(A) Availability. Available to customers taking primary, 69,000-volt, and higher service.
(B) Nature of service.
(1) Alternating current, 60 cycles, three-phase, 2,400 volts or more as available and determined by the borough based on the load to be served.
(2) All transformers, controlling, regulating and service equipment shall be owned, operated and maintained by the customer, except as determined by and provided for under separate contract by the borough.
(3) The borough reserves the right to install metering equipment on either the primary or secondary side of the customer’s transformers, and when installed on the secondary side, 3% shall be added to the demand and energy quantities thus metered to correct for transformer losses.
(C) Rate. The monthly charge per customer shall be:
(1) Demand charge; all KVA: $9.95 per KW; and
(2) Energy charge:
(a) First 175,000 KWH: 9.62 cents per KWH; and
(b) Over 175,000 KWH: 8.23 cents per KWH.
(D) Minimum monthly charge. The minimum monthly charge shall be the demand charge.
(E) Fuel adjustment clause. The charges set forth above shall be adjusted for the current month by an amount equal to the fuel adjustment in the preceding month’s wholesale supplier’s power bill to the borough plus an allowance for distribution system losses.
(F) Terms of payment. The above rates are net and are due and payable on or before the fifteenth day following the mailing date of the bill. If not so paid, the gross amount becomes due, which is 5% above the net rates as stated.
(G) Determination of billing demand. The term DEMAND is defined as the rate of use of electric energy measured in kilowatts (KW) during any 15-minute period. The billing demand shall be the highest maximum demand during each month, but not less than 50 KW.
(H) Term and form of contract. Special contract provisions apply.
(I) Rules and regulations. Service governed by special contract provisions.
(J) State tax adjustment surcharge. The charges set forth shall be increased by 2.5%, reflecting a state tax adjustment surcharge.
(1980 Code, Ch. 8, Part 1, § 73) (Ord. 1140, passed 8-2-1982, § 6; Ord. 1144, passed 11-15-1982; Ord. 1154, passed 1-3-1984; Ord. 1222, passed 12-17-1990, § 1; Ord. 1230, passed 10-21-1991, § 1; Ord. 1234, passed 7-13-1992, § 1; Ord. 1254, passed 12-19-1994, § 1; Ord. 1280, passed 1-19-1998, § 1; Ord. 1282, passed 4-20-1998, § 1; Ord. 1349, passed 12-18-2006, § 9; Ord. 1363, passed 1-7-2008, § 6; Ord. 1407, passed 12-19-2011, § 6; Ord. 1426, passed 5-19-2014; Ord. 1430, passed 12-15-2014; Ord. 1497, passed 12-18-2023)