installation has a demand of less than thirty (30) kilowatts (KWD):
(a) Kilowatt Hour Charge.
KWH Per Month
|
Summer Rate (per KWH) | Winter Rate (per KWH) |
First 7,500 | $0.0679 | $0.0588 |
All over 7,500 | $0.0398 | $0.0309 |
(b) Definition of Seasonal Rate. For the purpose of this rate schedule, the summer rate shall be in effect during the months of June, July, August, September and October. The winter rate shall be in effect during the months of November, December, January, February, March, April and May.
(c) Special Service. Standby, temporary, special, welding, intermittent or extremely low load factor service is not included in this schedule and shall be subject to special rates based upon cost as computed by the Division of Cleveland Public Power.
Applicants for these services may be charged with the cost of installing and furnishing such services as well as the cost of removal of such services at the discretion of the Division.
(d) Combined Billing. At the option of the Division, commercial installations on the same premises may be combined on one (1) meter and billed under this schedule with the number of kilowatt hours in each block of the rate and the minimum charge multiplied by the number of commercial installations.
(e) Plural Service Connections. Where plural service connections supply a customer on the same premises, meter readings on one (1) commercial light service connection and on one (1) commercial power service connection may, at the option of the Division, be added for billing purposes, and meter readings on two (2) or more commercial connections supplying a customer on the same premises may be added for billing purposes at the option of the Division.
(f) Environmental and Ecological Adjustment. An adjustment to the Energy Adjustment Charge shall be applied to this rate as set forth and described in Section 523.17.
(g) Energy Adjustment Charge. In accordance with Section 523.21, an incremental charge or credit for excess energy costs shall be determined and applied on a monthly basis by the Division. Such incremental charge may be made in addition to the rates established in this section, but in no case shall such charge exceed the amount calculated using the formula established in Section 523.21.
(h) Determination of Applicable Schedule. In any month that the kilowatt demand (KWD) equals or exceeds thirty (30), the billing for that month shall be calculated using the Large Commercial Rate Schedule set forth in Section 523.04.
(Ord. No. 472-2022. Passed 5-23-22, eff. 5-25-22)