[Amended 12-1-1975 by Ord. No. 1038; 9-20-1977 by Ord. No. 1098; 12-6-1977 by Ord. No. 1106; 11-6-1979 by Ord. No. 1199; 2-15-1983 by Ord. No. 8-83; 1-3-1984 by Ord. No. 1-84; 1-19-1988 by Ord. No. 1-88; 3-5-1991 by Ord. No. 4-91; 8-5-1997 by Ord. No. 38-97; 8-3-1999 by Ord. No. 25-99; 9-17-2002 by Ord. No. 32-02; 6-16-2004 by Ord. No. 13-04; 8-7-2007 by Ord. No. 17-07; 6-3-2008 by Ord. No. 9-08; 8-17-2010 by Ord. No. 19-10; 9-20-2011 by Ord. No. 22-11; 12-4-2012 by Ord. No. 34-12; 5-6-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-13; 10-21-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-24; 4-3-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-10; 12-18-2018 by Ord.
No. 2018-23; 5-21-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-15; 11-19-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-32; 10-20-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-19; 9-21-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-21; 10-3-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-23]
A.
As a tariff of rates based on monthly consumption by each consumer
of current from the electric distribution system of the City, the
following schedule based on meter readings is established.
B.
One meter shall be installed to service one user. If additional buildings
are required for a given user, they shall be interconnected by the
customer to obtain one meter. If additional meters and services are
requested by the customer, each shall be treated as a separate customer.
It will be at the City's sole discretion to determine what installation
of service is most appropriate and beneficial to the system as a whole,
which decision will be based on, but not limited to, proximity, continuity,
similarity and compatibility of service. This requirement shall take
effect with the kilowatt hour usage from the first day of October
2002. Any services metered differently prior to this date will be
grandfathered in.
C.
Effective date: October 2023 billing.
E.
Terms and conditions.
(1)
Usage may be fractionalized on the actual days of service for
application of a change in rate.
(2)
Service will be furnished under the City's general terms and
conditions.
(3)
Extensions made for service under this schedule are subject
to the provisions of the City's rules governing extension of service
and facilities.
(4)
The rates set forth herein may be increased by the amount of
any new or increased governmental tax imposed and levied on transmission,
distribution, production, or the sale of electrical power.
C.
Available: within established City limits.
D.
Applicable: to single-family residences and individually metered
apartments for all domestic purposes when all service is supplied
through a single meter, provided ratings of individual single-phase
motors do not exceed five horsepower.
E.
Character of service: AC, 60 cycles, 120/240 volt, three-wire, single-phase.
F.
Small business in residential district: any property located in a
residential zone of the City which conducts a small business inside
the home which is legal under the Zoning Ordinance of the City[1] shall be considered residential for the purposes of this section, in accordance with the definition in § 237-2.8B(1).
C.
Available: within established City rate areas.
D.
Applicable: to any customer for lighting, heating, and power purposes
where all service is taken through a single meter at one location,
and where the customer's demand does not exceed 49 kW for four consecutive
months. Rating of individual single-phase motors and other single-phase
power and heating units served under this schedule shall not exceed
10 horsepower except by special permission.
E.
Character of service: AC, 60 cycles, 120/240 volts, single-phase;
240 volts, three-phase, three-wire; 120/240, 120/208 volts, or 277/480
volts, three-phase, four-wire; or at any of the City's standard distribution
voltages, as available. Customers requiring service at secondary voltages
other than that already established by the City shall be required
to provide suitable space for location of the City's transformation,
metering and associated equipment. Secondary voltage other than that
already established shall be provided by special permission only.
C.
Determination of billing demand: The billing demand shall be the greater of Subsection C(1) or (2) below.
(1)
The highest measured demand (corrected for power factor if required)
during any thirty-minute period occurring in the current billing period.
(2)
Sixty-five percent of the highest measured demand (corrected
for power factor if required) during any thirty-minute period occurring
in June, July, August or September billings.
D.
Available: within established City rate areas.
E.
Applicable: to existing customers, or to new customers with demands
of 50 kilowatts, but not more than 500 kilowatts, for four consecutive
months whose entire requirements are taken through one meter, under
a contract of standard form. Customers who reach this limit for four
consecutive months will be billed this rate on the fifth month (not
applicable to resale, standby or auxiliary service).
F.
Character of service: AC, 60 cycles, single- or three-phase, at any
of the City's standard voltages (35,000 volts or less) where the service
may be supplied by a single power transformation.
C.
Available: within established City rate areas.
D.
Applicable: an alternate to the GD rate to existing customers, or
to new customers with demands of 50 kilowatts, but not more than 500
kilowatts, for four consecutive months whose entire requirements are
taken through one meter, under a contract of standard form. Customers
who reach this limit for four consecutive months may request to be
billed under this rate on the fifth month (not applicable to resale,
standby or auxiliary service).
E.
Removal from GD-LLF: when a customer requests to be billed on the
GD-LLF rate, the customer will be billed on GD-LLF for a minimum of
12 months. After 12 months, the customer can request to be billed
on the GD rate and must remain on the GD rate for 12 months before
eligible to request to be billed again on the GD-LLF.
F.
Character of service: AC, 60 cycles, single- or three-phase, at any
of the City's standard voltages (35,000 volts or less) where the service
may be supplied by a single power transformation.
C.
Determination of billing demand: The billing demand shall be the greater of Subsection C(1) or (2) below.
(1)
The highest measured demand (corrected for power factor if required)
during any thirty-minute period occurring in the current billing period.
(2)
Sixty-five percent of the highest measured demand (corrected
for power factor if required) during any thirty-minute period occurring
in June, July, August or September billings of the preceding 11 months.
D.
Available: in the general area served by the City from lines of 35,000
volts or less.
E.
Applicable: to existing customers, or to new customers with demands
of 500 kilowatts or more for four consecutive months whose entire
requirements are taken through one meter, under a contract of standard
form. Customers who reach this limit for four consecutive months will
be billed this rate on the fifth month.
F.
Character of service: AC, 60 cycles, single- or three-phase, at any
of the City's standard voltages (35,000 volts or less) where the service
may be supplied by a single power transformation.
G.
Power factor adjustment:
(1)
For loads of 500 kW or more, or at the option of the City, power
factor adjustments will be made in the billing demand, when the power
factor, as determined by test, at the time of the customer's maximum
use is less than 90%. If the power factor, as measured by the electric
department, is lower than 90%, the monthly demand charge will be multiplied
by the ratio 90% bears to the measured power factor, or at the City's
option, the power factor may be corrected at the customer's expense.
(2)
In the general course of maintenance and replacement of equipment,
the City may replace existing demand meters with power factor-capable
demand meters, at its option, at which point the customer will be
subject to power factor adjustments as defined above.
H.
Economic development rate. Available to any large power customer
that meets all the following conditions:
(1)
Provides new or additional load of 1,000 kW or greater on a
monthly basis;
(2)
Has a monthly load factor, calculated by dividing the energy
usage by the product of the peak demand and the number of hours in
the month, of 60% or greater;
(3)
The customer has entered into a written service agreement with
the City of Seward and the Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) pursuant
to NPPD Rate Schedule SPP No. 6, Economic Development Rate Schedule;
(4)
The customer has entered into an agreement with either the State
of Nebraska or other political subdivision to provide an economic
development project under state or local law; and
(5)
The customer has met all other requirements of the Economic
Development Rate Schedule.
(7)
The above rate shall apply to both summer and winter periods.
(8)
The economic development rate is subject to change based upon
the written service agreement with the City of Seward and NPPD as
well as NPPD Rate Schedule SPP No. 6, Economic Development Rate Schedule.
C.
Available: in the territory serviced by the City outside of the corporate
limits.
D.
Applicable: to rural residences for domestic and other farm uses
which may be served from existing distribution lines and where the
total required kVA does not exceed that which may be supplied from
a 50 kVA distribution transformer. Rating of individual single-phase
motors and other single-phase power and heating units served under
this schedule shall not exceed 10 horsepower except by special permission.
E.
Character of service: AC, 60 cycles, 120/240 volts, single-phase,
three-wire.
A.
Applicability.
(1)
All electric rates are subject to application of a production
cost adjustment. The PCA may be determined from time to time and when
approved shall be applied monthly for a period of not more than 12
months. The PCA calculations will be based on the FY projected and
actual 12 months includable expenses and the current budget actual
and projected sales subject to the PCA. The City may invoke the PCA
when unexpected increases in the cost of power or other emergencies
are estimated to be greater than a deviation of 10% in FY power costs
budgeted.
(2)
At the end of any PCA application period, any under or over
collected revenues may be added to the next FY estimate of power costs
to determine if another PCA is necessary for the next 12 months or
shorter period.
B.
Formula for calculating the PCA factor.
(1)
The following formula is used to determine the power cost adjustment
charge when it is invoked. The PCA will be calculated to the nearest
1/10 of a $1/MWh or $0.10/kWh.
(2)
When unexpected increases in the cost of power or other emergencies
are estimated to be greater than a deviation of 10% in FY power costs
budgeted the PCA formula is:
|
PCA = Total estimated cost difference from budget for application
period divided by estimated kWh sales for application period
|
|
Where:
| ||
|
Total Estimated Cost Difference
|
=
|
Revise after budget the fuel and purchased power + transmission
expense - budgeted fuel and purchased power + transmission expense
|
|
Application Period
|
=
|
The number of months (one to 12) that the PCA will be in force.
|
|
Estimated kWh sales
|
=
|
Projected kWh retail sales during the application period.
|
All bills are delinquent on the 15th day of the month. Thereafter,
upon notice to consumer as provided by this article and by law, and
nonpayment pursuant to said notice, service shall be discontinued.
The rates provided herein shall become effective with the billing
beginning October 2023 or as determined after review of the annual
electric budget.
No electric current shall be furnished to any consumer under
any other rate than as provided in this article, and there shall be
no discrimination in rates between consumers using equal amounts of
current for the same purpose under the same conditions.
The City, by resolution of its Mayor and Council, shall have
the power and authority to contract with any person, persons, association
or corporation, to sell electric current for light, heat and power
purposes beyond its corporate limits when, in the judgment of the
Mayor and Council, it is beneficial to the City to do so.
No electricity shall be billed to any consumer under any other
rate not provided for by this article provided; except that if, in
the opinion of the Electric Superintendent and the Treasurer, and
after review with the City Administrator, there is a change in the
nature of electricity being used, an adjustment to the billings can
be made to apply the correct rate classification(s), or in cases of
erroneous or missing load meter data an adjustment to similar usage
as the year before, or an average usage may be used, if supporting
information is available to make such estimates.
