HomeMy WebLinkAboutA001 - proof of publication dated September 30, 1992 ORDINANCE NO.'
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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE
CITY OF AMES, IOWA, BY REPEALING CHAPTER 28,; (5); and, (b) the tollowing specific condi-
ENACTING A NEW CHAPTER 28 FOR THE PURPOSE OF, tions: (i) Unless three-phase service is
REVISING THE REGULATIONS ON WATER METERS.AND determined by the Ames Municipal Electric
SERVICE AND RENUMBERING THE DIVISIONS; REPEAL- System to be economically available, motors up.
ING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; ESTAB-
LISHING A PENALTY AND SETTING AN EFFECTIVE to and including 5 hp shall be single-phase.DATE. BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council for Motors above 5 hp shall be three-phase.
the City of Ames, Iowa: Section O ee. The Three-phase service will normally be 120/208
Municipal Code for the City o Ames,s, Iowa shall volt, 4 wire. Where conditions warfant (out-
be and is hereby amended by repealing Chapter side the business district area), 4-wire'
28 as it now exists and reenacting a new Chap- 120/240 volt or 277/480 volt service may be
ter 28 as follows: "DIVISION I, ELECTRICITY furnished if mutually agreeable to the Ames
Sec. 28.101. GENERAL CONDITIONS FOR ELECTRIC Municipal Electric System and the customer.
RATES. The following general conditions are (ii) Fluctuating loads. Loads requiring
applicable to the following as indicated in excess transformer capacity because of large
each rate schedule: (1) Service shall be momentary current requirements, or to provide -
provided subject to Ames Municipal Electric close voltage regulation, shall be subject to i
System rules and regulations. (2) The schedule an additional charge of $0.30 per rated Kva of Proof of publication in The
will be applied to each meter and point of capacity above normal capacity requirement for DAILY TRIBUNE
delivery and in no event will meter readings be the diversified demand. The Kva subject to an
combined. (3) Where a residence and a business additional charge will be adjusted no more than
are combined on one premises, service for the
once a year. No charge shall apply if the --------------------------------------------------
customer furnishes the transformers. (iii)
combined use will considered residential Should the electrical energy furnished under
only if the predominant use is for residential purposes. If the use is predominantly for this schedule for any reason be metered on the.
primary side of the service transformers, the
business purposes, the customer is required to energy metered shall be reduced by 1-112 per
take all service under the applicable General STATE OF IOWA ST13RY COUNTY ss.
Power or Large Power rate. (4) The standard cent before calculating the energy charge. , ,
approved type of electric water heater shall Sec. 28.305. LARGE POWER RATE. (]) Availabil-
have, a single 120 volt heating element no #t. The Large Power rate shall be optional
larger than 1500 watts or shall have multiple or any non-residential customer whose consump-
thermostatically controlled noninductive 240- tion in any billing period exceeds 10,000 Kwh. I, Craig McMullin / ivan R Ft, On oath depose and
volt heating elements of not more than 5000' The Large Power rate shall be mandatory for any say that I am 'fesident ! mete. r Of
watts per element with such multiple elements non-residential customer whose metered demand Y p ��'�'
connected:interlockin so that only one element at any time exceeds 50 Kw. If at any time, a
g y non-residential customer's metered demand THE DAILY TRIBUNE, a daily newspaper, printed
may operate at a time. (5c The utility may exceeds 50 Kw, all consumption for the billing
assess an excess facilities charge when installation.
at Ames Story Count" Iowa; that the annexed
sary to meet costs of an unusual installation. Period in which that occurs, and for the next 7 Y )! S
Sec.
succeeding eleven billing periods, shall be
monthllyy billing
ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT. The net based on rates will be in- charged at the Large Power rate. Any customer printed
creased or decreased by an amount corresponding for whom the Large Power Rate became mandatory,
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to the increase or decrease in the average cost who subsequently has a metered demand of less to the Ames Municipal Electric System for power than 50 Kw for 12 consecutive months, will CITY 13F AMES
plant fuel in the preceding month. The inct'e- again become an optional Large Power customer
mental charge will be computed by multiplying with a choice between General Power and Large Ordinance D 3194
the number of kilowatt-hours used by the cus- Power rates. Any customer for whom the Large
tomer times the difference between the base Power rate is optional shall not switch rates
fuel cost and the average fuel cost of the more than once in a period of 12 months. Any
preceding month. The base fuel cost is $0.0195 customer on the Large Power rate who has a
per kilowatt-hour. The average fuel cost shall metered demand of less than 50 Kw, and a con-'
be determined by multiplying the unit fuel cost sumption of less than 10,000 Kwh, for twelve was published in said newspaper for I
in the previous month times the quantity of consecutive months, shall be changed to the
fuel used in the twelve (12)-month period prior General Power rate. (2) Rate per Billing, consecutive weeks, the first
to,the previous month divided by the actual Period. For each monthly billing, period, a
kilowatt-hour sales during the same period. large power rate customer: (a) shall be charged and the last of said public-tion was on the
Sec. 28.103. RESIDENTIAL ELECTRIC RATES. (1) $40.00 as a customer service charge, and - (b)
Avai�labiliitty: Electrical energy and service in addition, shall be charged for demand and 30 -y of September, V41
shall be available at the "Residential Rate" energy consumption during the billing period as
for all single-phase domestic uses in separate- follows: (i) for bills.mailed on or between • ,
ly metered, dwelling units that are intended August I and October 31, 1987, and on or be C
tween July 1 and October 31 of subsequent years V
for occupancy by a single family as defined by (summer period) a customer shall be charged a � w the Ames Zoning Ordinance, as distinguished demand of: $4.25 per Kw for the first 50 Kw of
from group domiciles such as rooming houses, billing demand $3.85'per Kw for the next 100 Kw
fraternity or sorority houses, supervised group of billing demand $3.45 per Kw for all kilb-
homes, and residential care facilities of watts over 150 Kw of billing demand and an SWO7'll to before me aiid subscribed lIi m'
various kinds. (2) Rate per billing period. energy charge of: $0.055per Kwh for the first Y
For each monthly billing period a residential
rate customer: (a) shall be charged three 200 hours,use of billing demand $0.038 per Kwh presence by Craig McMullin /eJgaR-Reg
dollars and fifty cents ($3.50) as a customer for the next 200 hours. use of billing demand
service charge, and (b) in addition, shall be $0.035 per Kwh for all Kwhs over 400 hours use
charged for energy consumption during the of billing demand (ii) for bills mailed on or
billing period as follows: (i) for bills between November 1 and June 30 (winter period) this 30th day of September, 19910.
mailed on or between August 1 and October 31, a customer shall be charged a demand charge of:
1987, and on or between July 1 and October 31 $3.05 per Kw for the first 50 Kw of trilling
of subsequent years (summer period): $0.077 demand $2.65 per Kw for the next 100 Kw of i
per Kwh for the first 400 Kwhs $0.073 per Kwh billing demand $2.25 per Kw for all kilowatts
for the next 600 Kwhs $0.067 per Kwh for all over. 150 Kw of billing demand and an energy r
Kwhs over 1000 Kwhs, or (ii) for bills mailed charge of $0.047 per Kwh for the first 200 A N E A. \I�.Li,; -.�
on or between November 1 and June 30 (winter hours use of billing demand $0.037 per Kwh for zr +
period): .$0.068 per Kwh for the first 400 Kwhs the next 200 hours use of billing demand $0.033 ZILPINOtary Public
$0.057 per Kwh for the next 600 Kwhs $0.054 per per Kwh for all Kwhs over 400 hours use of
Kwh for all Kwhs over 1000 Kwhs, and (c) shall billing demand (c) All charges above also
be charged any applicable energy cost adjust- shall be subject to the current applicable
ment per Sec. 28.2. (3) Minimum bill: The energy cost adjustment per Sec. 28.2. (3) (11 and for the State of Iowa
minimum charge per billing perio shall be Billing Demand: The "Billing Demand" shall be
three dollars and fifty cents ($3.50). (4) t e greater eater of: (a) The peak 15-minute demand
Conditions: The residential rate shall be measured during the present monthly billing
subject to the general conditions set forth in period; or (b) Seventy-five percent (759.) of
Section 28.1(1), (2), (3), (4) and (5). Seca the peak demand measured during the most recent
28.104. GENERAL POWER RATE. (1) Avail�abilit four months of the summer period; or (c) Sixty
Electrical energy and service sha 1 bl a avail- percent (60%) of the peak demand measured Fells, '�%�rj.��.
able at the "General Power Rate" to all custom- during the last •eleven billing periods. (d)
ers except those that qualify for another rate Provided, however, that the demand used for
schedule, for all single-phase or three-phase, billing shall in no case be less than 15 Kw
single-metered usage, where the metered demand after discounts. (4) Minimum bill: The mini-
does not, exceed 50 Kw. (2) Rate per billing mum bill shall be the customer charge plus the
period: For each monthly billing period a current demand charge. (5) Power factor ad-
general power rate customer: (a) shall be justment: A power factor adjustment may be
charged five dollars ($5.00) as the customer made, at the option of the.Ames Municipal
service charge; and, (b) in addition, shall be Electric System, when the power factor is less
charged for energy consumption during the than 85% lagging. If the power factor is less
billing as follows: (i) for bills mailed on or than 85% lagging, the billing demand may be
between August 1 and October 31. 1987, and on increased by 1}% for each whole 1% the power
or between July 1 and October 31 of subsequent factor is below 85%. (6) Service facilities:
years (summer period): $0.082, per Kwh for the The Ames Municipal Electric System shaTT-ur-
first 2000 Kwhs $0.070 per Kwh for the next nish as a standard installation facilities
5000 Kwhs $0.068 per Kwh for all Kwhs over 7000 adequate to supply service at a single point of
Kwhs. (ii) for bills mailed on or between delivery to a normal load equal to the maximum
November 1 and June 30 (winter period): $0.064 15-minute demand of the customer. Each stan-
per Kwh for the first 2000 Kwhs $0.053 per Kwh
for the next 5000 Kwhs $0.051 per Kwh for all %140 4LS continued on next page.)
Kwhs over 7000 Kwhs. (c) shall be charged any
applicable energy cost adjustment per Sec.
28.2. (3) Minimum bill: The minimum charge p
per billing period shall be five dollars
($5*Do). (4) Conditions: The general power
rate shall be subject to: (a) the general
conditions of section 28.1 (1), (2), (3) and