[R.O. 1997 § 720.010; Ord. No.
2447 § 1, 11-7-1995; Ord. No. 2780 § 1, 1-2-2007]
A.
A rate schedule for the cost of electric service to City electric
service customers shall be established as needed in accordance with
the provisions of this Section and based upon the recommendations
of the Board of Public Works and the rates shall be made available
to the public.
B.
The rates established under this Section shall provide sufficient
revenue for the safe, efficient and financially responsible operation
and management of the electric service system and shall be structured
to produce net income not to exceed six and one-half percent (6 1/2%)
annual return on the net book value of the electric service system
as determined by an annual audit of the system.
C.
The wholesale cost of electric power shall be automatically passed
on to the electric service consumer (power purchase adjustment). Said
cost shall be added to the rate schedule established under this Section
to be recovered in the following month(s).
[R.O. 1997 § 720.015; Ord. No.
2621 § 1, 6-5-2001]
Notwithstanding the rate schedule set forth in Section 720.010 of this Chapter, the rate to be charged to new industrial users for electricity shall be a rate to be determined by the Board of Public Works. For the purposes of this Chapter only, "new industrial user" shall be defined as any user who, after June 5, 2001, by new usage, creates a new demand load which requires an increase in the capacity of the electrical delivery system of the City.
[R.O. 1997 § 720.020; Ord. No.
2447 § 1, 11-7-1995]
The power factor of the customer shall not be less than ninety-five
percent (95%) at the time of measurement of the maximum billing demand.
If the power factor is less than ninety-five percent (95%), the billing
demand shall be equal to the measured demand multiplied by ninety-five
percent (95%) and divided by the percent power factor. If the power
factor is greater than ninety-five percent (95%), there will be no
charge in the billing demand.
[R.O. 1997 § 720.030; Ord. No.
2447 § 1, 11-7-1995; Ord. No. 2667 § 1, 1-21-2003]
A.
For each billing month, the Board of Public Works, City of Kennett,
Missouri, shall determine the total amount in dollars by which the
purchased power cost plus the generating plant fuel cost exceeds or
is below the product of one dollar and sixty cents ($1.60) times the
total kilowatt hours billed to its customers during that period. Also
included in this purchased power adjustment shall be any savings in
purchased power cost realized by the use of the Kennett generating
plant after December 31, 2002. Revenue derived from such savings in
the purchased power cost realized by the use of the Kennett generating
plant shall be applied toward the annual payments due for the generators
constructed and purchased under the contract between the City of Kennett,
Missouri, and Wärtsilä North America, Inc., dated October
17, 2000, and as amended November 5, 2002, and any amendments thereafter.
B.
Any excess or deficiency amount shall be divided by the total kilowatt
hours billed to the City of Kennett, Missouri, customers in the following
billing months and prorated to each customer on the basis of the customer's
kilowatt hour usage and entered as "fuel and purchased power adjustment"
on each bill.
[R.O. 1997 § 720.040; Ord. No.
2447 § 1, 11-7-1995]
In order to encourage prompt payment of all utility bills, including
charges for electric, water, sewer and gas, a net gross system of
adding a five-percent penalty to all utility bills if the bills are
not paid by the due date shown on each billing statement.
[R.O. 1997 § 720.050; Ord. No.
2373 §§ 1 — 3, 2-15-1994]
A.
The Board of Public Works of the City of Kennett, Missouri, is hereby
authorized, in consideration of selling surplus electrical power to
customers beyond the City limits of Kennett, to implement a service
charge not to exceed twenty dollars ($20.00) per month for each electric
meter located beyond the City limits of Kennett, Missouri, which is
connected to receive such surplus electrical power.
B.
The service charge authorized by this Section shall be imposed uniformly
to all purchasers of surplus electrical power with meters located
beyond the City limits of Kennett.
C.
The service charge authorized by this Section shall be in addition
to any other charges made for the sale of surplus electrical power
to those customers affected hereby.
[Ord. No. 2964, 9-15-2015]
A.
Net metering and electrical system interconnection is available on
a first-come-first-served basis in the distribution service territory
of Kennett Board of Public Works at any point on the utility'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.
[Ord. No. 2964, 9-15-2015]
A.
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 utility's existing transmission and distribution facilities,
and is intended primarily to offset part or all of the customer's
own electrical power requirements.
B.
Additional sources of renewable energy may be certified by the Department
of Natural Resources and they will be accepted by the City.
C.
All agreements hereunder are between the customer-generator and the
City and shall not include a third party.
[Ord. No. 2964, 9-15-2015]
A.
NET METERING
As used in this Article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Measuring the difference between the electricity supplied
by the utility and the electricity generated by an eligible customer-generator
and fed back to the electric grid over the applicable billing period.
B.
All other definitions shall be those contained in the Missouri Net
Metering and Easy Connection Act (Section 386.890, RSMo.), except
where noted in this Article.
[Ord. No. 2964, 9-15-2015]
A.
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 ordinance, only the kilowatt hour
(kwh) units of a customer/generator's bill are affected.
B.
If the electricity supplied by the utility exceeds the electricity
generated by the customer/generator during the applicable billing
period, the customer/generator shall be billed the appropriate customer
charges for that class of customer and the net billable kilowatt hours
supplied by the utility in accordance with the rates and charges under
the utility's standard rate schedule applicable to the customer.
C.
If the electricity generated by the customer/generator exceeds the
electricity supplied by the utility, the customer-generator shall
be billed the appropriate customer charges for that class of customer,
and credited for the net value of the electric energy delivered to
the utility during the applicable billing period at the utility's
avoided fuel cost, with this credit appearing on the customer/generator's
bill no later than the following billing period.
D.
The avoided fuel cost is that amount determined by the City's
governing board with responsibility for setting rates, as outlined
in Section 386.890.2(1), RSMo.
[Ord. No. 2964, 9-15-2015]
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.
[Ord. No. 2964, 9-15-2015]
B.
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 utility
for purposes of safety and reliability.
C.
A net metering facility shall meet all applicable safety and performance
standards established by the National Electrical Safety Code, the
National Electrical Code, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and Underwriters'
Laboratory. In addition, a net metering facility shall:
1.
Be equipped at the customer/generator's expense with meters
approved by the utility and capable of measuring the net amount of
electrical energy produced or consumed by the customer-generator.
Any additional costs necessary for the Utility to permit the meters
or generator to be integrated into the utility distribution system
shall be borne by the customer-generator. At the request of the customer/generator
those costs can be initially paid by the utility which may bill the
customer/generator the costs over a twelve-billing-cycle period along
with a reasonable rate of interest.
2.
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.
3.
Have visibly open, lockable switching equipment in immediate
proximity to the metering equipment to allow a utility worker to manually
and instantly disconnect the unit from the utility's distribution
system. This switching equipment shall be easily accessible at all
times.
D.
Kennett Board of Public Works shall reserve the right to operate
the customer/generator's switching equipment to isolate the customer's
generating equipment from the system, without notice or liability,
if, in the sole opinion of KBPW personnel, continued operation of
the generating equipment may create a system disturbance or safety
hazard.
E.
Modifications to the system must be evaluated by KBPW prior to being
made. The net metering customer shall provide detailed information
describing the modifications. KBPW will review the design changes
and provide the results to the customer within thirty (30) days of
receipt of the customer's proposal.
F.
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.
G.
A customer-generator shall indemnify and hold harmless KBPW from
any and all liability arising from the operation and interconnection
of the net metering system. The customer/generator shall bear full
responsibility for the installation and safe operation of any equipment
that interconnects with the public utility grid.
