The following rates shall be, and are hereby established for gas distributed by the Cookeville Gas Distribution System.
RATE SCHEDULE G-2
RESIDENTIAL GAS SERVICE
AVAILABILITY
Effective May 14, 2020 - Service under Rate Schedule G-2, which includes Rate 613 and 622, is available only to residential customers served individually through a separate meter.
NET RATE
The net rate for service under Rate Schedule G-2 for each monthly billing period shall be as follows:
Minimum bill $7.00
Commodity charge: 68.90 cents per Ccf for the first 50 Ccf; plus
Inside rates 64.50 cents per Ccf for the next 50 Ccf; plus 63.60 cents per Ccf for all over 100 Ccf.
PURCHASED GAS ADJUSTMENT
The commodity charge shall be subject to the purchased gas adjustment of the Cookeville Gas Department.
PAYMENT
Bills for service under Rate Section G-2 will be rendered monthly in accordance with the City of Cookeville Customer Service Policies approved by the city manager and in effect at the time of the issuance of the utility bill.
RULES AND REGULATIONS
All service provided hereunder is subject to the rules and regulations of the Cookeville Gas Department which may from time to time be in effect.
RATE SCHEDULE G-3
SMALL COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL GAS SERVICE
AVAILABILITY
Effective May 14, 2020 - Service under Rate Schedule G-3, which includes Rate 614 and 636, is available only to commercial and industrial customers whose primary use of natural gas is for space heating.
NET RATE
The net rate for service under Rate Schedule G-3 for each monthly billing period shall be as follows:
Minimum bill: $15.00
Commodity charge: 73.30 cents per Ccf for the first 50 Ccf; plus
Inside rates 68.50 cents per Ccf for the next 100 Ccf; plus
67.50 cents per Ccf for all over 150 Ccf.
PURCHASED GAS ADJUSTMENT
The commodity charge shall be subject to the purchased gas adjustment of the Cookeville Gas Department.
PAYMENT
Bills for service under Rate Section G-3 will be rendered monthly in accordance with the City of Cookeville Customer Service Policies approved by the city manager and in effect at the time of the issuance of the utility bill.
RULES AND REGULATIONS
All service provided hereunder is subject to the rules and regulations of the Cookeville Gas Department which may from time to time be in effect.
RATE SCHEDULE G-4
LARGE COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL GAS SERVICE
AVAILABILITY
Effective May 14, 2020 - Service under Rate Schedule G-4, which includes Rate 650, is available to all commercial and industrial customers whose primary use of natural gas is as fuel for process steam generation and/or other manufacturing or business purposes which occur during all twelve (12) months of the year and a substantial portion of their usage is for other than heating purposes.
NET RATE
The net rate for service under Rate Schedule G-4 for each monthly billing period shall be as follows:
Minimum bill: $50.00
Commodity charge: 74.70 cents per Ccf for the first 100 Ccf; plus
Inside rates 69.70 cents per Ccf for the next 200 Ccf; plus 68.80 cents per Ccf for all over 300 Ccf.
PURCHASED GAS ADJUSTMENT
The commodity charge shall be subject to the purchased gas adjustment of the Cookeville Gas Department.
PAYMENT
Bills for service under Rate Section G-4 will be rendered monthly in accordance with the City of Cookeville Customer Service Policies approved by the city manager and in effect at the time of the issuance of the utility bill.
RULES AND REGULATIONS
All service provided hereunder is subject to the rules and regulations of the Cookeville Gas Department which may from time to time be in effect.
RATE SCHEDULE G-5
INTERRUPTIBLE GAS SERVICE
AVAILABILITY
Effective May 14, 2020 - Service under Rate Schedule G-5, which includes Rate 690, is available to those customers who have been approved by the Cookeville Gas Department and who meet the following requirements and have signed a written contract with the Cookeville Gas Department specifying these requirements:
(a) Have an annual usage, on an actual or projected basis, of not less than 1,500 Ccf per day or 500,000 Ccf annually.
(b) Have alternate fuel capability for use during periods of curtailment or total interruption.
(c) Agree to cease or curtail the use of natural gas in accordance with written or verbal instructions from the Cookeville Gas Department.
CHARACTER OF SERVICE
Interruptible gas shall be available only to the extent that the Cookeville Gas Department has gas available within it's maximum daily contract quantity that is not required by its firm customers or when the Cookeville Gas Department is able to obtain additional gas supply and the gas transmission companies serving Cookeville have interruptible transportation available.
Gas purchased under Rate Schedule G-5 shall be used only by the customer at its facilities and shall be delivered to a single point of delivery located within the service area of the Cookeville Gas Distribution System and shall not be resold by the customer.
NET RATE
Effective May 14, 2020 - The net rate for service under Rate Schedule G-5 for each monthly billing period shall be the sum of the commodity charge, the transportation and overhead charge, and the unauthorized overrun charge, (if any).
Transportation and overhead charge: 09.70 cents per Ccf. plus;
Commodity charge: The actual cost of gas purchased by the Cookeville Gas Department, less any demand charges, but including gas cost, transportation cost, and any additional charges imposed by the transmission pipelines serving Cookeville. This includes gas purchased by Cookeville under its firm supply and transportation contracts as well as any gas purchased under interruptible supply and transportation contracts. The commodity charge shall be calculated and billed on a monthly basis.
Unauthorized overrun charge: Those actual charges which the Cookeville Gas Department, incur in supplying the additional gas used by the customer above the amount authorized.
PURCHASED GAS ADJUSTMENT
Since the commodity charge and unauthorized overrun charge varies monthly based on the actual cost of gas and transportation, the purchased gas adjustment does not apply to this rate schedule.
PAYMENT
Bills for service under Rate Section G-5 will be rendered monthly in accordance with the City of Cookeville Customer Service Policies approved by the city manager and in effect at the time of the issuance of the utility bill.
UNAUTHORIZED OVERRUN PENALTY
No customer shall take unauthorized gas. A customer must immediately notify the Cookeville Gas Department if it has taken or anticipates taking unauthorized gas. In the event a customer takes unauthorized gas, the customer, shall be charged, in addition to the transportation and overhead charge, the cost to the Cookeville Gas Department in supplying the unauthorized gas, including, but not limited to, any charges by the transmission pipelines or gas supplier for the cost of natural gas, transportation and penalties, liquified natural gas, and propane-air. In addition to these costs, the Cookeville Gas Department may pursue any other remedy available to it under applicable law, including, but not limited to, suspension or termination of service. The existence of a penalty shall not be construed to give any customer the right to take unauthorized gas.
PRIORITY OF SERVICE
Interruptible gas service is supplied to customers of the Cookeville Gas Department under Rate Schedule G-5. Customers who purchase gas under firm rate schedules shall have priority over customers purchasing gas under Rate Schedule G-5. Except as may otherwise be determined by the Cookeville Gas Department in its sole discretion, periods of curtailment or interruption shall generally be imposed on G-5 customers for the following reasons:
(1) Whenever the Maximum Daily Quantity (MDQ) of natural gas available to the Cookeville Gas Department under Rate Schedules FT-A, FS and FT on any given day is insufficient to meet the projected requirements of the firm rate customers and interruptible rate customers, The customers purchasing gas on firm rate schedules shall have first priority on the available gas supply and interruptible customers shall be notified to curtail their use of natural gas. The curtailment may be a partial or total curtailment. The customer shall be advised of the amount of gas, if any, they may be allowed to use during each 24 hour period. The curtailment shall extend until notified by the Gas Department that normal gas usage may resume or the time specified in the notice of curtailment has expired.
(2) During periods of curtailment, the Cookeville Gas Department shall endeavor to obtain additional gas supply and transportation service under Interruptible (IT) Rate Schedules. If such supply is available, the G-5 customers may utilize this supply to the extent available to reduce or eliminate the need for curtailment.
(3) When curtailment becomes necessary for G-5 Service, order of curtailment shall be in accordance with the customers load factor. The first service interrupted shall be those customers whose load factor falls below thirty-three percent (33%). The next customers interrupted shall be those customers with load factors between thirty-three percent (33%) and sixty-six percent (66%). Last curtailed shall be customers with load factors over sixty-six percent (66%). Customers falling within the same load factor group shall be curtailed on a prorata or other equitable basis.
NOTICES
To the extent possible, the Cookeville Gas Department shall give customers as much advance notice of curtailment as possible, usually the day before, and except in extreme emergencies, at least one hour before a period of curtailment begins. A notice of curtailment may be written or oral and shall be sufficient if given by the Cookeville Gas Department via telephone or in person to the person or persons designated from time to time by the customer as authorized to receive such notices, or by facsimile transmission to the telephone number designated from time to time by, the customer, or if mailed or hand-delivered in writing to the customer's premises. If a period of curtailment involves only a reduction in the amount of gas a customer may use, the notice shall state the daily quantity of gas which the customer may use. A period of curtailment shall continue in effect until the Cookeville Gas Department notifies the customer that the period of curtailment has terminated or until the time specified in the notice of curtailment has expired. A day is defined as a period of time beginning at 9:00 A.M. and ending at 9:00 A.M. the following morning local time.
MINIMUM BILL
The minimum bill under Rate Schedule G-5 is $120.00.
RULES AND REGULATIONS
All service provided hereunder is subject to the rules and regulations of the Cookeville Gas Department which may from time to time be in effect.
RATE SCHEDULE G-7
OUTSIDE CITY GAS SERVICE
AVAILABILITY
Service under Rate Schedule G-7 is available to all customers in all classes who are located outside the city limits of the City of Cookeville. All terms and conditions of the preceding rate schedules will apply to these customers with the exception of the net commodity charge which will be twentyfive percent (25%) higher than the corresponding net commodity charge for customers located within the city limits of the City of Cookeville. (1970 Code, § 13- 224, as amended by Ord. #000-07-25, July 2000; Ord. #002-06-016, June 2002; Ord. #003-06- 17, July 2003, Ord. #O20-01-01, Feb. 2020, and Ord. #O20-04-06, April 2020)
Notes
| 1 | 1 The provisions of §§ 19-220, 19-221, and 19-222 are taken from Ord. #93116, September 1993. Section IV of Ord. #93116, states "It is further ordained that this ordinance shall become effective with all bills for gas service rendered after September 25, 1993, the public welfare requiring it." |