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Home My WebLink About116 - 09/18/2018 - AMENDING CHAPTER 26 OF THE CITY CODE TO EXTEND TIERED ELECTRIC RATES INTO 2019 FOR CUSTOMERS ENROLLE ORDINANCE NO. 116, 2018 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AMENDING CHAPTER 26 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS TO EXTEND TIERED ELECTRIC RATES INTO 2019 FOR CUSTOMERS ENROLLED IN MANUALLY-READ METERING SERVICES WHEREAS, on February 4, 2014, City Council adopted Ordinance No. 017, 2014, approving amendments to Chapter 26 of the City Code related to manually-read electric metering services and updating the associated fee established under Ordinance No. 033, 2012; and WHEREAS, on July 21, 2015, City Council adopted Ordinance No. 078, 2015, approving amendments to Chapter 26 of the City Code and authorizing a residential pilot time-of-use (TOU) rate study to run from October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016; and WHEREAS,following the pilot study,Utility Services staff recommended to City Council a transition from tiered-based electric rates to a TOU-based rate structure, beginning October 1, 2018; and WHEREAS, on November 21, 2017, City Council adopted Ordinance No. 155, 2017, approving amendments to Chapter 26 of the City Code and transitioning the electric service rates to a TOU-based structure for all meter readings on or after October 1, 2018; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the rate transition deadlines established in Ordinance No. 155, 2017,Utility Service staff began performing meter replacement and equipment upgrades necessary to accommodate TOU-based rates; and WHEREAS, on May 1, 2018, City Council adopted Ordinance No. 053, 2018 revising the name of the TOU electric rates to "time-of-day" (TOD)electric rates; and WHEREAS, Utility Service staff has determined that upgrades to equipment located at premises where residential customers are enrolled in manually-read metering service may not be complete in time to transition these customers to TOD-based rates as of October 1, 2018; and WHEREAS, approximately 200 residential Electric Utility customers are enrolled in manually-read metering service, including those on Residential, Residential Demand, Medical Assistance, Net metering, Net metering-community solar projects, and Income Qualified . Assistance Program("IQAP")rate schedules; and WHEREAS, staff recommends amending Chapter 26 of the City Code to extend application of tiered-based electric rates for customers enrolled in manually-read metering service as of August 31, 2018 until completion of upgrades to metering equipment necessary to serve such customers on TOD rates, while all other customers will transition to TOD rates for meter readings as of the dates established in Ordinance No. 155, 2017. NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows: -1- Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes and adopts the determinations and findings contained in the recitals set forth above. Section 2. That no additional residential utility customers may enroll to receive manually-read electric metering service from the City's Electric Utility between September 1, 2018 and March 30, 2019; and Section 3. That Subsections 26-464(c), (p) and (r) 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. (1) Tiered.The monthly rates for this schedule shall be the sum of the following charges, applied to all remote-read meter readings on or after January 1, 2018, through September 30,2018. Customers enrolled in manual meter reading services as of August 31, 2018 shall remain on the tiered rates below until the date meter upgrades necessary to serve such customers on time-of-day rates are completed, as which time the time-of-day rates under subsection(2) of this Section shall apply.= e. Income-qualified assistance program ("IQAP") discount. Discount applied to monthly charges in "a.", "b.", and %." for IQAP 23 percent participating residential customers, as further described in Section 26- 724 of the Code. (2) Time-of-day. The monthly rates for this schedule shall be the sum of the following charges, applied to all remote-read meter readings on or after October 1, 2018. Customers enrolled in manual meter reading services as of August 31, 2018 shall be billed based on time-of-day rates as of the date meter upgrades necessary to serve such customers on time-of-day rates are completed.: (p) Net metering. (5) a. Tiered. 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 from the utility consumed by the customer-generator shall be billed at the applicable gate as outlined in Subsection (c) of this Section. The.energy produced by the customer-generator -2- shall be credited to the customer monthly as follows, applied to all remote-read meter readings on or after January 1,2018,through September 30,2018.Customers enrolled in manual meter reading services as of August 31, 2018 shall remain on the tiered rates below until the date meter upgrades necessary to serve such customers on time-of-day rates are completed, at which time the time-of-day rates under subsection (b) of this Section shall apply.=. b. Time-of-day. For customer-generators on a "time-of-day" rate, 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 from the utility consumed by the customer-generator shall be billed at the applicable rates under Subsection (c) of this Section. The energy produced by the customer- generator shall be credited to the customer monthly as follows, applied to all meter readings on or after October 1, 2018. Customers enrolled in manual meter reading services as of August 31, 2018 shall be credited based on time-of-day rates as of the date meter upgrades necessary to serve such customers on time-of-day rates are completed.= (r) Net metering—community solar projects. (3) a. Tiered. 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 from Fort Collins Utilities consumed by the customer shall be billed at the applicable rate as outlined in Subsections (c) of this Section. The method used to measure energy produced and issue credits under this Section shall be the same for subscriber-owned facilities and dedicated program-managed facilities. The energy produced by the customer's portion of the qualifying facility shall be credited to the customer monthly as follows, applied to all remote-read meter readings on or after January 1,2018,through September 30,2018. Customers enrolled in manual meter reading services as of August 31, 2018 shall "remain on the tiered rates below until the date meter upgrades necessary to serve such customers on time-of-day rates are completed, at which time the time-of-day rates under subsection(b)of this Section shall apply.- b. Time-of-day. For customer-generators on a "time-of-day" rate; 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 from the utility consumed by the customer-generator shall be billed at the applicable rates under Subsection (c) of -3- this Section. The method used to measure energy produced and issue credits under this Section shall be the same for subscriber-owned facilities and dedicated program:managed facilities. The energy produced by the customer-generator shall be credited to the customer monthly as follows, applied to all remote-read meter readings on or after October 1, 2018. Customers enrolled in manual meter reading services as of August 31, 2018 shall be credited based on time-of-day rates as of the date meter upgrades necessary to serve such customers on time-of-day rates are completed.: Section 4. That Section 26-465(c)(2) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec.26465. -Residential demand service, schedule RD. (c) Monthly rate. (1) The monthly rates shall be the sum of the following charges, applied to all remote-read meter readings on or after January 1, 2018, through September 30, 2018. Customers enrolled in manual meter reading services as of August 31,2018 shall remain on the tiered rates below until the date meter upgrades necessary to serve such customers on time-of-day rates are completed, at which time the time- of-day rates in subsection (2) of this Section shall apply.-. f Income-qualified assistance program (`'IQAP") discount. Discount applied to monthly charges in "a.", "b.", and %." above for 23 percent IQAP.participating residential customers, as further described in Section 26-724 of the Code. (2) Time of day.; The monthly rates for this schedule shall be the sum of the following charges, applied to all remote-read meter readings on or after October 1, 2018. Customers enrolled in manual meter reading services as of August 31, 2018 shall be billed based on time-of=day rates as of the date meter upgrades necessary to serve such customers on time-of-day rates are completed.= ef. Income-qualified assistance program (`-`IQAP") discount. Discount applied to monthly charges in "a.", "b.", and % " above for 23 percent IQAP participating residential customers, as further described in Section 26-724 of the Code. (q) Net metering. -4- (5) a. Tiered. 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 from the utility consumed 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, applied to all remote-read meter readings on or after January 1, 2018, through September 30, 2018. Customers enrolled in manual meter reading services as of August 31, 2018 shall remain on the tiered rates below until the date meter upgrades necessary to serve such customers on time-of-day rates are completed, at which time the time-of-day rates in subsection(b) of this Section shall apply.-- b. Time-of-day. For customer-generators on a "time-of-day" rate, 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 from the utility consumed by the customer-generator shall be billed at the applicable rates under Subsection (c) of this Section. The energy produced by the customer- generator shall be credited to the customer monthly as follows, applied to all remote-read meter readings on or after October 1, 2018. Customers enrolled in manual meter reading services as of August 31, 2018 shall be credited based on time-of-day rates as of the date meter upgrades necessary to serve such customers on time-of-day rates are completed.= (r) Net metering-community solar projects. (3) a. 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 from Fort Collins Utilities consumed by the customer shall be billed at the applicable seasonal tiered rate as outlined in Subsections (c) of this Section. The method used to measure energy produced and issue credits under this Section shall be the same for subscriber- owned facilities and dedicated program-managed facilities. The energy produced by the customer's portion of the qualifying facility shall be credited to the customer monthly as follows, applied to all remote-read meter readings on or after January 1,2018,through September 30,2018. Customers enrolled in manual meter reading services as of August 31, 2018 shall remain on the tiered rates below until the date meter upgrades necessary to serve such customers on time-of-day rates are J -5- completed, at which time the time-of-day rates under subsection(b) of this Section shall apply.: b. Time-of-day. For customer-generators on a "time-of-day" rate, 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 from the utility consumed by the customer-generator shall be billed at the applicable rates under Subsection (c) of this Section. The method used to measure energy produced and issue credits under this Section shall be the same for subscriber-owned facilities and dedicated program-managed facilities. The energy produced by the customer-generator shall be credited to the customer monthly as follows, applied to all remote-read meter readings on or after October 1, 2018. Customers enrolled in manual meter reading services as of August 31, 2018 shall be credited based on time-o.f--day rates as of the date meter upgrades necessary to serve such customers on time-of=day rates are completed.. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 4th day of September, A.D. 2018, and to be presented for final passage on the 18th day of September, A.D. 2018. Mayor ATTEST: OF FORT00 C%� .y SEAL ''" City Cle oo�oRpoo Passed and adopted on final reading on the 18th day of September, A.D. 2018. i or ATTEST: CF FORPcO city SEAL cl :y cOGORA00 -6-