[CC 1979 §69.010; Ord. No. 2693 §1(69.010), 4-3-2001]
Electric service shall be furnished to any applicant thereof
who shall first and at all times hereafter comply with all rules,
orders, ordinances, laws and regulations of the City and its several
departments governing the furnishing and using of such electric services,
wiring, inspection, assessment and collection of revenue and who shall
pay for same according to the established rules. All electrical usage
shall be charged for from the time it is turned on at the request
of the consumer until said consumer gives notice to discontinue or
until it is cut off by the City on account of a violation by said
consumer of any rule or regulation, as herein provided, or is cut
off by safety or prevention of waste.
[CC 1979 §69.020; Ord. No. 2693 §1(69.020), 4-3-2001]
As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have these
prescribed meanings:
A residential dwelling inside the City limits of Sullivan
with one-family occupancy only.
Any service other than residential with less than thirty-five
(35) kW demand who shall be considered a commercial user in the City
of Sullivan.
Any service other than residential with thirty-five (35)
kW demand or more who shall be considered a general power user in
the City of Sullivan.
[CC 1979 §69.030; Ord. No. 2693 §1(69.030), 4-3-2001]
Application for the use of electrical service shall be made to the City Collector at the City Hall by the consumer. Before service is furnished hereafter, said applicant shall be required to pay a connection fee for all electrical service for which receipt will be given by the City Collector. The connection fee shall be as set out in Section 160.340 of this Code.
[CC 1979 §69.040; Ord. No. 2693 §1(69.040), 4-3-2001]
There is hereby determined, created and established the following
consumer and service classifications and the rates for electric current
and service supplied thereunder and therefore by the said electric
utility owned and operated by the said City of Sullivan; such electric
current and service shall be furnished to all regular consumers through
a meter according to the schedule of classifications hereinafter set
forth to which each such consumer may qualify and according to the
rates applicable thereto.
[CC 1979 §69.050; Ord. No. 2693 §1(69.050), 4-3-2001; Ord. No. 2718 §1(69.050), 9-4-2001]
A.
This rate is applicable to residential dwellings as hereinbefore defined for all domestic purposes only. This rate is not available to that portion of any residential dwelling used for business or professional purposes. This rate shall be as set out in Section 160.350 of this Code.
B.
Conditions Of Service.
1.
The character of such service shall be alternating current 60 Hz,
120/240 volts, single-phase or, where available and at the option
of the City, 3-phase.
2.
Service under this schedule shall be furnished for the sole use of
the customer and shall not be resold or submetered.
3.
Service shall be supplied through a single meter unless authorized
by the City. At the request of the customer, separate meters may be
retained, in which case each meter shall be billed as a separate customer.
4.
Welding, X-ray, kiln, or other equipment characterized by severe
or fluctuating demands as determined by the Electric Superintendent
shall be classified as a commercial service.
5.
All motor driven devices of one and one-half (1½) hp capacity
or larger must be operated on a nominal voltage of two hundred eight
(208) volts or higher. Motors shall not exceed two (2) hp capacity.
[CC 1979 §69.060; Ord. No. 2693 §1(69.060), 4-3-2001]
A.
The character of service shall be single or 3-phased, 60 Hz and at one (1) standard delivery voltage, applicable to a commercial user and available at consumer's service location. This rate shall be as set out in Section 160.360 of this Code.
B.
Conditions Of Service.
1.
Voltage, phase and frequency of energy supplied under this schedule
shall be as specified by the City.
2.
Service under this schedule shall be furnished for the sole use of
the customer and there shall be no submetering or resale of service,
unless otherwise authorized by the City.
3.
Service shall be supplied through a single meter unless authorized
by the City. At the request of the customer, separate meters may be
retained, in which case each meter shall be billed as a separate customer.
Polyphase service, metered separately, shall be considered a separate
customer.
4.
Where the customer's use of welding, or other equipment characterized
by fluctuating or severe demands in excess of thirty-five (35) kW,
necessitates the installation of additional or increased facilities
(including distribution transformers, service conductors or secondaries)
solely to serve such customer, then said customer shall be placed
on the general power service rate.
5.
All motor-driven devices of one and one-half (1½) hp capacity
or larger must be operated on a nominal voltage of two hundred eight
(208) volts or higher.
6.
If a customer's monthly energy consumption increases above ten thousand
(10,000) kWh, the demand shall be measured to determine whether the
general power rate is applicable.
[CC 1979 §69.070; Ord. No. 2693 §1(69.070), 4-3-2001; Ord. No. 3034 §1, 10-18-2005]
A.
This rate is applicable to general power users for power purposes when the customer has a measured demand of thirty-five (35) kW or more. This rate shall be as set out in Section 160.370 of this Code.
B.
Minimum Bill. The minimum monthly bill shall be the billing demand as defined by Section 720.070(D)(8).
C.
Power Factor Adjustment. The customer shall maintain a power
factor of not less than ninety percent (90%) lagging. The average
power factor during the month for billing purposes shall be obtained
from the measured kilowatt hours and the measured reactive kilovolt-ampere
hours taken during the month. The meter for measurement of reactive
kilovolt-ampere hours will be ratcheted to prevent reverse registration.
If the average power factor during the month is less than ninety percent
(90%) lagging, the total bill for the month shall be increased two
percent (2%) for each one percent (1%) or major fraction thereof by
which the average power factor during the month is less than ninety
percent (90%) lagging.
D.
Conditions Of Service.
1.
The voltage, phase and frequency of service hereunder shall be approved
by the City.
2.
More than one (1) character of service, as to voltage, phase and
frequency of delivery, shall not be combined for billing.
3.
Service to each separate location or point of delivery hereunder
shall be billed separately.
4.
Service under this schedule is for the sole use of the customer and
shall not be resold or submetered.
5.
Lighting will be serviced hereunder, subject to the provision of Section 720.070(D)(8). Lighting service incidental to power may be rendered hereunder if such combined lighting and power is served through one (l) point of delivery and the customer furnishes all additional equipment necessary for further transformation or regulation of energy for lighting service.
6.
All polyphase motors of twenty-five (25) HP and larger installed,
or starting mechanisms replaced after January 1, 1997, shall be controlled
by reduced voltage starters. Reduced voltage starters shall be of
the auto transformer, resistor or part winding type.
7.
The maximum size of any single phase motor shall be five (5) HP.
8.
Determination of billing demand. When the demand
charge applies, the billing demand shall be determined by means of
suitable instruments and shall be the highest fifteen (15) minute
interval demand established during the billing month and the twelve
(12) months preceding that month.
[1]
Editor's Note — Ord. no. 3464 §1, adopted May 3,
2011, repealed section 720.080 "purchased energy surcharge" in its
entirety. Former section 720.080 derived from CC 1979 §69.078;
ord. no. 2693 §1(69.078), 4-3-01; ord. no. 3083 §1, 5-16-06
.
[CC 1979 §69.080; Ord. No. 2693 §1(69.080), 4-3-2001]
A.
This service is for unmetered security lights in operation from dusk to dawn and said fee is as set out in Section 160.380 of this Code. Additional charge for installation requiring additions to, or rearrangement of, existing facilities shall be actual cost. This cost to be paid prior to commencement of service.
B.
Conditions Of Service.
1.
Standard construction shall consist of a mercury-vapor lamp unit
with refractor, bracket, control device, wire and hardware mounted
on existing poles and on existing secondary circuits.
2.
All lamps shall burn every night from dusk to dawn, subject to a
time allowance of seven (7) workdays after notice is given by customer
to the utility for maintenance and lamp renewals.
3.
The facilities installed by the utility under this schedule shall
remain the property of the utility.
4.
The term of service under this schedule shall not be less than one
(1) year.
[CC 1979 §69.085; Ord. No. 2693 §1(69.085), 4-3-2001]
All electric energy, current or service supplied by the City of Sullivan hereunder which has passed through the meter to any service wire or to any building, residence delivered to the consumer and all such service shall be charged and billed in accordance with the registration of such meter and the rates herein established and all bills therefore collected in full as detailed in Chapter 700, Article II of the Sullivan Municipal Code; that is, the meter is the point of delivery of service by the City and the City will incur no expense or assume any liability of obligation in anywise whatsoever beyond any meter and all service shall be billed at this point, provided however, that when any such meter, upon actual test by said City, is not read or is found to be defective and imperfect in registration and in fact fails to register, registers fast or slow in measurement, then the costs of electric energy to any such customer for such meter reading period in which said meter was defective, imperfect or not read shall be determined and paid by said consumer in any amount equal to the average bill of said consumer for the three (3) meter reading billings next and preceding said meter reading period when said bill could not be accurately determined as aforeprovided; in the event, however, if such consumer has not had three (3) previous meter reading periods, then the cost of such current to such consumer for the meter reading periods during which said meter could not be accurately determined as aforeprovided shall be deferred until the next meter reading period and such consumer shall pay the same charge for service as the month following the meter reading period when said meter could not be accurately read.
[Ord. No. 3651 §1, 1-6-2015]
A.
Applicable Service Territory. Net metering and electrical
system interconnection is available on a first-come, first-served
basis in the distribution service territory of the City of Sullivan
at any point on the City's existing facilities that has adequate capacity
and suitable voltage for delivery of service until:
1.
The total rated generating capacity of all net metering systems
on the utility equals five percent (5%) of the utility's single-hour
peak load during the previous year; or
2.
The total rated generating capacity of approved new interconnection
agreements during the current calendar year equals or exceeds one
percent (1%) of the utility's single-hour peak load for the previous
calendar year.
B.
Availability Of Service. Net metering service is
available to any existing customer who is in good standing under the
City's electric service schedules, that owns and operates a renewable
energy electric generator powered by solar, hydro, or wind or fuel
cells using hydrogen produced by solar, hydro or wind with a capacity
of not more than one hundred (100) kilowatts that is located on the
customer's premises, is interconnected and operates in parallel phase
and synchronization with the City's existing transmission and distribution
facilities, and is intended primarily to offset part or all of the
customer's own electrical power requirements. This code is offered
in compliance with the Net Metering and Easy Connection Act (RSMo.
386.890) and appropriate Missouri Public Service Commission rules.
Additional sources of renewable energy may be certified by the Department
of Natural Resources, and they will be accepted by the City. All agreements
hereunder are between the customer-generator and the City and shall
not include a third party.
C.
Definitions. "Net metering" means measuring the
difference between the electricity supplied by the City and the electricity
generated by an eligible customer-generator and fed back to the electric
grid over the applicable billing period. All other definitions shall
be those contained in the Missouri Net Metering and Easy Connection
Act (RSMo. 386.890), except where noted in this code.
D.
Monthly Billing. The electric service charge shall
be computed in accordance with the monthly billing under the customer's
effective standard rate schedule. Under this net metering code, only
the kilowatt hour (kWh) units of a customer-generator's bill are affected.
1.
If the electricity supplied by the City exceeds the electricity
generated by the customer-generator during the applicable billing
period, the customer-generator shall be billed for the net billable
kWhs supplied by the City in accordance with the rates and charges
under the City's standard rate schedule applicable to the customer.
2.
If the electricity generated by the customer-generator exceeds
the electricity supplied by the City, the customer-generator shall
be credited for the net value of the electric energy delivered to
the City during the applicable billing period at the City's "avoided
fuel cost," with this credit appearing on the customer-generator's
bill no later than the following billing period.
3.
The "avoided fuel cost" is that amount determined by the City's
governing board with responsibility for setting rates, as outlined
in RSMo. 386.890.2(1).
E.
Transfer Of Ownership. Upon change in ownership
of the qualified unit, or of the premises on which the unit is located,
the new customer-generator shall file a new application with the City
for net metering.
F.
Special Conditions.
2.
The customer-generator is responsible for all costs associated
with its generating facility and is also responsible for all costs
related to any modifications to the facility that may be required
by the City for purposes of safety and reliability.
3.
A net metering facility shall meet all applicable safety and
performance standards established by the National Electric Safety
Code, the National Electric Code, the Institute of Electrical and
Electronic Engineers, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and
Underwriters Laboratories.
4.
In addition, the customer-generator shall:
a.
Be equipped at the customer-generator's expense with a meter
or meters approved by the City and capable of measuring the net amount
of electrical energy produced or consumed by the customer-generator.
Any additional costs necessary for the City to permit the meters or
generator to be integrated into the City's distribution system shall
be borne by the customer-generator.
b.
Have a mechanism that automatically disables and disconnects
the unit from the supplier's electrical lines in the event that service
to the customer-generator is interrupted.
c.
Have an easily accessible device or feature in immediate proximity
to the metering equipment to allow a City worker to manually and instantly
disconnect the unit from the City's distribution system.
5.
For systems of ten (10) kilowatts or less, a customer-generator
shall not be required to purchase any liability insurance. Insurance
for systems above ten (10) kilowatts shall be negotiated as part of
the interconnection agreement.
[CC 1979 §69.095; Ord. No. 2693 §1(69.095), 4-3-2001]
There is established in the City of Sullivan, Missouri, a charge for each temporary service installed. This fee, as set out in Section 160.390 of this Code, is non-refundable.
[CC 1979 §69.100; Ord. No. 2693 §1(69.100), 4-3-2001]
For any violation by any consumer of any of the rules and regulations
adopted and imposed by the Board of Aldermen, the service to such
consumer shall be discontinued after forty-eight (48) hours' written
notice to such consumer, as herein provided, advising such consumer
in what particular such rules or regulations have been violated and
such service shall not be again restored except upon compliance with
said rules and regulations.
[CC 1979 §69.110; Ord. No. 2693 §1(69.110), 4-3-2001]
A.
The
City shall install, furnish and maintain all necessary primary lines
to the property line within the boundaries of the utilities easement,
including all necessary poles, wires, brackets or anchors for attaching
said wires, transformers, meters (including demand meters upon customers
request at customers expense). In event the customer desires an underground
type of service, the City will furnish and install such service and
the customer shall pay the City for all expenses incurred. All service
lines and meters shall be located where most convenient for the service
to be furnished. The location and installation of all such lines and
meters shall be determined by the Electric Superintendent of said
City or upon his/her orders by and to his/her subordinates.
B.
The
City shall install, furnish and maintain all necessary secondary overhead
conductors up to one hundred (100) feet. Any overhead service in excess
of one hundred (100) feet shall be at the expense of the customer.
All service lines and meters shall be located where most convenient
for the service to be furnished. The location and installation of
all such lines and meters shall be determined by the Electric Superintendent
of said City or upon his/her orders by and to his/her subordinates.
C.
The
customer shall be responsible to pay for facilities built to furnish
temporary service (construction power) if not utilized for the permanent
service. The cost will include labor and material to construct all
parts of the facilities not utilized for the permanent service.
[CC 1979 §69.120; Ord. No. 2693 §1(69.120), 4-3-2001]
The City reserves the right to cut off or discontinue the service
furnished by the municipal utility at any time, without notice whatsoever,
for the purpose of making repairs, extension or for other purposes.
The City does not guarantee a constant supply of energy and shall
not be liable for damages for any failure to supply same. The City
may refuse to serve any consumer for cause.
[CC 1979 §69.125; Ord. No. 2693 §1(69.125), 4-3-2001]
Electric service shall not be used in such a manner as to cause
unusual fluctuations or disturbance to the City of Sullivan's distribution
system. If necessary, the consumer causing such disturbance may be
required to install suitable equipment to reasonably limit such disturbance
at the consumer's expense. The consumer shall also be required to
provide, or pay for the installation of any equipment necessary to
provide non-standard voltage or above-normal voltage regulation or
above-normal continuity of service.
[CC 1979 §69.130; Ord. No. 2693 §1(69.130), 4-3-2001]
No person, firm or corporation or officer or agent thereof except
officers and agents of the City shall attach or interfere with any
wires to the primary or secondary lines of the electric system, install
any such lines, or turn on the service to any buildings, dwellings
or premises of any kind whatever; no person, firm or corporation or
officer or agent thereof shall in any manner take or use the service
furnished by said City without first applying therefor and receiving
a permit to do so.
[CC 1979 §69.140; Ord. No. 2693 §1(69.140), 4-3-2001]
A.
Not
more than one (1) resident, apartment, business house or office shall
receive service through one (1) meter, except when used by one (1)
consumer in both his/her business and dwelling and in that event the
commercial rate will apply for all electric energy consumed and except
when before the passage of this Chapter more than one (1) resident
or business are served from one (1) meter, in which case, at the option
of the City, the total kilowatt hours consumed shall be equally divided
in proportion of number of users and each user shall be charged the
rate which applies to his/her particular type of service.
B.
As
of December 1995, an existing commercial or general power customer
with multiple metering points and no convenient means of changing
to a single metering point, without incurring considerable expense
on the part of the City, shall have their bill calculated by each
meter being billed as a separate customer.
[CC 1979 §69.150; Ord. No. 2693 §1(69.150), 4-3-2001]
Where the provisions of this Chapter require that any consumer
be given written notice by the City for any reasons as herein specified,
such written notice shall be deemed served and given if such written
notice be deposited by said City, its officers or agents in the United
States Post Office of Sullivan, Missouri, via first class mail, postage
prepaid by said City and addressed to such consumer at his/her or
their last known address and the time period required to be given
to such consumer as may herein be specified shall begin to run from
the date of the cancellation of the stamp on such written notice by
such post office or, at the option of the City, such notice shall
be deemed served and given as required herein if such written notice
be delivered by the City, its officers or agents to said consumer
in person or to his/her agents or servants or any person who is over
the age of fifteen (15) years at the consumer's residence, dwelling,
establishment or premises or by such City, its officers and agents
posting said notice on the premises of said consumer's dwelling, residence
or establishment and the time period required to be given such consumer
shall begin to run from the time said written notice is delivered
to said consumer in person or to said consumer's servants and agents
or to any person on the consumer's premises, residence, dwelling or
establishment over the age of fifteen (15) years.
[CC 1979 §69.160; Ord. No. 2693 §1 (69.160), 4-3-2001]
Whenever any conflict or uncertainty is found to exist or arises
regarding the rate or rate classification applicable to any consumer
or under which any consumer shall be billed for electric service,
such rate or rate classification applicable to such consumer shall
be determined by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of said City of Sullivan.
