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There are hereby established rates and charges for the use and service of electric current for light and power based upon electricity consumed as recorded by electric meters based upon the type of premises serviced. The rates shall be on the basis of a single meter for one customer.
(A) Residential service. The rates established are available to single phase electric service for family dwelling units for all domestic uses.
(1) Monthly customer charge: $12.00 per month.
(2) Non-energy charge: All kWh used per month: $0.02746 per kWh
(B) General service. The rates established are available to single phase electric service non-residential customers for lighting and power purposes.
(1) Monthly customer charge: $22.00 per month
(2) Non-energy charge: All kWh used per month: $0.02935 per kWh
(C) Medium general service. The rates established are available to three phase electric service non-residential customers for lighting and power purposes. This service is available for customers not eligible for the large general service customer class.
(1) Monthly customer charge: $54.00 per month
(2) Non-energy charge: All kWh used per month: $0.03252 per kWh
(D) Large general service. The rates established are available to three phase electric service non-residential customers for lighting and power purposes. This service is available to non-residential customers with a minimum monthly peak demand of 275 kW for at least six months in each calendar year, a minimum monthly peak demand of 25 kW for at least six months in each calendar year with a minimum monthly load factor of 50% for at least ten months in each calendar year.
(1) Monthly customer charge: $54.00 per month
(2) Demand charge: $15.00 per kW for all kW of billing demand
(3) Non-energy charge: All kWh used per month: $0.03204 per kWh
(E) Monthly energy charge.
(1) The stated charges shall be supplemented by the actual energy price charged by the supplier of electricity purchased by the city and the actual cost of fuel consumed at the city’s power plant. The collector is hereby empowered and directed to determine the amount of said supplement upon a per-KWH basis and thereafter, effective for the billing period next following the effective date of the invoice of the energy charges, to calculate the energy rate charged all purchasers of electricity from the city.
(2) The calculation for demand rates shall be as follows:
1. Total KWH sold | ______KWH |
2. Purchased KWH cost | $ _______ |
3. Prior month adjustment | $ _______ |
4. Total demand customer energy charge: [(2)+(3)]/(1) | $________ |
(3) The calculation for non-demand rates shall be as follows:
1. Total KWH sold | ______KWH |
2. Purchased KWH cost | $ _______ |
3. Prior month adjustment | $ _______ |
4. Total demand customer energy charge: [(2)+(3)]/(1) | $ _______ |
5. Purchased KW cost | $ _______ |
6. Power plant fuel oil cost | $ _______ |
7. Power plant natural gas cost | $ _______ |
8. IMEA fuel reimbursement | $ _______ |
9. Total KW cost: (5)+(6)+(7)+(8) | $ _______ |
10. Total KW sold | _______KW |
11. Demand revenue: $15*(10) | $ _______ |
12. Unrecovered demand cost/KWH: [(9)-(11)]/(1) | $_____/KW H |
13. Non-demand customer KWH | _______KW H |
14. Total non-demand customer energy charge: (4)+(12)*(13)/(1) | $_____/KW H |
(4) The previous calculation is made on an average of the three most recent month’s charges by the supplier of electricity purchased by the city, the corresponding three months of sales, and the corresponding three months of fuel expense records.
(F) Annual operations expense adjustment. Any positive changes in operating expenses, not including cost of power, shall be passed uniformly and directly to all bills rendered after such determination has been made by the Collector of the city. The determination shall be made by comparing the latest fiscal audit report with the operating expenses recorded for the preceding fiscal year. Each year the Collector will subtract the latest fiscal expenses by the preceding year’s expenses and the results will be divided by the latest energy consumption (kWh). The “non-energy charge” will be adjusted by adding the resulting number to create a new base non-energy charge.
However, the "non-energy charge" shall remain unchanged from the prior year for the 2022-2023 fiscal year.
(Ord. 1059, passed 3-2-1998; Am. Ord. 1094, passed 4-26-1999; Am. Ord. 1209, passed 12-26-2001; Am. Ord. 1697, passed 3-28-2016; Am. Ord. 1713, passed 2-6-2017; Am. Ord. 1773, passed 12-17-2018; Am. Ord. 1848, passed 5-2-2022)
Private lighting luminaries (dusk-to-dawn lighting services) for homes, schools, security, churches, commercial areas, and industry shall be provided where feasible and in keeping with good electrical practice, as per the following specifications:
(A) (1) A self-contained automatic dusk-to-dawn lighting fixture shall be furnished and installed, or caused to be installed, by the Electric Department; such fixture is to meet the standards and specifications of the Electric Department, on an existing wood pole structure. LED lighting fixtures under 149 watts shall have a monthly charge of $10 per fixture, and will be added to the customer's monthly electric bill; and shall become an integral part of said bill for a minimum two-year period. LED lighting fixtures with 150 watts or above will have a monthly charge to be determined by the Electric Department, at the time of application, for a minimum two-year period.
(2) The Electric Department will be responsible for making the installation, furnishing the electricity for the operation of the lamp, provide all necessary maintenance, including the normal replacement of lamps, for the two-year period and all subsequent time additions to the length of service, as agreed to by the Electric Department.
(B) Should the installation of a standard lighting unit require the installation, by the Electric Department, of additional facilities not required by the Electric Department for distribution purposes other than the private outdoor lighting to be installed, the Electric Department will furnish, install, own and maintain the additional facilities, including wood poles, which may be necessary to provide such lighting from nearby distribution lines. The Electric Department will make a net monthly charge, in addition to the charge set forth above, of 1.25% of the additional cost to the Electric Department of furnishing and installing such additional facilities.
(C) A two-year minimum contract shall be agreed to and signed by each customer desiring dusk-to-dawn lighting service, authorizing fixed monthly charges to be applied to the monthly electric bill. In the event that a customer desires the removal of the unit or discontinuance of the service, the remainder of the charges to complete a two-year contract shall become due and payable by the customer.
(D) Dusk-to-dawn lighting shall be installed on poles with a normal ground-to-lamp height of approximately 25 feet. Should a customer desire his or her lighting on steel, aluminum, concrete, or decorative-type poles, the Electric Department may, at its discretion, install or cause the special service to be installed. The customer shall bear the total cost that is above that of a normal pole installation and the additional charge shall be payable by the customer prior to the installation.
(E) The customer shall have the responsibility to notify the Electric Department of any interruption of service of the dusk-to- dawn lighting. The Electric Department will restore service only during regularly scheduled working hours. In the event the Electric Department is unable to effect repairs not caused by the customer, the Electric Department’s only responsibility will be to abate the charges on a pro-rata basis for each day in which service is not available. The customer shall remove any obstruction to the installation of the Electric Department-owned facilities. Trimming of trees to improve the distribution of light shall be the customer’s responsibility. The customer shall provide any permits or easements required for the installation or maintenance of the Electric Department-owned facilities; and permit access to such facilities by the Electric Department vehicles and personnel.
(Ord. 1059, passed 3-2-1998; Am. Ord. 1749, passed 2-5-2018; Am. Ord. 1896, passed 12-2-2024)
If the city proceeds in any court of record to enforce and/or defend any provision of §§ 38-1-1 through 38-1-38 herein, as from time to time amended, and is successful in either the enforcement or defense proceedings as referred to herein, the city shall recover its reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in the course of those proceedings from the person and/or entity who has been found to have violated any provision of §§ 38-1-1 through 38-1-38 herein and/or who has initiated the proceedings.
(Ord. 1380, passed 8-7-2006)
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