§ 12.00 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: RATES AND CHARGES; RELATED REGULATIONS.
   (A)   Deposits. The charges for electrical deposits shall be as follows:
   Residential (all)      $200
   General Service      $250
   Large Power         $350
   (B)   Refund of deposits.
      (1)   Any residential or commercial consumer who has been a customer of the Whitesboro Electric System for the last 24 consecutive months and has not been delinquent in payment and has not been disconnected for non-payment will not be required to make a deposit nor pay an increase in deposit when transferring service from one premise to another within the service area.
      (2)   Deposits shall be refunded after two years, upon request of customer, provided that the customer has not been delinquent in payment and has not been disconnected for non-payment during the last 24 consecutive months.
      (3)   In the event the commercial or industrial deposit is not sufficient to protect the system from loss, the manager of the Whitesboro Electric System shall set the appropriate amount subject to review by the City Council.
   (C)   Rates.
   Residential Service Rate
Designation:    RS - C - 2
Application: to any customer for electric service used for residential purposes in individual, private dwellings and in individually metered apartments supplied at one point of delivery and measured through one meter. If demand exceeds 15kw for three consecutive months, large power rate will apply.
Net Monthly Rate:
    Facilities charge:      $17.00 which includes 30 kwh
    Energy charge:      $0.123952 per kwh for additional kwh
Minimum bill: $17.00 per month, plus adjustment charge.
Type of service: service shall be single phase at 60 cycles and any standard secondary voltages.
   School and Public Buildings
Designation: C & S - C - 2
Application: to school and public building customers for all uses when service is taken through one meter at a single point of delivery not applicable to resale or breakdown service. If demand exceeds 15kw for three consecutive months, large power rate will apply.
Net monthly rate:      
   Facilities charge:      $27.00 per month
   Energy charge:      $0.131014 per kwh for all kwh
Minimum bill: $27.00 per month, plus adjustment charge.
Type of service: service shall be single phase at 60 cycles and any standard voltages available from the distribution system and through one standard transformation. Where entire service cannot be measured at one utilization voltage with one standard type meter, it will be measured at primary voltage.
   General Service Rate
Designation: SCS - C - 2
Application: to general customers for all uses when service is taken through one meter at a single point of
delivery. Not applicable to resale or breakdownservice. If demand exceeds 15 kw for three consecutive months, large power rate will apply.
Net monthly charge:
   Facilities charge:      $33.00 per month
   Energy charge:      $0.130486 per kwh for all kwh
   Minimum bill:         $33.00 per month, plus adjustment charge.
Type of service: service shall be single or three phase at 60 cycles and any standard voltages available from the distribution system and through one standard transformation. Where entire service cannot be measured at one utilization voltage with one standard type meter, it will be measured at primary voltage.
   Large Power Rate
Designation: CIS - C - 2
Application: to any customer for electric service supplied at one point of delivery and measured through one meter. This applies to all customers using above 15 kw.
Net monthly rate:
   Facilities charges:      $36.00 per month
   Energy charge:      $0.104400 per kwh for all kwh, plus adjustment charges    
   Demand charge:      $8.80 per kw of billing demand
Minimum charge:   $176.00
Type of service: service shall be single or three phase at 60 cycles and any standard voltages available from the distribution system and through one standard transformation. Where entire service cannot be measured at one utilization voltage with one standard type meter, it will be measured at primary voltage.
   Municipal Service Lighting
Designation: MSL - C - C - 2
Application: applicable to the city for street lighting and for all municipal purposes other than water and sewage pumping.
Net monthly rate:
   Energy charge:      $0.101348 per kwh for all kwh, plus adjustment charges
   Water and Sewage Pumping Service
Designation: MW - C - 2
Application: applicable to the city for water and sewage pumping and for lighting incidental thereto.
Net monthly rate:
   Facilities charge:      $17.00 per month
   Horsepower charge:   $0.95 per connected hp
   Energy charge:      $0.081984 per kwh for all kwh
Minimum bill: $4.00 per connected hp, plus adjustment charges.
   Outdoor Lighting Service
Designation:    OLS - C - 2
Application: to any customer. If a utility pole is required, customer will pay installation cost in advance.
Net monthly rate unmetered:
   175 watt mvl - 68 kwh   $8.00 each per month, plus adjustment charges
Net monthly rate metered:
   175 watt mvl         $6.00 each per month, plus adjustment charges
Installation of security light on existing pole      $60.00 each
Installation of transformer & security light on existing pole   $525.00 each
Installation of pole & security light (no transformer)         $335.00 each
Installation of pole, security light and transformer         $800.00 each
Replace existing (working) light with LED at customer’s expense   $120.00 each
Rental fee for security light (175w) includes maintenance*      $12.50 per month
Rental fee for directional security light (400w), includes maintenance*   $27.50 per month
Rental fee for directional flood light (1000w), includes maintenance*      $55.00 per month
* If damage to security light is deemed to be caused by vandalism, customer responsible for applicable replacement fees, as determined by the City of Whitesboro Electric Department.
   Customer Energy Purchase
   Purchase Rate:      .0441850
   (D)   Adjustments.
      (1)   Power Cost Adjustment:
Designation: PCA
Application: the monthly bills will be adjusted on a per kwh basis for purchased power cost which is above or below the amount included in the base rates as follows:
   P - C / D = B or P + C / S = B
where PCA   =   power adjustment in $ / kwh
   P   =   estimated power cost for current month
   C   =   over or under collection in previous months
   S   =   estimated kwh sales in current month
   B   =   base at wholesale power cost
      (2)   Tax adjustment clause: bills may be increased by the proportionate part of any new tax, or increased rate of tax, or governmental imposition or charge (except state, county, city and special district ad valorem taxes, payments in lieu of taxes, and any taxes on net income) levied or assessed against the city of its supplier of wholesale power or upon its electrical business as a result of any new or amended laws after May 1, 1996.
       (3)   Furthermore, the rates set forth in division (C) above may be changed and amended by the City Council in a manner provided by law.
   (E)   Service fees. The following charges shall be made for service provided by the Whitesboro Electric System:
      (1)   Connect fee: to all new customers and any customer moving within the system at location with existing service         $15.00
      (2)   Reconnect fee: when service is disconnected for any reason and request to be reconnected            $15.00
      (3)   Reconnect fee: outside of regular office hours      $30.00
      (4)   Reconnect fee - tampered meter: reconnect fee after customer tampered with disconnected service      $50.00
      (5)   Service fee: when seal is broken on meter without prior notification of the Whitesboro Electric System or trouble call where such call is necessitated by failure of customer’s equipment or apparatus   $15.00
      (6)   Returned check fee:      $25.00
      (7)   Temporary service fee: paid upon request of service by contractor or builder for construction power of 100 amps or less.
         Service over 100 amps based on system cost      $100.00
      (8)   Residential service fee:
   New dwelling               $350.00
   Upgrading service to existing dwelling   $40.00
      (9)   Single or three-phase small commercial service fee: for new installation or upgrading of existing service, standard secondary voltage, 75 kva load or less      $650.00
      (10)   Single or three-phase large commercial or industrial service fee: for new installation or upgrading of existing service, standard secondary voltage, 100 kva or more   $650.00 plus $7.00 per 1/3 of connected kva
      (11)   Smart meter opt-out fees:
         One time charge nonrefundable   $175.00
         Monthly meter reading charge   $50.00
   (F)   Terms of payment. Each bill for utility service(s), regardless of the nature of the service(s), is due and payable on the 10th of each month unless that date falls on a holiday or weekend, in which case, payment is due on the next work day. If payment is not received in the office of the Whitesboro Electric System by the above stated time, the customer’s account will be considered delinquent and disconnected on the 22nd of the month.
   (G)   Penalty. For those payments received after the due date, they shall be assessed a late fee of 10% of the amount due and owing.
   (H)   Termination date. If payment is not received by 10:00 a.m., C.D.T., the 22nd day from the date of issuance and if proper notice has been given, a customer’s utility service shall be discontinued unless a life threatening situation exists that can be documented (in writing) by a physician licensed to practice medicine in the state.
   (I)   Proper notice. Proper notice shall consist of a separate mailing at least seven days prior to a stated date of discontinuance, with the words “termination notice” prominently displayed on the notice. The cut- off date may not fall on a holiday or weekend, but shall fall on the next working day after the seventh day. Disconnect notices to customers shall not be mailed any earlier than the first day the bill becomes delinquent so as to allow for a reasonable length of time to ascertain receipt of payment by mail or at the utility’s authorized payment agency.
   (J)   Causes for termination of services. Utility service may be disconnected after proper notice for any of the following reasons:
      (1)   Failure to pay a delinquent account for utility service;
      (2)   Violation of the utility rules pertaining to the use of the service in a manner which interferes with the service of others or the operation of non- standard equipment, if a reasonable attempt has been made to notify the customer and the customer is provided with a reasonable opportunity to remedy the situation;
      (3)   Where a known dangerous condition exists and for as long as the condition exists;
      (4)   Tampering with the utility company’s meter or equipment or by-passing the same;
      (5)   Failure to comply with any deposit or guarantee arrangements.
   (K)   Customer’s responsibility. It shall be the customer’s responsibility to insure that payment has been received or that prior arrangements have been made for the payment of the account prior to the disconnect date.
   (L)   Method of payment. Personal checks, United States currency or money orders will be accepted for payment of utility bills. In the event that the customer give two checks within a one-year period of time that the bank will not honor, the city will no longer accept personal checks from the customer.
(Ord. 812, passed 2-10-98; Am. Ord. 882, passed 9-10-02; Am. Ord. 905, passed 3-16-04; Am. Ord. 910, passed 9-9-04; Am. Ord. 943, passed 9-13-05; Am. Ord. 944, passed 9-6-05; Am. Ord. 946, passed 10-11-05; Am. Ord. 952, passed 12-13-05; Am. Ord. 1013, passed 9-14-10; Am. Ord. 1085, passed 11-15-16; Am. Ord. 1098, passed 5-18-18; Am. Ord. 1107, passed 10-9-18; Am. Ord. 1150, passed 9-8-20; Am. Ord. 1171, passed 2-9-21; Am. Ord. 1186, passed 1-11-22; Am. Ord. 1197, passed 10-4-2022)
Cross-reference:
   Authorized, see § 52.01