Prior History: prior code §§ 8-1, 8-2,
8-6, 8-8, 8-10—8-21.5, 8-29—8-31, 8-36, 8-40—8-45
and 8-47—8-49 and Ords. 4956, 4957, 4974, 5130, 5131, 5150,
5156, 5178, 5187, 5197, 5200, 5216, 5230, 5233, 5297, 5301, 5316,
5451, 5535, 5506, 5507, 5598, 5620, 5664 and 5800.
The following definitions shall apply to electric rate schedules
and regulations in this chapter:
shall be defined as set forth in Section 4095 of the California
Civil Code, or any successor legislation. For purposes of this chapter,
laundry rooms, parking facilities, recreation rooms or other such
common rooms or facilities shall each be considered to be separate
"common areas."
means any person, public or private association or corporation,
partnership, unincorporated association, or governmental agency supplied
or entitled to be supplied by the department.
means the charge for the cost of metering support, customer
service, and maintaining customers' accounts, applied on a per-meter
basis.
means the rate at which electric energy is delivered to a
customer to serve momentary power needs, expressed in kilowatts (kW)
and measured instantaneously or averaged over a given time period.
means the charge based upon a customer's highest peak demand
in kilowatts over a 12 month period.
means the Glendale Water and Power department of the city.
means: (i) a facility that generates electricity from a renewable
source listed in Paragraph (1) of Subdivision (a) of Section 25741
of the California Public Resources Code, as may be amended from time
to time; or (ii) an "eligible fuel cell electrical generating facility"
as defined in Paragraph (2) of Subdivision (a) of Section 2827.10
of the California Public Utilities Code, as may be amended from time
to time.
shall be defined as set forth in Section 2827 of the California
Public Utilities Code, as may be amended from time to time.
means the charge for energy consumption, applied on a kilowatt-hour
basis.
means a unit used to measure reactive power in an alternative
current (AC) electric power system.
shall be defined as set forth in Section 30.70.130 of the code.
refers to multi-unit premises that include both residential
and commercial uses.
means new electric or water service accounts opened by a
customer or when there is a change of customer for an existing water
or electric service account.
means a charge, applied per kVar per day, to cover the impact
of reactive power on the electrical system.
(Ord. 5806 §§ 1,
2, 2013)
A.
"High season"
"Holidays"
"Low season"
Definitions.
means the months of July through October.
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.08.010(A) of this code.
means the months of November through June.
B.
Time-of-Use
Periods. Time-of-use electric rate schedules provide pricing for service
components which varies by time of day and season of the year. The
pricing periods for these rates are defined as follows for electrical
usage through June 30, 2019:
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Time-of-day pricing periods (all rate schedules other than Commercial
PC-1):
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High season:
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Peak period: 8:00 a.m. through 8:59 p.m. each weekday
(Monday through Friday);
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Base period: All other hours (including all weekend
hours).
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Low season:
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Peak period: 8:00 a.m. through 8:59 p.m. each weekday
(Monday through Friday);
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Base period: All other hours (including all weekend
hours).
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Time-of-use pricing periods (Commercial [PC-1]):
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High season:
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Peak period: 8:00 a.m. through 1:59 p.m. each weekday
(Monday through Friday);
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Super-peak period: 2:00 p.m. through 8:59 p.m. each
weekday (Monday through Friday);
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Base period: All other hours (including all weekend
hours).
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Low season:
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Peak period: 8:00 a.m. through 8:59 p.m. each weekday
(Monday through Friday);
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Base period: All other hours (including all weekend
hours).
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For electrical usage from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020,
the time-of-day pricing periods (all rate schedules) are defined as
follows:
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High season:
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Peak period: 12:00 p.m. through 8:59 p.m. each weekday
(Monday through Friday) excluding holidays;
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Base period: All other hours (including all weekend
hours) and all holidays.
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Low season:
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Peak period: 12:00 p.m. through 8:59 p.m. each weekday
(Monday through Friday) excluding holidays;
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Base period: All other hours (including all weekend
hours) and all holidays.
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For electrical usage on or after July 1, 2020, the time-of-day
pricing periods (all rate schedules) are defined as follows:
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High season:
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Peak period: 2:00 p.m. through 7.59 p.m. each weekday
(Monday through Friday) excluding holidays;
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Base period: All other hours (including all weekend
hours) and all holidays.
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Low season:
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Peak period: 12:00 p.m. through 8:59 p.m. each weekday
(Monday through Friday) excluding holidays;
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Base period: All other hours (including all weekend
hours) and all holidays.
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C.
Seasons
(All Rate Schedules). Seasonal rates shall be applied as follows:
1.
Bills
rendered for meter readings or consumption during the months of July
through October will use high season billing factors.
2.
Bills
rendered for meter readings or consumption during the months of November
through June will use low season billing factors.
3.
Bills
covering periods that span the high season and low season periods
will be prorated such that the high season billing factors will apply
to that portion of the usage that occurred during the high season,
and the low season billing factors will apply to that portion of the
usage that occurred during the low season.
(Ord. 5806 § 3, 2013; Ord. 5914 § 1, 2018)
A.
Electric
service from the department is provided pursuant to the L-1, L-2,
LD-2, L-3, L-4, L-5 and PC-1 electric service schedules as set forth
in this chapter and such other electric service schedules as may from
time to time be authorized by the city council. The department is
not responsible for assigning customers to the most beneficial rate
schedule where optional rates are provided or when usage levels and
patterns change. The department will, when requested by a customer,
provide an analysis for customers to use in selecting optimal rate
schedules. The department will, without prior notification, change
rate assignments due to metered usage as specified for each rate schedule.
When a service is assigned to a different rate schedule, the new rate
will be effective at the date of the next billing for all services
for the entire billing period. When a rate change requires installation
of a new meter, the rate will become effective at the date of meter
installation.
B.
To
receive service under an optional rate schedule, customers must make
a request to the department in writing so stating.
C.
Whenever
a customer selects an optional rate schedule for a given service,
that service may return to the standard rate schedule at any time
when: (1) the customer notifies the department in writing of this
decision; or (2) the optional rate schedule is no longer in effect.
Except as otherwise required by law, once a service has been returned
to the standard rate from an optional rate at the request of the customer,
that service may not again receive the optional rate until one year
has passed.
(Ord. 5806 § 4, 2013)
A.
Applicable to individually metered, single-family accommodations used primarily for residential and household purposes, individually-metered residential units in mixed-use premises and master-metered multiple-family dwellings receiving service under the L-1 rate schedule. Master-metered multiple-family dwellings may only receive standard service under rate L-1-A. Master-metered multi-family dwellings may receive service on a time-of-use basis under the L-2, LD-2 or PC-1 rate schedules. Customers with individually metered dwellings may choose to receive service under either the A (Standard), B (Time-of-Use), D (Customer-Owned Generation) or E (Customer-Owned Generation Time-of-Use) rate options; provided however, that individually metered single-family dwellings that are under construction and served by a temporary power pole shall be billed under the L-2-A rate schedule until such time as a certificate of occupancy is issued and provided by the customer to the department. Hours for time of use schedules are defined in Section 13.44.015 of this chapter.
B.
Rates
L-1-D (Customer-Owned-Generation-Standard) and L-1-E (Customer-Owned-Generation-Time-of-Use)
are available to eligible customer-generators who own and operate
distributed generation systems. Such service shall be provided in
accordance with Section 2827 of the California Public Utilities Code,
as may be amended from time to time, or pursuant to such other state
law requirements that are applicable to the department. These customers
must sign an interconnection agreement with Glendale Water and Power
(GWP) and pay for all required metering and interconnection equipment
which is in addition to that required for standard service. L-1-D
customers shall be billed at the same rate as L-1-A customers, and
L-1-E customers shall be billed at the same rate as L-1-B customers.
C.
For
calculation of the bill for master-metered services under the L-1
rate schedule, the first block price for energy for these accounts
will be applied to a block which is sized by multiplying 10 kWh per
day times the number of single-family accommodations served at this
account, and the second block price for energy for these accounts
will be applied to a block which is sized by multiplying 10 kWh per
day times the number of single-family accommodations served at these
accounts.
D.
The bill shall be the sum of the customer charge and the energy charge, each in the amount adopted from time to time by ordinance or resolution of the city council, the energy cost adjustment charge calculated in accordance with Section 13.44.260 of this chapter, the regulatory adjustment charge calculated in accordance with Section 13.44.270 of this chapter, the revenue decoupling charge calculated in accordance with Section 13.44.280 of this chapter and the public benefits charge authorized pursuant to Section 13.44.425 of this chapter, and will include a public benefit charge-funded discount credit for qualifying low income customers in the amount established from time to time by the city council. Except required by law for net energy metering customers, in no case will an electric bill be less than $0 per month.
(Ord. 5806 § 5, 2013)
A.
Applicable to electric services for businesses and other enterprises; separately-metered common areas in multi-family dwellings; master-metered mixed-use premises; separately-metered non-residential units in mixed-use premises; live/work premises; and separately metered home offices, provided that the usage is less than 5,000 kWh per month and less than 20 kW demand. Customers may choose to receive service under provisions of either the A (Standard), B (Time-of-Use), C (Customer-Owned-Generation-Standard) or D (Customer-Owned-Generation-Time-of-Use) rate options. Hours for time-of-use pricing periods are described in Section 13.44.015 of this chapter. Customers whose energy use exceeds the previously stated limit for three months during one year will be billed under rate schedule LD-2. Individually metered single-family dwellings that are under construction and served by a temporary power pole shall be billed under the L-2-A rate schedule until such time as a certificate of occupancy is issued and provided by the customer to the department.
B.
Rates
L-2-C (Customer-Owned-Generation-Standard) and L-2-D (Customer-Owned-Generation-Time-of-Use)
are available to eligible customer-generators who own and operate
distributed generation systems and who are otherwise eligible and
remain eligible for rate L-2-A or L-2-B. Such service shall be provided
in accordance with Section 2827 of the California Public Utilities
Code, as may be amended from time to time, or pursuant to such other
state law requirements that are applicable to the department. L-2-C
customers shall be billed at the same rate as L-2-A customers, and
L-2-D customers shall be billed at the same rate as L-2-B customers.
These customers must sign an interconnection agreement with Glendale
Water and Power (GWP) and pay for all required metering interconnection
equipment which is in addition to that required for standard service.
C.
The bill shall be the sum of the customer charge and the energy charges, each in the amounts adopted from time to time by ordinance or resolution of the city council, and the energy cost adjustment charge calculated in accordance with Section 13.44.260 of this chapter, the regulatory adjustment charge calculated in accordance with Section 13.44.270 of this chapter, the revenue decoupling charge calculated in accordance with Section 13.44.280 of this chapter and the public benefits charge authorized pursuant to Section 13.44.425 of this chapter.
(Ord. 5806 § 6, 2013)
A.
Applicable to electric services for businesses and other enterprises, separately-metered common areas in multi-family dwellings; master-metered mixed-use premises; separately-metered non-residential units in mixed-use premises; live/work premises; and separately metered home offices, provided that the usage is more than 5,000 kWh per month, or with 20 kW or greater demand. Customers may choose to receive service under the provisions of either LD-2-A (Standard), LD-2-B (Time-of-Use), LD-2-C (Customer-Owned-Generation-Standard), or LD-2-D (Customer-Owned-Generation-Time-of-Use) rate options. Hours for time-of-use schedules are defined in Section 13.44.015 of this chapter.
B.
Rates
LD-2-C (Customer-Owned-Generation-Standard) and LD-2-D (Customer-Owned-Generation-Time-of-Use)
are available to customers who own and operate distributed generation
systems and who are otherwise eligible and remain eligible for rate
LD-2-A or LD-2-B. Such service shall be provided in accordance with
Section 2827 of the California Public Utilities Code, as may be amended
from time to time, or pursuant to such other state law requirements
that are applicable to the department. LD-2-C customers shall be billed
at the same rate as LD-2-A customers, and LD-2-D customers shall be
billed at the same rate as LD-2-B customers. These customers must
sign an interconnection agreement with Glendale Water and Power (GWP)
and pay for all required metering interconnection equipment which
is in addition to that required for standard service.
C.
The bill shall be the sum of the customer charge, the demand charge and the energy charge, each in the amounts adopted from time to time by ordinance or resolution of the city council, and the energy cost adjustment charge calculated in accordance with Section 13.44.260 of this chapter, the regulatory adjustment charge calculated in accordance with Section 13.44.270 of this chapter, the revenue decoupling charge calculated in accordance with Section 13.44.280 of this chapter and the public benefits charge authorized pursuant to Section 13.44.425 of this chapter.
(Ord. 5806 § 7, 2013)
A.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this chapter, the standby rate schedule
shall apply to customers that:
2.
Provide
all or part of their own power needs through self-generation, including,
but not limited to, steam power generation, combustion turbines, or
reciprocating engines, and
3.
Remain
interconnected to the Glendale Water and Power power grid; provided
that this rate schedule shall not apply: (i) to accounts that are
receiving service under a customer-owned generation rate schedule
pursuant to Section 2827 of the California Public Utilities Code,
as may be amended from time to time; and (ii) where the application
of a standby rate is prohibited by applicable law.
B.
Calculation
of Bill. The bill shall be calculated in accordance with the rate
schedule adopted from time to time by resolution or ordinance of the
city council.
C.
Customers
on a standby rate schedule must meet applicable legal, utility, and
regulatory requirements pertaining to their self-generation facility,
including requirements for metering and interconnection, and must
sign an interconnection agreement with Glendale Water and Power and
pay for all required metering interconnection equipment which is in
addition to that required for standard service.
(Ord. 5914 § 5, 2018)
A.
Glendale
Water and Power shall determine maximum demand at its discretion by
tests from time to time, or monthly by means of proper recording demand
meters supplied, owned and maintained by Glendale Water and Power.
Maximum demand shall mean the average demand in the 15 minute interval
in which the average demand is greater than in any other 15 minute
interval in the billing period. In cases where the energy demand is
intermittent or subject to violent fluctuation, Glendale Water and
Power may apply a shorter interval of time in the determination of
the maximum demand. In cases where the energy demand is constant and
not subject to fluctuation, Glendale Water and Power may at its discretion
serve such a load without a meter and determine the maximum demand
by test. The customer shall be responsible to notify Glendale Water
and Power of any changes in load characteristics. Glendale Water and
Power may, whenever it deems advisable, make tests to reestablish
these load characteristics for use in billing.
B.
The
demand charge for the LD-2 rate schedule shall be based on the maximum
demand in kilowatts over the preceding 12 months.
(Ord. 5806 § 8, 2013)
Schedule L-3—Annual Charges. The rates for street and highway lighting service within the city shall be the sum of: the Schedule L-3 rates and charge established from time to time by resolution or ordinance of the city council, the energy cost adjustment charge calculated in accordance with Section 13.44.260 of this chapter, the regulatory adjustment charge calculated in accordance with Section 13.44.270 of this chapter and the public benefits charge authorized pursuant to Section 13.44.425 of this chapter.
(Ord. 5806 § 9, 2013)
Schedule L-3 is applicable for service in the city or any lighting
district situated therein, for street, highway and thoroughfare lighting
systems, including tunnels, bridges, thoroughfares in public parks,
and traffic safety lighting, including signs, where the standards,
fixtures, transformers, interconnecting conduits and circuits and
lighting units are supplied by the customer, assessment district or
the city, without expense to the department and the department supplies
the electric energy. For systems billed on the per lamp basis the
department will furnish normal maintenance. For systems billed on
the demand basis no maintenance will be provided by the department.
(Ord. 5806 § 10, 2013)
A.
The
daily time schedules, to which the rates set forth in Schedule L-3
shall apply, are as follows:
B.
The
rates set forth on the per lamp basis shall apply only to lights operated
on the all-night or part-night schedules, with switching done by the
department.
C.
The
rate set forth on the demand basis shall apply only to the all-night
schedule, with switching done by the department.
(Ord. 5806 § 11, 2013)
A.
Rates for lights under the per lamp basis of Schedule L-3 operated on time schedules differing from the all-night or part-night schedules described in Section 13.44.130, and excepting those operating continuously, shall be the all-night rates increased or decreased, as may be appropriate, per hour of daily deviation from the all-night schedule of operation by one-fifth (1/5) of the difference between the part-night and all-night rates, computed to the nearest whole cent.
B.
Rates
for lights under the per lamp basis operated continuously shall be
computed at one and one-half (1½) times the all-night rates.
C.
For
service to a street lighting system under the demand basis, any part
of which is to be other than the all-night schedule, the department
will furnish continuous service, and the customer shall furnish, maintain
and operate all switching facilities required. As a prerequisite to
service, the customer shall furnish the department with its annual
operating schedule. For each hour per day deviation from the all-night
schedule, the rate shall be increased or decreased $26.88 per year
per kilowatt.
(Ord. 5806 § 12, 2013)
A.
Bills
under Schedule L-3 shall be rendered monthly and for periods other
than a month shall be prorated on a monthly basis.
B.
The
monthly bill for lights operated on a calendar month basis shall be
computed at one-twelfth (1/12) of the applicable annual rates.
(Ord. 5806 § 13, 2013)
Normal maintenance shall include periodic inspection, renewal
of lamps, cleaning of glassware, replacement of damaged glassware
and lamps, maintenance of control according to established schedules,
cleaning and painting of posts, minor repairs to wiring and electrical
appurtenances on or within the posts; provided, however, that normal
maintenance shall not include any replacement of posts or post parts
or of damaged glassware or lamps when such damage is coincident with
or is a result of partial or total demolition of posts or when caused
by riots, fires, explosions, earthquakes, disasters of major magnitude
or acts of God, nor shall normal maintenance include that due to equipment
developing defects in test or in service due to faults in design,
manufacture or installation, until such defects have been satisfactorily
corrected.
(Ord. 5806 § 14, 2013)
Schedule L-4—Annual Charge per Light. The rates for utilitarian street lighting service shall be the sum of: the Schedule L-4 rates and charges established from time to time by resolution or ordinance of the city council, the energy cost adjustment charge calculated in accordance with Section 13.44.260 of this chapter, the regulatory adjustment charge calculated in accordance with Section 13.44.270 of this chapter and the public benefits charge authorized pursuant to Section 13.44.425 of this chapter.
(Ord. 5806 § 15, 2013)
Schedule L-4 is applicable for general utilitarian street and
thoroughfare lighting service and traffic safety lighting service
furnished to the city where the department at its expense furnishes
and installs poles, circuits, lamps and lamp fixtures on bracket,
mast arm, center suspensions or pole top construction and the department
supplies the electric energy and maintains the entire system.
(Ord. 5806 § 16, 2013)
A.
The
rate under Schedule L-4 on separate pole for light applies to an ornamental
streetlight pole or standard full-treated wood pole.
B.
Service
to such lights may be underground if the conduit system is paid for
or provided by others without expense to the department.
(Ord. 5806 § 17, 2013)
Lights to which Schedule L-4 is applicable shall be lighted
30 minutes after sunset and extinguished 30 minutes before sunrise.
(Ord. 5806 § 18, 2013)
A.
Bills
under Schedule L-4 shall be rendered monthly and for periods other
than a month shall be prorated on a monthly basis.
B.
The
monthly bill for lights operated on a calendar month basis shall be
computed at one-twelfth (1/12) of the applicable annual rates.
(Ord. 5806 § 19, 2013)
Schedule L-5—Annual Charge per Light. The rates for outside area lighting service shall be the sum of: the Schedule L-5 rates and charges established from time to time by resolution or ordinance of the city council, the energy cost adjustment charge calculated in accordance with Section 13.44.260 of this chapter, the regulatory adjustment charge calculated in accordance with Section 13.44.270 of this chapter and the public benefits charge authorized pursuant to Section 13.44.425 of this chapter.
(Ord. 5806 § 20, 2013)
Schedule L-5 is applicable for specific outside area lighting
service upon application to and approval of the general manager of
Glendale Water and Power where existing department facilities are
appropriately adaptable for such service as determined by the department.
The city shall not be required to provide such service if, in the
judgment of the general manager of Glendale Water and Power, it may
be considered objectionable to others and the city reserves the right
to discontinue service should any lighting equipment, once installed,
be considered substantially objectionable by the general manager of
Glendale Water and Power after investigation of complaints. Costs
for material and installation will be estimated by, and prepayment
of such estimated costs shall be made to, the city prior to installation
of required facilities. Ownership of equipment shall remain in the
city and in accepting such service the customer shall first agree
in writing to indemnify city for addition of this light service or
the failure of such equipment.
(Ord. 5806 § 21, 2013)
Lights to which Schedule L-5 is applicable shall be lighted
approximately 30 minutes after sunset and extinguished approximately
30 minutes before sunrise.
(Ord. 5806 § 22, 2013)
Necessary repairs or lamp requirements will normally be scheduled
during regular weekday work hours within a reasonable time after notification
to the department by the customer of a lighting outage. If the customer
requests maintenance service outside of these hours, the department
will bill the customer for labor expenses incurred. Monthly bills
will not be adjusted for outages.
(Ord. 5806 § 23, 2013)
A.
Bills
under Schedule L-5 shall be rendered monthly and for periods other
than a month shall be prorated on a monthly basis.
B.
The
bill for lights operated on a calendar month basis shall be computed
at one-twelfth (1/12) of the applicable annual rates.
(Ord. 5806 § 24, 2013)
A.
Applicable to electric services for businesses and other enterprises served through one meter and measured at the delivered voltage. Customers with demands less than 500 kW per month may choose to receive service under either the standard rate (PC-1-A), the time-of-use rate (PC-1-B), the PC-1-C (Customer-Owned-Generation-Standard) rate, or the PC-1-D (Customer-Owned-Generation-Time-of-Use) rate. Customers whose demand exceeds 500 kW for three months during a one year period will be billed under rate schedule (PC-1-B) or PC-1-D if they have customer-owned generation. Service under rates PC-1-A, PC-1-B, PC-1-C, and PC-1-D will be metered for reactive power (kVar). Hours for time-of-use schedules are described in Section 13.44.015 of this chapter. Service voltages available under this rate schedule are 120/208, 240, 480, 2400/4160, 7200/12470 or 34,500 as may be specified by Glendale Water and Power. All necessary transformers to obtain such voltages will be supplied, owned and maintained by the department. Service will be supplied at one voltage only, and any additional transformers, if necessary, shall be supplied by the customer.
B.
Rates
PC-1-C (Customer-Owned-Generation-Standard) and PC-1-D (Customer-Owned-Generation-Time-of-Use)
are for eligible customer-generators who own and operate distributed
generation systems and who are otherwise eligible and remain eligible
for rate PC-1-A or PC-1-B. Such service shall be provided in accordance
with Section 2827 of the California Public Utilities Code, as may
be amended from time to time, or pursuant to such other state law
requirements that are applicable to the department. PC-1-C customers
shall be billed at the same rate as PC-1-A customers, and PC-1-D customers
shall be billed at the same rate as PC-1-B customers. Customers using
the PC-1-C and PC-1-D rates must sign an interconnection agreement
with GWP and pay for all required metering interconnection equipment
which is in addition to that required for standard service.
C.
Calculation of Bill. The bill shall be the sum of the customer charge, the demand charge, the reactive power charge and the energy charge, each in the amount adopted from time to time by resolution or ordinance of the city council, the energy cost adjustment charge calculated in accordance with Section 13.44.260 of this chapter, the regulatory adjustment charge calculated in accordance with Section 13.44.270 of this chapter, the revenue decoupling charge calculated in accordance with Section 13.44.280 of this chapter and the public benefits charge authorized pursuant to Section 13.44.425 of this chapter.
(Ord. 5806 § 25, 2013)
A.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this chapter, the standby rate schedule
shall apply to customers that:
2.
Provide
all or part of their own power needs through self-generation, including,
but not limited to, steam power generation, combustion turbines, or
reciprocating engines, and
3.
Remain
interconnected to the Glendale Water and Power power grid;
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provided that this rate schedule shall not apply: (i) to accounts
that are receiving service under a customer-owned generation rate
schedule pursuant to Section 2827 of the California Public Utilities
Code, as may be amended from time to time; and (ii) where the application
of a standby rate is prohibited by applicable law.
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B.
Calculation
of Bill. The bill shall be calculated in accordance with the rate
schedule adopted from time to time by resolution or ordinance of the
city council.
C.
Customers
on a standby rate schedule must meet applicable legal, utility, and
regulatory requirements pertaining to their self-generation facility,
including requirements for metering and interconnection, and must
sign an interconnection agreement with Glendale Water and Power and
pay for all required metering interconnection equipment which is in
addition to that required for standard service.
(Ord. 5914 § 6, 2018)
A.
Glendale
Water and Power shall determine maximum demand at its discretion by
tests from time to time, or monthly by means of proper recording demand
meters supplied, owned and maintained by Glendale Water and Power.
Maximum demand shall mean the average demand in the 15 minute interval
in which the average demand is greater than in any other 15 minute
interval in the billing period. In cases where the energy demand is
intermittent or subject to violent fluctuation, Glendale Water and
Power may apply a shorter interval of time in the determination of
the maximum demand. In cases where the energy demand is constant and
not subject to fluctuation, Glendale Water and Power may at its discretion
serve such a load without a meter and determine the maximum demand
by test. The customer shall be responsible to notify Glendale Water
and Power of any changes in load characteristics. Glendale Water and
Power may, whenever it deems advisable, make tests to reestablish
these load characteristics for use in billing.
B.
The
demand charge for the PC-1 rate schedule shall be based on the maximum
demand in kilowatts over the preceding 12 months, but in no case less
than 150 kilowatts.
(Ord. 5806 § 26, 2013)
A.
"Applicant"
"Capacity attributes"
"Commercial operation"
"Commercial operation date"
1.
2.
3.
"Contract capacity"
"Delivery point"
"Electric generation facility"
1.
2.
3.
4.
"Energy"
"FIT generator"
"FIT program"
"FIT program criteria"
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
"FIT regulations"
"Green attributes"
"Greenhouse gas" or "GHG"
"Off-peak period" or "off-peak"
"On-peak period" or "on-peak"
"Portfolio content category one (PCC1)"
"Product" or "products"
"Renewable energy credit" or "REC"
"Site"
"Site control"
Definitions.
means an applicant for the FIT Program.
means any current or future defined characteristic, tag,
credit, or ancillary service attribute, whether general in nature
or specific as to the location or any other attribute of the electric
generation facility.
means the period of operation of the electric generation
facility once the commercial operation date has occurred.
means the date the electric generation facility has successfully
completed a test period of 168 hours of continuous operation. During
this test, the electric generation facility must meet the following
conditions:
Comply with all applicable interconnection and system protection
requirements;
Demonstrate the capability of delivering the contract capacity
at the delivery point on a reliable and continuous basis; and
Demonstrate that all facility components operate and are available
during the 168 hour period.
means the installed electrical capacity available upon commercial
operation of the electric generation facility and specified in the
standard form power purchase agreement between the city and the FIT
generator. Contract capacity is measured at Glendale Water and Power's
power purchase meter at the delivery point, and shall be the electric
generation facility's output in kilowatts and any reporting rights
associated with such.
means the point of interconnection to Glendale Water and
Power's distribution system where the city accepts title to the product
from the electric generation facility.
means an electric generation facility located within the
service territory of, and developed to sell the products to the city
and that meets all of the following criteria:
Has an effective capacity of not more than 1.4 megawatts (AC),
measured at the delivery point.
Is interconnected and operates in parallel with the city's electrical
transmission and distribution grid.
Is strategically located and interconnected to the electrical
transmission and distribution grid in a manner that optimizes the
deliverability of electricity generated at the facility to load centers.
Is certified by the California Energy Commission as an eligible
renewable resource as defined by California Public Utilities Code
Section 399.12 and California Public Resources Code Section 25471,
as either may be amended from time to time.
means electrical energy delivered to Glendale Water and Power
with the voltage and quality required by the city and measured in
megawatt-hours ("mWh") or kilowatt-hours ("kWh").
means a person owning or operating an electric generation
facility in the Glendale Water and Power service territory and selling
100% of the products of the electric generation facility to the city
pursuant to the FIT program.
means the city Feed-in-Tariff Program adopted pursuant to
Section 399.32 of the California Public Utilities Code.
means the following requirements:
Applicant owns or operates an electric generation facility;
Applicant provides evidence of site control satisfactory to
the city attorney;
Applicant submits a complete application with the fees and reservation
deposit required in connection therewith (as set forth in the FIT
regulations and in such amounts approved from time to time by resolution
of council), together with such supporting documents and information
as required by the city;
Applicant complies with the FIT regulations;
If the application is approved, applicant executes and complies
with the terms and conditions of the standard form FIT interconnection
agreement and the standard form power purchase agreement between the
city and FIT generator; and
If the application is approved, applicant achieves commercial
operation of the electric generation facility within the timelines
set forth in the standard form FIT interconnection agreement and the
standard form power purchase agreement.
means the Glendale Water and Power regulations governing
the FIT program, adopted and as may be amended from time to time by
the council.
means any and all credits, benefits, emissions reductions,
environmental air quality credits, offsets and allowances, howsoever
entitled, attributable to the generation from the electric generation
facility and its displacement of conventional energy generation, whether
existing now or arising in the future, including but not limited to
renewable energy credits, any avoided emissions of pollutants to the
air, soil or water, any avoided emissions of greenhouse gases, and
the reporting rights to these avoided emissions.
is a collective term for those gases that reduce the loss
of heat from the earth's atmosphere, and thus contribute to global
warming and climate change.
means all hours other than on-peak period hours including
any holidays recognized by the North American Electric Reliability
Corporation.
means the period of time beginning at 6:00 a.m. and ending
at 10:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday, excluding any holidays recognized
by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation.
means an eligible renewable energy resource interconnected
or scheduled into a California balancing authority at the same time
of generation pursuant to Sections 399.16(b)(1), 399.16(c)(1) and
399.30(c)(3) of the California Public Utilities Code.
means energy, contract capacity, capacity attributes, and
the green attributes from the electric generation facility and delivered
to the city in accordance with the standard form FIT power purchase
agreement between the city and the FIT generator.
means a certificate of proof that one unit of electricity
was generated by an eligible renewable energy resource. RECs are accumulated
on a kWh basis and one REC represents the green attributes associated
with the generation of one MWh (1,000 kWhs) from the electric generation
facility.
means the real property (including all fixtures and appurtenances
thereto) and related physical and tangible property generally owned
or leased by the applicant where the electric generation facility
is located or will be located, and including any easements, rights-of-way
or contractual rights held or to be held by applicant for the transmission
lines and/or roadways servicing such site or the facility located
(or to be located) thereon.
means that the applicant shall: (1) own the site; or (2)
be the lessee of the site under a lease which permits the applicant
to perform its obligations under the FIT program.
B.
Enrollment Process and Eligibility. An owner or operator of an electric generation facility within the service territory of Glendale Water and Power may submit a written application for participation in the FIT program pursuant to the process prescribed in the FIT regulations. Subject to subsection C of this section, the FIT program will be available to applicants meeting the FIT program criteria on a first-come, first-served basis until such time as the city's overall FIT program participation meets the higher of: (1) the maximum FIT program generation capacity required of the city under California Public Utilities Code Section 399.32; or (2) such higher amount as may be established by the general manager of Glendale Water and Power.
C.
Denial of FIT Program
Application—Appeal Process.
a.
The
general manager of Glendale Water and Power or designee may deny an
application based upon any of the following grounds:
i.
The electric generation facility does not meet the FIT program criteria
or the requirements of this section.
ii.
The transmission or distribution grid that would serve as the point
of interconnection is inadequate.
iii.
The electric generation facility does not meet all applicable state
and local laws and building standards, and utility interconnection
requirements.
iv.
The aggregate of all electric generating facilities on a distribution
circuit would adversely impact utility operation and load restoration
efforts of the distribution system.
D.
Rates.
The energy delivered from the electric generation facility will be
measured at the Glendale Water and Power power purchase meter at the
delivery point. Payment for the products from the electric generation
facility will be made in accordance with the terms of the standard
form power purchase agreement between the city and the FIT generator
and calculated by Glendale Water and Power on the basis of the following
formula rates:
On-Peak Period.
1.
For
energy delivered to Glendale Water and Power during the on-peak period,
the avoided on-peak period cost of energy that would otherwise be
purchased from the spot or short-term market during the upcoming calendar
quarter, using the MEAD_ON forward curve ($/MWH) (as posted by the
Intercontinental Exchange [Mead 230 Day Ahead Clearing Price] for
on-peak periods); plus
2.
The
value of portfolio content category one (PCC1) renewable energy credits
(RECs) based on recent actual transactions by Glendale Water and Power
($/MWh); plus
3.
The
avoided greenhouse gas (GHG) compliance costs, which are the product
of: (a) the default carbon emissions rate expressed in carbon allowances
per megawatt-hour times; (b) the price of carbon allowances from the
most recent auction conducted by the California Energy Commission
($/MWH); plus
4.
The
value of avoided transmission and distribution losses that would occur
if energy were purchased on the spot or short-term market and imported
into Glendale (8% multiplied by the avoided on-peak cost of energy).
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Off-Peak Period.
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For energy delivered to Glendale to Water and Power during the
off-peak period, the avoided off-peak period cost of energy that would
otherwise be purchased from the spot or short-term market during the
upcoming calendar quarter, using the MEAD_OFF forward curve ($/MWH)
(as posted by the Intercontinental Exchange [Mead 230 Day Ahead Clearing
Price] for off-peak periods); plus
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The value of portfolio content category one (PCC1) renewable
energy credits (RECs) based on recent actual transactions by Glendale
Water and Power ($/MWh); plus
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The avoided greenhouse gas (GHG) compliance costs, which are
the product of: (a) the default carbon emissions rate expressed in
carbon allowances per megawatt-hour times; (b) the price of carbon
allowances from the most recent auction conducted by the California
Energy Commission ($/MWH); plus
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4.
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The value of avoided transmission and distribution losses that
would occur if energy were purchased on the spot or short-term market
and imported into the city (8% multiplied by the avoided off-peak
cost of energy).
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On a quarterly basis, Glendale Water and Power shall calculate
and publish on the Glendale Water and Power website the FIT rates
for the on-peak period and the off-peak period, respectively, using
the above formula rates. The FIT rates for each calendar year quarter
will be effective on the following dates:
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January 1
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April 1
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July 1
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September 1
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E.
Standard
Form Agreements; Purchase and Sale Obligations. Each FIT generator
shall enter into a standard form FIT interconnection agreement and
a standard form FIT power purchase agreement with the city the form
of which shall be subject to the approval of the city attorney. It
is a requirement of the FIT program that the FIT generator must sell
and deliver to Glendale Water and Power 100% of the products from
the electric generation facility. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
standard form FIT power purchase agreement may, in the city's discretion,
specify a maximum quantity of energy and/or products that may be delivered
from the FIT generator on an hourly, daily, monthly, or yearly or
other basis. If the agreement so specifies, then the city shall have
no obligation to purchase energy and/or products from the electric
generation facility delivered in excess of the cap.
F.
Glendale
Water and Power retains the right to install meters and obtain access
to such meters at any part of the electric generating facility or
the premises upon which it is located, including those meters located
at the interconnection with the electric generating facility in order
to completely assess the total load for that service. All costs of
purchasing, installing and reading such meters and the cost of any
other facilities required for the interconnection will be the responsibility
of the applicant. The applicant shall be responsible for any engineering,
construction, and administrative costs incurred by the city in connection
with the application and the electric generation facility.
(Ord. 5806 § 28, 2013)
A.
Notwithstanding any requirement that accounts be separately metered or individually metered, as provided in Sections 13.44.020(A), 13.44.030(A), 13.44.040(A) and 13.44.220(A) of this chapter, customers receiving service under one or more Glendale Water and Power customer-owned generation rate schedules and qualifying as an eligible customer-generator under California Public Utilities Code Section 2827 may aggregate the electrical load of two or more meters located on the property where the customer's distributed generation system is located and on all property adjacent or contiguous to the property on which the distributed generation system is located, if the following conditions are met:
1.
The
properties subject to the aggregate net metering arrangement are solely
owned, leased or rented by the eligible customer-generator. For purposes
of this section, properties that are divided by a street, highway
or public thoroughfare are considered contiguous, provided the properties
are otherwise contiguous and under the same ownership; and
2.
The
customer's distributed generation system has a total generating capacity
of not more than one megawatt.
B.
The
terms and conditions of such service shall be established by resolution
of the city council and in accordance with Section 2827 of the California
Public Utilities Code, as may be amended from time to time, or pursuant
to such other state law requirements as are applicable to the department.
(Ord. 5855 § 1, 2015)
A.
Each
rate schedule in this chapter shall be subject to an energy cost adjustment
charge (ECAC) to adjust for variation from the projected costs of
fuel and purchased power. The ECAC shall apply to each kilowatt-hour
of sales.
B.
The
ECAC shall be calculated twice yearly and shall become effective the
first day of January and July of each year; provided, however, that
in lieu of surcharging customers' bills, the city manager, in his
or her discretion, may choose to cover all or any portion of such
ECAC-eligible costs through the electric reserves of the department.
If the city manager chooses to pay such costs by using through the
department's electric reserves instead of applying an ECAC charge
to customers' bills, the elimination or offset of the ECAC shall be
applied in the same manner to all customer classes. The current and
all past ECAC values shall be posted on the Glendale Water and Power
website.
The ECAC shall be determined by the following relationship and
be expressed to the nearest $0.0001 per kilowatt-hour.
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ECAC = ((i)+(ii))/(iii)
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Where:
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Is the estimated variation from the projected total cost of
fuel, including any associated transportation service, used for the
production of electric energy for retail sales for the six months
commencing with the effective date of the ECAC.
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ii.
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Is the estimated variation from the projected total cost of
purchased power, including energy and any associated capacity and
transmission service, purchased from all sources for retail sales
for the six months commencing with the effective date of the ECAC.
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Is the estimated retail energy sales and estimated street light
and traffic signal lighting usage in kilowatt-hours for the six months
commencing with the effective date of the ECAC.
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For purposes of this calculation, the "projected costs" refers to the costs projected in the pro forma that formed the basis for establishing the electric rate plan in effect at the time of the calculation. Fuel and purchased power costs associated with compliance with federal, state and local laws and regulations shall not be included in the ECAC calculation. Such costs shall be included in the regulatory adjustment charge calculation set forth in Section 13.44.210 of this chapter.
C.
An
ECAC account shall be maintained. Entries to this account at the end
of each month shall include:
1.
An
amount equal to the actual total cost of fuel, including any associated
transportation service, used for the production of energy for retail
sales, as recorded during the month, exclusive of previously entered
prepayments;
2.
An
amount equal to the actual total cost of purchased power, including
energy and any associated capacity and transmission service, purchased
for retail sales, as recorded during the month, exclusive of previously
entered prepayments;
5.
Less:
an amount equal to the revenue billed for retail sales and for street
lighting and traffic signal lighting during the month under the ECAC.
D.
There
is no limit on the department's ability to decrease the ECAC. Increases
to the ECAC shall be limited to no more than one-half cent ($0.005)
per kilowatt-hour during any 12 month period; provided, however, that
the ECAC may be increased by up to an additional one cent ($0.01)
per kilowatt-hour during any 12 month period if any one or more of
the following events occurs: (i) the department experiences an extended
outage of a major resource; or (ii) the average wholesale energy or
fuel prices, as reflected by: (a) the forward price curves for the
Southern California Border or Citygate natural gas price indices,
or (b) the forward price curve for the CAISO SP 15 energy price hub,
or (c) the prices of any successor indices or comparable markets,
increases by a factor greater than 10% of the energy prices budgeted
by the city, and such energy prices are projected to be sustained
at that level for greater than one month.
(Ord. 5806 § 30, 2013; Ord. 5914 § 2, 2018)
A.
Each
rate schedule in this chapter shall be subject to a regulatory adjustment
charge (RAC) to adjust for variance from projected regulatory compliance
costs. The RAC shall apply to each kilowatt-hour of sales.
B.
For
purposes of this section, "regulatory compliance costs" means the
costs to the department associated with compliance with federal, state
and local laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, federal
and regional reliability standards and environmental laws and regulations,
renewable portfolio standard requirements and air quality and greenhouse
gas regulations. Such costs shall include: costs associated with business
process redesign, recordkeeping and reporting, training, compliance
assessments, judgments, orders or decisions by a court, governmental
agency, governmental commission, governmental department, governmental
board, or other adjudicatory body, settlements, environmental remediation
costs, costs of reducing emissions, energy efficiency, energy storage
and load reduction costs and mandated renewable power supplies. "Regulatory
compliance costs" shall not include any costs funded by the public
benefit charge or any other adjustment charge.
C.
The
RAC shall be calculated twice yearly and shall become effective the
first day of January and July of each year; provided, however, that
in lieu of surcharging customers' bills, the city manager, in his
or her discretion, may choose to cover all or any portion of such
RAC-eligible costs through the electric reserves of the department.
If the city manager chooses to pay such costs by using through the
department's electric reserves instead of applying an RAC charge to
customers' bills, the elimination or offset of the RAC shall be applied
in the same manner to all customer classes. The current and all past
RAC values shall be posted on the Glendale Water and Power website.
The RAC shall be determined by the following relationship and
be expressed to the nearest $0.0001 per kilowatt-hour.
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RAC = (i)/(ii)
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Where:
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Is the estimated variation from the projected regulatory compliance
costs for the six months commencing with the effective date of the
RAC.
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Is the estimated retail energy sales and estimated street light
and traffic signal lighting usage in kilowatt-hours for the six months
commencing with the effective date of the RAC.
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For purposes of this calculation, the "projected" costs
refers to the costs projected in the pro forma that formed the basis
for establishing the electric rate plan in effect at the time of the
calculation.
D.
A RAC
account shall be maintained. Entries to this account at the end of
each month shall include:
1.
An
amount equal to the variance from the projected cost of regulatory
compliance, as recorded during the month; and
2.
An
amount equal to prepayment of regulatory compliance costs;
3.
Less:
an amount equal to the revenue billed for retail sales and revenue
received by the department for street lighting and traffic signal
lighting during the month under the RAC charge.
(Ord. 5806 § 31, 2013; Ord. 5914 § 3, 2018)
A.
Each
rate schedule in this chapter shall be subject to a revenue decoupling
charge (RDC) to adjust for the differences between actual and projected
sales volumes. The RDC charge shall apply to each kilowatt-hour of
sales.
B.
For
the purposes of this section, "revenue decoupling" means the rate
mechanism by which rates are adjusted over time to reflect differences
between forecasted and actual retail sales. Revenue decoupling is
intended to minimize the financial impact to the department caused
by lower sales resulting from reduced electricity consumption, weather
conditions or other factors. Mechanically, revenue decoupling functions
by comparing actual sales volumes versus projected sales volumes,
both multiplied by the appropriate base rates, and either crediting
or collecting any differences from customers in a subsequent period.
C.
The
RDC shall be calculated twice yearly and shall become effective the
first day of January and July of each year; provided, however, that
in lieu of surcharging customers' bills, the city manager, in his
or her discretion, may choose to cover all or any portion of such
RDC-eligible costs through the electric reserves of the department.
If the city manager chooses to pay such costs by using through the
department's electric reserves instead of applying a RDC charge to
customers' bills, the elimination or offset of the RDC shall be applied
in the same manner to all customer classes. The current and all past
RDC values shall be posted on the Glendale Water and Power website.
The RDC shall be determined by the following relationship and
be expressed to the nearest $0.0001 per kilowatt-hour:
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RDC = (i)/(ii)
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Is the difference between expected revenues and actual revenues
received from base rates during the preceding six month period; and
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Is the expected sales volume, in kWh, in the immediately upcoming
six month period.
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For purposes of this calculation, "expected revenues"
is determined based upon the amount of expected revenues from base
rates projected in the pro forma that formed the basis for establishing
the electric rate plan in effect at the time of the calculation, and
"expected sales volume" is based upon a forecast of sales by the department.
D.
A RDC
account shall be maintained. Entries to this account at the end of
each month shall include:
(Ord. 5806 § 32, 2013; Ord. 5914 § 4, 2018)
A.
Each
electric rate bill prepared by Glendale Water and Power (GWP) shall
include a public benefits charge. The public benefit charge imposed
by this section shall be at the rate of 3.6% of the charges made for
such electricity, and for any supplemental services or other associated
activities directly related to and/or necessary for the provision
of electricity to the service user.
B.
As
used in this section, the term "charges" shall apply to all services,
components and items that are:
1.
Necessary
for or common to the receipt, use or enjoyment of electric service;
or
2.
Currently
are or historically have been included in a single or bundled rate
for electric service by a local distribution company to a class of
retail customers. As used in this section, the term "charges" shall
include the value of any other services, credits, property of every
kind or nature, or other consideration provided by the service user
in exchange for the electricity or services related to the provision
of such electricity. The term "charges" shall include, but is not
limited to, the following charges:
1.
Energy charges;
2.
Distribution or transmission charges;
3.
Metering charges;
4.
Stand-by, reserves, firming, ramping, voltage support, regulation,
emergency, or other similar minimum charges for services;
5.
Customer charges, late charges, service establishment or reestablishment
charges, demand charges, fuel or other cost adjustments, power exchange
charges, independent system operator (ISO) charges, stranded investment
or competitive transition charges (CTC), nuclear decommissioning charges,
trust transfer amounts (bond financing charges), franchise fees, franchise
surcharges, annual and monthly charges, and other charges, fees or
surcharges which are necessary for or common to the receipt, use or
enjoyment of electric service.
C.
Revenues
from the public benefits charge will be retained in a separate account.
The funds in this account must be used for the following purposes:
1.
Cost-effective
demand-side management services to promote energy efficiency and energy
conservation;
2.
New
investments in renewable energy resources and technology consistent
with existing statutes and regulations;
3.
Research,
development, and demonstration programs for the public interest to
advance science or technology, which is not adequately provided, by
competitive and regulated market;
4.
Services
provided to low-income electricity customers, including, but not limited
to, targeted energy efficiency and rate discounts.
(Ord. 5179 § 1, 1997; Ord. 5197 § 9, 1998; Ord. 5233 § 10, 1999; Ord. 5297 § 8, 2001; Ord. 5506 § 7, 2006; Ord. 5598 § 5, 2008)
A.
The
rates established by this chapter shall be charged and collected by
the department for electric energy sold, supplied, distributed or
transported by the city, except as may be established by contract.
B.
The
department will require each prospective customer to apply for the
service desired, and also to provide the department with the necessary
information to establish credit. The customer will be charged a new
account fee when applying for service. An additional fee shall be
charged if the customer requires same day turn on. Such fees shall
be in an amount established from time to time by resolution of the
city council.
C.
All
service applications which require installation of a new meter will
be charged a fee for the first meter and an additional fee for each
subsequent meter to be installed at a single premises, when all meters
are installed at one time. Such fees shall be in an amount established
from time to time by resolution of the city council.
(Ord. 5806 § 36, 2013)
A.
Each applicant for electric service shall deposit with the department a sum in the estimated amount of two months' charges for accounts billed monthly, or three months' charges in the case of accounts billed bimonthly. If the account has a master meter, each applicant for electric service shall deposit with the department a sum in the estimated amount of three months' charges in the case of accounts billed monthly, and four months' charges in the case of accounts billed bimonthly. The deposit is calculated by taking into account all services billed by the department including, but not limited to: water, electricity, rubbish, sewer, hazardous waste, industrial waste, utility tax and state surcharge, as determined by the department. No deposit for a residential account shall be less than $100 and no deposit for a commercial or industrial account shall be less than $200. The calculated deposit may, in the discretion of the department, be added to the applicant's first bill and will be due in accordance with Section 13.44.500 of this code. The department may waive the deposit requirements if the customer has provided all necessary information for credit identification and has a satisfactory credit rating with the credit reporting agency as determined by the department.
B.
Any
applicant for electric service who shall have been a customer of electric
service furnished by the department and who, during the most recent
12 months within the 18 months prior to the date of application meets
all of the following criteria:
1.
Has
had no disconnections for non-payment,
2.
Has
provided all necessary information for credit identification of such
applicant, and
3.
Has
no unpaid delinquent closing bills or delinquent accounts with the
department;
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shall not be required to make or maintain any such deposit. In the case of any such applicant for electric service who has received more than two final notices of disconnection, the deposit requirement shall not be waived unless, in addition to meeting the criteria set forth as (1), (2) and (3) of this subsection B, that customer also has a satisfactory rating from a credit reporting agency as determined by the department. Any deposit previously made by an applicant shall, after 12 months' consecutive timely payment of bills by the applicant, be applied to such customer's account after any other unpaid delinquent accounts for such customer are satisfied. For purposes of this subsection, "timely payment" refers to payments made prior to issuance of a disconnection notice or late charge.
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C.
Upon
the discontinuation of any service, any balance of such deposit then
remaining in the hands of the department, after all bills for services
to such customer have been paid, shall be returned.
(Ord. 5806 § 37, 2013)
In order to determine the amounts to be charged each customer
of electricity under the terms of this chapter, meters shall be installed
to measure the electricity furnished. A separate meter shall be placed
upon each separate connection and the readings thereof shall not be
combined for billing purposes except where the department, for operating
necessity, installs upon the customer's premises two or more meters
in the same location for metering energy under the same rate schedule
or except as otherwise provided. The energy supplied to each meter
shall be recorded by the department at intervals of approximately
one month, or as near thereto as the convenient operation of the department
will permit and the interval between two successive meter recordings
shall be deemed and regarded as a month for the purposes of this chapter,
and all charges shall be computed accordingly; provided, that when
service is commenced or discontinued between regular billing cycles
the customer charge shall be prorated, and the minimum bill rendered
for such partial period will not be less than the customer charge
as indicated under the appropriate rate schedule.
(Ord. 5806 § 38, 2013)
The city manager may direct bimonthly billing of meters for
all or any portions of the distribution system whenever the city manager
determines that such practice will result in more economical collection
of bills for electricity. When the city manager has directed such
bimonthly billing of meters, the department shall bill usage from
such meters at intervals of approximately two months or as near thereto
as the convenient operation of the department will permit and the
interval between two successive meter recordings shall be deemed and
regarded as two months for the purposes of this chapter. The energy
charge shall be computed by applying the rates prescribed in this
chapter to one-half (½) the electricity consumed during the
two month period and multiplying the results by two. When service
is commenced or discontinued between regular billings the customer
charge shall be prorated and the minimum bill rendered for such partial
period will be not less than the customer charge as indicated under
the appropriate rate schedule.
(Ord. 5806 § 39, 2013)
In general, meters will be specially read or interrogated between
regular billing cycles when necessary for the purposes of computing
opening and closing bills. The final bill may be estimated by comparing
the number of days service was rendered since the latest meter reading
or interrogation with the experienced use of energy by the particular
customer. This estimated final meter reading or interrogation may
serve as the initial reading for computing the bill of the succeeding
customer.
(Ord. 5806 § 40, 2013)
All services and meters installed by the department shall remain at all times the property of the department and shall be maintained, repaired and renewed by the department when rendered unserviceable through reasonable use; provided, that where replacements, repairs or adjustments are rendered necessary by the act, negligence or carelessness of the customer, or any member of the customer's family or person in the customer's employ, any expense caused to the department thereby shall be charged and collected from the customer. The electric meter may not be altered or tampered with or removed by anyone other than Glendale water and power department personnel. No meter seal may be broken by anyone other than Glendale water and power department personnel. Glendale water and power department may give its prior consent to seal breaking by the customer when deemed necessary by the Glendale water and power department. Unauthorized alteration, tampering or removal by any party, including a licensed electrician, will result in the customer being charged unauthorized alteration fees and any other applicable charges described in subsection H of Section 13.44.500. For billing purposes, if an electric meter becomes inaccessible for inspection, reading, or testing, the department shall make reasonable estimates of energy usage, until such time as access to the meter is restored.
(Prior code § 8-46; Ord. 5316 § 13, 2002; Ord. 5664 § 5, 2009)
Whenever the correctness of any bill for electric service is
in dispute, the department will cause an investigation to be made.
Inaccuracies of kilowatt-hour recording, or bills reflecting
clerical or meter errors shall be adjusted to a correct basis as determined
by the department's investigation for a period of not to exceed six
months prior to discovery of the error, or questioning of the bill,
whichever occurs earlier.
In cases where other demand, kilowatt-hour, dates, or other
factors required for application of rate schedule or other provisions,
are not subject to exact determination or are in question, or in disputed
cases relative to service or rate application, the department shall
establish such factors by tests, analyses and investigations to determine
the proper basis for making an adjustment, if any. Adjustments in
the billing shall then be authorized by the general manager of Glendale
Water and Power as shown to be proper. Such adjustments shall be subject
to review, when requested by the customer or by the city manager.
(Ord. 5806 § 41, 2013)
A.
All
charges for electricity sold, furnished, supplied or delivered by
the department shall be due and payable upon presentation of the bill,
and if not paid within 19 days thereafter shall be deemed delinquent.
The department may issue a disconnection notice for any delinquent
bill and all services for a customer receiving such notice by mail
or other delivery may be disconnected without further notice. If payment
is not received within 38 days from the original mailing of the customer's
bill, a late fee in an amount established from time to time by resolution
of the city council will be charged and collected in addition to other
amounts due from the customer. There will be a charge rendered for
any dishonored or returned payment received on an account. The amount
charged shall be established by resolution and shall include the actual
costs for all payments which are not honored by the appropriate financial
institution for any reason.
B.
Electric
service will not be disconnected if, within 48 hours following the
delivery of a disconnection notice, a customer submits a written protest
of the disputed bill containing all facts and evidence necessary to
review the protest or if the bill is satisfied. The general manager
of Glendale water and power department shall have final and conclusive
determination of these protests and shall provide this determination
to the customer in writing. Should the protest be denied, electric
service shall be disconnected within either 48 hours from the date
of personal service of the determination or within five days from
the date of mailing of the determination.
C.
If
at any time during the four years preceding the date a customer applies
for a new service, a customer was receiving service from the department
at another premises and that customer did not pay the outstanding
balance on the final bill, the customer's new service may be subject
to disconnection and discontinuance for failure to pay the bill for
the prior account or accounts when a notice of disconnection has been
mailed or delivered to such customer. If a customer is receiving service
from the department at more than one premises, service at any or all
of the customer's premises receiving service shall be subject to disconnection
and discontinuance without further notice when a notice of disconnection
has been mailed or delivered to such customer and bills for service
at any one or more premises are not paid within the time specified
above.
D.
Delinquent
master-metered accounts will be charged a processing fee for unpaid
accounts that result in the posting of tenant notices for disconnection
of service more than once in a two year period. The amount of the
fee charged shall be established by resolution and shall include the
actual cost of processing a delinquent master-metered account. The
schedule for such fee shall remain on file and be available with the
city clerk of the city.
E.
Delinquent
master-metered accounts that result in the posting of tenant notices
for disconnection of service shall be assessed a civil penalty as
follows:
1.
A
civil penalty of $250 for the second occurrence in a two year period.
2.
A civil penalty of $500 for each additional occurrence in a two year period. Within 15 calendar days after the date of posting of a tenant notice for disconnection of service, the customer whose account is delinquent may appeal assessment of the civil penalty to the Glendale water and power commission pursuant to Section 2.72.140(E) of this code.
F.
When service has been disconnected for nonpayment of bills or as a result of theft of service described in subsection H below, it shall not be reconnected to the same customer except upon payment of all prior billing for service at this account and all other accounts for this customer and any other amounts due to the department as a result of the meter tampering, unauthorized use or theft described in subsection H below. When the department disconnects the service for nonpayment of charges or other noncompliance with the provisions of this chapter or rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, the account shall be charged a fee in an amount established from time to time by resolution of the city council. If a customer turns on or causes a disconnected service to be turned on, the department may again turn off the service, using any means to ensure that service may not be reconnected by the customer or an agent of the customer, and may charge and collect a fee in an amount established from time to time by resolution of the city council in addition to any other applicable fees and costs associated with meter tampering, unauthorized use or theft of service described in subsection H below.
G.
Each
time a department representative reconnects a service, an additional
fee shall be charged and collected from the customer before service
is restored. Where same-day service restoration is requested, an additional
fee shall be charged. All such fees shall be in amounts established
from time to time by resolution of the city council.
H.
The
following provisions shall apply where it has been determined by the
general manager of Glendale water and power that unauthorized use
or theft of electricity has occurred by a customer:
1.
Service
may be disconnected and a fee of $250 per meter or socket shall be
charged and collected in addition to any other amounts due from the
customer including, but not limited to, costs associated with the
repair and/or replacement of any damaged meters, meter locking devices,
sockets, and/or other related equipment, loss of revenue related to
such theft, attorney's fees, city personnel time, resources and investigative
costs, in addition to any penalties provided for in any other section
of this code or imposed due to violation of state or local law, if
a customer has:
a.
Caused or allowed interference of registration or recording of usage
or the bypassing of the meter either partially or completely;
b.
Restored service by any means after service has been terminated for
nonpayment or obtained electricity without making the proper application
or receiving proper authorization from the Glendale water and power
department;
c.
Damaged, removed, or tampered in any manner with any part of a meter,
meter seal, meter locking device, or socket;
d.
Obtained service by use of a metering device which is not authorized
by the Glendale water and power department; or
e.
Fraudulently obtained, or attempted to obtain, service by the use
of a false name and/or identification, or by placing the account in
the name of someone else after service has been disconnected for nonpayment
of service fees and/or due to theft of service and circumstances associated
therewith as described in this section.
2.
Any customer who has been determined by the general manager of the Glendale water and power department to have engaged in any of the acts described in subsection (H)(1) and has had notice of disconnection mailed or delivered shall have service disconnected if proper connection, to the satisfaction of the department, is not established within 48 hours of the delivery of the notice. Service shall be restored or established only upon proper connection, to the satisfaction of the department, and the payment of all outstanding fees and costs by the customer. Where the customer has had prior notice of disconnection mailed or delivered by the department and has restored connection without authorization, or where the conduct of the customer has resulted in an unsafe condition, service may be disconnected immediately and shall not be restored until proper connection, to the satisfaction of the department, has been established and all outstanding fees and costs have been paid by the customer.
3.
Any customer who has been determined by the general manager of the Glendale water and power department to have engaged in any of the acts described in subsection (H)(1) may appeal the assessment of civil penalties and costs as described thereto to the Glendale water and power commission pursuant to Section 2.72.140(E). within 15 calendar days after the date of the notice of the assessed charges. The decision rendered by the Glendale water and power commission on appeal shall be final.
I.
In
the event that a premises is vacant or there is no responsible party
on file with the city, the owner or landlord shall be liable to the
city for the payment of any charges incurred. This includes all charges
incurred between the time a tenant vacates the premises and the premises
is reoccupied by a new tenant.
J.
The
department may apply interest to all delinquent accounts.
(Ord. 5806 § 43, 2013)
The general manager of the Glendale Water and Power department
shall have authority to make all determinations required of the department
by this chapter.
(Ord. 5806 § 44, 2013)
The city manager shall prescribe from time to time as the city
manager shall deem necessary or desirable rules and regulations relating
to conditions of service, the application, administration and interpretation
of rates, and to the sale of electric energy by the city, and of products,
commodities and service incidental thereto, and the charges to be
made therefor. Such rules and regulations shall be of general application
not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter and before becoming
effective shall be approved by the council by resolution. Rules and
regulations now in effect, except where they may be inconsistent herewith,
are continued in force until changed.
(Ord. 5806 §§ 42,
45, 2013)
