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HomeMy WebLinkAbout122 - 11/15/2016 - AMENDING CHAPTER 26 OF CITY CODE TO REVISE ELECTRIC RATES, FEES, AND CHARGESORDINANCE NO. 122, 2016 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AMENDING CHAPTER 26 OF THE CODE OF THE,CITY OF FORT COLLINS TO REVISE ELECTRIC RATES, FEES, AND CHARGES WHEREAS, the City Council is empowered and directed by Article XII, Section 6;of the City Charter to fix, establish, maintain and provide for the collection of such rates, fees or charges for utility services furnished by the City as will produce revenues sufficient to pay the costs, expenses and other obligations of the electric utility, as set forth therein; and WHEREAS, the rates, fees or charges for utility services set forth herein are necessary to produce sufficient revenues to provide the utility services described herein; and i WHEREAS, the revenue from the rates, fees or charges for utility services set forth herein shall be used to defray the costs of providing such utility services as required by the Charter and the City Code; and WHEREAS, the City purchases bulk wholesale electric power from Platte River Power Authority ("PRPA") pursuant to an Amended Contract for Supply of Electric Power and Energy, dated September 1, 2010; and WHEREAS, PRPA costs are increasing due to reduced wholesale market prices and surplus sales, increased costs for coal, and increased operating costs for aging plants; and WHEREAS, PRPA will increase the City's wholesale cost of power approximately 3.0% in 2017; and WHEREAS, the increased wholesale power cost will require an average 2.2% rate increase and increased local distribution costs will require an additional average 1.25% rate increase, for a total City electric rates increase in 2017 of 3.45% in order to remain consistent with Article XII, Section 6, of the City Charter; and WHEREAS, the proposed rate increase will vary by customer class based on the cost of service to each class; and WHEREAS, in addition to adjusting the electric rates in the City Code, Utilities staff has identified formatting and maintenance updates to Chapter 26 of the City Code necessary to improve the clarity with which electric rates are stated; and WHEREAS, the Energy Board considered the proposed electric rates, fees, and charges, and language clarifications for 2017 at its October 6, 2016 regular meeting and provided a recommendation of approval to City Council; and WHEREAS, the City Manager and staff have recommended to the City Council the following electric rate adjustments and City Code rate language clarifications for all electricity 1- used by GS50 and GS750 rate class customers on or after January 1, 2017, and for all other customer classes for all billings issued with meter readings on or after January 1, 2017; and WHEREAS, based on the foregoing, it is the desire of the City Council to amend Chapter 26 of the City Code to revise the electric rates, fees and charges. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows: Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes and adopis the determinations and findings contained in the recitals set forth above. n Section 2. That Sections 26-464 (c) through (f) and (p) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins are hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 26-464. Residential energy service,schedule R. c) Monthly rate. The monthly rates for this schedule shall be the sum of the following charges: 1) Fixed Charge Per account $5.79 2) Distribution facilities charge Per kWh $0.0256 3) Energy and demand charge a. Summer. During the summer season billing months of June, July and August, with the summer season billing month determined by the month the meter is read, and provided that no customer shall be billed more than three(3) full billing cycles at the summer rate. 1. Tier I - for the first five hundred (500) kilowatt hours Per kWh $0.0634 per month Per kWh $0.0807 2. Tier 2 - for the next five hundred (500) kilowatt hours per month Per kWh $0.1 150 3. Tier 3 - for all additional kilowatt hours per month b. Non-summer. During the non-summer season billing months of January through May and September through December. 1. Tier 1 -for the first five hundred(500) kilowatt hours Per kWh $0.0583 per month, per kWh Per kWh $0.0625 2. Tier 2 - for the next five hundred(500) kilowatt hours per month, per kWh 3. Tier 3 - for all additional kilowatt hours per month, per Per kWh $0.0719 kWh 2- 4) Payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) and franchise. 6 percent A charge based on all monthly service charges billed pursuant to this Section d) Medical assistance program. 3) The discounted monthly rates for customers with electrical durable medical equipment only shall be the sum of the following charges: a. Fixed Charge Per account $5.79 b. Distribution facilities charge Per kWh $0.0256 c. Energy and demand charge I. Summer. During the summer season billing months of June,July and August, with the summer season billing month determined by the month the meter is read, and provided that no customer shall be billed more than three(3) full billing cycles at the summer rate. a) Tier l - for the first five hundred (500) kilowatt hours Per kWh $0.0358 per month Per kWh $0.0807 b) Tier 2 - for the next five hundred (500) kilowatt hours per month Per kWh $0.1 150 c) Tier 3 -for all additional kilowatt hours per month 2. Non-summer. During the non-summer season billing months of January through May and September through December. a) Tier 1 -for the first five hundred (500) kilowatt hours Per kWh $0.0318 per month, per kWh b) Tier 2 -for the next five hundred (500) kilowatt hours Per kWh $0.0625permonth, per kWh c) Tier 3 - for all additional kilowatt hours per month, per Per kWh $0.0719 kWh d.Payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) and franchise. A charge based on all monthly service charges billed pursuant to this Section 6 percent 4) The discounted monthly rates for customers with medical needs requiring air conditioning only shall be the sum of the following charges: a. Fixed Charge Peraccount $5.79 b. Distribution facilities charge Per kWh $0.0256 c. Energy and demand charge 1. Summer. During the summer season billing months of June,July and August, with the summer season billing month determined by the month the meter is read, and 3- provided that no customer shall be billed more than three (3) full billing cycles at the summer rate. a) Tier I - for the first five hundred (500) kilowatt hours Per kWh $0.0351 per month Per kWh -$0.0446 b) Tier 2 - for the next five hundred (500) kilowatt hours per month Per kWh $0.1150 c) Tier 3 - for all additional kilowatt hours per month 2. Non-summer. During the non-summer season billing months of January through May and September through December. a) Tier I -for the first five hundred (500) kilowatt hours Per kWh $0.0583 per month, per kWh b) Tier 2 - for the next five hundred (500) kilowatt hours per kWh $0.0625 per month; per kWh c) Tier 3 -for all additional kilowatt hours per month, per Per kWh $0.0719 kWh d. Payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) and franchise. A charge of all monthly service charges billed pursuant to this Section 6 percent 5) The discounted monthly rates for customers with electrical durable medical equipment and medical needs requiring air conditioning shall be the sum of the following charges: a. Fixed Charge Per account $5.79 b. Distribution facilities charge Per kWh $0.0256 c. Energy and demand charge 1. Summer. During the summer season billing months of June, July and August, with the summer season billing month determined by the month the meter is read, and provided that no customer shall be billed more than three (3) full billing cycles at the summer rate. a) Tier I - for the first five hundred (500) kilowatt hours Per kWh $0.0229 per month Per kWh $0.0292 b) Tier 2 - for the next five hundred (500) kilowatt hours per month Per kWh $0.1150 c) Tier 3 - for all additional kilowatt hours per month 2. Non-summer. During the non-summer season billing months of January through May and September through December. a) Tier I -for the first five hundred (500) kilowatt hours Per kWh $0.0318 per month, per kWh b) Tier 2 - for the next five hundred (500)kilowatt hours Per kWh $0.0625 4- per month, per kWh c) Tier 3 -for all additional kilowatt hours per month, per Per kWh $0.0719 kWh d. Payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) and franchise. A charge based on all monthly service charges billed pursuant to this Section 6 percent e) Renewable resource. Renewable energy resources, including, but not limited to, energy generated by the power of wind, may be offered on a voluntary basis to customers at the premium per kilowatt hoar set forth in this Subsection (e). The utility may establish and offer voluntary programs designed to increase and enhance the use of energy generated by renewable energy resources in support of Council-adopted policy applicable to the utility. Per kWh 0.025 f) Excess capacity charge. The monthly capacity charge kilowatt set forth in this Subsection (f) may be added to the above charges for service to intermittent loads in accordance with the provisions of the Electric Service Standards. Per kW p) Net metering. 5) The customer-generator's consumption of energy from the utility and production of energy that flows into the utility's distribution system shall be measured on a monthly basis. The energy consumed from the utility by the customer-generator shall be billed at the applicable seasonal tiered rate as outlined in Subsection (c) of this Section. The energy produced by the customer-generator shall be credited to the customer monthly as follows: a. Distribution facilities credit Per kWh $0.0256 b. Energy and demand credit Per kWh $0.0634 r) Net metering—community solar projects. 5- 3) Both the customer's consumption of energy from Fort Collins Utilities and interest in the production of energy that flows into Fort Collins Utilities' distribution system shall be measured on a monthly basis. The energy consumed from Fort Collins Utilities by the customer shall be billed at the applicable seasonal tiered rate as outlined in Subsections (c) and (d) of this Section. The energy produced by the customer's portion of the qualifying facility shall be credited to the customer monthly as follows: 1. Distribution facilities credit Per kWh $0.0128 2. Energy and demand credit Per kWh $0.0634 Section 3. That Sections 26-465 (c) through (f) and (q) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins are hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 26-465. Residential demand service,schedule RD. c) Monthly rate. The monthly rates shall be the sum of the following charges: 1) Fixed Charge Per account $5.79 2) Demand charge Per kW $2.44 3) Distribution facilities charge Per kWh $0.0228 4) Energy charge a. Summer season billing months of June, July and August Per kWh $0.0443 b. Non-summer season billing months of January through May per kWh $0.0425andSeptemberthroughDecember c. The meter reading date shall generally determine the summer season billing months; however, no customer shall be billed more than three (3) full billing cycles at the summer rate. 5) Payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) and franchise. A charge based on all monthly service charges billed pursuant to this Section 6 percent d) Renewable resource. Renewable energy resources, including, but not limited to, energy generated by the power of wind, may be offered on a voluntary basis to customers at the premium per kilowatt hour set forth in this Subsection (d). The utility may establish and offer voluntary programs designed to increase and enhance the use of energy generated by renewable energy resources in support of Council-adopted policy applicable to the utility. 6- Per kWh 0.025 e) E.vicess capacity charge. The monthly capacity charge kilowatt set forth in this Subsection (e) may be added to, the above charges for service to intermittent loads in accordance with the provisions of the Electric Service Standards. Per kW 2.09 f) Standby service charges. Standby service, if available, will be provided on an annual contract basis at a level at least sufficient to meet probable service demand (in kilowatts) as determined by the customer and approved by the utility according to the following: 1) Monthly standby distribution charge: Contracted standby service, this charge shall be in lieu per kW 2.11ofthedistributionfacilitiescharge. For all metered kilowatts in excess of the contracted per kW 6.33 amount q) Net metering. 5) The customer-generator's consumption of energy from the utility and production of energy that flows into the utility's distribution system shall be measured on a monthly basis. The energy consumed from the utility by the customer-generator shall be billed at the applicable seasonal tiered rate as outlined in Subsection (c) of this Section. The energy produced by the customer-generator shall be credited to the customer monthly as follows: a. Distribution facilities credit Per kWh $0.0256 b. Energy and demand credit Per kWh $0.0634 r) Net metering-comnumity solar projects. 3) Both the customer's consumption of energy from Fort Collins Utilities and interest in the production of energy that flows into Fort Collins Utilities' distribution system shall be measured on a monthly basis. The energy consumed from Fort Collins Utilities by the customer shall be billed at the applicable seasonal tiered rate as outlined in Subsection (c) of this Section. The energy 7- produced by the customer's portion of the qualifying facility shall be credited to the customer monthly as follows: 1. Distribution facilities credit Per kWh $0.0128 2. Energy and demand credit Per kWh $0.0634 Section 4. That Sections 26-466 (c) through (e), (q), and (r) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins are hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 26-466. General service,schedule GS. c) Monthly rate. The monthly rates for this schedule shall be the sum of the following charges: 1. Fixed Charge a. Single-phase, two-hundred-ampere service Per account $3.60 b. Single-phase, above two-hundred-ampere service Per account $10.61 c. Three-phase, two-hundred-ampere service Per account $5.48 d. Three-phase, above two-hundred-ampere service Per account $12.98 2. Demand charge a. Summer season billing months of June, July, and August Per kWh $0.0268 b. Non-summer season billing months of January through May Per kWh $0.0164 and September through December c. The meter reading date shall generally determine the summer season billing months; however, no customer shall be billed more than three (3) full billing cycles at the summer rate. 3. Distribution facilities charge Per kWh $0.0244 4. Energy charge a. Summer season billing months of June,July, and August Per kWh $0.0443 b. Non-summer season billing months of January through May Per kWh $0.0425 and September through December c. The meter reading date shall generally determine the summer season billing months; however, no customer shall be billed more than three (3) full billing cycles at the summer rate. 5. Payment in lieu of taxes(PILOT) and franchise. 6 percent A charge based on all monthly service charges billed pursuant to this 8- 1 Section d) Renewable resource. Renewable energy resources, including, but not limited to, energy.generated by the power of wind, may be offered on a voluntary basis to customers at the premium per kilowatt hour set forth in this Subsection (d). The utility may establish and offer voluntary programs designed to increase and enhance the use of energy generated by renewable energy resources in support of Council-adopted policy applicable to the utility. Per kWh 0.025 e) Excess capacity charge. The monthly capacity charge per kilowatt set forth in this Subsection (e) may be added to the above charges for service to intermittent loads in accordance with the provisions of the Electric Service Standards. Per kW q) Net metering. 5) The customer-generator's consumption of energy from the utility and production of energy that flows into the utility's distribution system shall be measured on a monthly basis. The energy consumed from the utility by the customer-generator shall be billed at the applicable rate as outlined in Subsection c) of this Section. The energy produced by the customer-generator shall be credited to the customer monthly as follows: a. Summer season energy credit Per kWh 0.0443 r) Net metering-community solar projects. 3) Both the customer's consumption of energy from Fort Collins Utilities and interest in the production of energy that flows into Fort Collins Utilities' distribution system shall be measured on a monthly basis. The energy consumed from Fort Collins Utilities by the customer shall be billed at the applicable seasonal tiered rate as outlined in Subsection (c) of this Section. The energy produced by the customer's portion of the qualifying facility shall be credited to the customer monthly as follows: 9- 1. Distribution facilities credit Per kWh $0.0122 2. Energy and demand credit Per kWh $0.0443 Section 5. That Sections 26-467 (c) through (f) and (r) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins are hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 26-467. General service 25, schedule GS25. c) Monthly rate. The monthly rates, for this schedule shall be the sum of the following charges: 1. Fixed Charge a. Single-phase, two-hundred-ampere service Per account $3.60 b. Single-phase, above two-hundred-ampere service Per account $10.61 c. Three-phase, two-hundred-ampere service Per account $5.48 d. Three-phase, above two-hundred-ampere service Per account $12.98 2. Demand charge a. Summer season billing months of June, July, and August Per kW 8.28 b. Non-summer season billing months of January through Per kW 4.74 May and September through December c. The meter reading date shall generally determine the summer season billing months; however, no customer shall be billed more than three (3) full billing cycles at the summer rate. 3. Distribution facilities charge Per kwh $0.0185 4. Energy charge a. Summer season billing months of June,July, and August Per kWh $0.0443 b. Non-summer season billing months of January through Per kWh $0.0425 May and September through December c. The meter reading date shall generally determine the summer season billing months; however, no customer shall be billed more than three (3) full billing cycles at the summer rate. 5. Payment in lieu of taxes(PILOT) and franchise. A charge based on all monthly service charges billed pursuant to this 6 percent Section 10- d) Renewable resource. Renewable energy resources, including, but not limited to, energy generated by the power of wind, may be offered on a voluntary basis to customers at the premium per kilowatt hour set forth in this Subsection (d). The utility may establish and offer voluntary programs designed to increase and enhance the use of energy generated by renewable energy resources in support of Council-adopted policy applicable to the utility. Per kWh 0.025 e) Excess capacity charge. The monthly capacity charge kilowatt set forth in this Subsection (e) may be added to the above charges for service to intermittent loads in accordance with the provisions of the Electric Service Standards. Per kW 2.09 f) Standby service charges. Standby service, if available, will be provided on an annual contract basis at a level at least sufficient to meet probable service demand (in kilowatts) as determined'by the customer and approved by the utility according to the following: 1) Monthly standby distribution charge Contracted standby service, this charge shall be in lieu of the distribution per kW $3.83facilitiescharge. For all metered kilowatts in excess of the contracted amount Per kW $1 1.50 r) Net metering. 5) The customer-generator's consumption of energy from the utility and production of energy that flows into the utility's distribution system shall be measured on a monthly basis. The energy consumed from the utility by the customer-generator shall be billed at the applicable rate as outlined in Subsection c) of this Section. The energy produced by the customer-generator shall be credited to the customer monthly as follows: a. Summer season energy credit Per kWh 0.0443 Section 6. That Sections 26-468 (c) through (g), and (u) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins are hereby amended to read as follows: 11- Sec. 26-468. General service 50, schedule GS50. r c) Monthly rate. The monthly rates for this schedule shall be the sum of the following charges: 1) Fixed Charge Per account $9.08 An additional charge may be assessed if telephone communication per account $40.00serviceisnotprovidedbythecustomer. 2) Coincident demand charge a. summer season billing months of June,July and August Per kW 1 1.68 b. non-summer season billing months of January through per kW 8.90 May and September through December c. The meter reading date shall generally determine the summer season billing months; however, no customer shall be billed more than three (3) full billing cycles at the summer rate. 3) Distribution facilities charge Per kW 6.25 4) Energy charge a. Summer season billing months of June, July, and August Per kWh $0.0443 b. Non-summer season billing months of January through Per kWh $0.0425 May and September through December c. The meter reading date shall generally determine the summer season billing months; however, no customer shall be billed more than three (3) full billing cycles at the summer rate. 5) Payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) and franchise. A charge based on all monthly service charges billed pursuant to this 6 percent Section d) Renewable resource. Renewable energy resources, including, but not limited to, energy generated by the power of wind, may be offered on a voluntary basis to customers at the premium per kilowatt hour set forth in this Subsection (d). The utility may establish and offer voluntary programs designed to increase and enhance the use of energy generated by renewable energy resources in support of Council-adopted policy applicable to the utility. Per kWh 0.025 12- e) Excess capacity charge. The monthly capacity charge per kilowatt set forth in this Subsection (e) may be added to the above charges for service to intermittent loads in accordance with the provisions of the Electric Service Standards. Per kW f) Standby service charges. Standby service, if available, will be provided on an annual contract basis at a level at least sufficient to meet probable service demand (in kilowatts) as determined by the customer and approved by the utility according to the following: 1) Standby distribution charge. a.Monthly standby distribution charge shall be the sum of the following charges: Contracted standby service, this charge shall be in lieu of the distribution per kW r$4.92facilitiescharge. For all metered kilowatts in excess of the contracted amount Per kW $14.77 g) Excess circuit charge. In the event a utility customer in this rate class desires excess circuit capacity for the purpose of controlling the available electric capacity of a backup circuit connection, this service, if available, will be provided on an annual contract basis at a level at least sufficient to meet probable backup demand (in kilowatts) as determined by the customer and approved by the utility according to the following: 1) Monthly charge shall be the sum of the following charges: Contracted backup capacity per month Per kW $1.01 Metered kilowatts in excess of the contracted amount Per kW $3.03 2) In the event the contractual kilowatt limit is exceeded, a new annual contract period will automatically begin as of the month the limit is exceeded. The metered demand in the month of exceedance shall become the minimum contracted demand level for the excess circuit charge. u) Net metering. 5) The customer-generator's consumption of energy from the utility and production of energy that flows into the utility's distribution system shall be 13- measured on a monthly basis. The energy consumed from the utility by the customer-generator shall be billed at the applicable rate as outlined in Subsection c) of this Section. The energy produced by the customer-generator shall be credited to the customer monthly as follows: a. Summer season energy credit Per kWh 0.0443 Section 7. That Sections 26-469 (c) through (g) and (v) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins are hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 26-469. General service 750, schedule GS750. c) Monthly rate. The monthly rates for this schedule shall be the sum of the following charges: 1) Fixed Charge Per account $15.56 a. Additional charge for each additional metering point Per account $9.50 b. An additional charge may be assessed if telephone Per account $40.00 communication service is not provided by the customer. 2) Coincident demand charge a. summer season billing months of June,July and August Per kW 11.51 c b. non-summer season billing months of January through Per kW 8.77 May and September through December c. The meter reading date shall generally determine the summer season billing months; however, no customer shall be billed more than three (3) full billing cycles at the summer rate. 3) Distribution facilities charge a. First seven hundred fifty (750) kilowatts Per kW 6.00 b. All additional kilowatts Per kW 3.55 4) Energy charge a. Summer season billing months of June,July, and August Per kWh $0.0436 b. Non-summer season billing months of January through Per kWh $0.0419 May and September through December c. The meter reading date shall generally determine the summer season billing months; however, no customer shall be billed more than three (3) full billing cycles at 14- the summer rate. 5) Payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) and franchise. A charge based on all monthly service charges billed pursuant to this 6 percent Section d) Renewable resource. Renewable energy resources, including, but not limited to, energy generated by the power of wind, may be offered on a voluntary basis to customers at the premium per kilowatt hour set forth in this Subsection (d). The utility may establish and offer voluntary programs designed to increase and enhance the use of energy generated by renewable energy resources in support of Council-adopted policy applicable to the utility. Per kWh 0.025 e) Excess capacity charge. The monthly capacity charge per kilowatt set forth in this Subsection (e) may be added to the above charges for service to intermittent loads in accordance with the provisions of the Electric Service Standards. Per kW 2.09 f) Standby service charges. Standby service, if available, will be provided on an annual contract basis at a level at least sufficient to meet probable service demand (in kilowatts) as determined by the customer and approved by the utility according to the following: 1) Standby distribution charge. a.Monthly standby distribution charges shall be paid in the following amounts Contracted standby service, this charge shall be in lieu of the distribution Per kW $3.41 facilities charge. For all metered kilowatts in excess of the contracted amount Per kW $10.24 g) Excess circuit charge. In the event a utility customer in this rate class desires excess circuit capacity for the purpose of controlling the available electric capacity of a backup circuit connection, this service, if available, will be provided on an annual contract basis at a level at least sufficient to meet probable backup demand (in kilowatts) as determined by the customer and approved by the utility at the following: 1) Monthly charge. 15- Contracted backu capacity er month Per kW $0.70 Metered kilowatts in excess of the contracted amount Per kW $2.10 v) Net metering: 5) The customer-generator's consumption of energy from the utility and production of energy that flows into the utility's distribution system shall be measured on a monthly basis. The energy consumed from the utility by the customer-generator shall be billed at the applicable rate as outlined in Subsection c) of this Section. The energy produced by the customer-generator shall be credited to the customer monthly as follows: a. Summer season energy credit Per kWh 0.0436 Section 8. That Sections 26-470 (c) through (e), and (s) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins are hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 26-470. Substation service, schedule SS. c) Monthly rate. The monthly rates for this schedule shall be the sum of the following charges 1) Fixed Charge Per account $35.38 2) Coincident demand charge a. summer season billing months of June,July and August Per kW 1 1.33 b. non-summer season billing months of January through May and September through December Per kW 8.64 c. The meter reading date shall generally determine the summer season billing months; however, no customer shall be billed more than three (3) full billing cycles at the summer rate. 3) Distribution facilities charge Per kW 2.87 4) Energy charge a. Summer season billing months of June,July, and August Per kWh $0.0430 16- b. Non-summer season billing months of January through Per kWh $0.0412 May and September through December c. The meter reading date shall generally determine the summer season billing months; however, no customer shall be billed more than three (3) full billing cycles at the summer rate. 5) Payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) and franchise. i A charge based on all monthly service charges billed pursuant to this 6 percent Section d) Renewable resource. Renewable energy resources, including, but not limited to, energy generated by the power of wind, may be offered on a voluntary basis to customers at a premium per kilowatt hour. The utility may establish and offer voluntary programs designed to increase and enhance the use of energy generated by renewable energy resources in support of Council-adopted policy applicable to the utility. Per kWh 0.025 e) Standby service charges. Standby service, if available, will be provided on an annual contract basis at a level at least sufficient to meet probable service demand (in kilowatts) as determined by the customer and approved by the utility at the following rates: 1) Standby distribution charge. a.Monthly standby distribution charge: Contracted standby service, this charge shall be in lieu of the distribution per kW $2.55facilitiescharge. For all metered kilowatts in excess of the contracted amount Per kW $7.65 s) Net metering. 5) The customer-generator's consumption of energy from the utility and production of energy that flows into the utility's distribution system shall be measured on a monthly basis. The energy consumed from the utility by the customer-generator shall be billed at the applicable rate as outlined in Subsection c) of this Section. The energy produced by the customer-generator shall be credited to the customer monthly as follows: 17- a. Summer season energy credit Per kWh 0.0430 Section 9. That the amendments herein are effective and shall go into effect as follows: a. - Amended GS50 & GS750 schedule rates shall apply to all electricity used on or after January 1, 2017; b.All other amended schedule rates shall apply to all bills issued on the basis of meter readings on or after January 1, 2017. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 1st day of November, A.D. 2016, and to be presented for final passage on the 15th day of November, A.D. 2016. Mayor ATTEST: foRT Cp SEAL 4x 1'*4-1 City Clerk/Gl j/ cp••....•LORA Passed and adopted on final reading on the 15th day of November, A.D. 2016. Mayor ATTEST: PORTCOlt SPAL Chief Deputy City Clerk COLORA 18-