[Amended 11-13-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-20]
For the purpose of this article, the following words and terms
shall have the meanings ascribed to them:
The highest averaged metered rate of use of electric energy
for any fifteen-minute interval in the billing period expressed in
whole kilowatts [except as otherwise defined in the primary commercial
class rate (251) and High-Voltage Service, Schedule HV (252, 291)].
The interval of time between two successive bills; under
normal conditions, it will be approximately 30 days.
The Mayor and Town Council of the Borough of Chambersburg,
commonly known as the "Borough of Chambersburg," and/or its duly authorized
representative acting in its behalf.
Any property owned or leased by the Borough and operated
and maintained by the Borough.
The category of "Borough use" properties that take delivery
of the Borough's electric services.
The category of "commercial users."
Any business, commercial, professional, nonprofit, or governmental
undertaking functioning independently of other undertakings, whether
located upon a separate parcel of land or upon the same parcel of
land or within the same building or structure with other establishments.
Properties that constitute a Borough use are excluded from this definition.
This definition shall include common elements of a homeowners'
association.
Any user who takes delivery of the electric services rendered
to a commercial or industrial establishment.
A fixed charge per billing period charged to a user in an
amount established by resolution of Town Council from time to time.
A separate dwelling unit, apartment, room or group of rooms
used for separate dwelling purposes and equipped for the preparation
of food. In all cases, the determination of the Borough as to what
constitutes a separate dwelling unit shall be final.
A time-based electric metering arrangement that measures
energy, billing demand, and other power consumption components, usually
with the metering time intervals set to 15 minutes, and can be set
up to one hour depending on the rate schedule.
Any individual, firm, corporation, association, trust, company,
or any other group or entity acting as a unit.
The category of "residential users."
Premises which are used solely for dwelling purposes and
other normal residential activity. Residential premises with publicly
advertised commercial operations shall be considered commercial establishments.
Common elements of a homeowners' association are excluded from
this definition.
Any user who takes delivery of the electric services rendered
to residential premises.
Person who takes delivery of the electric services rendered
to a property.
A.
Residential class rate (201), residential user heating rate (218).
(1)
Availability. The residential class rate shall be available to residential
premises only. The residential user heating rate shall be available
only to such residential users that use electric heat as their primary
source of heating for their residential premises.
(2)
Rates. The following rates shall be charged for electric energy furnished
under the residential class rate and the residential user heating
rate:
B.
Residential user water heating rate (211), commercial user water
heating rate (212).
(1)
Availability. The residential user and commercial user water heating
rates shall be available for energy furnished for electric water-heating
purposes subject to the following restrictions:
(a)
Service under the rates shall be available only to storage-type
water heaters of not less than 52 gallons or more than six kilowatts.
(b)
Each water heater shall conform to all Borough plumbing codes.
(c)
Service shall be rendered at single-phase 208 or 240 volts,
as available, through a separate meter, and no other energy-consuming
devices shall be supplied through the meter.
(2)
Rates. The following rates shall be charged for electric energy furnished
under the residential user and commercial user water heating rates:
C.
Secondary commercial class rate (221), with demand (225); commercial
user heating rate (231), with demand (235); secondary Borough use
class rate (282), with demand (285).
(1)
Availability. The secondary commercial class rates shall be available
to any user for general use that does not qualify for other rates.
Secondary commercial class rates shall be provided at voltages less
than 600 volts. All single-phase or multi-phase users requiring transformer
capacity of 50 kVA or more will be subject to demand billing rate
classes for all uses, including lighting, heating, and power, regardless
of class of service. The commercial user heating rate shall be available
to any user that would otherwise qualify for the secondary commercial
class rate which utilizes electric-powered heat as their primary source
of heating. The secondary Borough use class rate shall be used for
any secondary power services maintained by the Borough.
(2)
Rates. The following rates shall be charged for electric use under
the secondary commercial class rate, commercial user heating rate,
and secondary Borough use class rate:
(a)
Customer charge: a net per meter per, billing period charge
in an amount established by resolution of Town Council from time to
time.
(b)
Demand charge (229, 239, 289): in an amount established by resolution
of Town Council from time to time.
(c)
Energy charge: in an amount established by resolution of Town
Council from time to time.
D.
Primary commercial class rate (251), primary Borough use class rate
(281).
(1)
Availability. The primary commercial class rate shall be available
to users for general use under the following conditions:
(a)
Service under this rate shall be available at nominal voltage
of 4,160 volts or higher, four-wire, three-phase and shall be metered
at such a voltage.
(b)
Service under the primary commercial class rate shall be subject
to the execution of a written agreement for electric service between
the Borough and the user.
(c)
All facilities specifically required to deliver power to user
equipment from the primary service voltage shall be furnished, installed,
owned, and maintained by the user and approved by the Borough.
(d)
New users on this rate must install a primary point of contact
protection device, as approved by the Borough, that is properly coordinated
with the Borough's electric delivery system.
(e)
Metering equipment shall be provided by the Borough to measure
the active and reactive components of the energy furnished and the
demand or maximum rate of energy use.
(f)
For this rate, the billing demand shall be defined as the highest
averaged metered rate of use of electric energy for any fifteen-minute
interval occurring in the billing period expressed in whole kilowatts,
multiplied by 0.90, and divided by the average billing period power
factor. The average billing period power factor is determined based
upon the active and reactive components of the energy furnished by
the meter.
(g)
The primary Borough use class rate shall be used for any primary
power services maintained by the Borough.
(2)
Rates. The following rates shall be charged for electric energy furnished
under the primary commercial class rate and primary Borough use class
rate:
(a)
Customer charge: a net per meter, per billing period charge
in an amount established by resolution of Town Council from time to
time.
(b)
Demand charge (259, 288): net per kilowatt billing demand, per
billing period in an amount established by resolution of Town Council
from time to time. The billing demand shall not be less for any billing
period than 50% of the highest billing period demand established during
the previous 11 billing periods.
(c)
Energy charge: all kilowatt-hours per billing period per kilowatt-hour.
Net: in an amount established by resolution of Town Council from time
to time.
E.
Area lighting rate — Borough-owned (260-270).
(1)
Availability. The area lighting rate shall be available for private
area lighting service from the existing overhead system of the Borough.
Service under the Borough-owned area lighting rate shall be subject
to the execution of a written agreement for electric service between
the Borough and the user.
(2)
Charges under this rate. High-pressure sodium, mercury vapor, or
LED: net per fixture per billing period in an amount established by
resolution of Town Council from time to time.
(3)
The Borough will provide lamp, photoelectric relay control equipment,
luminaire, and upsweep arm not over six feet in length and will mount
the same on an existing pole carrying secondary circuits or on some
other surface deemed acceptable by the Borough. When facilities in
addition to those listed above are required to provide area lighting,
the user will pay in advance the cost of installing all such facilities.
(4)
Terms of agreement. Service is sold for area lighting under agreement to take continuous service under this rate for a minimum period of three years; provided, however, that the Borough may discontinue this service at any time in the event the light is deemed by the Borough to constitute a nuisance to adjoining properties under the standards set forth in Chapter 202, Nuisances, of the Code of the Borough of Chambersburg, as amended from time to time.
(5)
Rules and regulations applying to this service.
(a)
All facilities necessary for rendering this service shall be
owned and maintained by the Borough. Maintenance shall be performed
at such time as regular (not overtime) work schedule permits.
(b)
Burning hours shall be from approximately dusk to dawn each
night aggregating about 4,000 hours per year. Subject to the approval
of the Borough, users may select the location of all poles installed
on the user's property under provisions of this rate ordinance,
and poles will be moved after installation on advance payment by the
user of the cost of moving. All pole locations shall conform to safety
standards governing such installations. Users shall be responsible
for all damages to, or loss of, the Borough property located on the
user's premises.
(6)
Notwithstanding the three-year agreement terms, the Borough may by
resolution change at any time the level of rates to be charged for
area lights already in place.
F.
Area lighting rate — User-installed (272 - 276).
(1)
Availability. The user-installed area lighting rate shall be available
from the existing underground or overhead electrical distribution
system when installed in accordance with Borough Electric Department
standards. Service under the user-installed area lighting rate shall
be subject to the execution of a written agreement for electric service
between the Borough and the user.
(2)
Charges under this rate. High-pressure sodium, mercury vapor, or
LED: net per fixture per billing period in an amount established by
resolution of Town Council from time to time. Charges apply to approved
pole-mounted and post-mounted luminaires and area floodlights.
(3)
Installation. The user will provide and install at the user's
expense the complete luminaire, lamps, photoelectric control, wire
and post and/or bracket(s) in accordance with the Borough's material
and installation specifications. Borough Electric personnel will connect
user-installed power feed wires to unmetered source of electricity,
at no expense to user.
(4)
Maintenance. The Borough will supply electricity to operate luminaries.
Following initial successful operation, the Borough will supply normal
re-lamping, normal photoelectric control replacement, replacement
of lens, miscellaneous hardware, and repair of exposed conduit on
electric supply pole, at the Borough's expense, during regular
business hours. All other maintenance expenses not listed as the Borough's
expense shall be the user's responsibility, such as filling of
settled trenches and pole plumbing, etc.
(5)
Replacement. If luminaire, pole, underground conduit, or electric
supply wire require replacement, either through damage or normal life
expectancy, such replacement shall be at the user's expense,
either by user-hired contractor or by Borough personnel, whichever
is preferable to the user at time of replacement. Whether a user elects
to replace units using their contractor or Borough personnel, the
user shall be responsible for collecting any insurance reimbursement
which they may be due.
(6)
Terms of service.
(a)
Services sold under this rate are to take continuous service for a period of two years; provided, however, that the Borough may discontinue this service at any time in the event the light is deemed by the Borough to constitute a nuisance to adjoining properties under the standards set forth in Chapter 202, Nuisances, of the Code of the Borough of Chambersburg, as amended from time to time. Upon discontinuance of service, it shall be the user's responsibility to do with the luminaire as they so choose.
(b)
Notwithstanding the two-year service terms, the Borough may,
by resolution, change at any time the level of rates to be charged
for area lighting already in place.
(7)
Ownership. The complete luminaire, lamps, photoelectric control,
wire and post and/or bracket(s) installed by the user in order to
receive service under this user-installed area lighting rate shall
remain the property of the user, and the user assumes all liabilities
arising from such installations and equipment.
G.
Special rates. The Borough may enter into agreement to furnish electric
power to users with unique needs and characteristics, such as high
voltage, primary voltage, or additional facilities that may provide
redundant service, not described in existing rate schedules and at
mutually agreed to conditions and rates.
H.
Commercial electric vehicle (EV) charging station rider:
(1)
Applicability. This rider applies to users that install a Level 3
DCFC EV charging station or stations and users that install a Level
2 EV charging station or stations at a commercial or industrial establishment
(collectively "commercial EV charging station") on or after the effective
date of this article. Such installations shall be subject to application
approval administered in accordance with this rider, commercial EV
charging stations owned by the Borough are exempt from the requirements
of this rider. For the purpose of this article, Level 3 DCFC EV charging
stations shall be charging stations that provide a direct current
charging capability from a 400-volt or more AC service ("Level 3 charging
station"). Level 2 EV charging stations shall be charging stations
that use alternating current of 208-240 volt service ("Level 2 charging
station").
(2)
Borough nonliability. The Borough shall not be liable for any damages
or losses associated with the installation, operation, or maintenance
of any commercial EV charging station.
(3)
Availability. Service under this rider is available upon request
to users on a first-come-first-served basis as long as the proposal
to install the commercial EV charging station or the location of the
commercial EV charging station does not:
(a)
Adversely impact the quality or cost of Borough service to other
users;
(b)
Compromise the reliability and safety of the Borough's
electric distribution system;
(c)
Represent a hazard to people, property, or equipment;
(d)
Compromise the safety of the Borough Electric Department personnel,
emergency services personnel, or the general public; or
(e)
Exceed a maximum level of installations within the Borough as
may be set by Town Council.
(4)
Metering provisions. At the Borough's sole discretion, the Borough
may require that an independent revenue meter be installed to measure
and monitor the electricity consumed by the commercial EV charging
station.
(5)
Application.
(a)
Prohibition of installation without approved application. A
property owner may not install any commercial EV charging station
on any property in the Borough until they submit an application form
to the Borough and the Borough approves said application. All installations
of commercial EV charging stations shall be conducted by an electrician,
electrical contractor, or electrical technician licensed by the Borough
of Chambersburg.
(b)
Application for installation permit. Users seeking to receive
service under the provisions of this rider must submit the commercial
EV charging station application/agreement demonstrating compliance
with the technical requirements. Forms are available at the Borough
offices during normal business hours and are available on the Borough's
website.
(c)
Contribution in aid of construction. The applicant shall pay
for associated line extension and transformer costs. Upon approval
of an applicant's request to install a commercial EV charging
station, the Borough will provide the applicant with an estimated
contribution in aid of construction, which the applicant shall remit
to the Borough in advance of installation. Final charges for the associated
line extension and transformer costs shall be settled with the applicant
after completion of the installation.
(d)
Application fee. The application fee for service under this
rider shall be established by resolution of Town Council from time
to time.
(e)
Once a fully completed application/agreement and all required
supporting technical information is provided to the Borough, the Borough
will review the application/agreement and endeavor to provide the
applicant notice within 90 days of approval or denial of the applicant's
request to install a commercial EV charging station and to connect
to the Borough's electric distribution system promptly. The following
shall apply:
[1]
The burden of proof and persuasion to show compliance with all
applicable provisions and requirements of this section shall be on
the applicant.
[2]
The Borough shall send notice of grant or denial of the application
to the address set forth on the application.
[3]
Applicants shall be deemed to have received notice of the grant
or denial upon the date of the notice, not the date of receipt.
[4]
The Borough reserves the right to deny applications that do
not comply with all requirements of this rider. Grounds for denial
of an application shall include, but shall not be limited to:
[5]
A denial of an installation permit shall not preclude an applicant
from reapplication in the future for the same location.
[6]
Upon the granting of an application, the applicant shall install
the commercial EV charging station strictly in compliance with the
approved plan and all provisions of the approved plan.
[7]
Upon completion of installation, the commercial EV charging station shall be inspected in accordance with § 135-10 of the Code of the Borough of Chambersburg. The commercial EV charging station shall not be connected to the electrical system within the Borough until such installation has been approved by an authorized inspection agency.
[8]
Upon completion of the installation, the Borough shall either
1) issue an approval, 2) request additional information to amend the
permit to conform to the installation; or 3) deny approval to begin
usage. All notices shall be mailed to the address indicated on the
installation permit. The property owner shall be deemed to have received
notice of the grant or denial upon date of mailing, not the date of
receipt.
(6)
EV charging station standards.
(a)
Specifications. All commercial EV charging stations shall be
securely mounted on a wall or similarly substantial structure, or
on a pedestal that meets manufacturer's specifications for the
commercial EV charging stations.
(c)
No commercial EV charging station shall be installed on or within
any public street or right-of-way absent a written agreement between
the applicant and the Borough, in a form acceptable to the Borough,
approving the use of that portion of the public street or right-of-way,
which determination shall be in the Borough's sole and absolute
discretion.
(7)
Rates. The following rates shall be charged for electric energy furnished
under this rider:
(a)
Customer charge: a net charge in an amount established by resolution
of Town Council from time to time, per plug available on each commercial
EV charging station, per billing period. Said fee may be different
amounts for a Level 2 charging station and a Level 3 charging station.
(b)
Energy and demand charges: the energy and demand charges shall
be billed at the same rate as the balance of the commercial or industrial
establishment that is the host of the commercial EV charging station,
or at other appropriate rates as otherwise determined by the Borough.
(d)
The owner of a commercial EV charging station shall be responsible
for all applicable electric rates, fees, and charges imposed by the
Borough, and for any and all terms or other costs associated with
installing, owning, operating, or maintaining the commercial EV charging
station. The electric vehicle owner or operator utilizing the commercial
EV charging station shall be responsible for all fees imposed by the
owner of the commercial EV charging station for use of the commercial
EV charging station.
(8)
Land use regulations. Any installation of a commercial EV charging
station must be approved through the land use approval regulations
pursuant to the Code of the Borough of Chambersburg. The owner of
a commercial EV charging station shall comply with any and all applicable
land use, zoning, planning, rules and regulations, and technical requirements
as the Borough may adopt from time to time.
I.
High-voltage service, Schedule HV (252, 291).
(1)
Availability.
(a)
High-voltage service shall be available throughout the Borough's
service area to users located along or near transmission lines of
adequate capacity, as determined in the Borough's sole discretion,
in accordance with the Borough's service rules and regulations.
High-voltage service shall be subject to the execution of a written
agreement for electric service between the Borough and the user.
(b)
The HV rate shall be established in keeping with existing power
purchase arrangements in effect as of the adoption of this subsection.
From time to time, the Borough, at its sole discretion, may further
review, analyze, and adjust the HV rate by resolution accordingly.
However, nothing herein shall prevent or restrict the Borough from
exercising its rights to administer the PSA-HV according to the terms
of the PSA-HV formula in this chapter.
(c)
To be eligible for this Schedule HV, a user must have the following
load characteristics:
(d)
Eligible users shall have metering equipment installed by the
Borough that measures and records the active and reactive components
of the electrical usage on an hourly basis (interval metering). At
the Borough's discretion, the metering point may differ from
that of the electric service point of contact. Metering compensation
will be added as appropriate. Users shall be responsible to provide
and install any cabinet(s), meter bases, and other associated apparatus,
subject to approval by the Borough, to accept instrument transformers
and metering equipment to be provided and installed by the Borough.
Users who wish to have the Borough install all metering equipment
and cabinets may request the metering equipment from the Borough.
Upon such request, the Borough shall provide the user with an estimate
of the cost of the metering equipment. Upon written approval by the
user, the Borough will install such metering equipment and bill the
user for the cost of installation. At the Borough's option, the
cost of the metering and installation may be billed to the user in
12 equal billing period payments. At the Borough's discretion,
it may be determined that metering is best done by pole-mounted equipment;
in this instance, the Borough will provide and install all equipment
and the user will be billed for only the meter base.
(e)
All facilities specifically required to deliver power to user
equipment shall be furnished, installed, owned, and maintained by
the user and approved by the Borough.
(f)
The user shall not use the electric power and energy furnished
hereunder as an auxiliary or supplement to any other source of purchased
power and shall not sell electric power and energy purchased hereunder.
(g)
The user shall be bound by the Borough's Rules for electric
meters and services as may from time to time be adopted or changed
by the Borough.
(2)
Type of service.
(a)
Service shall be provided normally as three-phase, alternating
current, 60 hertz at nominal standard 69,000 volts phase-to-phase,
as delivered to the Borough. Upon advance notice and the Borough providing
permission to the user, an alternative level of service may be provided
at 12,470 volts.
(b)
The Borough shall not be liable for damages to the user occasioned
by reductions, curtailments, or interruptions of service, or for failure
to commence delivery as a result of "force majeure."
(c)
Power shall be used by the user in such manner as will not cause
objectionable voltage fluctuations or other electrical disturbances
on the transmission system or on the Borough's system. The Borough
may require the user, at the user's expense, to install such
corrective measures as will reasonably limit such fluctuations and
disturbances.
(3)
Determination of demands (299).
(a)
For the billing periods of June through May, the billing demand-generation
shall be the user's average sixty-minute kW demand coincident
with the PJM RTO five peak-hour demands generally established during
the previous summer subject to change by PJM rule. The average metered
demand shall be multiplied by 0.90 and divided by the average metered
power factor during the billing period(s) of the peak-hour demands.
(b)
For the billing periods of January through December, the billing
demand-transmission shall be the user's sixty-minute kW demand
coincident with the PJM zonal one-hour annual peak demand established
during the previous calendar year. The metered demand shall be multiplied
by 0.90 and divided by the average metered power factor during the
billing period in which the peak hour occurred.
(4)
Rate (per billing period). The following rates shall be charged for
electric energy under the high voltage service rate:
(a)
Customer charge: a net per meter, per billing period charge
in an amount established by resolution of Town Council from time to
time.
(b)
Demand charge — generation. The demand charge, per kW
of associated billing demand, shall be effective starting the billing
period of June of each year and shall be established as the $/kW-month
demand charge applicable to the Borough and as determined by the PJM
reliability pricing model auction process.
(c)
Demand charge — transmission. The demand charge, per kW
of associated billing demand, shall be effective starting the billing
period of January of each year and shall be established as the sum
of the $/kW-month demand charges applicable to the Borough for network
integrated transmission service and for the transmission enhancement
charges per the PJM open access transmission tariff.
(d)
Energy charge: The energy charge shall be either the flat or
time-of-day option, with such option determined by mutual agreement
of the Borough and user:
[1]
Flat: all kilowatt-hours per billing period per kilowatt-hour
in an amount established by resolution of Town Council from time to
time.
[2]
Time-of-day: All kilowatt-hours shall be categorized into one
of the following three time-of-day energy periods and charged in an
amount established by resolution of Town Council from time to time.
"On-peak" hours are all on-peak hours as defined by NERC, except for
hours ending at 22:00 and 23:00. "Shoulder" hours are the hours ending
at 22:00 and 23:00 of the on-peak hours as defined by NERC. "Off-peak"
hours are as defined by NERC.
A.
Standard power supply adjustment (PSA).
(1)
Each rate as indicated in this chapter is subject to a power supply
adjustment (PSA).
(2)
The PSA is an amount per kilowatt-hour to be added to or subtracted
from users' billing each billing period so that increases or
decreases in costs of purchased power, fuel, lube oil, other costs
of generated power, and other costs deemed appropriate by the Borough
will be collected or credited.
(3)
The PSA charge or credit shall be used for each month of a twelve-month
forecasted period unless a "relevelization" is required and implemented
by the Borough, at its sole discretion. A relevelization may be required
if:
(a)
The Borough's wholesale supply of purchased power has a
rate change that goes into effect during the period;
(b)
The actual recovery of PSA costs is not in the range of 3% (plus
or minus) of the total twelve-month forecasted amount; or
(c)
A PSA forecast revision is required, in the sole discretion
of the Borough, due to unforeseen or changed circumstances such as
increases (or decreases) in cost(s) of fuel, lube oil, other expenses
of generated power, purchased power, other expenses deemed appropriate
by the Borough, material increases or decreases in the number of users,
or if a material error in computing the PSA forecast is discovered.
(4)
The Borough will monitor the PSA collection of revenues on a billing-period
basis.
(5)
At the end of the forecasted twelve-month period, or a shorter period
if a relevelization is required, the Borough may, at its discretion,
incorporate any over-collection or under-collection of power supply
costs in the projected power supply costs for the new forecasted twelve-month
period.
(6)
Calculation. The PSA, stated to the nearest $0.00001 per kilowatt-hour,
will be determined by utilizing the following formula:
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Definitions:
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PP
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The total forecasted costs of purchased power for the PSA forecast
year. (Purchased Power)
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G
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The total forecasted fuel, lube oil and other costs of generated
power for the PSA forecast year. (Generation)
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DA
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The total net directly allocated costs resulting from programs
or retail rate riders implemented by the Borough that directly assign
power supply costs to individual users or programs. (Direct Assignment)
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DC
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Additional discretionary costs or programs deemed appropriate
by the Borough. (Discretionary Costs)
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S
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Forecasted retail kilowatt-hours sold. (Sold)
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SDA
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Forecasted retail kilowatt-hours sold to participants in programs
or retail rate riders implemented by the Borough that directly assign
power supply costs to individual users or programs. (Sales Direct
Assignment)
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Base
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The total purchased power expense per kilowatt-hour included
in the current retail base rates. The Base amount shall be established
by resolution of Town Council from time to time.
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B.
Power supply adjustment — high-voltage (PSA-HV).
(1)
Each rate for high-voltage electric service is subject to the power
supply adjustment — high-voltage (PSA-HV).
(2)
The PSA-HV is an amount per kilowatt-hour to be added to or subtracted
from users' billing each billing period so that increases or
decreases in costs of purchased power and other costs deemed appropriate
by the Borough will be collected or credited.
(3)
The PSA-HV charge or credit shall be used for each month of a twelve-month
forecasted period unless a "relevelization" is required and implemented
by the Borough at its sole discretion. A relevelization may be required
if:
(a)
There is a wholesale supplier of purchased power change or any
of the Borough's wholesale suppliers has a rate change that goes
into effect during the period;
(b)
The actual recovery of PSA-HV costs is not in the range of 3%
(plus or minus) of the total twelve-month forecasted amount; or
(c)
A PSA-HV forecast revision is required, in the sole discretion
of the Borough, due to unforeseen or changed circumstances such as
increases in the costs of purchased power and other expenses deemed
appropriate by the Borough, or if a material error in computing the
PSA-HV forecast is discovered.
(4)
The Borough will monitor the PSA-HV collection of revenues on a billing-period
basis. At the end of the forecasted twelve-month period, or a shorter
period if a relevelization is required, the Borough may, at its discretion,
incorporate any over-collection or under-collection of power supply
costs in the projected power supply costs for the new forecasted twelve-month
period.
(5)
Calculation. The PSA-HV stated to the nearest $0.00001 per kWh will
be determined by utilizing the following formula:
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Definitions:
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PP
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The total calculated forecasted expense of power supply costs
for the PSA-HV forecast year, less revenue collected under generation
and transmission charges for the high-voltage rate schedules.
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DC
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Additional discretionary costs deemed appropriate by the Borough.
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P
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Forecasted kWh purchased to supply users served under the high-voltage
rate schedules.
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Base
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The total calculated expense for power supply cost, less revenue
collected under generation and transmission charges for high-voltage
rate schedules per kWh included in the current base rates. The Base
amount shall be established by resolution of Town Council from time
to time.
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L
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Line losses applicable to sales under Rate "HV." (L = 0.5%)
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Terms and conditions of service, including, but not limited
to, establishing service, billing for service, interest and penalties,
payment requirements, and termination of service, shall be in accordance
with the Utility Service Manual, as may be revised from time to time
by the Mayor and Town Council, and shall be available for public inspection
at the Utility Offices at Borough Hall, the Utilities Service Center
at 80 South Franklin Street, and online at www.chambersburgpa.gov.
Where, as a result of equipment malfunction, estimated billing,
billing error, or other circumstances, electric service is rendered,
but not billed, the unbilled electric service may be retroactively
charged to the user, provided that the services at issue were rendered
within the last three years. If the user obtained electric service
through fraud or deceit, the Borough shall not be precluded from retroactively
billing for all such services rendered, regardless of when such services
were rendered. The charges for service shall be determined in accordance
with the Utility Service Manual adopted by Town Council from time
to time.
A.
The Borough uses reasonable diligence to preserve continuity of service,
but in the event of any interruption, curtailment, or reduction of
service, the Borough shall not be subject to any liability, penalty,
or payment for or on account of any such interruption or curtailment
nor shall the application of the rate schedule to the regular billing
period be affected.
B.
The Borough may temporarily suspend service for the purpose of repairs,
maintenance, or improvement of the electric system and will make every
reasonable effort to notify users in advance, except in cases of emergency.
Town Council shall have the right to establish, from time to
time, by resolution, rules, regulations, provisions, terms, or standards
under which electric service shall be rendered, which shall be supplemental
to the standards set forth in the Utility Service Manual.
The penalty added after the due date on the bill for all services
rendered will be 2.5%.
This article may be cited as the "Borough of Chambersburg Electric
Rate Ordinance of 2023."
