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Home My WebLink AboutReso. 78-120 - Establishing Electrical Utility Rates for Service to Customers Within the Corporate Limits of the City of Redding • • • RESOLUTION NO. ')?—/yL • A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING ESTABLISHING ELECTRICAL UTILITY RATES FOR SERVICE TO CUSTOMERS WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF REDDING. WHEREAS, Section 16 . 12 . 320 of the Redding Municipal Code provides that the City Council shall establish electric utility rates by resolution, and WHEREAS, due to the increased cost of wholesale power provided to the City by the U. S . Bureau of Reclamation and to pro- vide funds for the capital improvement program of the City Electric Department, it has been recommended that the City Council adopt new increased electric utility rates as established in the attached "CITY OF REDDING MUNICIPAL UTILITIES Schedule of Rates" , which is attached hereto and marked "Exhibit A" , and WHEREAS, the City Council has carefully considered this recommendation and has reviewed the existing electric utility rate structure and has studied the increased costs of wholesale power to the City and the capital improvement program of the Electric Depart- ment, and deems it to be in the best interests of the City of Redding to establish the new increased electric rates as proposed, and WHEREAS, the City Council has been made aware of the pass- age of S.B. 1733, executed into law as an urgency bill by Governor Brown on July 5, 1978 , and has determined to proceedCpursuant. to that statute in the adoption of this resolution providing for rate increases for the municipal electric utility, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Redding , pursuant to Section 16 . 12 . 320 of the Redding +, Municipal Code, does hereby approve and adopt as the established rates for municipal electric service to customers within the cor- porate limits of the City of Redding those rates and charges set 1 -1- C • forth in the "CITY OF REDDING MUNICIPAL UTILITIES Schdule of Rates" , which is attached hereto as "Exhibit A" and incorporated herein . BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the effective date of this Resolution shall be July 18 , 1978 , as to the power furnished to the customers of the City of Redding electric utility after that date for which meter readings occur on or after August 18 , 1978 . BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the purposes for the imposi- tion of these increases are as follows : (1) for meeting operating expenses , including employee wage rates and fringe benefits , (2) purchasing or leasing supplies , equipment or materials , (3) meeting financial reserve needs and requirements , (4) obtaining funds for capital projects , necessary to maintain service within existing service areas, or (5) obtaining funds necessary to main- tain such intra-city transfers as are authorized by law. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk and the Finance Director of the City of Redding both be and they hereby are directed to maintain available certified copies of this Resolu- tion in their respective offices for inspection and review by any interested person or persons . I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was intro- duced and read at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Redding on the 17th day of July , 1978 , and was duly adopted at said meeting by the following vote : AYES : COUNCILMEN: Fulton, Gard, Kirkpatrick, Pugh, and Demsher NOES : COUNCILMEN : None ABSENT : COUNCILMEN : None ATTEST: �f 2 NALD M. D MSHER /i ( !,;, ,/ 77 Z,. Mayor of the City of Redding MILDRED L'. BRAYTON, City 'Clerk FO.1 gCtiCAPf APPROVED: EARL D. MURPHY, C ' y Atjrney l -2- • • INC MitiNlc:l!';,1. UI! AT! ES Schedule 01 Rates ELECTRIC SERVICE: • RESIDENTIAL - Applicable to domestic lighting in combination with heating , cooking and single phase power service in single family dwellings and apartments , spec-irately metered by the City of Redding . Minimum charge per meter per month $ . 85 First 30 KWH . 038 Next 150 KWH .019 All over 180 KWH . 020 _ GENERAL SERVICE - Applicable to nonresidential lighting and power combined or separate single and three phase for all purposes . Minimum charge per meter per month $ 1. 15 First 50 KWH .099 Next 150 KWH . 038 Next 800 KWH . 036 Next 5 , 000 KWH . 032 Next 6 , 000 KWH . 023 Next 12 , 000 KWH . 020 Next 50 KWH per KW Demand or 50 , 000 KWH , whichever is greater . 017 All other .016 • - l : • 1 aar Primary Service 1)15cc unt: 4 '% when service is take •'t available line voltages of 11, 000 volts or higher; 31) when service is taken -it available line voltages of 2 , 000 to 10 , 000 volts . Power Factor Adjustment: \Vhen the billing demand has exceeded 500 KW ,for three consecutive months and thereafter until it has fallen below 200 KW for twelve consecutive months , billing ( except minimum bills ) will be decreased or increased , respectively, 0 . 125 % for each 1 % that the average power factor of customer' s load in the month was greater or lower than 95 % ( computed to nearest whole per cent) . • Billing Demand: The maximum IS minute measured demand in the current month . - When the load is intermittent or subject to violent fluctuations , utility may base billing demand upon a five minute interval instead of a 15 minute interval . Where monthly use of energy exceeds 24 , 000 KWH, a demand meter will be installed. During the time usage exceeds 24 , 000 KWH per month and demand meter is not installed, demands will be estimated for billing purposes . FIXED RATE - Applicable to loads where metering equipment is not installed . May be utilitized for single and three phase service where usage is fixed or subject to flat rate contract. Minimum $ 3 . 50 KWH . 04 • • STREET LIGHTING - Applicable to lights installed on streets and highways , and for individual customers who request lighting on private • property. Flat rate: 175 watts $ 6 . 75 250 watts $ 7 . 55 400 watts $ 8 ..45 1 000 watts $ 11 .85 1 500 watts $ 16 . 20 - 2 - - • \ppiic. l• to commercial heating , cooking or :voter hentinq ,irn; ,;mall situ: ii ;,'ha,u pcic•:or service . Alternating current service will he supplied at stanched v.: 1taye or 110 or 220 single phase G0 cycles . This rate will not be assigned to new customers after August 1 , 1975 . :.irinmum charge per meter p'^ month $ 5 . 18 First ISO KWH per meter per month . 061 :iext 1050 KWH per meter per month .030 Ali over 1200 PATH per meter pe: month .023 GENERAL POWER SERVICE - Applicable to general commercial and industrial power service and to commercial heating and cooking service and rectifier service . This rate will Lot be assicaerl_to new cu.S_LQmerc after August 1, 1975 . Rate per KWH First Next Next All Over 50 KWH 50 Kwh 150 KWH KWH per Hp per Hp per Hp per Hp Demand in Ho Demand Demand Demand Demand 2 - 9 . 0713 .0375 . 0233 . 0176 10 - 24 .0638 .0356 . 0221 .0176 '25 - 49 . 0543 . 0342 . 0195 . 0176 50 - 99 .0468 .0318 . 0195 . 0176 100 - 249 . 0417 . 0270 . 0176 . 0176 250 - 499 . 0413 .0255 . 0176 . 0176 500 - 999 .0393 . 0234 . 0176 . 0176 1, 000 - 2 , 499 .0375 . 0215 . 0176 . 0176 2 , 500 and over . 0356 . 0195 . 0176 . 0176 Minimum Bill: $ 0. 80 per Hp of connected load or $ 0. 80 per KW of demand when demand meter is used . Billing Demand: Will be the total connected load In Hp. - 3 -