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HomeMy WebLinkAbout145 - 10/20/1981 - AMENDING ARTICLE 111 OF CHAPTER 112 OF THE CITY CODE RELATING TO THE CITY ELECTRIC UTILITY AND RATES ORDINANCE NO 145 , 1981 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE III OF CHAPTER 112 OF THE COOL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS RELATING TO THE CITY ELECTRIC UTILITY AND RATES FOR SERVICES FROM SUCH UTILITY BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AS FOLLOWS Section 1 That Section 112-118 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins be, and it hereby is, amended to read as follows "§112-118 Schedules The following schedule of rates is hereby adopted and approved, which shall be the lawful rates for the City of Fort Collins to charge and collect for all electrical service of every kind, both within and without the corporate limits of the City of Fort Collins, for customers connected to the distributing system of the said City of Fort Collins, being the schedule of rates referred to in §112-117 of this Code A Schedule R Residential Service (1) Availability This schedule shall be available within the corpo- rate limits of Fort Collins and the suburbdri fringe (2) Applicability, Single-Family Basis This schedule applies to residential customers for all domestic uses, except space heating, in single- family private dwellings, individually metered apartments, and home occupations defined to Section 118-81(c) of the City Code This schedule may be applied to existing dwellings having electric heat as a primary or auxiliary energy source for space heating prior to January 1, 1980 This schedule does not apply to auxiliary or standby service or service capacity in excess of 200 amperes (3) Monthly Rate Fixed charge, pet account 2 1 78 Demand charge, per kilowatt-hours First 1,000 kilowatt-hours $ 0406 All additional kilowatt-hours $ 0261 Energy charge, per kilowatt-hour $ 0132 In lieu of taxes and franchise Percent of charges billed 5 0% (4) Excess Capacity Charge A monthly capacity charge of $1 64 per kilowatt may be added to the above charges for service to intermittent loads in accordance with the provi- sions of the Electric Service Rules and Regula- tions (5) Service Charge There shall be a service charge of $11 00 for the processing of a request for elecrical service under this schedule, except where the request is made for after hours service, in which case the service charge shall be $70 00 The service charge is further applicable for a special meter reading and/or fractional period billing (6) Underground Annexation Charge There shall be an additional charge of $3 00 per month per customer for all annexed customers previously served by Public Service Company of Colorado and subject to that company's underground residential rates (7) Interruptible Water Heater Service Upon application by a minimum of 500 customers, utility-controlled water heater service will be available, on an optional basis, to primary use electric water heaters with single element capaci- ties of 4 5 or more kilowatts Control equipment will be owned , installed and maintained by the Utility This service is subject to the availabil- ity of suitable load control equipment Each customer having such load control equipment shall receive a monthly credit of $1 64 -2- (8) Applicability, Multi-Family Basis (Schedule RM) Master metering is not available for new or re- modeled residential buildings with more than one dwelling unit Master-metered residential build- ings served under this schedule prior to January 1, 1980 will be charged according to the foregoing rate schedule with each step of the demand charge multiplied by the number of dwelling units served (9) Parallel Generation Operation or connection of any electric generator in parallel with the Utility system is not per- mitted under this schedule See appropriate alternate schedules for this service (10) Payment of Charges The foregoing rates are net Payment becomes delinquent 25 days after the billing date (11) Contract Period All contracts under this schedule shall be for a minimum period of 30 days, and thereafter until terminated upon ten day's written notice to the City (12) Rules and Regulations Service supplied under this schedule is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Fort Collins Light and Power Utility Rules and Regula- tions as approved by the City Council Copies may be obtained from the City of Fort Collins Utility Billing Office, 300 LaPorte Avenue, Fort Collins, Colorado B Schedule RD Residential Demand Service (1) Availability This schedule shall be available within the corpo- rate limits of Fort Collins and the suburban fringe -3- (2) Applicability This schedule applies to new residential dwellings having electric heat as a primary or auxiliary energy source for space heating of single-family private dwellings, individually metered apartments, and home occupations defined in Section 118-81(c) of the City Code This schedule may be applied to any individually-metered residential dwelling This schedule does not apply to master-metered multiple dwelling residential buildings or resi- dences with a service capacity in excess of 200 amperes (3) Monthly Rate Fixed charge, per account $ 2 81 Demand charge, per kilowatt $ 3 27 Energy charge, per kilowatt-hour $ 0132 In lieu of taxes and franchise Percent of charges billed 5 0% (4) Excess Capacity Charge - Standby Service A monthly capacity charge of $1 64 per kilowatt may be added to the above charges for service to intermittent loads and for standby service in accordance with the provisions of the Electric Service Rules and Regulations (5) Service Charge There shall be a service charge of $11 00 for the processing of a request for electrical service under this schedule except where the request is made for after hours service, in which case the service charge shall be $70 00 The service charge is further applicable for a special meter reading and/or fractional period billing (6) Underground Annexation Charge There shall be an additional charge of $5 00 per month per customer for all annexed customers previously served by Public Service Company of Colorado and subject to that company's underground residential rates -4- (7) Interruptible Water Heater Service Upon application by a minimum of 500 customers, utility-controlled water heater service will be available, on an optional basis, to primary use electric water heaters with single element capaci- ties of 4 5 or more kilowatts Control equipment will be owned , installed and maintained by the Utility This service is subject to the availabil- ity of suitable load control equipment Each customer having such load control equipment shall receive a monthly credit of $1 64 (8) Parallel Generation The customer may generate all or part of his instantaneous energy or capacity needs by operation of a Qualifying Facility in parallel with the Utility system provided that electric service is being rendered under the standby provisions of this schedule and provided further that such Facility is constructed, operated and maintained in accordance with the provisions of the Electric Service Rules and Regulations (9) Payment of Charges The foregoing rates are net Payment becomes delinquent 25 days after the billing date (10) Billing Demand The billing demand shall be determined by suitable meter measurement of the highest 15 minutes inte- grated demand occurring during the billing period, and shall not be less than 50% of the highest kilowatt demand occurring in any of the preceding 11 months (11) Contract Period All contracts under this schedule shall be for a minimum period of 30 days, and thereafter until terminated upon ten day's written notice to the City (12) Rules and Regulations Service supplied under this schedule is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Fort -5- Collins Light and Power Utility Rules and Regula- tions as approved by the City Council Copies may be obtained from the City of Fort Collins Utility Billing Office, 300 LaPorte Avenue, Fort Collins, Colorado C Schedule RT Residential Time-of-Demand (1) Availability This schedule shall be available within the corpo- rate limits of Fort Collins and the suburban fringe (2) Applicability This schedule applies to new residential customers having electric heat as a primary or auxiliary energy source for space heating of single-family private dwellings, individually metered apartments, and home occupations defined in Section 118-81(c) of the City Code This schedule may be applied to any individually-metered residential dwelling This schedule does not apply to master-metered multiple dwelling residential buildings or resi- dences with a service capacity in excess of 200 amperes (3) Monthly Rate Fixed charge, per account $ 6 01 Demand charge, per kilowatt On-peak kilowatts $ 3 27 Off-peak kilowatts in excess of on-peak kilowatts $ 1 64 Energy charge, per kilowatt-hour $ 0132 In lieu of taxes and franchise Percent of charges billed 5 0% (4) Excess Capacity Charge - Standby Service A monthly capacity charge of $1 64 per kilowatt may be added to the above charges for service to intermittent loads and for standby service in accordance with the provisions of the Electric Service Rules and Regulations (5) Service Charge There shall be a service charge of $11 00 for the processing of a request for electrical service -6- under this schedule except where the request is made for after hours service, in which case the service charge will be $70 00 The service charge is further applicable for a special meter reading and/or fractional period billing (6) Underground Annexation Charge There shall be an additional charge of $5 00 per month per customer for all annexed customers previously served by Public Service Company of Colorado and subject to that company's underground residential rates (7) Interruptible Water Heater Service Upon application by a minimum of 500 customers, utility-controlled water heater service will be available, on an optional basis, to primary use electric water heaters with single element capaci- ties of 4 5 or more kilowatts Control equipment will be owned , installed and maintained by the Utility This service is subject to the availabil- ity of suitable load control equipment Each customer having such load control equipment shall receive a monthly credit of $1 64 (8) Parallel Generation The customer may generate all or part of his instantaneous energy or capacity needs by operation of a Qualifying Facility in parallel with the Utility system provided that electric service is being rendered under the standby provisions of this schedule and provided further that such Facility is constructed, operated and maintained in accordance with the provisions of the Electric Service Rules and Regulations (9) Payment of Charges The foregoing rates are net Payment becomes delinquent 25 days after the billing date (10) Billing Demand The billing demand shall be determined by suitable meter measurement of the highest 15 minute inte- grated demand occurring during the billing period, and shall not be less than 50% of the highest -7- on-peak kilowatt demand occurring in any of the preceding 11 months (11) Demand Periods The on-peak denand is the period from 7 00 a m to 11 00 p m weekdays except holidays The off-peak period is anytime other than the above described on-peak period Holidays shall be defined as the following days New Year' s Day, Menorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas (12) Contract Period All contracts under this schedule shall be for a mininun period of 90 days, and thereafter until terminated upon ten day' s written notice to the City (13) Rules and Regulations Service supplied under this schedule is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Fort Collins Light and Power Utility Rules and Regula- tions as approved by the City Council Copies may be obtained from the City of port Collins Utility Billing Office, 300 LaPorte Avenue, Fort Collins, Colorado D Schedule GS General Service (1) Availability This schedule shall be available within the corpo- rate limits of Fort Collins and the suburban fringe (2) Applicability This schedule applies to lighting service or combined lighting and power service to commercial and industrial customers including hotels, motels, fraternities, sororities, clubs, lodges, rooming houses, rest homes , tourist camps, churches, hospitals , and similar uses , and residential service over 200 ampere capacity, and optionally, for apartnents and multiple dwellings in existence prior to January 1 , 1980 where more than one dwelling or single living quarter is served through one meter Standby service will be demand metered -8- This schedule applies to service through one meter at single-phase or, where available, three-phase secondary voltage Single-phase motors from one to five horsepower may be connected with the approval of the Utility (3) Monthly Rate Fixed charge, per account Single-phase, 200 amp service $ 2 55 Single-phase, demand service $ 3 58 Single-phase, above 200 amp service $ 5 58 Three-phase, 200 amp service $ 4 11 Three-phase, above 200 amp service $ 9 65 Demand charge, per kilowatt-hour First 200 kilowatt-hours $ 0822 Next 1,800 kilowatt-hours $ 0428 All additional kilowatt-hours $ 0335 Demand charge, per kilowatt All kilowatts billed in excess of 12 kilowatts $ 2 45 Energy charge, per kilowatt-hour $ 0132 In lieu of taxes and franchise Percent of charges billed 5 0% (4) Excess Capacity Charge - Standby Service A monthly capacity charge of $4 07 per kilowatt may be added to the above charges for service to intermittent loads and for standby service in accordance with the provisions of the Electric Service Rules and Regulations (5) Service Charge There shall be a service charge of $11 00 for the processing of a request for electrical service under this schedule except where the request is made for after hours service, in which case the service charge shall be $70 00 The service charge is further applicable for a special meter reading and/or fractional period billing (6) Demand Metering A demand meter may be installed by the Light and Power Utility whenever an account exceeds 1,500 Kwh during any of the preceding 12 months A demand -9- meter shall be installed when a Qualifying Facility is operated in parallel with the Utility system under this schedule (7) Billing Demand The billing demand shall be determined by suitable meter measurement of the highest 15-minute inte- grated demand occurring during the billing period and shall not be less than 65% of the highest billing demand occurring in any of the precedinq 11 months (8) Power Factor Adjustment Power factor shall be determined by periodic testing using graphic watt and VAR instruments Such test results shall be the basis of billing adjustment until satisfactory correction has been made Periodic testing shall be conducted on an approximate 6-month schedule or as otherwise determined by the Utility If the power factor falls below 90% lagging, power factor adjustment may be made by increasing the billing demand by 1% for each 1% or major fraction thereof by which the power factor is less than 90% lagging This adjustment shall be based on the power factor at the time of maximum demand as recorded during the periodic test (9) Parallel Generation The customer may generate all or part of his instantaneous energy or capacity needs by operation of a Qualifying Facility in parallel with the Utility system provided that electric service is being rendered under the standby provisions of this schedule and provided further that such Facility is constructed, operated and maintained in accordance with the provisions of the Electric Service Rules and Regulations (10) Payment of Charges The foregoing rates are net Payment becomes delinquent 25 days after the billing date (11) Contract Period All contracts under this schedule shall be for a minimum period of 30 days, and thereafter until -10- terminated upon ten day's written notice to the City (12) Rules and Regulations Service supplied under this schedule is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Fort Collins Light and Power Utility Rules and Regula- tions as approved by the City Council Copies may be obtained from the City of Fort Collins Utility Billing Office, 300 LaPorte Avenue, Fort Collins, Colorado E Schedule GST General Service Time-of-Demand (1) Availability This schedule shall be available within the corpo- rate limits of Fort Collins and the suburban fringe (2) �pplicabl,l ,ty This schedule applies to lighting service or combined lighting and power service to commercial and industrial customers including hotels, motels, fraternities, sororities, clubs, lodges, rooming houses , rest homes, tourist camps, churches, hospitals, similar uses, and residential service over 200 ampere capacity, and optionally, for apartments and multiple dwellings in existence prior to January 1 , 1980 where more than one dwelling or single living quarter is served through one meter Standby service will be demand metered This schedule applies to service through one meter at single-phase or, where available, three-phase secondary voltage Single-phase motors from one to five horsepower may be connected with the approval of the Utility Service under this schedule is subject to availability of suitable metering and control equipment (3) Monthly Rate Fixed charge, per account Single-phase, demand service $ 6 79 Single-phase, above 200 amp service $ 9 55 Three-phase, 200 amp service $ 8 76 -11- Three-phase, above 200 amp service $15 01 Demand charge, per kilowatt On-peak kilowatts $ 2 45 Off-peak kilowatts in excess of on-peak kilowatts $ -0- Demand charge, per kilowatt-hour $ 0335 Energy charge, per kilowatt-hour $ 0132 In lieu of taxes and franchise Percent of charges billed 5 0% (4) Excess Capacity Charge - Standby Service A monthly capacity charge of $4 07 per kilowatt may be added to the above charges for service to intermittent loads and for standby service in accordance with the provisions of the Electric Service Rules and Regulations (5) Service Charge There shall be a service charge of $11 00 for the processing of a request for electrical service under this schedule except where the request is made for after hours service, in which case the service charge shall be $70 00 The service charge is further applicable for a special meter reading and/or fractional period billing (6) Billing Demand The billing demand shall be determined by suitable meter measurement of the highest 15-minute inte- grated demand occurring during the billing period The on-peak demand shall not be less than 65% of the highest on-peak billing demand occurring in any of the preceding 11 months (7) Demand Periods The on-peak demand is the period from 7 00 a m to 11 00 p m weekdays except holidays The off-peak period is anytime other than the above described on-peak period Holidays shall be defined as the following days New Year' s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas -12- (8) Power Factor Adjustment Power factor shall be determined by periodic testing using graphic watt and VAR instruments Such test results shall be the basis of billing adjustment until satisfactory correction has been made Periodic testing shall be conducted on an approximate 6-month schedule or as otherwise determined by the Utility If the power factor falls below 90% lagging, power factor adjustment may be made by increasing the billing demand by 1% for each 1% or major fraction thereof, by which the power factor is less than 90% lagging This adjustment shall be based on the power factor at the time of maximum demand as recordea during the periodic test (9) Interruptible Service Interruptible service may be provided under this schedule on an as available basis Unless other- wise provided for by separate contract for inter- ruptible service, the Billing Demand charges will be at the off-peak rate and such service is subject to unlimited interruption by the Utility without notice The hours of interruption will generally not exceed one (1 ) of 8 hours duration in any day and generally will not, in the aggregate, amount to more than 400 hours in any period of 6 consecutive months Service under this provision requires monitoring and direct control of all loads by the Light and Power Utility Load Dispatcher Approved independent metering, suitable control equipment, and communication services shall be provided by the customer The 65% minimum provi- sion of the past 11-month high billing demand will not apply to this service In addition to the charges computed in accordance with the uninter- ruptible provisions of this rate, the interruptible customer shall pay a penalty of three (3) times the on-peak Billing Demand for each month in which said customer either (i) fails to shut down his interruptible load for any reason, including cus- tomer equipment failures or communications system failures, or (ii ) the customer resumes operation of said interruptible load prior to notice by the Light and Power Utility that said operation may be resumed Interruptible service contracts between the customer and the Light and Power Utility and/or the Utility's power supplier will be re- -13- quired where modification of the provisions in- cluded herein are necessary to meet customer and utility constraints By making application for interruptible service, the customer waives all liability of the Light and Power Utility and the Utility's power supplier for consequential damages resulting from interruptions in accordance with this schedule (10) Parallel Generation The customer may generate all or part of his instantaneous energy or capacity needs by operation of a Qualifying Facility in parallel with the Utility system provided that electric service is being rendered under the standby provisions of this schedule and provided further that such Facility is constructed, operated and maintained in accordance with the provisions of the Electric Service Rules and Regulations (11) Payment of Charges The foregoing rates are net Payment becomes delinquent 25 days after the billing date (12) Contract Period All contracts under this schedule shall be for a minimum period of 90 days, and thereafter until terminated upon ten day's written notice to the City (13) Rules and Regulations Service supplied under this schedule is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Fort Collins Light and Power Utility Rules and Regula- tions as approved by the City Council Copies may be obtained from the City of Fort Collins Utility Billing Office, 300 LaPorte Avenue, Fort Collins, Colorado F Schedule GS50 General Service 50 (1) Availability This service shall be available within the corpo- rate limits of Fort Collins and the suburban fringe -14- 4 (2) AppllcabiIity This schedule applies to customers served at the established secondary voltage of the City's distri- bution system and having three-phase service This schedule may also apply to customers having a single-phase service with approval of the Light and Power Utility (3) Monthly Rate Fixed charge, per account $15 52 Demand charge, per kilowatt but not less than 50 kilowatts $10 59 Energy charge, per kilowatt-hour $ 0132 In lieu of taxes and franchise Percent of charges billed 5 0% (4) Excess Capacity Charge - Standby Service A monthly capacity charge of $5 30 per kilowatt may be added to the above charges for service to intermittent loads and for standby service in accordance with the provisions of the Electric Service Rules and Regulations (5) Service Charge There shall be a service charge of $41 50 for the processing of a request for electrical service under this schedule except where the request is made for after hours service, in which case the service charge shall be $70 00 The service charge is further applicable for a special meter reading and/or fractional period billing (6) Billing Demand The billing demand shall be determined by suitable meter measurement of the highest 15-minute inte- grated demand occurring during the billing period and shall not be less than 70% of the highest kilowatt demand occurring in any of the preceding 11 months (7) Power Factor Adjustment Power factor shall be determined by periodic testing using graphic watt and VAR instruments Such test results shall be the basis of billing -15- adjustment until satisfactory correction has been made Periodic testing shall be conducted on an approximate 6-month schedule or as otherwise determined by the Utility If the power factor falls below 90% lagging, power factor adjustment may be made by increasing the billing demand by 1% for each 1% or major fraction thereof by which the power factor is less than 90% lagging This adjustment shall be based on the power factor at the time of maximum demand as recorded curing the periodic test (8) Primary Service Where service is metered under this schedule at primary voltage , a discount shall be made each month of 1 112% of the bill for service Where service is taken at the City's established primary voltage and the City does not own the transformers and substations converting to secondary voltage, an additional credit of 2% of the monthly bill shall be allowed A charge additional to the schedule shall be made each month of 2% of the bill for service at 2,400 volts or 4,160 volts (9) Parallel Generation The customer may operate all or part of his instan- taneous energy or capacity needs by operation of a Qualifying Facility in parallel with the Utility system provided that electric service is beinq rendered under the standby provisions of this schedule and provided further that such Facility is constructed, operated and maintained in accordance with the provisions of the Electric Service Rules and Regulations (10) Payment of Charges The foregoing rates are net Payment becomes delinquent 25 days after the billing date (11) Contract Period All contracts under this schedule shall be for a minimum period of 90 days, and thereafter until terminated upon ten day's written notice to the City (12) Rules and Regulations Service supplied under this schedule is subject to -16- the terms and conditions set forth in the Fort Collins Light and Power Utility Rules and Regula- tions as approved by the City Council Copies may be obtained from the City of Fort Collins Utility Billing Office, 300 LaPorte Avenue, Fort Collins, Colorado G Schedule GS50T General Service 50 Time-of-Demand (1) Availability This service shall be available within the corpo- rate limits of Fort Collins and the suburban fringe The Utility reserves the right to decline applications for this service based on the avail- ability of excess off-peak capacity (2) AU icability This schedule applies to customers served at the established secondary voltage of the City's distri- bution system and having three-phase service This schedule may also apply to customers having a single-phase service with approval of the Light and Power Utility Service under this schedule is subject to availability of suitable metering and control equipment (3) Monthly Rate Fixed charge, per account $20 88 Demand charge, per kilowatt On-peak kilowatts, but not less than 50 kilowatts $10 59 Off-peak kilowatts, in excess of on-peak kilowatts $ 5 30 Energy charge, per kilowatt-hour $ 0132 In lieu of taxes and franchise Percent of charges billed 5 0% (4) Excess Capacity Charge - Standby Service A monthly capacity charge of $5 30 per kilowatt may be added to the above charges for service to intermittent loads and for standby service in accordance with the provisions of the Electric Service Rules and Regulations -17- (5) Service Charge There shall be a service charge of $41 50 for the processing of a request for electrical service under this schedule except where the request is made for after hours service, in which case the service charge shall be $70 00 The service charge is further applicable for a special meter reading and/or fractional period billing (6) Billing Demand The billing demand shall be determined by suitable meter measurement of the highest 15-minute inte- grated demand occurring during the billing period The on-peak demand shall not be less than 70% of the highest on-peak kilowatt demand occurring in any of the preceding 11 months (7) Demand Periods The on-peak demand is the period from 7 00 a m to 11 00 p m weekdays except holidays The off-peak period is anytime other than the above described on-peaK period Holidays shall be defined as the following days New Year' s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas (8) Power Factor Adjustment Power factor shall be determined by periodic testing using graphic watt and VAR instruments Such test results shall be the basis of billing adjustment until satisfactory correction has been made Periodic testing shall be conducted on an approximate 6-month schedule or as otherwise determined by the Utility If the power factor falls below 90% lagging, power factor adjustment may be made by increasing the billing demand by 1% for each 1% or major fraction thereof by which the power factor is less than 90% lagging This adjustment shall be based on the power factor at the time of maximum demand as recorded during the periodic test (9) Interruptible Service Interruptible service may be provided under this schedule on an as available basis Unless other- -18- wise provided for by separate contract for inter- ruptible service, the Billing Demand charges will be at the off-peak rate and such service is subject to unlimited interruption by the Utility without notice The hours of interruption will generally not exceed one (1) of 8 hours duration in any day and generally will not, in the aggregate, amount to more than 400 hours in any period of 6 consecutive months Service under this provision requires monitoring and direct control of all loads by the Light and Power Utility Load Dispatcher Approved independent metering, suitable control equipment , and communication services shall be provided by the customer The 70% minimum provi- sion of the past 11-month high billing demand will not apply to this service In addition to the charges computed in accordance with the uninterrup- tible provisions of this rate, the interruptible customer shall pay a penalty of three (3) times the on-peak Billing Demand for each month in which said customer either (i ) fails to shut down his interruptible load for any reason, including cus- tomer equipment failures or communications system failures, or ( ii ) the customer resumes operation of said interruptible load prior to notice by the Light and Power Utility that said operation may be resumed Interruptible service contracts between the customer and the Light and Power Utility and/or the Utility's power supplier will be re- quired where modification of the provisions in- cluded herein are necessary to meet customer and utility constraints By making application for interruptible service, the customer waives all liability of the Light and Power Utility and the Utility's power supplier for consequential damages resulting from interruptions in accordance with this schedule (10) Primary Service Where service is metered under this schedule at primary voltage, a discount shall be made each month of 1 112% of the bill for service Where service is taken at the City's established primary voltage and the City does not own the transformers and substations converting to secondary voltage, an additional credit of 2% of the monthly bill shall be allowed A charge additional to the schedule shall be made each month of 2% of the bill for service at 2,400 volts or 4,160 volts -19- (11) Parallel Generation The customer may operate all or part of his instan- taneous energy or capacity needs by operation of a Qualifying Facility in parallel with the Utility system provided that electric service is being rendered under the standby provisions of this schedule and provided further that such Facility is constructed, operated and maintained in accordance with the provisions of the Electric Service Rules and Regulations (12) Payment of Charges The foregoing rates are net Payment becomes delinquent 25 days after the billing date (13) Contract Period All contracts under this schedule shall be for a minimum period of 12 months,and thereafter until terminated upon ten day's written notice to the City (14) Rules and Regulations Service supplied under this schedule is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Fort Collins Light and Power Utility Rules and Regula- tions as approved by the City Council Copies may be obtained from the City of Fort Collins Utility Billing Office, 300 LaPorte Avenue, Fort Collins, Colorado H Schedule GS500 General Service 500 (1) Availability This service shall be available within the corpo- rate limits of Fort Collins and the suburban fringe (2) Applicability This schedule applies to customers served at the primary voltage of the City' s electric system (13,200/7 ,620 volts nominal ) for three-phase industrial power and combined lighting and power (3) Monthly. Rate Fixed charge, per account $41 09 -20- Additional charge for magne- tic tape, single metering point $96 35 Additional charge for each additional metering point $22 03 Demand cnarge, per kilowatt but not less than 500 kilowatts $ 9 89 Energy charge, per kilowatt-hour $ 0132 In lieu of taxes and franchise Percent of charges billed 5 0% (4) Excess Capacity Charge - Standby Service A monthly capacity charge of $4 95 per kilowatt may be added to the above charges for service to intermittent loads and for standby service in accordance with the provisions of the Electric Service Rules and Regulations (5) Service Charge There shall be a service charge of $41 50 for the processing of a request for electrical service under this schedule except where the request is made for after hours service, in which case the service charge shall be $70 00 The service charge is further applicable for a special meter reading and/or fractional period billing (6) Billing Demand The billing demand shall be determined by suitable meter measurement of the highest 15-minute inte- grated demand occurring during the billing period and shall not be less than 75% of the highest kilowatt demand occurring in any of the preceding 11 months Magnetic tape metering equipment may be as specified by the Utility (7) Power Factor Adjustment Power factor shall be determined by periodic testing using graphic watt and VAR instruments Such test results shall be the basis of billing adjustment until satisfactory correction has been made Periodic testing shall be conducted on an approximate 6-month schedule or as otherwise determined by the Utility If the power factor falls below 90% lagging, power factor adjustment may be made by increasing the billing demand by 1% -21- for each 1% or major fraction thereof by which the power factor is less than 90% lagging This adjustment shall be based on the power factor at the time of maximum demand as recorded during the periodic test (8) Secondary Service Where service is rendered under this schedule at secondary voltage and the City owns and furnishes the transformer and substation converting to the lower voltage desired by the customer, an addition- al charge shall be made each month of 2% of the bill for sevice If, for any reason, metering is accomplished at secondary voltage, an additional 1 112% shall be added to the monthly bill Instru- ment-rated metering transformers shall be at the expense of the owner The Utility may require that transformers greater than 1,000 Kva be owned by the customer and that such load be primary metered A charge, additional to the schedule, shall be made each month of 2% of the bill for service provided by Utility at 2,400 volts or 4,160 volts (9) Parallel Generation The customer may generate all or part of his instantaneous energy or capacity needs by operation of a Qualifying Facility in parallel with the Utility system provided that electric service is being rendered under the standby provisions of this schedule and provided further that such Facility is constructed, operated and maintained in accordance with the provisions of the Electric Service Rules and Regulations (10) Payment of Charges The foregoing rates are net Payment becomes delinquent 25 days after the billing date (11) Contract Period All contracts under this schedule shall be for a minimum period of 12 months, and thereafter until terminated upon ten day's written notice to the City (12) Rules and Regulations Service supplied under this schedule is subject to -22- the terms and conditions set forth in the Fort Collins Light and Power Utility Rules and Regula- tions as approved by the City Council Copies may be obtained from the City of Fort Collins Utility Billing Office, 300 LaPorte Avenue, Fort Collins, Colorado I Schedule GS500T General Service 500 Time-of-Demand (1) Availability This service shall be available within the corpo- rate limits of Fort Collins and the suburban fringe The Utility reserves the right to decline applications for this service based on the avail- ability of excess off-peak capacity (2) Applicability This schedule applies to customers served at the primary voltage of the City' s electric system (13,200/7,620 volts nominal ) for three-phase industrial power and combined lighting and power (3) Monthly Rate Fixed charge, per account $43 68 Additional charge for magnetic tape, single metering point $96 35 Additional charge for each additional metering point $22 03 Demand charge, per kilowatt On-peak kilowatts, but not less than 500 kilowatts $ 9 89 Off-peak kilowatts in excess of on-peak kilowatts $ 4 95 Energy charge, per kilowatt-hour $ 0132 In lieu of taxes and franchise Percent of charges billed 5 0% (4) Excess Capacity Charge - Standby Service A monthly capacity charge of $4 95 per kilowatt may be added to the above charges for service to intermittent loads and for standby service in accordance with the provisions of the Electric Service Rules and Regulations -23- (5) Service Charge There shall be a service charge of $41 50 for the processing of a request for electrical service under this schedule except where the request is made for after hours service, in which case the service charge shall be $70 00 The service charge is further applicable for a special meter reading and/or fractional period billing (6) Billing Demand The billing demand shall be determined by suitable meter measurement of the highest 15-minute inte- grated demand occurring during the billing period The on-peak demand shall not be less than 75% of the highest on-peak kilowatt demand occurring in any of the preceding 11 months The type of metering equipment will be as specified by the Utility (7) Demand Periods The on-peak demand is the period from 7 00 a m to 11 00 p m weekdays except holidays The off-peak period is anytime other than the above described on-peak period Holidays shall be defined as the following days New Year' s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas (8) Power Factor Adjustment Power factor shall be determined by periodic testing using graphic watt and VAR instruments Such test results shall be the basis of billing adjustment until satisfactory correction has been made Periodic testing shall be conducted on an approximate 6-month schedule or as otherwise determined by the Utility If the power factor falls below 90% lagging, power factor adjustment may be made by increasing the billing demand by 1% for each 1% or major fraction thereof by which the power factor is less than 90% lagging This adjustment shall be based on the power factor at the time of maximum demand as recorded during the periodic test -24- 1 (9) Interruptible Service Interruptible service may be provided under this schedule on an as available basis Unless other- wise provided for by separate contract for inter- ruptible servvice, the Billing Demand charges will be at the off-peak rate and such service is subject to unlimited interruption by the Utility without notice The hours of interruption will generally not exceed one (1) of 8 hours duration in any day and generally will not, in the aggregate, amount to more than 400 hours in any period of 6 consecutive months Service under this provision requires monitoring and direct control of all loads by the Light and Power Utility Load Dispatcher Approved independent metering, suitable control equipment, and communication services shall be provided by the customer The 75% minimum provi- sion of the past 11-month high billing demand will not apply to this service In addition to the charges computed in accordance with the uninterrup- tible provisions of this rate, the interruptible customer shall pay a penalty of three (3) times the on-peak Billing Demand for each month in which said customer either (i ) fails to shut down his interruptible load for any reason, including cus- tomer equipment failures or communications system failures, or (ii ) the customer resumes operation of said interruptible load prior to notice by the Light and Power Utility that said operation may be resumed Interruptible service contracts between the customer and the Light and Power Utility and/or the Utility's power supplier will be re- quired where modification of the provisions in- cluded herein are necessary to meet customer and utility constraints By making application for interruptible service, the customer waives all liability of the Light and Power Utility and the Utility's power supplier for consequential damages resulting from interruptions in accordance with this schedule (10) Secondary Service Where service is rendered under tnis schedule at secondary voltage and the City owns and furnishes the transformer and substation converting to the lower voltage desired by the customer, an addition- al charge shall be made each month of 2% of the bill for service If, for any reason, metering is -25- accomplished at secondary voltage, an additional 1 112% shall be added to the monthly bill Instru- ment-rated metering transformers shall be at the expense of the owner The Utility may requre that transformers greater than 1 ,000 Kva be oNned by the customer and that such load be primary metered A charge, additional to the schedule, shall be made each month of 2% of the bill for service provided by the Utility at 2 ,400 volts or 4,160 volts (11) Parallel Generation The customer may generate all or part of his instantaneous energy or capacity needs by operation of a Qualifying Facility in parallel with the Utility system provided that electric service is being rendered under the standby provisions of this schedule and provided further that such Facility is constructed, operated and maintained in accordance with the provisions of the Electric Service Rules and Regulations (12) Payment of Charges The foregoing rates are net Payment becomes delinquent 25 days after the billing date (13) Contract Period All contracts under this schedule shall be for a minimum period of 12 months, and thereafter until terminated upon ten day's written notice to the City (14) Rules and Regulations Service supplied under this schedule is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Fort Collins Light and Power Utility Rules and Regula- tions as approved by the City Council Copies may be obtained from the City of Fort Collins Utility Billing Office, 300 LaPorte Avenue, Fort Collins, Colorado J Schedule 10 Special Area Floodlighting (1) Applicability This schedule shall be available within the corpo- rate limits of Fort Collins and the suburban fringe for outdoor area floodlighting of consumer ' s property from dusk to dawn -26- (2) Monthly Rate Fixed charge, per account $ 94 Charge, per lamp, Mercury Vapor 175 Watt $10 51 250 Watt $14 46 400 Watt $22 49 1,000 Watt $57 74 Charge per lamp, High Pressure Sodium 100 Watt $ 5 99 150 Watt $ 9 49 250 Watt $15 04 400 Watt $23 51 (3) Service Charge There shall be a service charge of $4 60 for the initiation of a floodlighting account under this schedule (4) Payment of Charges The foregoing rates are net Payment becomes delinquent 25 days after the billing date (5) Contract Period and Conditions Those desiring floodlighting service shall sign a service contract at the Fort Collins Light & Power Utility Office This contract may be terminated at the end of any billing period upon ten day' s written notice to the City Under this schedule the Utility will own, install , operate and maintain standard area lighting equip- ment Materials, installation and associated line extension costs shall be paid by the customer to the Utility Upon termination of service to lights installed after January 1, 1980, the salvage value of recoverable materials less removal expenses will be refunded to the consumer The lamps shall be controlled by automatic control equipment and burning time shall be from approxi- mately thirty minutes after sunset to approximately thirty minutes before sunrise The customer shall notify the Utility of any operational failure of the lamp Lamp replacements or repairs will be performed only during regular working hours -27- t (6) Rules and Regulations Service supplied under this schedule is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Fort Collins Light and Power Utility Rules and Regula- tions as approved by the City Council Copies may be obtained from the City of Fort Collins Utility Billing Office, 300 LaPorte Avenue, Fort Collins, Colorado K Schedule M Municipal Streetlighting (1) Availability This service shall be available within the corpo- rate limits of Fort Collins, Colorado (2) Applicability This schedule shall be applicable only to municipal streetlighting service (3) Monthly Rate Fixed charge, per account $42 93 Charge per light, Mercury Vapor 175 Watt $ 7 39 250 Watt $10 16 400 Watt $15 80 1,000 Watt $37 75 Charge per light, High Pressure Sodium 100 Watt $ 4 21 150 Watt $ 6 67 250 Watt $10 57 400 Watt $16 52 Charge per light, Metal Halide 1,000 Watt $36 93 (4) Payment of Charges Bills for municipal streetlighting service will be rendered by the Light and Power Utility and paid by the City at the end of each month Monthly bill- ings will be based on the inventory of completed installations at the time of billing (5) LicLhting Districts a) Artificial-lighting districts, if not covered by the provisions of Chapter 16, Improvements, -28- Local Public, of this Code, are to be financed by the subdivider on a cash basis, and shall include costs for equipment, labor, material, and overhead, calculated at the time of instal- lation The City at large may participate in artificial-lighting districts along arterial streets in residential areas to the extent that the costs incurred exceed the estimated cost of installing a streetlighting system designed to meet standard residential lighting levels b) Where requested by the City, the Light and Power Utility shall install all lamps, wire, poles, and fixtures and other necessary equip- ment for service Such installations shall be paid for by the City General Fund L Schedule T Traffic Signal Service (1) Availability This service shall be available within the corpo- rate limits of Fort Collins, Colorado (2) Applicability This schedule shall be applicable only to municipal traffic signal service (3) Monthly Rate Fixed charge, per account $39 20 Charge, per kilowatt-hour $ 03483 Equipment rental charges, when applicable, will be determined by cost analysis by the Utility Service extensions and signal installations made by the Utility shall be paid for by the City General Fund, subject to material and installation costs at the time of installation (4) Payment of Charges Bills for traffic signal energy consumption and equipment rental shall be rendered by the Light and Power Utility and paid by the City at the end of each month Monthly billings shall be bsed on the inventory of completed installations at the time of billing -29- i M Electric Rates General Service Rules and Regulations The rules and regulations applicable to electric service and persons receiving electric service from the City of Fort Collins shall be such rules and regulations as are adopted by the Department of Municipal Public Utilities and approved by resolution of the Council of the City of Fort Collins Upon such adoption and approval , all such rules and regulations shall be in full force and effect and shall apply to any person, corporation, or other entity receiving electric service from the City N Definitions For the purposes of §112-118, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated After Hours -- Those hours between 4 00 p m and 8 00 a m , Monday through Friday, all day Saturday, Sunday, and designated holidays observed by the City of Fort Collins Cogeneration -- Facilities which simultaneously produce two forms of useful energy, such as power and steam, through the sequential use of energy Such Facilities must be owned by a person not primarily engaged in the generation or sale of electric energy Facility -- That generator and associated equipment owned by a party other than the Utility which is used to generate or deliver electric power Intermittent Loads -- An electrical demand of an inter- mittent or fluctuating character or which reflects frequent starting with high current in-rush Interruptible -- Power made available under agreements which permit curtailment or Cessation of delivery by the Utility Parallel Generation -- The operation of Qualifying Facilities when interconnected with the Utility system in accordance with the provisions of these rules Qualifying Fac ility -- A Cogeneration or Small Power Production Facility which meets the definitions of such facilities as defined herein and which is a qualifying facility under Subpart B of Section 201 of the Public Utilities Regulatory Policy Act of 1978 as may be amended from time to time -30- r ' Small Power Production -- Facilities which derive more than /5 of total energy input from biomass, waste, or renewable resources including wind, solar and water , to produce electric power Such Facilities must be of less than 80 megawatts capacity and must be owned by a person not primarily engaged in the generation or sale of electric energy Special Meter Reading and/or Fractional Period Billinq -- A meter rea ing or billing performea at Tne request of the consumer in addition to the normal monthly meter reading or billing Utility -- The Light and Power Utility of the City of olT rf-To-llins, Colorado Section 2 The amendments recited herein shall become effective on all billings rendered on or after January 1 , 1982, relating to services provided during the month of December, 1981, and thereafter Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered pub- lished this 6th day of October A D 1981, and to be pre- sented for ifinal— passage on 5e 20th ay of Octflhpr A D 1981 Mayor ATTEST City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading this 20th day of October A D 1981 Z�z 4a Mayor ATTEST (hh City Clerk -31-