[Ord. No. 419 § 32, 3-6-1950; Ord.
No. 1356 § 1, 3-30-1987]
The consumer shall agree not to materially increase or decrease
the number or character of appliances connected with the City service
without giving the City five (5) day's notice in writing of his intent
to do so.
[Ord. No. 1356 § 1, 3-30-1987; Ord. No. 2166 § 1, 9-17-2001]
Extensions of the electric distribution system shall be made
by the City to any customer desiring service within the City limits.
Such extensions shall normally be made at no cost to the customer.
[Ord. No. 1356 § 1, 3-30-1987]
Conduit shall be used for all extensions of underground distribution
line. In new subdivisions, the City shall provide a layout drawing
showing the proposed location of required lines. Conduit will be placed
at least two (2) feet below the surface of the final grade of the
land.
[Ord. No. 1356 § 1, 3-30-1987; Ord. No. 2166 § 2, 9-17-2001]
A.
In a new subdivision the developer shall be responsible for coordinating
the installation of electric distribution line extensions with the
installation of all other utilities and with the construction of streets
and other facilities. The developer shall present to the City and
all other utilities involved a construction schedule for the area
so that all underground systems can be installed in an orderly, logical
method. All installations which will be deeper than an underground
electric system shall be installed prior to the electric cables. All
easements shall be graded to within six (6) inches of final grade
and shall be cleared of obstructions such as stumps, dirt piles and
other materials, and all lot corners shall be staked and marked for
identification purposes prior to the installation of the electric
cables. The City shall perform or cause to be performed the installation
of all conduit lines and ancillary equipment. Conduits should be installed
after the surface has been brought to subgrade elevation and prior
to the placing of any base or paving materials. All excavations in
streets shall be backfilled and compacted in accordance with the requirements
of the City.
B.
If the City and developer mutually consent, the developer may cause
the distribution lines to be installed to standards set forth by the
City. Such installation shall be subject to inspection by the City
Administrator or his designated representative, and the developer
shall furnish a set of "as-built" measurements and plans when the
installation is complete. Upon approval by the City of said lines,
the City shall pay to the developer within thirty (30) days the amount
estimated as the City's cost for installation of the lines.
[Ord. No. 1356 § 1, 3-30-1987; Ord. No. 1937 § 1, 12-16-1996; Ord. No. 2166 § 3, 9-17-2001]
A.
The standard electric service to residential customers is one hundred
twenty/two hundred forty (120/240) volts, single phase three (3) wire,
and shall be either one hundred (100), two hundred (200) or four hundred
(400) ampere capacity as required. In areas served by underground
distribution lines, all new electric services will be installed underground.
In areas having existing overhead distribution lines, the service
will be installed overhead (except it may be installed underground
at the customer's request).
B.
Three (3) phase electric service shall not be generally available
as a residential service. However, the City may at its sole discretion
choose to provide three (3) phase service to a residence if three
(3) phase power is already available on the distribution lines adjacent
to the property to be served. The City also may at its sole discretion
choose to provide three (3) phase service to a residence if the customer
requesting such service agrees to pay for all costs of installing
such service which are in excess of a normal single phase residential
service, including the three (3) phase transformer bank.
[Ord. No. 1356 § 1, 3-30-1987; Ord. No. 2166 § 4, 9-17-2001]
For a new, standard, residential, underground service with a
single selfcontained meter, the point of delivery is the line terminal
of the meter socket. For a standard residential overhead service,
the point of delivery is at the weather head. On multiple-family buildings
or special situations, the point of delivery may be a junction box,
current transformer enclosure, pedestal, distribution transformer
compartment, or other suitable point located outside the building
and as determined by the City. In no case will the point of delivery
be inside the building or facility to be served. The connection of
the point of delivery shall be made by the City. The customer shall
be responsible for the installation, upkeep and maintenance of all
wiring on the load side of the point of delivery. Except as otherwise
provided herein, the point of delivery for underground service to
a single-family residence will be a point on the side of the building
which is closest to the electric power source. On duplex or multifamily
buildings designed as rental units, the point of delivery will be
near a meter bank centrally located in the rear of the building or
at any other mutually agreeable point. Apartment buildings requiring
more than eight (8) meters may have more than one (1) point of delivery.
On condominiums, one (1) service shall normally serve two (2) units
and the point of delivery will be at the rear of the building at the
common point between two (2) units; or in the case of a single unit
being served, the point of delivery shall be on the rear of the building
at the point nearest the power source.
[Ord. No. 782 § 1, 4-8-1963; Ord.
No. 1356 § 1, 3-30-1987; Ord. No. 1439 § 1, 6-20-1988; Ord.
No. 1797 § 1, 6-20-1994; Ord. No. 2166 § 5, 9-17-2001; Ord.
No. 2493 § 1, 11-19-2007]
A.
A standard, residential, underground service extends from the City
transformer, secondary vault or power pole located adjacent to the
property line to the point of delivery which, except for some subdivisions
platted or first developed after July 1, 1994, shall normally be on
the side of the building which is closest to the source and in as
straight a line as is practicable. The customer shall be required
to install conduit for the City's use in installing the service. The
standard minimum depth for underground service is two (2) feet. The
installation of the conductor from the power source to the point of
delivery shall be performed by the City as its own expense. When front
lot line construction is utilized and the power source is on the front
of the lot, the normal point of delivery on a single-family residence
is on the side of the building at the end closest to the power source.
In this instance, if requested to do so, the City shall extend the
service to the closest satisfactory point on the rear of the building,
but no more than fifteen (15) feet from the rear corner closest to
the power source, and shall charge the customer for the added length
at a predetermined rate per foot. Because of this excess length such
service shall be considered non-standard. Any underground service
deviating from standard in any way other than the excess length described
above must be handled on an individual basis by contacting the City
Administrator. All costs in excess of those applicable to a standard
underground service shall be billed to the customer. The City shall
reserve the right to refuse the installation of a non-standard service
if, in the sole judgment of the City, the service is impractical or
likely to be unfeasible. When, at the customer's request, an existing,
residential, overhead electrical service is to be replaced by a residential,
underground electric service, the customer and City shall install
a standard, underground service as described above, except that the
City shall perform the attachment of conduit to any City utility pole
and, further excepted, that there shall not be any additional charge
for extra service length for services running to the rear of a residence
from an existing power supply on a rear lot line.
B.
As an alternative to the standard service described in Subsection
(A) above, a standard, residential, underground service for a building
in a subdivision platted or first developed after July 1, 1994, may
have as a point of delivery a one-unit, two-unit, three-unit, four-unit,
five-unit or six-unit meter base assembly located in the City's utility
easement, street right-of-way or alley right-of-way at the front,
rear or side of the property as determined by the City to best satisfy
the needs of the area to be served. The City shall install at its
expense the meter base assembly and the required service loop from
the transformer's secondary lines underground to the supply side of
the meter base assembly. The main loop of the meter base assembly
shall become the point of attachment for the City. Service feeder
lines to the building shall be installed underground at the customer's
expense. The City shall be required to supply a properly-sized breaker
(one hundred (100) amp or two hundred (200) amp) for protection of
the service feeder lines. All underground service feeder lines shall
be installed according to the latest edition of the National Electric
Code as adopted by the City and shall be inspected by the City or
the City representative before the line is covered and the trench
filled.
[Ord. No. 1356 § 1, 3-30-1987]
Standard overhead services extend from the City's power pole,
located adjacent to the lot line, to a mutually agreeable point of
delivery. Where the power pole is on the rear lot line, the point
of delivery shall be on the rear of the building. Where the pole is
on the front or side line of the lot, the point of delivery shall
be on the side of the building at the end closest to the power pole
and as close to the front of the building as is practicable, but no
closer than fifteen (15) feet. Standard overhead services are limited
to two hundred (200) amps capacity and consist of a single triplexed
cable. It is the customer's responsibility to provide a suitable point
of attachment on the building or structure which meets the strength
and height requirements of the City and all requirements of any Electric
Code adopted by the City. The point of attachment shall be of sufficient
height to provide the clearance necessary for safety as determined
by the City. Overhead services larger than two hundred (200) amps
may require multiple conductors, special supports, additional poles,
or other special installation devices and must be handled individually
by contacting the City Administrator. Any special requirement attributable
to the point of attachment shall be the customer's responsibility.
[Ord. No. 1356 § 1, 3-30-1987; Ord. No. 2166 § 6, 9-17-2001]
A.
When a customer requires additional service capacity and provides
for such capacity by installing larger service entrance facilities,
the City shall upgrade the existing service or install a new service
under the same terms and conditions as for a new service. When a customer
desires a change in the location or type of service, such as moving
the point of attachment to avoid trees or other obstacles, changing
from overhead service to underground service, or any other change
where there is no additional capacity requirements, the change or
adjustment will be made at the expense of the customer.
B.
When initiated by the City, all costs, including replacement or modification
of the masthead and meter base, shall be made the expense of the City.
[Ord. No. 1356 § 1, 3-30-1987; Ord. No. 1388 § 2, 8-17-1987]
A.
Standard commercial or industrial service voltages shall be single
phase three (3) wire, 120/240 volt; three (3) phase, four (4) wire,
208Y/120 volt; and three (3) phase, four (4) wire, 480Y/277 volt,
three (3) phase, four (4) wire 240 delta/120 volt, and three (3) phase,
three (3) wire 480 delta. Primary voltages are also available to large
customers with primary metering. In some areas, distribution systems
are in place with other than the standard characteristics listed.
In the event that a service is required in a non-standard area, the
non-standard voltage may apply. The final determination of service
voltage available will be made by the City. Single phase, three (3)
wire, 120/240 volt commercial service of four hundred (400) amp capacity
or less will be handled in a manner similar to residential services.
All other services will be handled individually.
B.
The standard commercial or industrial service shall be installed
underground and in conduit. Direct buried commercial or industrial
service will not be permitted. The customer shall provide the trenching
and back-filling, and shall install the conduit from the City's source
near the property line including the riser, to the point of delivery
on or adjacent to the outside building wall. All conduit and other
material must be Underwriter Laboratory approved for electric service.
The City may require the customer to supply and install a disconnect
switch near the City's source. The customer shall supply conductors
from the source to the point of delivery and shall install the conductors
with a City Inspector present. The City will make the service connections
at the load terminals of the transformer and the current transformers
or the line terminals of the meter base, depending upon the application.
The customer shall be responsible for all customer installed or supplied
equipment and lines and shall, if directed by the City, immediately
correct any condition which creates a hazard to the City system, City
personnel, or the public. The contractor shall make all connections
at the disconnect. Prior to construction, the customer will specify
in writing the amperage and voltage arrangements desired. The City
will then supply a list of minimum specifications for the equipment
to be provided by the customer.
[Ord. No. 1356 § 1, 3-30-1987; Ord. No. 2166 § 7, 9-17-2001]
A.
When a pad-mount transformer is required for the exclusive use of
a customer or facility and is placed adjacent to such facility, the
primary connection from the main distribution feeder near the property
line to the pad-mount transformer shall be considered as part of the
service facilities. The primary conduit shall be four (4) inches heavy
wall schedule forty (40) or better PVC and shall be placed in a minimum
of a twenty-four (24) inches below the surface; except that in the
downtown area or other highly congested area, the City may require
standard weight conduit encased in concrete. The customer shall provide
and install all conduits, conductors and services beyond the secondary
terminal of the transformers; and the City shall make the final connections
to the transformer. The point of delivery and complete requirements
of the customer or developer for this type service shall be as specified
by the City.
B.
When a pad-mount or pole-mounted transformer serves two (2) or more
facilities or customers, the transformer will be placed in an easement
or public right-of-way accessible to all properties served. Standard
services are then placed underground from the transformer to the point
of delivery on the outside of the building. The point of delivery
shall be the meter socket, current transformer cabinet or, in the
case of multiple meters, the junction box or wiring through-mounted
in a mutually agreeable location outside the building and not an unreasonable
distance from the transformer. The conduit shall be heavy wall schedule
forty (40) PVC placed a minimum of twenty-four (24) inches below the
surface and sized as determined by the City.
[Ord. No. 1356 § 1, 3-30-1987]
Overhead commercial or industrial services may, in the judgment
of the City, be necessary where transformers and other services in
the area are overhead. The clearance and general requirements for
overhead service will be similar to those required for overhead residential
service. Such service will be handled on an individual basis. Application
for such service shall be made to the City Administrator.
[Ord. No. 1356 § 1, 3-30-1987]
Primary service shall be provided to commercial or industrial
customers if feasible. Before approval for primary service is given,
the customer shall be required to demonstrate that he has the resources
and ability to maintain the high voltage facilities and transformers
which will be involved. For primary service, the City shall install
the primary metering equipment, either pole mounted, or pad-mounted,
in a surface enclosure. The equipment shall be located adjacent to
the property line at a mutually agreeable location. The point of delivery
will be load side terminal of the primary metering equipment. The
customer shall be responsible for the installation, operation, and
maintenance of all distribution equipment required beyond this point,
including but not limited to, cables, conduits, transformers, protective
devices, and other accessories. The customer shall provide protective
equipment that is compatible with and coordinated with City protective
equipment, and shall be installed and operated so as to protect the
City distribution system from failures on the customer's equipment.
[Ord. No. 1356 § 1, 3-30-1987]
A.
The City shall maintain all service facilities up to the point of
delivery. It is the customer's responsibility to provide City personnel
access to all service facilities located on the property and to safeguard
and protect the service facilities from damage caused by the customer's
activities or by reason of the activities of others. The customer
is required to install protective guard barriers adjacent to transformers
and other surface-mounted service equipment whenever such equipment
is frequently exposed to hazards caused by vehicles or moving machinery.
B.
Customers will be billed for the cost of maintenance or repair of
service facilities which have been damaged due to the activity of
the customer or the negligence of the customer with respect to properly
safeguarding the service facilities.
[Ord. No. 1356 § 1, 3-30-1987]
If it becomes necessary to relocate or adjust any service facilities
for the benefit or convenience of a commercial or industrial customer,
the customer will be billed for any work performed by the City. If
the customer desires a change from overhead service to underground
service, such change shall be made entirely at the customer's expense.
On any change of this type the customer shall be required to do the
trenching and install the conduits, the same as on a new service,
and the City shall bill the customer for installation and connection
of the new cable required. All installations shall be to the standards
set forth by the City.
[Ord. No. 1356 § 1, 3-30-1987]
A.
A separate meter is required for each residential unit and for each
business, industry, commercial activity, school, religious facility,
and recreational facility; except that multi-tenant office buildings
may have a single meter on each building, provided that no retail
business or manufacturing is therein conducted.
B.
Any secondary service with a capacity of two hundred (200) amperes
or less, will be metered using a self-contained meter, meaning that
all of the current will flow through the meter. Services with a capacity
greater than two hundred (200) amperes may be metered with self-contained
meters if, in the judgment of the City, the actual current flow at
any time is less than the maximum rating of the meter. All other installations
shall be metered using current transformers (C.T.'s) which will permit
smaller current flows through the meter, directly proportional to
the load current. This metered current, which is a constant ratio
to the load current, is used to determine the customer's actual usage.
All meters shall be installed in a location designated or approved
by the City.
[Ord. No. 1356 § 1, 3-30-1987]
For installation of self-contained meters, the City will furnish
the meter. The customer is required to install the meter socket in
his service entrance at or near the point of delivery on the outside
of the facility to be served and on the line side of the main fused
disconnect or circuit breaker. Indoor applications shall be permitted
only where there is no suitable space for metering on the outside
of the facility. On multiple meter installations the customer shall
furnish and install a wiring trough and the necessary fittings and
conductors to gang the meter sockets together so that the meters can
be served from a single service drop. In lieu of a wiring trough and
fittings, the customer may, at his option, furnish, and install an
approved meter bank consisting of the required number of metering
positions.
[Ord. No. 1356 § 1, 3-30-1987]
When required, the City shall furnish and install current transformers
at the point of delivery. When the point of delivery is on the customer's
building and the service is underground, the customer shall furnish
and install a thirty-six (36) inch by thirty-six (36) inch by ten
(10) inch deep galvanized, lockable steel enclosure on the outside
of the building for installation of the C.T.'s. C.T.'s shall not be
installed inside the customer's building except for industrial applications
by special arrangement with the customer and approval by the City
Administrator. The City shall furnish the meter. The customer must
furnish the meter socket, necessary conduit, fittings, and conductors
and install the meter loop and socket on an outside wall or other
location approved by the City.
[Ord. No. 1356 § 1, 3-30-1987]
A.
The City shall install and maintain security lights, commonly called
"dusk to dawn" lights, when such service is requested. Customers desiring
this service should contact the City Administrator. Security lights
consist of luminaries mounted on existing power poles or other suitable
supports, as determined by the City, and connected to existing overhead
lines. When no suitable support exists, the City shall provide a suitable
wood pole and one (1) span of overhead wire, if requested to do so,
but may assess an additional charge. If underground wiring or other
special devices not shown in the City's rate schedule are required
for security lighting, the customer shall provide these items. The
customer shall pay for the actual costs of labor and material needed
for installation of the light. The expense will be included in the
first regular utility bill following the installation.
B.
A monthly charge is assessed for each security light. The amount
of this charge shall be set by the Board of Aldermen and is designed
to cover the cost of maintenance and the operating cost of the fixture.
[Ord. No. 1356 § 1, 3-30-1987]
A.
The City shall provide lighting on public streets and alleys as it
deems proper. The primary purpose of this lighting shall be to promote
safety and convenience for pedestrians and the traveling public. In
order for the City to light a street, it must first be a dedicated
"public way", must be open to the public, and have a sufficient volume
of use by the public to warrant lighting. The City shall install and
maintain streetlighting.
B.
Lighting on residential streets is limited to intersections, potential
danger areas such as curves or crossings, and where blocks are extremely
long, at intervals of approximately three hundred (300) feet. The
purpose of residential streetlighting shall be to promote safety and
provide guidance to the drivers and pedestrians using the public way.
It shall not be intended solely to provide security or other benefits
to private property adjoining the street.
C.
Any lighting installed on State controlled routes or highways must
be approved by, and in compliance with, regulations of the Missouri
State Highway Commission.
[Ord. No. 419 § 36, 3-6-1950; Ord.
No. 1356 § 1, 3-30-1987]
Each person outside the City limits who desires electrical service
furnished by the City shall make application therefor to the Board
of Aldermen and, if his application is approved, shall be furnished
electrical service according to the following rules and regulations:
1.
Each applicant shall pay the full cost of constructing such electrical
lines from the nearest applicable electric lines.
2.
All construction shall be done in accordance with the City specifications
and shall be subject to inspection and approval prior to connection.
3.
Each applicant shall pay the full cost of the house or business service
line from the pole to his meter.
5.
The City agrees to and will maintain such lines exclusive of the
service line; provided, that the City shall not pay the costs of replacement
of poles, wires, guys, etc. Such costs shall be paid by the user,
unless the user shall dedicate the distribution lines and any necessary
easements to the City and the City shall accept said lines and easements.
6.
The Board of Aldermen may require, as a condition of beginning or
continuing electrical service to land outside the City limits, that
the owners of any such land or adjoining land designated by the Board
of Aldermen shall execute agreements with the City stating that said
landowners will sign a petition, whenever desired by the City, requesting
annexation of said land or adjoining land into the City.
[Ord. No. 1580 § 1, 11-19-1990; Ord. No. 1644 § 1, 10-21-1991]
In any mobile home park which contains ten (10) or more units,
the City may, at its sole discretion, choose to install new poles
and primary and secondary electrical lines to provide safe, uniform
and easily maintained electrical service to its customers in said
mobile home park. For the purpose of this Section, the term "units" shall include mobile homes, recreational vehicles,
storage buildings, workshops, unoccupied mobile home lots, and any
structure which has or may have a separate electrical service. After
the new poles and primary and secondary lines are installed and energized,
the following requirements and standards shall apply to any new services,
or services which are voluntarily replaced or improved:
1.
All new or voluntarily replaced or improved electrical services shall
be connected to the City electrical system through the new poles and
primary and secondary lines. The City shall provide only that minimum
maintenance and repair of the older poles and primary and secondary
electrical lines necessary to continue use of the existing electrical
service attachments. As services are transferred from the original
electrical lines to the newer lines, the City may remove those poles
and sections of wire which become unnecessary.
2.
When said new or voluntarily replaced or improved electrical service
is required for any reason, the owner/operator of the mobile home
park shall install a four-gang meter base assembly including individually
properly sized circuit breakers as needed. The City then will install,
at its expense, the required service loop from the transformer secondary
lines underground to the supply side of the meter base assembly, provided
the meter base assembly is securely mounted by not less than four
(4) by four (4) inch nominal size pressure treated CCA timbers. The
four (4) by four (4) inch timbers shall be attached to each side of
the assembly along its entire height and set not less than thirty
(30) inches below grade so as to attain sufficient strength to prevent
any degree of sway or movement. All equipment and supports shall be
plumb and level.
3.
The main lugs of the four-gang meter base assembly shall then become
the point of attachment for the City. Service feeders to the mobile
homes shall be installed underground at the owner/operator's expense.
All future maintenance of the service feeder shall be the responsibility
of the owner/operator.
4.
The four-gang meter base assembly shall be mounted in line with the
City poles. The distance from the poles to each base shall be determined
by the City. Installation of each meter base assembly shall also meet
the following requirements:
a.
The four-gang meter base shall be equipped with main lugs not smaller
than five hundred (500) MCM.
b.
The four-gang meter base shall have an equipment ground wire connected
to a five-eighths (5/8) inch by eight (8) foot copper-clad rod installed
by the owner/operator. The equipment ground wire shall be stapled
or in conduit and strapped to the meter base support at least every
eight (8) inches or as in accordance with Chapter 250 of the National
Electrical Code.
c.
All service feeders, electrical equipment, splice boxes, fittings,
hangers, straps, and workmanship shall conform to the National Electrical
Code, as adopted by the City and any other applicable requirements
of the Centralia City Code.
d.
The bottom of the four-gang meter base assembly shall be at least
eighteen (18) inches above grade.
e.
Consideration shall be given to future development, so that no more
than two (2) three (3) inch conduit risers shall be permitted per
City pole. Risers shall be mounted directly adjacent to one another
so as to comply with existing spacing agreements between the City,
General Telephone Company, and TCI Cablevision.
5.
If a new meter base is to be installed and there is no possibility
that an adjacent unit can be further added for service from the same
base because of permanent obstructions, road access, minimum space
limits, or similar conditions, the City may allow a one-unit, two-unit
or three-unit meter base assembly to be substituted for the four-gang
meter base assembly. Any one-unit, two-unit or three-unit meter base
assembly shall be of the pedestal type, shall include the standard
trough and stabilizer foot, and shall conform to all provisions of
this Section.
6.
When an existing City utility easement is not accessible for construction
and maintenance of City equipment by City employees because of obstructions
within the easement, the City employees may request that the owner/operator
grant the City access to other property owned by the owner/operator
if the owner/operator does not clear the obstructions from the easement.
If the obstructions are not cleared, the City also may enforce its
right under the utility easement.
7.
If the original poles or wires are damaged by any means, the City's
responsibility shall extend only to providing primary wiring, single-phase
secondary wiring, transformers and connections to service loops of
existing service heads. A City pole shall be set adjacent to a damaged
pole. The spacing between poles shall be determined by the City. The
new pole shall be considered temporary and must be followed by connection
of the existing service to the new City electrical system. The temporary
pole shall be provided for not longer than ninety (90) days.
8.
Pole-mounted meters and/or disconnects shall not be permitted on
any original, new, or temporary pole owned by the City. Repair or
replacement of an electric service from the point of connection to
the customer is solely at the expense of the owner/operator. The City
is not responsible for any inconvenience, delay in replacement or
repair from the point of connection to the customer.
9.
All new electric services or electric services which are voluntarily
upgraded or replaced shall be installed with a capacity of not less
than one hundred (100) amperes and all work and equipment from the
point of connection to and including the service entrance of the unit
to be served shall conform to the applicable requirements of the Centralia
City Code, the National Electrical Code as adopted by the City, and
the applicable ordinances of the County Commission of Boone County,
Missouri.
[Ord. No. 2256 § 1, 8-18-2003]
A.
COMMISSION
CUSTOMER-GENERATOR
QUALIFIED NET METERING UNIT
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
VALUE OF ELECTRIC ENERGY
For the purposes of this Section, the following words and terms are
defined to mean the following:
The Public Service Commission of the State of Missouri.
A consumer of electric energy who purchases electric energy
from a retail electric power supplier and is the owner of a qualified
net metering unit.
An electric generation unit which:
Is owned by a customer-generator;
Is a hydrogen fuel cell or is powered by sun, wind or biomass;
Has an electrical generating system with a capacity of not more
than one hundred kilowatts (100 kW);
Is located on premises that are owned, operated, leased or otherwise
controlled by the customer-generator;
Is interconnected with and operates in parallel and in synchronization
with a retail electric power supplier; and
Is intended primarily to offset part or all of the customer-generator's
own electric power requirements.
The total resulting from the application of the appropriate
rates, which may be time-of-use rates at the option of the City, to
the quantity of electric energy delivered to the City from a qualified
net metering unit or to the quantity of electric energy sold to a
customer-generator.
B.
The rate schedule shown in Section 26-115 of the Centralia City Code shall be available to qualifying customer-generators upon request and shall be included with any other City electric tariffs or rates whenever posted on any City website.
C.
The City shall provide net metering service on a first-come, first
served basis, until the total rated generating capacity used by customer-generators
is equal to or in excess of the lessor of ten thousand kilowatts (10,000
kW) or one-tenth of one percent (0.1%) of the capacity necessary to
meet the City's aggregate customer peak demand for the preceding calendar
year.
D.
The City shall notify the Commission when total generating capacity
of customer-generators is equal to or in excess of the lesser of ten
thousand kilowatts (10,000 kW) or one-tenth of one percent (0.1%)
of the capacity necessary to meet the City's aggregate customer peak
demand for the preceding calendar year.
E.
The City shall maintain and make available to the public records
of the total generating capacity of customer-generators, the type
of generating systems and the energy sources used.
F.
Any tariff or rate schedule used by the City to provide service to
the customer-generator shall be identical in rate structure, all retail
rates components and any monthly charges, to the tariff or rate schedule
provision to which the same customer would be assigned if that customer
were not a customer-generator. Anytime-of-use rate which may be applied
at the option of the City shall be the time-of-use rates applicable
to the customer- generator's assigned rate classification, absent
the output of the net metering unit.
G.
No tariff or rate schedule adopted by the City shall require customer-generators
perform or pay for additional tests or analysis beyond those required
to determine the effects of the operation of the net metering system
on the City's electric system or to purchase additional liability
insurance beyond that required by Subsection (H) of this Section.
H.
The customer-generator shall carry no less than one hundred thousand
dollars ($100,000.00) of liability insurance that provides for coverage
of all risk of liability for personal injuries (including death) and
damage to property arising out of or caused by the operation of the
net metering unit. Insurance may be in the form of an existing policy
or an endorsement on an existing policy.
I.
The City shall calculate the net value of energy for a customer-generator
in the following manner:
1.
The City shall individually measure both:
a.
The electric energy delivered by the customer-generator to the City;
and
b.
The electric energy provided by the City to the customer-generator
during each billing period by using metering capable of such function
— either by a single meter capable of registering the flow of
electricity in two (2) directions or by using two (2) meters. The
customer-generator is responsible for the costs of the metering described
in this Subsection beyond those the City would incur in providing
electric service to a customer in the same rate class as the customer-generator,
but who is not a customer-generator.
2.
If the value of the electric energy supplied by the City exceeds
the value of the electric energy delivered by the customer-generator
to the City during a billing period, then the customer-generator shall
be billed for the net value of the electric energy supplied by the
City in accordance with the rates, terms and conditions established
by the City for customer-generators.
3.
If the value of the electric energy delivered by the customer-generator
to the City exceeds the value of the electric energy supplied by the
City, then the customer-generator shall:
a.
Be billed for the appropriate customer charges for that billing period;
and
b.
Be credited for the net value of the electric energy delivered to
the City during the billing period, calculated using the City's avoided
cost (time-of-use or non-time-of-use), with this credit appearing
on the customer-generator's bill no later than the following billing
period.
J.
The City, at its own expense, may install additional special metering
(e.g. load research meter) to monitor the flow of electricity in each
direction, not to include meters needed to comply with Subsection
(I)(1) above.
K.
The City and each customer-generator shall enter into an "Interconnection
Agreement", which said agreement shall be in form and content as set
forth in the rules of the Commission and shown as follows:[2]
[2]
Editor's Note — The Interconnection Agreement is included as an attachment to this chapter.
L.
The City shall furnish the Commission with a copy of any standard
information regarding net metering and interconnection requirements
provided to customers or posted on any City website. The City shall
also supply the Commission staff with a description of additional
requirements, if these additional requirements are applicable to all
net metering customers and not specific in individual interconnection
situations, beyond those needed to meet the specific requirements
outline in Section C of the interconnection agreement described in
Subsection (K).
M.
Each customer-generator shall meet the following testing requirements:
1.
Each customer-generator shall, at least once every year, conduct
a test to confirm that the net metering unit automatically ceases
to energize the output (interconnection equipment output voltage goes
to zero) within two (2) seconds of being disconnected form the City's
system. Disconnecting the net metering unit from the City's electric
system at the visible disconnect switch and measuring the time required
for the unit to cease to energize the output shall satisfy this test.
2.
The customer-generator shall maintain a record of the results of
these tests and, upon request, shall provide a copy of the test results
to the City.
a.
If the customer-generator is unable to provide a copy of the test
results upon request, the City shall notify the customer-generator
by mail that the customer-generator has thirty (30) days from the
date the customer-generator receives the request to provide the results
of a test to the City.
b.
If the customer-generator's equipment ever fails this test, the customer-generator
shall immediately disconnect the net metering unit.
c.
If the customer-generator does not provide the results of a test
to the City within thirty (30) days of receiving a request from the
City or the results of the test provided to the City show that the
unit is not functioning correctly, the City may immediately disconnect
the net metering unit.
d.
The net metering unit shall not be reconnected to the City's electrical
system by the customer-generator until the net metering unit is repaired
and operating in a normal and safe manner.
