This rate shall be available in the City of
Vineland.
[Amended 12-12-1989 by Ord. No. 89-96]
This rate is applicable to general lighting
and power customers having a connected load of not less than 250 kilowatts.
This stipulation will apply to any new customers or installations
effective January 1, 1990. Industrial lighting incidental to power
and combined with the power service shall be taken through transformers
furnished, installed and maintained by the customers.
[Amended 11-22-1955 by Ord. No. 198; 9-8-1970 by Ord. No. 772; 3-22-1977 by Ord. No.
1074; 11-12-1980 by Ord. No. 1231; 1-14-1986 by Ord. No. 85-66; 12-12-1989 by Ord. No. 89-96; 3-10-1992 by Ord. No. 92-14; 4-26-1994 by Ord. No.
94-30; 12-23-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-67; 5-9-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-34; 7-11-2017 by Ord. No.
2017-48; 3-27-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-17]
A.
The following rates shall be effective April 1, 2018:
[Added 12-10-1996 by Ord. No. 96-99; 4-9-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-18; 9-26-2017 by Ord. No.
2017-65]
A.
In addition to the service available under § 687-50, industrial service shall be available, effective April 1, 2018, under written contract between the City of Vineland and the customer, under rates, terms and conditions as follows:
[Amended 3-27-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-17]
B.
Charges will be calculated and billed monthly.
D.
This rate is generally available to industrial customers.
E.
The energy charge shall be subject to an energy cost clause adjustment
as established by mutual agreement between the City of Vineland and
the customer and shall be in effect for a specified period of time
until amended.
[Amended 4-9-2002 by Ord.
No. 2002-18; 9-26-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-65]
A.
This rider shall be available only to those customers taking service
under the modified market rate, as follows:
B.
The rate set forth in this rider shall apply only when and to the
extent the customer increases demand above a base level as established
by contract.
C.
This rate shall be available to the customer for terms not to exceed
five years.
D.
The energy charge shall be subject to an energy cost clause adjustment
as established by mutual agreement between the City of Vineland and
the customer and shall be in effect for a specified period of time
until amended.
[Amended 4-26-1994 by Ord. No. 94-30; 12-23-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-67]
The monthly billing demand shall be the highest
fifteen-minute kilowatt demand occurring during the month as registered
by a demand indicator or meter but shall be not less than 2/3 of the
highest demand of the immediately preceding 11 months. In no case
shall the monthly billing demand be less than 50 kilowatts.
[Amended 3-27-1977 by Ord. No. 1074; 11-12-1980 by Ord. No. 1231]
The above rate is based upon the maintenance
by the customer of an average power factor of 89%. The City of Vineland
Electric Utility reserves the right to determine, by test, the power
factor of a customer's load at the point where the electrical energy
is metered, and, if the average monthly power factor is less than
89%, the demand as determined under the provisions of this rate shall
be increased for billing purposes by multiplying the demand by the
required power factor and dividing the product by the measured power
factor.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original § 438-54,
Primary metering, which immediately followed this section, was repealed
8-9-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-50.
[Amended 3-24-1964 by Ord. No. 475; 9-8-1970 by Ord. No. 772; 3-22-1977 by Ord. No.
1074; 11-12-1980 by Ord. No. 1231; 12-8-1981 by Ord. No. 1281; 1-14-1986 by Ord. No. 85-66; 4-26-1994 by Ord. No. 94-30; 12-10-1996 by Ord. No.
96-99; 5-8-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-34; 12-23-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-67; 12-9-2008 by Ord. No.
2008-82]
A.
The energy cost clause (fuel adjustment factor) shall be computed
thrice annually, for service billed in the months of October through
December (winter rates), January through May (winter rates) and June
through September (summer rates). The fuel-adjustment factor shall
adjust monthly billings either upward or downward. When said fuel-adjustment
factor is above or below $0.02164 per kilowatt-hour, an additional
charge or deduction will be made to each kilowatt-hour supplied under
this rate schedule, except those applied to street and traffic lighting.
Such added charge or decreased charge, as the case may be, will be
the amount per kilowatt-hour by which such fuel purchased power and
interchanged power cost is estimated to be above or below $0.02164
per kilowatt-hour.
[Amended 7-11-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-48]
B.
The increase or decrease in the cost of fuel consumed and of power
purchased or interchanged per kilowatt-hour sold, as determined by
budgeted funds and projected seasonal sales, will be applied to billings
in the summer- or winter-rate period applicable. Each month, the fuel-adjustment
factor calculated above shall be compared to actual fuel, purchased
power and interchange power costs and the difference calculated. The
difference between the fuel-adjustment factor and the actual costs
of fuel, purchase power and interchanged power will be accumulated,
as a recovery factor, such that the balance nets out over or under
recoveries against each other. The net balance will be accumulated
for the months of September through November (inclusive), December
through April (inclusive), and May through August (inclusive). The
net September through April balance will be applied, as either an
increase or decrease, to the fuel-adjustment calculation (as described
above) in the next accumulated period immediately following the adjustment
period. The net May through August balance will be applied, as either
an increase or decrease, to the fuel-adjustment calculation (as described
above) in the winter-rate season immediately following the adjustment
period. The cost per kilowatt-hour for all calculations shall be carried
out to the nearest one-thousandth of a mill. Kilowatt-hours sold,
as used in making such determinations, will not include the kilowatt-hours
of a rate schedule to which this adjustment clause does not apply.
The minimum bill shall not be reduced by reason of this energy cost
clause, but the adjustment, when positive, will be billed to all kilowatt-hours
delivered.
C.
In the event that, in the Utility's judgment, pass-through of 100%
of the accumulated seasonal differential in fuel costs in the rate
season immediately following the rate season in which the differential
was experienced will result in a fuel-adjustment factor which varies
substantially from the actual fuel costs during that subsequent season,
the Utility may defer pass-through of a portion of the net difference
to subsequent rate seasons. The specific proportion to be deferred
shall be determined by the Utility as necessary to avoid price distortions
and undue price volatility to customers.
[Amended 9-8-1970 by Ord. No. 772; 4-26-1994 by Ord. No. 94-30; 12-23-2003 by Ord. No.
2003-67]
The minimum net monthly charge under this rate
shall be the amount of the monthly demand charge, plus the minimum
customer charge of $350 for secondary voltage customers and $400 for
primary voltage customers. In no case shall the minimum net monthly
charge be less than the minimum customer charge as specified above.
[Amended 3-12-1991 by Ord. No. 91-22; 4-26-1994 by Ord. No. 94-30; 5-8-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-34]
The above rate is net and is contingent upon
payment of bills within 15 days of the date rendered. An additional
charge of 5% of the current amount billed, net of any payments applied
thereon, will be added to bills not paid within the specified payment
time.
[Amended 8-9-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-50]
The contract term under this rate shall be annual.
Service under this rate is subject to the general terms, rules and
regulations as adopted by the City of Vineland Electric Utility.
[Amended 8-9-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-50]
A.
B.
This rate is not subject to an additional energy clause
adjustment at the present time. VMEU reserves the right to impose
seasonal energy clause adjustments in subsequent seasons after the
effective date.
[Added 8-9-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-50]
This rate is available to general lighting and
power customers having a connected load of not less than 2,500 kilowatts.
The service level for this transmission service rate shall be 69 kilovolts.
All transformers, switchgear, interconnection and associated equipment
shall be furnished, installed and maintained by the customer according
to VMEU specifications and guidelines. Any backup power requirements
shall be available by contract.
