§ 3-1015 RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES.
   (A)   Seasonal rates. Summer rates shall be for usage during the months of June through September and winter rates shall be for usage during the months of October through May.
      (1)   Residential services.
         (a)   Availability: Available to all single-family residences and individually metered apartments for all domestic purposes when all service is supplied through a single meter. Not applicable to resale, stand-by or auxiliary service.
         (b)   Character of service: AC, 60 Hertz, single-phase, at any of the city’s standard voltages where the service may be supplied by a single power transformation.
         (c)   Rates:
Effective date:
October 1,2018
Customer charge, per month
$13
Energy charge
Summer
   First 500 kWh, per kWh
$0.1210
   Excess, per kWh
$0.0950
Winter
   First 500 kWh, per kWh
$0.1210
   Excess, per kWh
$0.9000
 
         (d)   Minimum bill: The sum of the customer charge and energy charge.
      (2)   Residential service; electric heat.
         (a)   Availability: Available to single-family residences and individually metered apartments for all domestic purposes, including space heating, when all services are supplied through a single and the primary source of winter space heating is electrical energy. Not applicable to resale, stand-by or auxiliary service.
         (b)   Character of service: AC, 60 Hertz, single-phase, at any of the city’s standard voltages where the service may be supplied by a single power transformation.
         (c)   Rates:
Effective date:
October 1, 2018
Customer charge, per month
$13
Energy charge
Summer
   First 500 kWh, per kWh
$0.1210
   Excess, per kWh
$0.0900
Winter
   First 500 kWh, per kWh
$0.1150
   Excess, per kWh
$0.0800
 
         (d)   Minimum bill: The sum of the customer charge and energy charge.
      (3)   Commercial service.
         (a)   Availability: Available to any customer for general commercial lighting and miscellaneous power service at standard voltages. This rate shall also apply, at the option of the city, when more than one dwelling unit is served through one meter. Not applicable to resale, stand-by or auxiliary service.
         (b)   Character of service: AC, 60 Hertz, single-phase, at any of the city’s standard voltages where the service may be supplied by a single power transformation.
         (c)   Rates:
Effective date:
October 1,2018
Customer charge, per month
$18
Energy charge
Summer
   First 500 kWh, per kWh
$0.1460
   Excess, per kWh
$0.1000
Winter
   First 500 kWh, per kWh
$0.1460
   Excess, per kWh
$0.0900
 
         (d)   Minimum bill: The sum of the customer charge and energy charge.
      (4)   Commercial service electric heat.
         (a)   Availability: Available to all customers taking service under commercial rate where permanently installed electric heating equipment is in regular use to supply the entire heating and requirements of the business. Not applicable to resale, stand-by or auxiliary service.
         (b)   Character of service: AC, 60 Hertz, single-phase or three-phase, at any of the city’s standard voltages where the service may be supplied by a single power transformation.
         (c)   Rates:
Effective date:
October 1, 2018
Customer charge, per month
$18
Energy charge
Summer
   First 500 kWh, per kWh
$0.1460
   Excess, per kWh
$0.0900
Winter
   First 500 kWh, per kWh
$0.1300
   Excess, per kWh
$0.0800
 
         (d)   Minimum bill: The sum of the customer charge and energy charge.
      (5)   Commercial three-phase service.
         (a)   Availability: Available to any customer for general commercial service and miscellaneous power service at standard voltages. This rate shall also apply, at the option of the city, when more than one dwelling unit is served through one meter. Not applicable to resale, stand-by or auxiliary service.
         (b)   Character of service: AC, 60 Hertz, three-phase, at any of the city’s standard voltages where the service may be supplied by a single power transformation.
         (c)   Rates:
Effective date:
October 1, 2018
Customer charge, per month
$24
Energy charge
Summer
   First 500 kWh, per kWh
$0.1460
   Excess, per kWh
$0.1000
Winter
   First 500 kWh, per kWh
$0.1460
   Excess, per kWh
$0.0900
 
         (d)   Minimum bill: The sum of the customer charge and energy charge.
   (B)   Due date. All bills are due and payable on the first day of the month following the meter reading and are delinquent after the close of business on the twentieth day of the month.
   (C)   Late penalty. There shall be a 10% penalty applied to all accounts to which this section is applicable that are unpaid as of the close of business on the twentieth day of the month following the billing period.
   (D)   Residential reconnection. A reconnect fee, in the amount of $50, shall be charged to any residential customer who has had electric utility service disconnected for nonpayment of charges. Electrical service shall not be reconnected until the reconnect fee of $50 is paid, together with the charges due up to and including the date of disconnection.
   (E)   Commercial reconnection. A reconnect fee, in the amount of $100, shall be charged to any commercial customer who has had electric utility service disconnected for nonpayment of charges. Electrical service shall not be reconnected until the reconnect fee of $100 is paid, together with all charges due up to and including the date of disconnection.
   (F)   Cost of electricity. The rates set forth in all schedules are based on the cost of electricity purchased by the City Department of Municipal Utilities. The city reserves the right to increase the cost per kWh to compensate for any increase in the cost of electricity.
(Ord. 904, passed 8-7-2018)