The commercial/industrial primary service rate for electrical service shall be as follows.
(a) Designation. C/IP.
(b) Applicable. To commercial and industrial customers for three-phase service for all uses, where the monthly demand exceeds 750 kW, and the facility is primary metered.
(c) Character of service. Three-phase, 60 hertz, at available primary voltages.
(d) Rate.
(1) Demand charge (all kW). $14.77 for service from January 1, 2018, through December 31, 2018; $15.36 from January 1, 2019, through December 31, 2019; $15.82 for service from January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020; $16.30 for service from January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021; $16.78 for service from January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022; and $17.29 for service beginning January 1, 2023.
(2) Energy charge (all kWh). $0.0378 for service from January 1, 2018, through December 31, 2018; $0.0394 from January 1, 2019, through December 31, 2019; $0.0406 for service from January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020; $0.0418 for service from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021; $0.0431 for service January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022; and $0.0443 for service beginning January 1, 2023.
(3) Fixed charge. $14.77 per month for service from January 1, 2018, through December 31, 2018; $15.36 per month from January 1, 2019, through December 31, 2019; $15.82 per month for service from January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020; $16.30 from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021; $16.78 per month for service from January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022; and $17.29 for service beginning January 1, 2023.
(e) Metered demand. The metered demand shall be the maximum kilowatt demand established by the consumer for any period of 15 consecutive minutes during the month as indicated or recorded by a demand meter.
(f) Power factor penalty. If the customer’s average monthly power factor falls below 90%, the utility may adjust the metered demand by the ratio of 90% to the measured average monthly power factor in percent.
(g) Adjusted demand. The adjusted demand consists of the metered demand adjusted for power factor, if applicable.
(h) Billing demand. The demand to be billed shall be the adjusted demand for the month but not less than 50% of the highest demand billing dollars during the preceding 11 months.
(1992 Code, § 41-48) (Ord. 73-77, passed 11-15-1977; Ord. 2-84, passed 1-3-1984; Ord. 81-86, passed 9-15-1986; Ord. 94-89, passed 9-11-1989; Ord. 85-90, passed 9-4-1990; Ord. 64-91, passed 8-5-1991; Ord. 84-93, passed 12-6-1993; Ord. 105-06, passed 8-21-2006; Ord. 94-07, passed 6-18-2007; Ord. 75-08, passed 6-16-2008; Ord. 62-09, passed 6-15-2009; Ord. 53-10, passed 6-21-2010; Ord. 45-11, passed 6-20-2011; Ord. 49-12, passed 7-10-2012; Ord. 44-16, passed 5-3-2016; Ord. 112-18, passed 12-4-2018; Ord. 40-23, passed 6-20-2023)