HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE 0163-1969II
AMENDING KENAI CODE, 1963, AS A~4~N,~ED, TO MAKE CHANGES IN THE
RATE SCHEDULES, SERVICE STANbARDS ,,R~ OTHER OPERATIONS IN
ACCORDANCE WITH RECOMMENDATIONS ')¥ COaSUL~ING ENGINEERS.AND SET-
//TI:~G Wi EFFECTIVE DATE.
WI~;REAS, f~e City of Aena~ has received an engineering
report entitled "~*lectrtcal Rate Study For Aena£ City Light",
making certain reco~mendat£ons which appear to be economically
~ustifier/ and perra/tting certain changes, £ncluding ~eduction
in electrical rates for the municipal oo~er and light system,
and
i~.R~AS, it appears to be the best and public interest
of the residents and users of municipally supplied electrical
energy and po~er to adopt the en~.£neers reccr~endations~
B~. TT ORDATNED BY TILE; COUNCZL OF THE C~'TY OF KgNAI, ALASKA:
Section 1. That Section 17-3, subparagraph (a) of the
Kenai Code, 1963, as amended, is hereby repealed and is hereby
reenacted to read as follows~
Section 17-3. (a) All rates in this article are based
on twelve (12) consecutive months' service delivered to
one location of one consumer for a period or term of not
less than one year, unless other provisions or time
periods are stated in the specific rate schedules.
Service for less than twelve months ~.,.~ich may be classi-
fied as temporary by the City will then be served under
the temporary power rate.
Section 2. That Section 17-8, subparagrapl~ (c) Kenai
Code, 19~3, as amended, shall ~e further amended to read as
follows:
(c) The following power factor clause will apply to
all electric consumers: If the average power factor at
which ~lectric energy is delivered to the consumer during
the billing period is .85 or more, no adjustment will
be made in the &ilowatt demand. If such average power
factor is less than .~5, then the kilowatt demand shall
be adjusted by multiplying by .85 and dividing the
result by the average power factor. Unless specifically
othe~£se agreeo, th~ City shall not me obligated to
deliver electrfc energy to the consm~er at any time on
a power factor b~low .75.
Section 3. ~at Section 17-10, Kenai Code, 1963, as
amended, shall have the existing paragraph Uesignated by (a) and
it shall be amended by adding to the said Section the followin9
subparagraph
(b) Industrial and commercial rate users shall advise
the City by Dece~t~er i of each year if their anticipated
demand or consumption will increase more than ten per
cent (10%] over their average demand or consumption for
the previous year. ,ew customers in the industrial and
commercial rate categories shall file with the City
their estima~ed ki I.owatt demand and total kilowatt
hour consumption f,~.r their first year's operation.
Section 4. That $,,:tion 17-22, Kenai Code, 1963, as
amended, shall be amended to repeal those subsections of said
Section 17-22 designated as
Electric Schedule 4 commercial
Electric Schedule 5 Industrial
Electric Schedule 5~ Light Industrial
Section 5. Section 1~'~22, the subsection ent£tled
"Electric Schedule 6 -'Street b~hting" and the further subpara-
graph of sai~section thereof designated "Rate: (~qual monthly
billings)" is repealed and ~.he f~llowing section ks hereby re-
enacted in lieu thereof:
aa~e.
400 Watt Mercury Vapor U~it for City Use
400 Watt Mercury Vapor ~n£t for General Use
175 Watt ~ercury Vapor Unit for General Use
$ 6.50 per mo.
$10.00 per mo.
$ 5.00 per mo.
Section 6.
enacted to add the following subparagraph-schedule to Section
17-22 to read as follows~
ordinance 68-134 is hereby repealed and re-
~'-LSCTRIC SCHEDULE 7 - MUNICIPAL U~£
Availability
To the City of Kenal for the ~e of
electrical energy required for municipal
activities.
Rate;
All municipal requirements ..... $0.025 t,er KWH.
Section 7. That section 17-22, of lenai Code, ].963,
as amended, t/le subsection thereof entitled "Electric Schedule
~ - Temporary Power" is hereby repealed and in its Dlace there
is in¢orDorated by reference the .~ubsection entitled "Electr~.cal
Schedule 11 - Susiness Service" which shall serve as the tempor-
ary ~ower rate.
Section 8. That Suction 17-22, Kunal Code, 1963,
amended, the ~,~bsection thereof untitled "Electric Schedule XF
Fuel Clause" is hereby repealed.
Section 9. That Section 17-22, the subsection
entitled "Electric Schedule XS - Special Contracts" is
repealed and reenacte~ to read as fellows:
"ELECTRIC SCHEDULE XS - SPECIAL CONTRACTS
The rate for any sDecial contract covering any class aad
character of service under any availability when specifi-
cally set forth at tho discretion of tile City, or a large
industrial user whose load exceeds 750 kilowatts
demand -- or any load that is peculiar or unique
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khe City may ~egotiate a speolal pc~er ra~e with p~oper
resolution as adopted by t~e CiL~ Council."
Section 10. That Section 17-22A [Agricultural rate) of
the Ken&l Code, 1963, a~ amended, is hereby repealed.
Section 11. There should be added to Section 17-22,
Kenai Cc~e, 1963, as amentted, the foll~ing subsections to read
Sectton 12. Thts ardlnance shall be effective at oo:01 A.r~. on the
ft~t day of July, 1969. ~Zt~DU~ 11
BUSI~SS S~RVIC~
This schedule is appli¢:able in all areas served by Kenai
City Light for small business and commercial users whose connected
load d~s not exceed 25 KW or wh~e de~d does not exceed 15 KW.
Availabilit~l
Energy supplied u~lder ~s rate is available at 120/240
volts single phase and at sta~ldard three phase voltages with combined
lighting and power. Service under ~his rate will be furnished through
a single secondary meter.
Next 153 KWH used per month, per KWH ~ $0.100'
.... 055
// ~11 ov~r 200 KWlt used per month, per .... ,045.,
inim=
'fhe mlnim~m monthly charge shall not be less than $5. per
month for single phase se~ice nor $[0.00 per month for three phase
se~ice.
Rules and i~gulations
This rate is sub~ect to ~,~ a~ove rules and regulations as
well as the general provisions for electric service as approved by =he
City Council.
Service under t. his schedulo is for commercial customers
whose load falls within the Limitations set forth above and whose
average monthly com~umption over a 12 month period w~ll not exceed
3000 kilowatt hours ~er month.
SCI{EDU L~:: ].2
]J%RGE CO~'.~RCIAL A:~I~ LIGHT INDUSTRIAL
Applicability
T~is schedule is available to any commercial consumer within
the area served by Kenai City Light whose connected load is greater
than 25 KN and whose demand is greater than 15 KW. The rate is also
applicable to full time light industrial users who meet the above
minimum load and demand and whose maximum demand does not exceed 150
KW.
Avai labi 1
This rate is available for co,chon secondary single and three
phase voltages within the area served by Kenai City Light. Combined
lightin¢/ and power loads are acceptable in any proportion withil~ the
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above limitations.
First 500 ~ used per month, per KWH ....... $ 0.06~
Next 8500 K;¥H used per month, p~r KWH ........ 043
Over 10,000 KW}! used per month, per KWH ....... 030
Minimum Charge per month .............. $40.00
Power Factor Adjustment
Bee general regulations governing power factor adjustment.
Load Balance
The customers load shall be so connected that the load on any
phase will not be greater than 15% of the load on any of the other two
phases.
Voltage and Meterin~:
Where service is ~etered under this schedule at the City's
primary distribution voltage, a discount of one and one-half percent
(1-1/2%) per month will be made. Primary metering will only be avail-
able to ind£vid~al use customers, and sub-metering will not be permitted.
The costs for installing primary metering shall be paid in advance to
the City.
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, a credit will be allowed of two per
cent (2%) of t/re monthl~ bill. This credit is applicable to single use
consumers without sub-metering.
~u,les a~,d, ~qulations
This rate is subject to the above rules and requlations and
to the general provisions for electric service as approved by the City
Council.
For the purposes of this ~chedule, a light industrial user
is one who continuously manufactures, processes or services a product
or produot~ for tee purchase or use by others.
This rate shall be available for a minimum period of twolve
(12) months and ~hereafter until terminated under the rules and
lation~ of ~enai City Light.
SCHEDULE 13
INDUSTRIAL POWER
Appl~g~bility
To consumers within the area served by Kenai City Light
engaged in manufacturing, processing or related activities on a full
time ~asis with a minimum monthly demand of 150 KW. The connected
lighting load shall not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the total
connected load.
AvaiLabilit~
This rate is intended to be avai!abl~ at the City's primary
distribution system voltage of 2400/4160 volts, three phase.
Rate - Energy~
F~rst 3000 KWH used per month, per KWH ...... $0.050
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Next 7000 KWH used per month, per KWH ....... 040
K~/~tgLNext 90,000 KWH used pet month, per KWH . . .
~./,'1'~/;e All o~,er100 ,300 KWH used per month, per K~H' . · · .l~l,
For each kilowatt hour of demand determined by suitable meter
measurement of the highest 15 minute integrated demand occurring during
the monthly billing period the demand charge is $1~ per kilowatt.
A minimum yearly average of one hunarcd and fifty kilowatts per month
(150 KW) will be charged and adjusted at the end cf each year's service
if the total yearly demand average falls below the minimum figure.
Minimum~
The monthly minimum bill will be ....... $600.00 per mo.
Power Factor Ad~stment
See general rules and regulations governing power factor
adjustment.
Load Balance
Customer shall connect his equipment so ~hat the load in any
phase is not greater than 15% more than the load in either of the two
other phases.
Secondar~ Servi~e
Where service is rendered under this schedule at secondary
voltage and-the City owns and furnished the transformer(s) and sub-
station converting to the lower voltage desired by the customer, an
additional charge shall be made each month of two percent
bill for service. If for any reason, metering is accomplished at the
seconda%~ voltage, an additional one and one-half percent (1~1/2%) will
be added tO the monthly bill.
Rules and Regulations
This rate is subject to t~e above rules and regulations and
to the general prov~ions for electric service as approved by the City
Council.
Any consumer under, this schedule shall furnish the C~ty with
a yearly demand and energy projection for ~e initial years operation
and every ensuing year. This 9roject£on shall be made to the City in
writing before Decen~er 1 of each calendar year. If at anytime the
consumer expect~ his load to increase or decrease by ten percent (10%)
he shall immediately notify the City in writing.
This rate ~hall be available for a Tinimum oeriod of twelve
(12) months and thereafter until terminated under ~o rules and regu-
lations of Kena£ C~t¥ ~ight.
SCHEDULE 14
(I or S)
I~TE!',RUPTIBLE OR SEASONAL INDUSTRIAL
App_l icability_
To consumers within ~J~e area served by K~nai City Light
engacjed in manufactaring, processing or similar activities whose
operations are either seasonal or of a nature that they can be inter-
rupted at any time for any reason at the discretion of the City.
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· he consumer who requests this ra~e must agre~ ~o accept all respon-
sibility ~n the event ~he City interrupts the service or requests
~n~erruption under the terms of this rate.
gnerc~, supplied under b%is ~ate is available at standard
three phase secondaL~y voltages for combined lighting and power. The
noFmal seasonal off-peak period for which tJ3is rate ks available wall
be £romApril 1 thru October 31 in any calendar year. A seasonal
customer who extends service into other than the above periods will
be subject to increased demand charges per the demand schedule below.
First 1000 I~l used per ~onth, per KWH ...... $0~]6
Next 1000 ~ used pe~
~ext 8000 ~ ~ed per mcn~, per ~ ...... ~30
All over ~,000 ~H ~ed pez~n~,
De~
Fo~ each kilowatt hour of de,nd dete~ned by suit~le meter
~ure~nt of ~e highest 15 ~nute integra~d de,nd occurring during
~e monthly b~ll~ng 9stied, ~e dem~d charge will ~e:
$1,50 per kilowatt for 50 kilowatts of demand or more on
either ~he seasonal or interruptible classifications, There will be
no demand charge for use up to 50 kilowatts. The demand charges will
be increased to $3,00 per kilowatt of demand for 25 kilowatts of demand
Or more when the seasonal rate is used during the 5 month period between
November i and March
(A) The minim~ month~ charge between April 1 and October
.~;~be $,3,00 per ~nth for seasonal users..
; .(B) ~e ~nim~ ~nth~ charge for seasonal rate users who
extend their semite into
will ~e $1~,00 per
(C) The minim~ ~nthly charge for cons~ers using the rate
~ ~nterrugtible will .~0.~0 per month,
Power FactorAdJustm~
See general rules and regulations governing power factor
adjustment.
Load ~alance
Customer shall connect his equipment so u~at the load in any
phase is not greater than 15% more ~an the load ~n either of the other
phases.
Voltage and
W~ere servic~ is metered under ~i~ schedule at the
primary distribution voltage, a discount of one and one-half percent
(1-1/2%) per month will be made.
When servic~ is taken at the City's established primary voltage
and the City does not own the transformers and substations converting
to secondary voltage, a credit will be allowed fo two percent (2%) of
the monthly billing.
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The cos~.s for installing primar~ metering shall be paid in
advanoe to the CiW.
Rules and Regulatipn__s
This rat~ is subject to the above rules and regulations and
to the general provisions for electric service as approved by the City
Council.
This rate ~hall be available as "seasonal" or "interruptible"
for a minimum period of three (3) months,and thereafter until terminated
tmder ~he rules and r~.gulations of Kenai~City Light.
First reading /~day of May, 1969.