Chapter 14.24 ELECTRICAL ENERGY

Unless the context otherwise dictates, the following words and phrases shall have the meaning hereinafter set forth:

means a customer who utilizes solar, wind, or solar/wind hybrid electric generation, where the generation is located on the customer premises, to offset no more than 100 percent of the customer's annual electrical load, meeting Rule 21, city policies and state laws and regulations.

"KVA"

means kilovolt-ampere.

"KW"

means kilowatt.

"kWh"

means kilowatt hour.

"Roseville electric"

means the city's electric department, where authority for actions and approvals specified in this chapter is vested with the electric utility director.

"Service"

means the service provided by the city to a customer related to and including the supply, transformation, transmission and/or distribution of electricity.

"System"

means the network of electrical equipment owned and operated by the city used to deliver electrical energy to various locations.

Words and phrases having technical meanings, commonly understood by those persons familiar with the sale, distribution and handling of electrical energy shall have the same meanings as are generally given such words and phrases by such persons.

(Prior code § 8.30; Ord. 1299 § 1, 1975; Ord. 3381 § 1, 1999; Ord. 3430 § 3, 1999; Ord. 4792 § 1, 2009; Ord. 5266 § 1, 2013)

§ 14.24.020 Rate classification.

Rate classifications for sale of service to customers are as follows:

The residential rate is the rate charged for service to customers in single-family and multiple-family dwellings for noncommercial use.

The general service rates are the rates charged for service to customers engaged in all general service non-residential activities, whether commercial or noncommercial in nature, and the general service rate classifications are described as follows:

Small General Service (GS-1). The GS-1 rate applies to service to customers with metered monthly energy usage less than 8,000 kWh and with metered demand not exceeding 20 kW in a monthly billing period for six or more separate monthly billing periods in the prior calendar year.

Medium General Service (GS-2). The GS-2 rate applies to customers with metered monthly energy usage greater than 8,000 kWh or with metered demand greater than 20 kW during six or more monthly billing periods in the prior calendar year, and not greater than 500 kW in six or more separate monthly billing periods in the prior calendar year.

Large General Service (GS-3). The GS-3 rate applies to customers with metered demand greater than 500 kW during six or more monthly billing periods in the prior calendar year, and not greater than 1,000 kW in six or more separate monthly billing periods in the prior calendar year.

Very Large General Service (GS-4). The GS-4 rate applies to customers with metered demand greater than 1,000 kW during six or more monthly billing periods in the prior calendar year, and not greater than 7,500 kW in six or more separate monthly billing periods in the prior calendar year.

Extra Large General Service (GS-5). The GS-5 rate applies to customers with metered demand greater than 7,500 kW and load factor of 85% or higher during six or more separate monthly billing periods in the prior calendar year.

Solar, Wind, and/or Solar/Wind Hybrid Net Metering Rates. These rates shall apply to all eligible solar, wind, and/or solar/wind hybrid electric generation interconnected in parallel to the city distribution system, meeting all of Roseville Electric's Rule 21 terms and conditions. Failure to satisfy Roseville Electric's Rule 21 terms and conditions will result in the solar, wind, and/or solar/wind hybrid electric generation being deemed ineligible for these rates and may cause the solar, wind, and/or solar/wind hybrid electric generation to be prevented from parallel operation by Roseville Electric. Net metering rates are available on a first come, first served basis until that time when the total installed solar, wind, and/or solar/wind hybrid electric generation net metered generating capacity within the Roseville Electric service territory exceeds the maximum installed kW amount allowable as established by the city pursuant to its policies and state laws.

Net Metering Rate 1 (NM-1). The NM-1 rate applies to eligible residential customer-generators and small nonresidential solar customer-generators with a maximum annual demand (kW) of 10kW or less. The NM-1 rate is available to customers until the total customer net meter installations exceed a five percent capacity cap, as stated herein. Roseville Electric's five percent capacity cap will be reached when the total kilowatt (kW) demand of customer installed net meter installations reach five percent of Roseville Electric's distribution system historical peak demand. Effective October 1, 2018, the NM-1 rate will be closed to new customers without an active solar building permit.

NM-1 Transition Period. Customers eligible for the NM-1 rate shall remain on the NM-1 rate until October 1, 2028, or through a period of 20 years from the last date of interconnection of the eligible renewable energy generation facility, whichever is later. After the NM-1 rate is closed, existing NM-1 customers can expand their existing system by up to 10% and remain on the NM-1 rate.

Standard Net Metering. Nonresidential customer-generators with a maximum annual demand greater than 10 kW are not eligible for the NM-1 rate. These customer-generators default to the standard net metering procedures as outlined in the Municipal Code and Roseville Electric Rule 21. Standard net metering is available to customers until the total customer net meter installations exceed a five percent capacity cap, as stated herein. Roseville Electric's five percent capacity cap will be reached when the total kilowatt (kW) demand of customer installed net meter installations reach five percent of Roseville Electric's distribution system historical peak demand. Effective October 1, 2018, the standard net metering rate will be closed to new customers without an active solar building permit.

Standard Net Metering Transition Period. Customers eligible for standard net metering shall remain on the standard net metering rate until October 1, 2028 or through a period of 20 years from the last date of interconnection of the eligible renewable energy generation facility, whichever is later. After the standard net metering rate is closed, existing standard net metering customers can expand their existing system by up to 10% and remain on the standard net metering rate.

Roseville solar 2.0 rate (RS-2) is applicable to customer-generators with eligible renewable generation such as solar, wind, and/or solar/wind hybrid electric system interconnections of less than one megawatt (1 MW) once the NM-1 rate and standard net metering are closed to new customers as noted above.

The outdoor lighting rate is the rate charged to customers for service provided to unmetered outdoor lighting facilities, other than facilities for lighting of public streets.

The street lighting rate is the rate charged to customers for service provided to unmetered city-owned lights for lighting public streets.

The traffic signal rate is the rate charged to customers for service provided to all city-owned traffic signals and associated equipment.

Determination of the applicable rate classification as described herein for new customers will be determined by Roseville Electric in accordance with generally accepted engineering standards. If a customer experiences a significant operational change that materially alters load characteristics, service requirements, or system impacts, Roseville Electric may review and revise the customer's rate classification. Such changes must be supported by engineering analysis and shall be subject to review and written approval by the electric utility director.

(Prior code § 8.31; Ord. 1299 § 1, 1975; Ord. 1620 § 1, 1982; Ord. 2411 § 1, 1991; Ord. 2710 § 1, 1993; Ord. 4792 § 1, 2009; Ord. 4898 § 2, 2010; Ord. 5872 § 1, 2017; Ord. 7053, 3/18/2026)

§ 14.24.021 Time of use seasons, days, hours, holidays.

Time of use billing seasons and daily periods are defined as follows:

Winter (Bills with meter read dates October through May)
Off Peak	10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Monday through Friday (except holidays) and all day Saturday, Sunday, and holidays
On Peak	7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Monday through Friday (except holidays)
Super Peak	4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday through Friday (except holidays) when the winter super peak rate is identical to the winter on peak rate
Summer (Bills with meter read dates June through September)
Off Peak	10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Monday through Friday (except holidays) and all day Saturday, Sunday and holidays
On Peak	7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Monday through Friday (except holidays)
Super Peak	4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday through Friday (except holidays)

Holidays are defined as New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.

(Ord. 2411 § 2, 1991; Ord. 2577 § 1, 1992; Ord. 2710 § 1, 1993; Ord. 3381 § 1, 1999; Ord. 4527 § 1, 2007; Ord. 4792 § 1, 2009; Ord. 5589 § 1, 2015)

§ 14.24.040 Residential rates.

Effective June 1, 2024, the residential rate applied to service within a monthly billing period and charged to residential customers shall be as follows:

For each residential customer meter:

Basic service charge: a basic service charge of $30.00 per meter, per billing month.

Energy charge applied to electricity consumption in kWh in accordance with the following tiers:

Tier 1—Up to 500 kWh: $0.1176 per kWh;

ii.

Tier 2—Greater than 500 kWh: $0.1568 per kWh.

California renewable energy requirement surcharge: $0.0056 per kWh.

California greenhouse gas emission reduction requirement surcharge: $0.0002 per kWh.

Hydroelectric adjustment: the annually adjusted charge or credit on residential billings that will be applied from July 1 to June 30 each fiscal year, as provided in Section 14.24.052 of this chapter.

Energy cost surcharge: effective February 1, 2023 to December 31, 2024 an energy cost surcharge of $0.01354 per kWh on residential metered energy. The energy cost surcharge is not applicable to senior citizen rate reduction, low-income rate reduction, and medical support rate reduction customers.

Effective January 1, 2025, the residential rate applied to service within a monthly billing period and charged to residential customers shall be as follows:

For each residential customer meter:

Basic service charge: a basic service charge of $30.00 per meter, per billing month.

Energy charge applied to electricity consumption in kWh:

Tier 1—Up to 500 kWh: $0.1469 per kWh;

ii.

Tier 2—Greater than 500 kWh: $0.1912 per kWh.

California renewable energy requirement surcharge: $0.0056 per kWh.

California greenhouse gas emission reduction requirement surcharge: $0.0002 per kWh.

(Prior code § 8.34; Ord. 1229 § 1, 1975; Ord. 1338 § 1, 1976; Ord. 1408 § 1, 1978; Ord. 1507 § 1, 1980; Ord. 1655 § 1, 1982; Ord. 1707 § 1, 1983; Ord. 1764 § 1, 1984; Ord. 1813 § 1, 1984; Ord. 1911 § 1, 1985; Ord. 1984 § 1, 1986; Ord. 2296 § 1, 1990; Ord. 2411 § 1, 1991; Ord. 2577 § 1, 1992; Ord. 2710 § 1, 1993; Ord. 2995 § 1, 1996; Ord. 3075 § 1, 1997; Ord. 3091 § 1, 1997; Ord. 3381 § 1, 1999; Ord. 3552 § 1, 2000; Ord. 3588 § 1, 2000; Ord. 3637 § 1; Ord. 3702 § 1, 2001; Ord. 3731 § 1, 2001; Ord. 3749 § 1, 2001; Ord. 4007 § 2, 2003; Ord. 4181 § 1, 2005; Ord. 4397 § 1, 2006; Ord. 4605 § 2, 2008; Ord. 4725 § 1, 2009; Ord. 4792 § 1, 2009; Ord. 5166 § 1, 2013; Ord. 5589 § 2, 2015; Ord. 6415 § 1, 2021; Ord. 6592 § 1, 2022; Ord. No. 6820, 6/5/2024)

§ 14.24.050 General service rates.

Effective June 1, 2024, the general service rates applied to service within a monthly billing period and charged to general service customers shall be as follows:

Small General Services (GS-1) Rate. The GS-1 monthly rates on monthly billings will be as follows:

Basic Service Charge	$44.00 per meter, per month
Energy Charge
Winter	$0.1150 per kWh
Summer	$0.1330 per kWh
California Renewable Energy Requirement Surcharge	$0.0056 per kWh
California Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Requirement Surcharge	$0.0002 per kWh
Hydroelectric Adjustment	Annually adjusted charge or credit on billings that will be applied from July 1 to June 30 each fiscal year, as prescribed in Section 14.24.052
Energy Cost Surcharge	Effective February 1, 2023 to December 31, 2024 an energy cost surcharge of $0.01235 per kWh

Medium General Service (GS-2) Rate. The GS-2 monthly rates on monthly billings will be as follows:

Basic Service Charge	$65.00 per meter, per month
Demand Charge	$6.16 per kW
Energy Charge
Winter	$0.1186 per kWh
Summer	$0.1427 per kWh
California Renewable Energy Requirement Surcharge	$0.0056 per kWh
California Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Requirement Surcharge	$0.0002 per kWh
Hydroelectric Adjustment	Annually adjusted charge or credit on billings that will be applied from July 1 to June 30 each fiscal year, as prescribed in Section 14.24.052
Energy Cost Surcharge	Effective February 1, 2023 to December 31, 2024 an energy cost surcharge of $0.01143 per kWh

Large General Service (GS-3) Rate. TOU rates are mandatory for all customers receiving service in the GS-3 rate classification. Customers not having the necessary equipment to meter consumption on a TOU basis will be charged at the GS-2 rate until the necessary equipment is installed. Customers with facilities where the necessary TOU equipment is infeasible or impractical to employ, as determined by Roseville Electric, will be billed at the GS-2 rate. Discounts for primary services are provided pursuant to Section 14.24.050D.

The GS-3 monthly rates on monthly billings will be as follows:

Basic Service Charge	$561.00 per meter, per month
Demand Charge
Winter	$6.60 per kW
Summer	$11.57 per kW
Energy Charge
Winter
Off Peak	$0.0801 per kWh
On Peak	$0.1045 per kWh
Super Peak	$0.1045 per kWh
Summer
Off Peak	$0.1045 per kWh
On Peak	$0.1287 per kWh
Super Peak	$0.1652 per kWh
California Renewable Energy Requirement Surcharge	$0.0056 per kWh
California Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Requirement Surcharge	$0.0002 per kWh
Hydroelectric Adjustment	Annually adjusted charge or credit on billings that will be applied from July 1 to June 30 each fiscal year, as prescribed in Section 14.24.052
Energy Cost Surcharge	Effective February 1, 2023 to December 31, 2024 an energy cost surcharge of $0.00992 per kWh

Very Large General Service (GS-4) Rate. TOU rates are mandatory for all customers receiving service in the GS-4 rate classification. Discounts for primary services are defined in Section 14.24.050D.

The GS-4 TOU monthly rates on monthly billings will be as follows:

Basic Service Charge	$641.00 per meter, per month
Demand Charge
Winter	$6.71 per kW
Summer	$11.51 per kW
Energy Charge
Winter
Off Peak	$0.0789 per kWh
On Peak	$0.1009 per kWh
Super Peak	$0.1009 per kWh
Summer
Off Peak	$0.1028 per kWh
On Peak	$0.1249 per kWh
Super Peak	$0.1635 per kWh
California Renewable Energy Requirement Surcharge	$0.0056 per kWh
California Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Requirement Surcharge	$0.0002 per kWh
Hydroelectric Adjustment	Annually adjusted charge or credit on billings that will be applied from July 1 to June 30 each fiscal year, as prescribed in Section 14.24.052
Energy Cost Surcharge	Effective February 1, 2023 to December 31, 2024 an energy cost surcharge of $0.00843 per kWh

Effective January 1, 2025, the general service rates applied to service within a monthly billing period and charged to general service customers shall be as follows:

Small General Service (GS-1) Rate. The GS-1 monthly rates on monthly billings will be as follows:

Basic Service Charge	$44.00 per meter, per month
Energy Charge
Winter	$0.1422 per kWh
Summer	$0.1642 per kWh
California Renewable Energy Requirement Surcharge	$0.0056 per kWh
California Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Requirement Surcharge	$0.0002 per kWh
Hydroelectric Adjustment	Annually adjusted charge or credit on billings that will be applied from July 1 to June 30 each fiscal year, as prescribed in Section 14.24.052

Medium General Service (GS-2) Rate. The GS-2 monthly rates on monthly billings will be as follows:

Basic Service Charge	$65.00 per meter, per month
Demand Charge	$6.16 per kW
Energy Charge
Winter	$0.1433 per kWh
Summer	$0.1724 per kWh
California Renewable Energy Requirement Surcharge	$0.0056 per kWh
California Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Requirement Surcharge	$0.0002 per kWh
Hydroelectric Adjustment	Annually adjusted charge or credit on billings that will be applied from July 1 to June 30 each fiscal year, as prescribed in Section 14.24.052

The GS-3 monthly rates on monthly billings will be as follows:

Basic Service Charge	$561.00 per meter, per month
Demand Charge
Winter	$6.60 per kW
Summer	$11.57 per kW
Energy Charge
Winter
Off Peak	$0.0975 per kWh
On Peak	$0.1272 per kWh
Super Peak	$0.1272 per kWh
Summer
Off Peak	$0.1272 per kWh
On Peak	$0.1566 per kWh
Super Peak	$0.2010 per kWh
California Renewable Energy Requirement Surcharge	$0.0056 per kWh
California Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Requirement Surcharge	$0.0002 per kWh
Hydroelectric Adjustment	Annually adjusted charge or credit on billings that will be applied from July 1 to June 30 each fiscal year, as prescribed in Section 14.24.052

Very Large General Service (GS-4) Rate. TOU rates are mandatory for all customers receiving service in the GS-4 rate classification. Discounts for primary services are defined in Section 14.24.050D.

The GS-4 TOU monthly rates on monthly billings will be as follows:

Basic Service Charge	$641.00 per meter, per month
Demand Charge
Winter	$6.71 per kW
Summer	$11.51 per kW
Energy Charge
Winter
Off Peak	$0.0950 per kWh
On Peak	$0.1215 per kWh
Super Peak	$0.1215 per kWh
Summer
Off Peak	$0.1238 per kWh
On Peak	$0.1504 per kWh
Super Peak	$0.1969 per kWh
California Renewable Energy Requirement Surcharge	$0.0056 per kWh
California Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Requirement Surcharge	$0.0002 per kWh
Hydroelectric Adjustment	Annually adjusted charge or credit on billings that will be applied from July 1 to June 30 each fiscal year, as prescribed in Section 14.24.052

Effective April 19, 2026, Extra Large General Service (GS-5) Rate. TOU rates are mandatory for all customers receiving service in the GS-5 rate classification. Discounts for primary services are defined in Section 14.24.050D.

The GS-5 TOU monthly rates on monthly billing will be as follows:

Basic Service Charge	$641.00 per meter, per month
Demand Charge	$7.90 per kW
Energy Charge
Off Peak	$0.1120 per kWh
On Peak	$0.1120 per kWh
Super Peak	$0.1120 per kWh
California Renewable Energy Requirement Surcharge	$0.0056 per kWh
California Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Requirement Surcharge	$0.0002 per kWh
Hydroelectric Adjustment	Annually adjusted charge or credit on billings that will be applied from July 1 to June 30 each fiscal year, as prescribed in Section 14.24.052

Aggregation of Demand. Accounts with multiple GS-3 service, or a combination of GS-3 and GS-4 service that combine to exceed 1,000 kW of billed demand in any six months of the prior calendar year will receive a discount of $0.003 per kWh on the GS-3 service total monthly billed energy.

Primary Service. Service provided at 12,000 volts or higher under delivery arrangements approved by Roseville Electric shall receive a discount of two percent of the energy and demand charges.

Contract Rates. The city reserves the right to negotiate and provide, by contract, service at rates other than those specified in the municipal code.

Standby Service Rate.

Applicability. This service is applicable to any general service customer who utilizes, in whole or in part, generating facilities, as defined in Roseville Electric Rule 21 standards for interconnection, other than solar, wind or solar/wind hybrid customer-owned generating facilities, to supply all or part of such customer's power requirements, and where:

Based upon the manufacturer's nameplate rating the generating facilities do not exceed 100% of their projected demand as determined by Roseville Electric.

Pursuant to Rule 21 standards for interconnection, generating facilities are connected to the city's electrical distribution system. The customer shall not operate such customer-owned generating facilities in parallel with the city's electrical system unless otherwise approved in advance by Roseville Electric.

An interconnection agreement between the city and customer is required for service under this rate, when the customer-owned generating facilities are interconnected with the city's electrical system.

Effective January 1, 2017 the standby service charge ($/kW of "rated capacity" per month) shall be as follows:

Secondary voltage	$6.71
Primary voltage	$6.58

"Rated capacity" is a fixed kilowatts value determined by the manufacturer's rating of the generator unit. In addition to the auxiliary or standby service rate, the city will continue to bill for all applicable charges under the appropriate rate schedule, including, but not limited to, basic service, energy and demand charges.

Demand/kWh Criteria. Service provided under general service rates shall be periodically evaluated for compliance with rate classification monthly demand and/or kWh criteria. If the monthly demand and/or kWh criteria are not satisfied, the service may be transferred to the appropriate general service rate effective with the next available billing cycle. Exceptions are at the discretion of Roseville Electric or by a customized customer contract (if applicable). Compliance with monthly demand/kWh criteria shall be determined in accordance with Section 14.24.020 rate classification.

Advanced Metering Service Charge. The advanced metering service charge is required for all GS-2 customers who have access to the city's online energy profiler system. GS-2 service, whose maximum demand is equal to or greater than 250 kW in two or more summer months (as defined in Section 14.24.021) in the prior calendar year, will receive a special load profile meter, and the ability to remotely access usage data. Customers with facilities where the necessary metering equipment is infeasible or impractical to employ, as determined by Roseville Electric, will be exempted from this charge. The city will charge a monthly service fee of $42.00 to cover maintenance, software support and related expenses.

(Prior code § 8.35; Ord. 1229 § 1, 1975; Ord. 1338 § 2, 1976; Ord. 1408 § 2, 1978; Ord. 1507 § 2, 1980; Ord. 1655 § 1, 1982; Ord. 1707 § 2, 1983; Ord. 1764 § 2, 1984; Ord. 1813 § 2, 1984; Ord. 1911 § 1, 1985; Ord. 1984 § 1, 1986; Ord. 2294 § 1, 1990; Ord. 2411 § 1, 1991; Ord. 2577 § 1, 1992; Ord. 2710 § 1, 1993; Ord. 2847 § 1, 1995; Ord. 2991 § 1, 1996; Ord. 3091 § 2, 1997; Ord. 3121 § 1, 1997; Ord. 3144 § 1, 1997; Ord. 3214 § 1, 1998; Ord. 3381 § 1, 1999; Ord. 3552 § 11, 2000; Ord. 3588 § 1, 2000; Ord. 3637 § 1, 2001; Ord. 3702 § 1, 2001; Ord. 3731 § 2, 2001; Ord. 3731, §§ 2-10, 2001; Ord. 3749 § 2, 2001; Ord. 3875 § 1, 2002; Ord. 4007 § 2, 2003; Ord. 4181 § 1, 2005; Ord. 4397 § 1, 2006; Ord. 4527 § 1, 2007; Ord. 4605 § 2, 2008; Ord. 4725 § 1, 2009; Ord. 4792 § 1, 2009; Ord. 5166 § 1, 2013; Ord. 5266 § 2, 2013; Ord. 5589 § 3, 2015; Ord. 6415 § 2, 2021; Ord. 6592 § 2, 2022; Ord. No. 6820, 6/5/2024; Ord. 7053, 3/18/2026)

§ 14.24.051 Customer-owned solar and wind electric generation rates.

Net Metering Rate. For solar, wind, and/or solar/wind hybrid electric generation located on the premises of the end user customer-generator, where the customer-generator's own electricity demand is located, interconnected behind the electric meter of record:

Net metering is available for solar, wind, and/or solar/wind hybrid electric generation systems, where the generating system meets no more than 100 percent of the customer-generator's annual energy (kWh) usage but is less than or equal to 1,000 kW, as defined in Roseville Electric Rule 21 standards for interconnection.

The solar and/or wind electric generating system must operate in parallel with the city's electric utility system, and designed to offset part of but no more than 100 percent of the customer-generator's meter of record total annual kilowatt-hour electric load.

All eligible customer-generators receiving service under net metering rates shall pay all applicable electric monthly basic service charges and other charges identified by state law and/or city ordinance as a mandatory charge according to the terms and conditions of the rate which the customer-generator would be assigned to, or be eligible for, if the customer-generator was not an eligible customer-generator over a normal billing cycle.

The net metering solar, wind, and/or solar/wind hybrid electric generation rate on billings shall be as follows:

For all net metering customer-generators, any net surplus kilowatt-hours generated during the previous billing cycle shall be carried over to the following billing period as a monetary value, calculated according to the customer-generator's applicable rate based energy charge. Net credit values will be offset by future energy charges or will appear as a net dollar based surplus energy value at the end of the customer-generator's annual period.

For eligible NM-1 customer-generators who are net generators at the end of their annual period, the net energy surplus compensation rate shall be applied to any net surplus kWh remaining.

Eligible customer-generators will receive compensation for the annual surplus as a credit applied toward the next annual period, unless the customer elects to receive surplus compensation by check.

For all other net metering customer-generators, any monetary credits associated with net annual energy surplus generation at the end of the customer-generator's annual period shall have no value.

All net metering customer generators will receive annualized billing, with any monthly credits valued at the applicable tariff energy value.

For energy payments due within any monthly billing period where an amount, or net amount, is due for energy consumption:

NM-1 Net Metering Rate with Surplus. The customer-generator has the option to pay any amount due for net energy consumption, or defer payment for net energy consumption until the end of the annual period, or cessation of city provided electric service.

All Other Net Metering Customers. The customer-generator must pay any amount due for net energy consumption upon receipt of the monthly bill.

Net Metering Rate with Surplus (NM-1). The NM-1 rate applies to residential customer generators and small non-residential customer-generators with a maximum yearly demand (kW) of 10 kW or less. Annual net surplus kWh for these eligible customer-generators shall be valued using the net surplus energy compensation rate. Effective on electric service utility billings generated on or after:

June 1, 2024, the net surplus energy compensation rate shall be $0.1176 per kWh energy charge.

January 1, 2025, the net surplus energy compensation rate shall be $0.1469 per kWh energy charge.

Roseville Solar 2.0 Rate. For eligible renewable generation such as solar, wind, and/or solar/wind hybrid electric located on the premises of the end user customer-generator where the customer-generator's own electricity demand is located, interconnected behind the electric meter of record:

Roseville solar 2.0 is available where the generating system meets no more than 100 percent of the customer-generator's annual energy (kWh) usage but is less than or equal to 1,000 kW, as defined in Roseville Electric Rule 21 standards for interconnection.

The generating system must operate in parallel with the city's electric utility system, and be designed to offset part of, but no more than 100 percent, of the customer-generator's meter of record total annual kilowatt-hour electric load.

All eligible customer-generators receiving service under the Roseville solar 2.0 rate shall pay all applicable electric monthly basic service charges and other charges identified by state law and/or city ordinance as a mandatory charge according to the terms and conditions of the rate which the customer-generator would be assigned to, or be eligible for, if the customer-generator was not an eligible customer-generator over a normal billing cycle.

The Roseville solar 2.0 rate on billings shall be as follows:

All energy (kWh) delivered and received after the customer-generator serves its own instantaneous load shall be measured by a multi-register meter.

The customer-generator will be billed consumption charges for the energy delivered to the customer by Roseville Electric Utility, based on the customer's applicable rate.

In the event the energy generated by the customer exceeds the energy consumed, Roseville Electric Utility will receive that energy and the customer will receive a credit which shall be compensated at the surplus energy compensation rate.

The customer-generator must pay any amount due for energy consumption upon receipt of the monthly bill.

Roseville Solar 2.0 Rate. The Roseville solar 2.0 rate applies to eligible customer-generators. Monthly customer generated kWh received by the utility shall be compensated at the surplus energy compensation rate:

July 6, 2024, the surplus energy compensation rate shall be $0.0691 per kWh. This rate is subject to revision by the city council as energy prices and system requirements change.

For customer-generators where the generating system is over 1,000 kW, the surplus energy compensation rate will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

The customer must comply with conditions and terms set forth by the city and Roseville Electric Rule 21 requirements for safe and efficient interconnection with the city's electrical system.

(Ord. 6415 § 3, 2021; Ord. 5872 § 2, 2017; Ord. 5589 § 4, 2015; Ord. 5266 § 3, 2013; Ord. 5166 § 1, 2013; Ord. 4898 § 2, 2010; Ord. 4792 § 1, 2009; Ord. 4527 § 1, 2007; Ord. 4397 § 1, 2006; Ord. 4181 § 2, 2005; Ord. No. 6820, 6/5/2024; Ord. No. 6820, 6/5/2024)

§ 14.24.052 Hydroelectric adjustment.

Effective on billings as of July 1, 2009, a hydroelectric adjustment will be implemented for all residential and general service electric billings.

Purpose. The hydroelectric adjustment is calculated annually, effective July 1st through June 30th of each year, and is based on the cost impacts associated with varying hydroelectric energy supplies.

Definitions.

"Hydroelectric energy delivery forecast"

means the forecasted electricity deliveries from hydroelectric energy resources on May 1 for the following July through June period.

"Annual budgeted retail energy"

means the forecasted sale of energy at retail in kilowatt-hours for the period July through June.

"Annual budgeted retail revenue"

means the forecasted revenue to be received for energy sold at retail for the period July through June.

"Annual expected energy from hydroelectric resources"

means 277 gigawatt hours.

"Annual forward market price"

means the estimated relevant future energy price for electricity delivered to North Path 15 (electricity market hub for Roseville electricity purchases). If North Path 15 is no longer available, a suitable replacement will be used as determined by Roseville Electric.

"Rate stabilization fund"

means the fund established in accordance with Roseville Electric financial policies and adopted by the city council for the purpose of providing financial reserves to respond to the effects of major economic contingencies.

Calculation. The calculated hydroelectric adjustment will be determined by the following method, no later than June 30th of each year:

Hydroelectric energy delivery forecast minus annual expected energy from hydroelectric resources = energy variance.

Energy variance times annual forward market price = budget impact.

Budget impact divided by annual budgeted retail revenue = calculated hydroelectric adjustment percentage.

Total service charges to customers for a monthly billing period will be increased or decreased by the calculated hydroelectric adjustment percentage.

If the calculated hydroelectric adjustment is a positive number, i.e., due to lower than annual expected energy from hydroelectric resources, a hydroelectric adjustment charge, not to exceed five percent will be implemented.

If the calculated hydroelectric adjustment is a negative number, i.e., due to higher than annual expected energy from hydroelectric resources, and the rate stabilization fund balance is estimated to remain above the maximum policy level for the following 12 months, a hydroelectric adjustment credit, not to exceed five percent, will be implemented.

(Ord. 4725 § 2, 2009; Ord. 4792 § 1, 2009; Ord. 5166 § 1, 2013; Ord. 5589 § 5, 2015; Ord. 6640 § 1, 2023)

§ 14.24.053 Residential smart meter opt out.

Purpose. The residential smart meter opt out rate is intended to provide an alternative metering option for single-family residential customers who do not want a smart meter installed on their premises. Roseville Electric will install a non-communicating meter for opt-out customers that will be manually read monthly.

Customers choosing to opt out of the smart meter program will be charged a one-time fee as adopted in the City of Roseville fee book and a monthly charge established below to recover the costs of manual meter reading and processing of their electric usage.

Effective with the smart meter program implementation, customers choosing to opt out of the program will be charged $15.00 per meter per month. For customers who participate in the senior citizen rate reduction, low-income rate reduction, and medical support rate reduction programs, the monthly opt-out rate will be $7.50 per meter.

Eligibility. In order to qualify to opt out of the smart meter program, the following conditions apply:

Single-family residences, which may include townhomes and condominiums that are individually metered, as well as duplexes and half-plexes, are eligible.

Customers with a net metering rate (NM-1) are not eligible.

Customers who have a history of meter tampering or unauthorized use of energy are not eligible.

Customer opt out does not transfer to new service addresses. The customer will be required to opt out and pay the one-time fee for each premises.

Customers can opt in at any time after opt out. However, opt out will no longer be available for that customer at their current residence. There are no costs associated with opt in.

(Ord. 6611 § 1, 2023)

§ 14.24.055 Outdoor, street lighting, traffic signal, and electric vehicle charging rates.

Outdoor Lighting Rate. All unmetered service including outdoor lighting service, will be charged in accordance with engineering determinations made by Roseville Electric. Service furnished under this rate may be discontinued at any location where the city's overhead facilities are relocated, converted to underground, or the space on the pole utilized by the light is needed by the city for other facilities. The outdoor lighting the monthly billing will be as follows:

Effective June 1, 2024.

Rate Code	Rate ($/month)
FL03	$8.57
FL14	$57.76
FL23	$150.30
FL27	$412.00
100W Sodium Vapor	$6.56
175W Mercury Vapor	$9.73
200W Sodium Vapor	$14.52
400W Mercury Vapor	$22.52
400W Sodium Vapor	$22.52

Effective January 1, 2025.

Rate Code	Rate ($/month)
FL03	$9.97
FL14	$67.20
FL23	$174.86
FL27	$479.32
100W Sodium Vapor	$7.63
175W Mercury Vapor	$11.32
200W Sodium Vapor	$16.89
400W Mercury Vapor	$26.20
400W Sodium Vapor	$26.20

Street Lighting Rate. Consumption on city-owned streetlights is not metered. The base charge is set using estimated consumption. For the city-owned street lighting account, the monthly billing will be as follows:

Base Charge.

Effective June 1, 2024, a charge of $19,499.96 per month.

Effective January 1, 2025, a charge of $22,686.14 per month.

Traffic Signal Rate. For all city-owned traffic signal electric service, the monthly billing will be as follows:

Effective June 1, 2024.

Customer Charge	$35.10 per meter, per month
Energy Charge	$0.0451 per kWh
California Renewable Energy Requirement Surcharge	$0.0056 per kWh
California Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Requirement Surcharge	$0.0002 per kWh
Hydroelectric Adjustment	Annually adjusted charge or credit on billings that will be applied from July 1 to June 30 each fiscal year, as prescribed in Section 14.24.052

Effective January 31, 2025.

Customer Charge	$35.10 per meter, per month
Energy Charge	$0.0604 per kWh
California Renewable Energy Requirement Surcharge	$0.0056 per kWh
California Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Requirement Surcharge	$0.0002 per kWh
Hydroelectric Adjustment	Annually adjusted charge or credit on billings that will be applied from July 1 to June 30 each fiscal year, as prescribed in Section 14.24.052

City-Owned Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Stations.

Liability for Services Rendered. The City of Roseville shall be responsible for all electric utility charges associated with city-owned properties that provide public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. Billing for electric services shall adhere to the rates specified in Section 14.24 of the Roseville Municipal Code. To offset these expenses, the city may establish agreements with third-party operators to recover costs related to electricity usage, equipment, maintenance, and operational expenditures.

Third-Party Operator Charging Service Rates and Fees. City-approved, third-party EV charging station operators are authorized to set user fees that encompass the current City of Roseville electricity rates, costs associated with equipment maintenance, and any additional operational expenses. Operators are required to clearly disclose all fees associated with the use of EV charging stations at the point of sale.

Zero Emission Public Transit TOU General Service 2 Rate.

Effective September 6, 2025. The Zero Emission Public Transit TOU General Service 2 rate is an optional rate that applies to public transit fleet EV charging that is separately metered on a dedicated service meter. This rate is intended for public agency use only and includes charging for light-duty, medium-duty, and heavy-duty battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs).

The Zero Emission Public Transit TOU General Service 2 rate is designated specifically for publicly owned transit EV charging where electricity is not resold to end users through a third-party operated service. It is intended solely for use in support of public transit bus electrification.

Basic Service Charge	$65.00 per meter, per month
Demand Charge
Winter	$6.16 per kW
Summer	$6.16 per kW
Energy Charge
Winter
Off Peak	$0.1224 per kWh
On Peak	$0.1596 per kWh
Super Peak	$0.1596 per kWh
Summer
Off Peak	$0.1596 per kWh
On Peak	$0.1965 per kWh
Super Peak	$0.2523 per kWh
California Renewable Energy Requirement Surcharge	$0.0056 per kWh
California Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Requirement Surcharge	$0.0002 per kWh
Hydroelectric Adjustment	Annually adjusted charge or credit on billings that will be applied from July 1 to June 30 each fiscal year, as prescribed in Section 14.24.052

Pole Attachment Rate. This rate applies to general service accounts attached to unmetered Roseville assets where the consumption of electricity is small or can be predetermined with reasonable accuracy by reference to the capacity of equipment served and the hours of operation. Roseville Electric will calculate electricity consumption in lieu of providing metering equipment.

Effective June 1, 2024.

Basic Service Charge	$13.28 per attachment, per month
Energy Charge	$0.1431 per kWh

Effective January 1, 2025.

Basic Service Charge	$13.28 per attachment, per month
Energy Charge	$0.1570 per kWh

All rates in subsection A of this section will increase or decrease at the same percentage as the percentage change applied to the rates for the GS-1 rate classification.

(Ord. 1620 § 2, 1982; Ord. 1813 § 3, 1984; Ord. 1911 § 1, 1985; Ord. 1984 § 1, 1986; Ord. 2296 § 1, 1990; Ord. 2411 § 1, 1991; Ord. 2577 § 1, 1992; Ord. 2710 § 1, 1993; Ord. 4792 § 1, 2009; Ord. 5166 § 1, 2013; Ord. 5589 § 6, 2015; Ord. 5999 § 1, 2018; Ord. 6415 § 4, 2021; Ord. 6592 § 3, 2022; Ord. 6643 § 9, 2023; Ord. No. 6820, 6/5/2024; Ord. 6976, 8/6/2025)

§ 14.24.060 Service charge outside city limits.

Charge for service delivered outside the corporate limits of the city may include a surcharge on the applicable residential or general service charge.

(Prior code § 8.36; Ord. 1299 § 1, 1975; Ord. 3430 § 3, 1999; Ord. 4792 § 1, 2009)

§ 14.24.070 Description of service.

Subject to the conditions listed below, single-phase or three-phase service will be supplied as required by the customer in accordance with the appropriate rates.

Voltage supply will be designated by the director.

Single-phase service will not be supplied to customers whose meter demand exceeds 100 KVA.

Three-phase service will not be supplied to motor loads of less than seven and one-half horsepower or other three-phase devices of less than seven and one-half horsepower, except where three-phase secondary facilities are available at the service location of the customer, or where the customer for three-phase service contributes the net estimated installed cost of such facilities (exclusive of meter and service costs), or such part of the net estimated installed cost as the director may consider equitable, considering all of the circumstances.

Alternating current service of approximately 60-cycle frequency will be supplied at the following nominal voltages:

Secondary Voltages		Primary Voltages
Single Phase	Three Phase	Three Phase
	208Y/120	2400_Δ (1)
120/240	140_Δ /120	4160_Δ (1)
	480_Δ (1)	4160Y/2400 (1)
208Y/120	480Y/277	12,000Y

These voltages will be provided to existing customers who are currently being supplied at this level. No new customers will be served at these voltages. Customers with service changes (such as service upgrades) that are currently served at these voltages may be required to have their service voltages changed to a standard voltage.

Frequency and service voltage will be kept, whenever possible, within reasonable limits, but no guarantee concerning such frequency or service voltage shall be made.

(Prior code § 8.40; Ord. 1299 § 1, 1975; Ord. 2769 § 1, 1994)

§ 14.24.071 Green pricing program.

Effective on billings as of July 1, 2009, customers who enroll in Roseville Electric's green energy program, Green Roseville, and pay the program cost to receive 100 percent of their metered energy from Green Roseville renewable energy purchases, will be exempt from the environmental compliance charges described in Sections 14.24.040 and 14.24.050.

(Ord. 3436 § 1, 1999; Ord. 4725 § 1, 2009; Ord. 4792 § 1, 2009)

§ 14.24.073 Community solar.

Community solar is a voluntary program open to residential customers.

Customers can select to participate in either the community solar 100 percent or community solar 50 percent programs. Customers with community solar 100 percent will offset their consumption with energy from local solar. Customers with community solar 50 percent will offset 50 percent of their consumption with energy from local solar.

Customers choosing to participate in Roseville community solar will pay all charges defined in the customer's applicable rate class. In addition, participants will pay the Roseville community solar rate and receive the community solar credit outlined below.

Community solar customers will be charged the community solar rate and credited the community solar credit. Community solar charges and credits shall be established using the customer's total monthly kWh metered consumption and their selected participation rate.

Customers enrolled in the low income rate reduction program as defined in Section 14.24.079 can participate in Roseville community solar 100 percent and receive community solar low income rate reduction credit.

Community solar rates and credits, effective July 1, 2018:

100% Participation
Rate	$0.10 per kWh
Credit	$0.08 per kWh
50% Participation
Rate	$0.05 per kWh
Credit	$0.04 per kWh
Low Income Rate Reduction 100%
Rate	$0.10 per kWh
Credit	$0.10 per kWh

(Ord. 5998 § 1, 2018)

§ 14.24.075 Senior citizen rate reductions.

This rate reduction was closed to new applicants effective June 1, 1998.

Effective January 14, 2000, all customers receiving the senior citizen rate reduction will receive a credit of 12 percent of charges calculated using standard residential rates.

(Ord. 2123 § 2, 1988; Ord. 2734 § 2, 1994; Ord. 3091 § 3, 1997; Ord. 3207 § 1, 1998; Ord. 3381 § 1, 1999)

§ 14.24.077 Medical support rate reduction.

Any person who requires an in-home medical support device and is paying for service at standard residential rates may apply for the following residential rate.

Effective January 1, 2004 all qualifying persons who are eligible to receive the medical support rate reduction shall receive a reduction equal to 50 percent of charges calculated using standard residential rates for the first 500 kWh of usage per monthly billing period and 20 percent of charges for all charges calculated using standard residential rates for usage in excess of 500 kWh.

Effective June 1, 2024, all qualifying persons who are eligible to receive the medical support rate reduction shall receive a $15.00 reduction to the monthly the basic service charge.

Applications for reduced rates shall be made on forms supplied by the city and shall be submitted to utility customer care who shall review the applications and determine eligibility for reduced rates. The application shall be executed under penalty of perjury and be accompanied by the statement of a treating physician certifying the need for the in-home medical support device. The reduced rate shall terminate in the event the person requiring the use of the in-home medical support device no longer resides at the residential address receiving electricity at reduced rates. Persons who have been qualified to receive the reduced rate shall submit such documentation as the utility director may specify annually thereafter to certify continuing qualification as required by this section.

For the purposes of this section, a "medical support device" is defined as any medical device requiring utility-supplied electrical energy for its operation and which is regularly required to support the life of a person residing in a residential dwelling, including respirators, iron lungs, hemodialysis machines, suction machines, pressure pads and pumps, electrostatic and ultrasonic nebulizers, IPPB machines, electric nerve stimulators, aerosol tents, compressors and motorized wheelchairs. A "medical support device" shall also include electric heating or air conditioning for paraplegic, hemiplegic and quadriplegic persons and electric heat or air conditioning for persons with multiple sclerosis.

For the purposes of this section, a "qualifying person" is defined as any person having a verifiable gross annual income of no greater than that specified by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development as "low income" for Placer County.

The utility director may adopt such rules and regulations, consistent herewith, which he deems necessary to properly carry out the provisions of this section.

(Ord. 2894 § 1, 1995; Ord. 3091 § 4, 1997; Ord. 3381 § 1, 1999; Ord. 4007 § 2, 2003; Ord. 4792 § 1, 2009; Ord. 6643 § 10, 2023; Ord. No. 6810, 5/1/2024)

§ 14.24.079 Low-income rate reduction.

Effective July 1, 1998, any household with a total income no greater than 200 percent of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) may apply for a 20 percent rate reduction of all charges in the standard residential rate. Applications for reduced rates shall be on forms supplied by the city. All information required to be given on such forms shall be supplied by the applicant on behalf of the household under penalty of perjury. Effective June 1, 2024, all qualifying persons who are eligible to receive the low-income rate reduction shall receive a $15.00 reduction to the monthly the basic service charge.

Reduced rates shall be granted to qualifying household which file applications with the utility director. A change of address terminates the special rate provided in this section, but a new application at a new address may be made and the reduced rate shall be allowed, if the requirements set out in this section are satisfied.

For the purposes of this section, a "qualifying household" is defined as any household with a verifiable gross household income no greater than 200 percent of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

This rate reduction replaces the senior citizen rate reduction in Section 14.24.075 for new applicants. Current senior citizen rate reduction participants may choose to remain on the existing senior reduced rate or apply for the low-income rate reduction.

No household may participate in more than one city electric rate reduction program concurrently.

(Ord. 3207 § 2, 1998; Ord. 3381 § 1, 1999; Ord. 6376 § 1, 2021; Ord. No. 6810, 5/1/2024)

§ 14.24.080 General conditions.

Interference with Quality of Service. In any instance in which the director determines that any customer, because of noncompliance with any provision of this chapter, or any reasonable rule or regulation promulgated by the director pursuant to Section 14.24.170 has caused an interference with the quality of service received by that person or other customers, the director may require such customer to provide such additional or special equipment as may be required to eliminate such interference.

The customer may provide such additional equipment at his own expense, or the city may, upon approval of the superintendent, provide such equipment if the customer agrees:

To pay the cost of such equipment; or

To rent such equipment from the city at such monthly rate as the director shall deem appropriate.

In the event a customer refuses to install the equipment necessary to eliminate such interference, the director may discontinue service to such customer until such time as the necessary equipment is procured.

Phase Balancing. For three-wire single-phase, or three-wire three-phase, or four-wire combination single-phase and three-phase services supplied, the load must be balanced as nearly as practicable between two sides or several phases, respectively. In no case is the load on one side of a three-wire single-phase service to be greater than twice that on the other, nor the load on any one phase of a three-phase star service to be greater than twice that on any other phase.

(Prior code § 8.41; Ord. 1299 § 1, 1975)

§ 14.24.090 Voltage control within special tolerance.

When a customer desires voltage control within unusually close limits, the director may require the customer to provide, at his or her own expense, such additional equipment as required. Upon approval of the director, the customer may obtain the necessary equipment from the city by payment of the cost therefor, or may rent the same from the city at a monthly rental charge determined by the director.

(Prior code § 8.42(a); Ord. 1299 § 1, 1975)

§ 14.24.100 Welding equipment.

The city will serve, at the applicable rate and without additional compensation, welding equipment of the limited input type which conforms to the standards of the National Electrical Manufacturers' Association (NEMA), and which has a maximum input (primary) current rating not exceeding 12 amperes at 120 volts, or 50 amperes at 208 or 240 volts.

Welding equipment which does not meet the standards of NEMA or which exceeds in input rating 12 amperes at 120 volts, or 50 amperes at 208 or 240 volts, will also be served at the applicable rate without additional charge, provided that service to such welding equipment has no detrimental effect on service to neighboring customers.

(Prior code § 8.42(b); Ord. 1299 § 1, 1975)

§ 14.24.110 Motor generator sets and rectifiers.

Motor generator sets and rectifiers shall be considered as power apparatus and shall be rated, for the purposes of determining charges, on the input rating as set by the manufacturer, or at the election of the director, by actual test.

(Prior code § 8.42(c); Ord. 1299 § 1, 1975)

§ 14.24.120 Motor protective devices.

All motor installations shall have protective devices or be built to provide equivalent protection as follows:

Motors that cannot safely receive full rated voltage at starting shall have a device to insure that, upon failure of voltage, such motors will be disconnected.

Suitable overload and overcurrent protection shall be provided for each motor, so as to disconnect the motor in cases of overheating.

Phase reversal and open phase protection is required for all installations involving elevators, hoists, or similar equipment in order to disconnect motors in the event of phase reversal or opening of one phase.

(Prior code § 8.42(d); Ord. 1299 § 1, 1975)

§ 14.24.130 Motor starting limitations—Single-phase.

Automatically controlled, single-phase motorized equipment shall comply with all applicable NEMA standards and shall be equipped with motors having locked rotor currents not in excess of the following:

100 amperes at 120 volts for residential use;

200 amperes at 120 volts for commercial use;

170 amperes at 208 volts for residential use;

300 amperes at 208 volts for commercial use;

170 amperes at 240 volts for residential use;

340 amperes at 240 volts for commercial use;

Manually controlled, single-phase motorized equipment, shall be equipped with motors having locked rotor currents not in excess of the following:

100 amperes at 120 volts for residential use;

200 amperes at 120 volts for commercial use;

170 amperes at 208 volts for residential use;

300 amperes at 208 volts for commercial use;

200 amperes at 240 volts for residential use;

340 amperes at 240 volts for commercial use.

Motors having locked rotor currents in excess of those allowed by paragraphs A and B above, may be permitted upon written approval of the director.

(Prior code § 8.42(e) (1); Ord. 1299 § 1, 1975; Ord. 3789 § 1, 2002; Ord. 3850 § 1, 2002)

§ 14.24.140 Motor starting limitations—Three-phase.

Automatically controlled, three-phase motors shall comply with all applicable NEMA standards and shall have maximum locked rotor currents not in excess of the following:

770 amperes at 208 volts;

673 amperes at 240 volts;

337 amperes at 480 volts.

Maximum permissible current values listed apply to the installation of a single motor.

Manually controlled, three-phase motors shall comply with all applicable NEMA standards and shall have maximum locked rotor currents not in excess of the following:

1554 amperes at 208 volts;

1346 amperes at 240 volts;

673 amperes at 480 volts;

135 amperes at 2400 volts;

Maximum permissible current values listed apply to an installation of a single motor.

Three-phase motors to be used for large loads or when special conditions exist may have locked rotor currents in excess of those allowed by subsections A and B of this section, upon approval of the superintendent.

Motors having maximum locked rotor currents exceeding those stated in subsections A and B of this section, may be operated if used in conjunction with current-limiting devices designed to limit the starting current to the above-specified maximum values.

Current-limiting devices may be omitted on the smaller motors of a group installation where such omission will not result in a starting current in excess of the allowable starting current of the largest motor in the group.

(Prior code § 8.42(e) (2); Ord. 1299 § 1, 1975)

§ 14.24.150 Power factor correction.

In case of neon, luminous, gaseous, or mercury vapor lamps or tubes, electrical welders, and other devices having low power factors, a customer may be required to provide, at his own expense, power factor corrective equipment to increase the power factor of any such device to not less than 95 percent.

(Prior code § 8.42(f); Ord. 1299 § 1, 1975)

§ 14.24.160 Discontinuing service.

The director may cause service to be discontinued under any of the following conditions:

Failure to pay for all or any portion of electrical service as directed by the director of finance;

Where any equipment or wiring of any customer is unsafe, in the opinion of the director, or in violation of any provision of this chapter or any provision of the city code or any other applicable ordinance or law. In the event the director determines that any equipment or wiring is imminently dangerous to the public health, safety and welfare, the electrical service may be terminated without notice to the customer, and shall not thereafter be restored until the defective and unsafe condition is remedied;

When the operation of equipment of a customer is detrimental to the electric service received by other customers;

When the customer has tampered with any equipment of the system or has attempted to defraud the system;

Upon the refusal of the customer to comply with any provisions of this chapter or any reasonable rule or regulation promulgated by the director pursuant to Section 14.24.230.

(Prior code § 8.43; Ord. 1299 § 1, 1975)

§ 14.24.170 Temporary service.

A customer rate may receive temporary service upon application to the director upon prior payment of the estimated cost to the system of installing and removing all facilities connected with the temporary service, and upon payment, as the director may require, of additional sums necessary for the system to continue to provide such temporary service.

(Prior code § 8.44; Ord. 1299 § 1, 1975)

§ 14.24.180 Shortage of supply and interruption of service.

All customers receiving electrical energy from the system do so with the express understanding that:

Neither the system, the city, nor its agents or employees shall be liable for any interruption of service or any insufficiency of supply of electrical energy, or any loss or damage of any kind or character caused thereby, or due to any condition existing within any wiring or equipment owned by or under the control of any customer; and

The system may suspend, when necessary, delivery of electrical energy in order to make any necessary repairs to the system; and

In case of shortage of supply, the system will apportion such supply to all customers in the manner deemed most efficient and equitable by the director, but without any prior commitment concerning the apportionment of any available supply.

(Prior code § 8.45; Ord. 1299 § 1, 1975)

§ 14.24.190 Extension of facilities.

Individual Applications and Advance Notice. Extensions of electric lines will be constructed, owned, operated and maintained by the city at the request of a customer in accordance with this and other applicable city rules and regulations and as determined by the director.

Extensions Subject to Right-of-Way or Easements. Customer-requested electric line extensions will be constructed only in satisfactory easements provided without cost to the city.

Extensions Required to be Underground.

All extensions of facilities will be underground except:

When the director determines that underground installation is impractical; or

When the service is of a temporary nature; or

The facilities are intended to be used at subtransmission or transmission voltages.

Customer Construction Responsibilities. In addition to costs and responsibilities for electric service pursuant to this section and Section 14.24.200, the customer shall provide all trenching, excavation, backfill, compaction, grading, marking of property lines in accordance with the specifications and requirements of the city. Additional materials and installations, depending on the type of development, are required as follows:

New Residential Subdivisions. Furnish and install secondary service conduit and conductor from service box to house.

Commercial Electric Utility Installations Including Commercial and Industrial Development, Apartments, Condominiums, Townhomes and Mobile Homes.

Furnish and install all materials not installed by city electric crews which shall include, but not be limited to, transformer vaults or pads, primary junction boxes and covers, conduit for primary cable and riser poles including conduit strap for riser poles in accordance with City of Roseville specifications for commercial construction.

ii.

Furnish and install all street-lighting in accordance with the City of Roseville specifications for commercial construction.

iii.

Furnish and install secondary service conduit and conductor.

Customers are responsible for design, installation and maintenance of streetlight facilities on private roadways and private property.

Development Fees. Distribution facility extensions will be installed, owned and maintained by the city. A customer will be required to make a nonrefundable payment, prior to construction, equal to the amount of the city's estimate of the cost of distribution facilities to and within the development (sometimes known as contribution in aid of construction or direct charge), and council authorized administrative and general expenses.

Special Service Request. A customer requesting special service, for example, service at a voltage not presently available in an area or requesting capacity for intermittent use, may obtain such service if, in the sole judgment of the director, it is practical to supply such service without adverse effect on the existing system or other customers. The customer will be required to make a non-refundable payment, prior to construction, equal to the city cost estimate of the special services.

Capacity Increase. A customer increasing the capacity of the main switchboard, service entrance equipment/main circuit breaker will be required to make a non-refundable payment equal to the estimated cost of any necessary increase in capacity of the distribution system to supply the additional capacity.

Modification of Existing System. A customer wanting to modify the city's existing system for the customer's benefit may have the city do so provided:

Such modification has no adverse effect on the city's system or existing customers;

The customer makes a non-refundable payment, prior to engineering, equal to the estimated amount of engineering design services;

The customer makes a non-refundable payment, prior to construction, equal to the estimated amount of such modification;

Work is done at the city's convenience.

Non-Contiguous Developments. The city will extend its facilities to serve non-contiguous developments within city limits provided:

The customer makes a non-refundable payment, prior to construction, equal to the city's cost estimate of the supply extension(s) necessary to serve the development;

The customer obtains, at no cost to the city, satisfactory easements for the extension.

(Prior code § 8.46; Ord. 1299 § 1, 1975; Ord. 2394 § 1, 1991; Ord. 2407 § 1, 1991; Ord. 2710 § 1, 1993)

§ 14.24.195 Relief from unjust electric utility charges.

In the event of disputed city utility charges, the owner or occupant of any premises may within 20 days of billing, appeal city utility charges by depositing the amount billed with utility customer care and making a written application to the utility director or designee stating the circumstances and requesting an adjustment in the charges. The utility director or designee may, upon such application, find that the charges are unjust, inequitable or otherwise inappropriate as applied to the particular premises. The utility director or designee may adjust an individual bill or make a permanent adjustment as required by the circumstances.

The decision of the utility director or designee may be appealed to the Roseville public utility commission by filing a written request with the utility director or designee within 20 days of the original decision.

The decision of the Roseville public utility commission may be appealed to the city council by the owner, the occupant or the city by filing a written request with the city clerk within 20 days of the Roseville public utility commission's decision.

(Ord. 3430 § 4, 1999; Ord. 6643 § 11, 2023)

§ 14.24.200 Service connections and facilities on customer's premises.

Service in Areas Supplied by Overhead Facilities.

Primary Voltage (12,000 Volts) and Secondary Voltage (600 Volts or Less) Service. In areas served through overhead facilities, the city will provide and install a service drop from its pole line to the first point of attachment on the property of the customer as approved by the director. The customer shall pay to the city, in advance of construction, a non-refundable sum equal to the city's estimated cost of such service.

Underground Service From Overhead Facilities. In areas supplied by overhead facilities only, when the director requires or the customer desires underground service, such service shall be supplied to the customer provided the customer pays for all distribution facilities to and on his property according to a design and under specifications approved by the director.

Overhead Service at Transmission Voltage (60,000 Volts). Service at this voltage level is available only at certain locations in the city and on specific approval of the director. The customer shall pay to the city, in advance of construction, a non-refundable sum equal to the city's estimated cost of providing such service. The director shall determine specific requirements for this type of service at time of application.

Service in Areas Supplied by Underground Facilities.

Below 600 Volts.

Single-Family Residential Subdivision. The customer shall install, own and maintain conduit and conductor from the customer's service equipment (conduit from conduit stub in foundation) to the city's distribution equipment. The customer shall pay to the city, in advance of construction, a non-refundable sum equal to the city's estimated cost of the service system throughout the development. All trenching excavation, backfill and compaction shall be furnished by the customer.

Multifamily Residential, Mobile Home Parks, Commercial and Industrial Developments. The customer shall furnish, install, own and maintain all conduit, cable, etc., from the customer service equipment to the city's distribution facilities per city and inspecting agency requirements. The customer shall pay to the city, in advance of construction, nonrefundable sum equal to the city's estimated cost, including terminations of the service conductors at the service end point in the distribution facilities of such service.

Primary Underground Service (12,000 Volts). The city will install, own and maintain conductor from the customer's service equipment to the city's distribution equipment. The customer shall pay to the city, in advance of construction, a non-refundable sum equal to the city's estimated cost of the service. All trenching, excavation, backfill, compaction, conduit and substructure installation shall be furnished by customer to the city's specifications. Customer service equipment shall be approved by the city and shall include three phase gang-operated switch, protection devices, cable termination devices pursuant to city requirements and provisions for metering equipment pursuant to the Electric Utility Service Entrance Rules Committee standards and the requirements of the director.

Underground Service (60,000 Volts). Underground service at the 60,000 volts voltage level is not available.

Electrical Service Inspections. No new or newly rewired electrical installations will be energized by the city without a signed electrical inspection tag from the chief building inspector.

Service Connections.

The city will not connect to any one building more than one service of each voltage classification, either overhead or underground, except:

For the city's operating convenience;

Where such additional service may be warranted because of load requirements;

Where the customer is required by law to have certain emergency services.

Connection of service to, or disconnection from, the city's lines shall be made only as authorized by the city.

Ownership of Facilities.

All facilities installed on a customer's premises, including, not limited to, poles, conductors, transformers, meters, etc., which are furnished by the city in order to render service, shall remain the sole property of the city.

The customer shall not charge the city rent or any other charge for the facilities placed on the customer's premises or for access to such facilities.

Right of Access.

The city shall have the right of access to the customer's premises, at all reasonable hours for any purpose related to the furnishing of electric service, including, but not limited to, meter reading, testing, inspection, construction, maintenance and repair of facilities.

Service may be refused or disconnected pursuant to Section 14.24.160 if permanent safe accessibility is not provided by the customer.

Upon termination of service, the city shall have the right of access to the service premises to remove its facilities.

The customer shall obtain and provide the city with all necessary easements as required by the city.

Customer Responsibilities.

It shall be the duty of each customer upon whose premises the city has installed facilities as described in subsections E and F of this section to insure that such facilities are not damaged, destroyed or interfered with and, in the case of any defect in any such facilities, to notify the city.

The customer shall, at his own risk and expense, furnish and install, inspect and keep in good and safe condition, all facilities required for receiving electrical energy from facilities of the city and for utilizing such energy, including all necessary protective devices. The system, the city or its agents or employees shall not be responsible for or liable for any loss or damage occasioned by any condition or defect in any facility or equipment owned by any customer.

Metering Installations.

Location.

All meters and metering equipment, except cabinets, will be supplied and installed by the city upon the service premises at a location approved by the director.

All meters shall be safety accessible to authorized employees of the city at all times for inspection, testing and reading.

The city may require a customer to relocate a metering installation, at customer's expense, if any existing meter location becomes inaccessible or for other operational needs.

No person shall tamper with any meter or break the seal on any meter or cause electricity to bypass any meter.

Conflict with Equipment and Facilities. Conflicts occurring when equipment or facilities installed by the city including, but not limited to, metering equipment becomes obstructed, covered, inaccessible, or exposed to traffic, as a result of landscaping, screening, fencing and driveway widening caused by the customer property owner and/or occupant of the property on which or adjacent to which the equipment and facilities were originally installed, shall be corrected as specified or carried out by the director at the cost of the customer.

Tree Trimming (Line Clearing). The electric department may, from time to time, trim, clear away and, if necessary, cut down trees and brush in the vicinity of its overhead lines within its easements.

(Prior code § 8.47; Ord. 1299 § 1, 1975; Ord. 2394 § 1, 1991; Ord. 2407 § 1, 1991)

§ 14.24.205 Financing.

Notwithstanding any provision of Section 14.24.190 or 14.24.200 calling for advance payment, the city may from time to time allow for payments to be made over time under circumstances, criteria, terms and conditions established by the director and approved by the city council.

(Ord. 2407 § 2, 1991)

§ 14.24.210 Meter tests and adjustment of bills for meter error.

Meter Tests.

Any customer may request the city electric utility to test the customer's electric meter. An energy service provider may request the city electric utility to test the electric meter or recording device of its contracted customer. The customer shall be notified of any request for a meter test made by their energy service provider. No payment or deposit will be required from the requester of the test except that when a request is made to test a meter within six months after date of installation of the meter, or more often than once in six months thereafter, a deposit to cover the reasonable cost of the test will be required of the requester. The amount so deposited will be returned to the requester if the meter is found, upon test, to register more than two percent fast or slow under conditions of normal operation. Within a reasonable time after a request is made the director shall conduct a test of the meter to determine whether or not it is functioning properly. A report giving the results of the test will be supplied to the customer and, if requested, to the energy service provider, by the director within a reasonable time after the completion of the test.

The requester shall have the right to require the city electric utility to conduct the test in his or her presence or, if the requester so desires, in the presence of an expert or other representative appointed by the requester; provided, however, that the test shall be conducted during normal city working hours.

No meter will be placed in service or allowed to remain in service which has on average an error in excess of more than two percent of registration under conditions of normal operation.

Adjustment of Bills for Meter Error. Where, as the result of any meter test, a meter is found to be non-registering or incorrectly registering, the city may render an adjusted bill to the customer for the amount of any undercharge of city electric utility charges, without interest, and shall issue a refund or credit to the customer for the amount of the overcharge, without interest. Adjusted billings shall be computed back to the date that the city determines the meter error commenced, except that the period of adjustment shall not exceed one year for a refund or undercharge. An adjusted bill shall be computed in accordance with the following:

Fast Meter. If a meter is found to be registering more than two percent fast, the city will refund to the customer the amount of the overcharge based on corrected meter readings if available, or the city's estimate of the correct energy usage either for the known period of meter error, not to exceed one year or, if the period of error is not known, for the period during which the meter was in use, not to exceed one year.

Slow Meter. If a meter for residential service is found to be registering more than 25 percent slow, or if a meter for nonresidential service is found to be registering more than two percent slow, the city may bill the customer for the amount of the undercharge based on corrected meter readings if available or the city's estimate of the energy usage for the known period of meter error or, if the period of meter error is not known, for the period the meter was in use, not to exceed three months for residential service and six months for all other classes of service.

Non-Registering Meter. If a meter is found to be non-registering, the city may bill the customer for the city's estimate of the electric service used but not registered, not to exceed 12 months for all classes of service. The bill will be computed on the basis of information including, but not limited to, available meter readings, records of historical use and the general characteristics of the customer's load and operation.

Adjustment of Bills for Billing Error. Where the city overcharges or undercharges a customer as the result of a billing error, the city may render an adjusted bill for the amount of the city electric overcharge or undercharge, without interest, and shall issue a refund or credit to the customer for the amount of the overcharge, without interest, for the same periods as for meter error. Estimated bills for the "billing error" use period may be determined by the director based on the following:

Accurately metered subsequent use, normally 30 days or more (where 30 days is not available for reasons such as the customer discontinues service after correction of the "billing error" use condition but prior to the completion of 30 days the director may use a shorter period); or

Accurately metered use prior to the onset of the "billing error" use, normally one year or more (the director may use less than one year when it is the only appropriate or available recorded prior usage); or

Accurately metered use from a remote check meter; or

The customer's equipment and hours of operation; or

The known percent error in metering attributable to the "billing error" use condition as determined by the director; or

Annual use profile of like customers (percent of annual use); or

Any combination of the methods listed above; or

Other reasonable and supportable billing methodology when none of the aforementioned billing techniques is appropriate under the circumstances.

In accordance with Section 14.24.195, the customer has the right to dispute the city's estimate of the "billing error" usage on which the bill is based. However, the customer may be required to provide supporting information to substantiate this dispute.

(Prior code § 8.48; Ord. 1299 § 1, 1975; Ord. 2394 § 1, 1991; Ord. 2407 § 1, 1991; Ord. 2655 § 1, 1992; Ord. 3430 § 3, 1999; Ord. 6643 § 12, 2023)

§ 14.24.211 Adjustment of bills for unauthorized use.

Where the city determines that there has been unauthorized use of any electric service, the city may bill the customer for such use based on city's estimate of the amount of unauthorized use for up to three years. Such estimated billing shall indicate unauthorized use for the most recent three years.

(Ord. 2655 § 2, 1992; Ord. 3430 § 3, 1999)

§ 14.24.220 Violations.

Any person violating any provision of this chapter with the exception of Section 14.24.240, shall be guilty of infraction as that term is now or may hereafter be defined by the laws of the State of California.

(Prior code § 8.51; Ord. 1299 § 1, 1975)

§ 14.24.230 Rules and regulations.

The director is authorized and directed to promulgate such rules and regulations as are reasonably necessary to carry out the specific provisions and the intent of this chapter. Such rules and regulations shall be in written form and available to any customer.

In the event any customer is aggrieved by reason of any electric utility department rule or regulation such customer may bring such matter to the attention of the director, making a written application stating the circumstances and requesting a specific remedy.

The decision of the director may be appealed to the Roseville public utility commission by filing a written request with the director within 20 days of the director's decision.

(Prior code § 8.52; Ord. 1299 § 1, 1975; Ord. 3430 § 3, 1999)

§ 14.24.240 Resale of electricity.

It is unlawful and a misdemeanor for any person to resell any energy received from the system, except that a landlord may charge a tenant the amount which the landlord must pay for electrical energy.

(Prior code § 8.50; Ord. 1299 § 1, 1975)

§ 14.24.250 Sale, transmission and delivery of electric energy.

It is unlawful for any person to transmit or deliver electric energy or capacity to ultimate consumers or end users for use within the city, including the transmission or delivery by an end user or consumer of electric energy purchased outside the city to him, her or itself; or to transmit or deliver electric energy or capacity for profit at retail within the city or from retransmission or redelivery within the city. This section shall not apply to energy or capacity sold, transmitted, or delivered by the city or pursuant to a valid city franchise. Nothing in this section shall prohibit sale of energy or capacity by an electric utility to another electric utility for later resale or transmission to consumers or end users (i.e., wholesale sale, delivery or transmission), or transmission of electric energy through the city without delivery, sale, or transmission to consumers or end users for use within the city. This section shall not apply to the purchase or sale of electric energy or capacity from or by an energy service provider registered with the city and operating pursuant to Section 14.24.270, and transmitted or delivered by the city. The sale of electric energy or capacity by electric service providers other than the city to ultimate consumers or end users for use within the city shall be conducted in accordance with the Roseville customer choice program rules and regulations. This section shall not apply to customer-generators utilizing solar electric generation located at or on the customer generator's premises, designed to offset no more than 100 percent of the customer-generator's annual electric load located at or on that customer-generator's premises. Such generation shall meet all Roseville Electric Rule 21 standards for interconnection, city policies, and state laws and regulations.

(Ord. 2087 § 1, 1988; Ord. 3430 § 3, 1999; Ord. 5266 § 4, 2013)

§ 14.24.260 Use of electric energy.

It is unlawful for any customer or person to utilize within the city electric energy which is received from any source other than the city electric utility, a utility having a valid city electric franchise applicable for service to that person, an energy service provider registered with the city and authorized to provide electric energy to that person, or which that customer-generator provides for him or herself in accordance with Roseville Electric Rule 21 standards for interconnection, city policies and state laws and regulations.

(Ord. 2087 § 2, 1988; Ord. 3430 § 3, 1999; Ord. 5266 § 5, 2013)

§ 14.24.270 Electric power supply.

The city manager is authorized to develop and implement a customer choice program to offer electric customers direct access to generation services.

(Ord. 3430 § 4, 1999)