CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the rates, terms and conditions for the use and sale of electricity supplied by the City Light Department to customers in the city of SeaTac; and amending Sections 21.49.020, 21.49.030, 21.49.040, 21.49.052, 21.49.055, 21.49.057, 21.49.081, and 21.49.100 of the Seattle Municipal Code to implement new rates for the city of SeaTac that reflect the terms of the 2015 franchise agreement.
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WHEREAS, the City Light Department (“the Department”) provides electric service to customers in the city of SeaTac under terms specified by a franchise agreement; and
WHEREAS, a new franchise agreement, approved on June 23, 2015 by the city of SeaTac by SeaTac Ordinance 15-1007, specified terms of the franchise agreement under which the Department provides electric service to customers in SeaTac from June 1, 2015 until September 30, 2030; and
WHEREAS, the aforementioned new franchise agreement allows the Department to add a six percent rate differential to the base rates for SeaTac customers effective June 1, 2015 and an eight percent rate differential to the base rates for SeaTac customers effective January 1, 2016; and
WHEREAS, upon acceptance of the SeaTac franchise agreement by the Seattle City Council, the Department may implement rates reflecting terms set forth by that franchise agreement; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subsection 21.49.020.A of the Seattle Municipal Code, which section was last amended by Ordinance 124167, is amended as follows:
21.49.020 Definitions ((.))
A. The following terms or abbreviations, as used in this ((chapter)) Chapter 21.49, have the following meanings:
1. "Applicant" means any person, firm, corporation, government agency, or other entity requesting electrical service from the Department.
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30. "Residence" means a single-family dwelling.
31. "SeaTac customer" means a customer receiving service at a location in the City of SeaTac.
((31)) 32. "Shoreline customer" means a customer receiving service at a location in the City of Shoreline.
((32)) 33. "Suburban customer" means any customer that is not a city customer ((or a Tukwila customer or a Shoreline customer or a Burien customer)) , Burien customer, SeaTac customer, Shoreline customer, or Tukwila customer.
((33)) 34. "Transitional housing" means a unit or facility that serves as temporary living quarters for individuals or families and is subsidized in whole or in part (e.g., rent and/or utilities) by a non-profit corporation or a government entity, which is responsible for the unit or facility as owner or master leaseholder, or through a written agreement with a landlord.
((34)) 35. "Tukwila customer" means a customer receiving service at a location in the City of Tukwila.
((35)) 36. "Underground distribution network" means an electrical distribution configuration in which two (2) or more City-owned secondary cables are bussed together so that the loss of any one (1) associated distribution feeder cable will not interrupt service to the customer.
((36)) 37. "Var" means volt-ampere-reactive, the unit of measure of reactive power in a circuit.
Section 2. Section 21.49.030 of the Seattle Municipal Code, last amended by Ordinance 124786, is amended as follows:
21.49.030 Residential rates (Schedules RSC, RST, RSS, RSH, ((and)) RSB, and RSE)
A. Schedules RSC, RST, RSS, RSH, ((and)) RSB, and RSE are for all separately metered residential services, except those subject to Schedules REC, RET, RES, REH, REB, REE, RLC, RLT, RLS, RLH, ((and)) RLB, and RLE.
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Schedule RSB (Residential: Burien)
Schedule RSB is for residential Burien customers, except those subject to Schedules REB and RLB.
RATES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2014:
Energy Charges:
Summer Billing Cycles (April - September)
First 10 kWh per day at 5.20 cents per kWh
All additional kWh per day at 11.60 cents per kWh
Winter Billing Cycles (October - March)
First 16 kWh per day at 5.20 cents per kWh
All additional kWh per day at 11.60 cents per kWh
Base Service Charge:
16.07 cents per meter per day
First Avenue South 1 Undergrounding Charge:
All kWh at 0.37 cents per kWh
First Avenue South 2 Undergrounding Charge:
All kWh at 0.13 cents per kWh
RATES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2015:
Energy Charges:
Summer Billing Cycles (April - September)
First 10 kWh per day at 5.84 cents per kWh
All additional kWh per day at 12.24 cents per kWh
Winter Billing Cycles (October - March)
First 16 kWh per day at 5.84 cents per kWh
All additional kWh per day at 12.24 cents per kWh
Base Service Charge:
14.51 cents per meter per day
First Avenue South 1 Undergrounding Charge:
All kWh at 0.37 cents per kWh
First Avenue South 2 Undergrounding Charge:
All kWh at 0.13 cents per kWh
RATES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2016:
Energy Charges:
Summer Billing Cycles (April - September)
First 10 kWh per day at 6.15 cents per kWh
All additional kWh per day at 12.84 cents per kWh
Winter Billing Cycles (October - March)
First 16 kWh per day at 6.15 cents per kWh
All additional kWh per day at 12.84 cents per kWh
Base Service Charge:
14.83 cents per meter per day
First Avenue South 1 Undergrounding Charge:
All kWh at 0.37 cents per kWh
First Avenue South 2 Undergrounding Charge:
All kWh at 0.13 cents per kWh
Schedule RSE (Residential: SeaTac)
Schedule RSE is for residential SeaTac customers, except those subject to Schedules REE and RLE.
RATES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2015:
Energy Charges:
Summer Billing Cycles (April - September)
First 10 kWh per day at 5.84 cents per kWh
All additional kWh per day at 12.24 cents per kWh
Winter Billing Cycles (October - March)
First 16 kWh per day at 5.84 cents per kWh
All additional kWh per day at 12.24 cents per kWh
Base Service Charge:
14.51 cents per meter per day
RATES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2016:
Energy Charges:
Summer Billing Cycles (April - September)
First 10 kWh per day at 6.56 cents per kWh
All additional kWh per day at 13.12 cents per kWh
Winter Billing Cycles (October - March)
First 16 kWh per day at 6.56 cents per kWh
All additional kWh per day at 13.12 cents per kWh
Base Service Charge:
14.83 cents per meter per day
B. Normal residential service shall be limited to single-phase.
C. If Schedules RSC, RST, RSS, RSH, ((and)) RSB, and RSE are applied to transient occupancy in separately metered living units, billing shall be in the name of the owner on a continuous basis.
D. Duplexes using a single meter prior to October 13, 1978 ((,)) shall be considered as a single residence for the purpose of applying Schedules RSC, RST, RSS, RSH, ((and)) RSB, and RSE. For a new duplex or a larger service to an existing duplex, each residence shall be separately metered.
E. All electrical service provided for domestic uses to a single residential account, including electrically heated swimming pools, shall have all consumption of electricity added together for billing on Schedules RSC, RST, RSS, RSH, ((and)) RSB, and RSE.
Section 3. Section 21.49.040 of the Seattle Municipal Code, last amended by Ordinance 124786, is amended to read as follows:
21.49.040 Residential rate assistance (Schedules REC, RET, RES, REH, REB, REE, RLC, RLT, RLS, RLH, ((and)) RLB, and RLE)
A. Schedules REC, RET, RES, REH, REB, REE, RLC, RLT, RLS, RLH, ((and)) RLB, and RLE are available to qualified low-income residential customers.
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Schedules REB (Residential Elderly: Burien) and RLB (Residential Low-Income: Burien)
Schedules REB and RLB are available for separately metered residential service provided to
Burien customers who show satisfactory proof that they have a City Light residential account
and reside in the dwelling unit where the account is billed and that they:
1. For Schedule RLB, receive Supplemental Security Income pursuant to 42 USC Sections 1381 - 1383; or
2. For Schedule RLB and REB, reside in a household in which the annual income of all household members together does not exceed 70 percent of the Washington State median income for the number of individuals in the household as computed annually by the state or the City.
RATES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2014:
Energy Charges:
Summer Billing Cycles (April - September)
First 10 kWh per day at 2.23 cents per kWh
All additional kWh per day at 4.31 cents per kWh
Winter Billing Cycles (October - March)
First 16 kWh per day at 2.23 cents per kWh
All additional kWh per day at 4.31 cents per kWh
Base Service Charge:
6.43 cents per meter per day
First Avenue South 1 Undergrounding Charge:
All kWh at 0.15 cents per kWh
First Avenue South 2 Undergrounding Charge:
All kWh at 0.05 cents per kWh
RATES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2015:
Energy Charges:
Summer Billing Cycles (April - September)
First 10 kWh per day at 2.34 cents per kWh
All additional kWh per day at 4.90 cents per kWh
Winter Billing Cycles (October - March)
First 16 kWh per day at 2.34 cents per kWh
All additional kWh per day at 4.90 cents per kWh
Base Service Charge:
5.80 cents per meter per day
First Avenue South 1 Undergrounding Charge:
All kWh at 0.15 cents per kWh
First Avenue South 2 Undergrounding Charge:
All kWh at 0.05 cents per kWh
RATES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2016:
Energy Charges:
Summer Billing Cycles (April - September)
First 10 kWh per day at 2.46 cents per kWh
All additional kWh per day at 5.14 cents per kWh
Winter Billing Cycles (October - March)
First 16 kWh per day at 2.46 cents per kWh
All additional kWh per day at 5.14 cents per kWh
Base Service Charge:
5.93 cents per meter per day
First Avenue South 1 Undergrounding Charge:
All kWh at 0.15 cents per kWh
First Avenue South 2 Undergrounding Charge:
All kWh at 0.05 cents per kWh
Schedules REE (Residential Elderly: SeaTac) and RLE (Residential Low-Income: SeaTac)
Schedules REE and RLE are available for separately metered residential service provided to SeaTac customers who show satisfactory proof that they have a City Light residential account and reside in the dwelling unit where the account is billed and that they:
1. For Schedule RLE, receive Supplemental Security Income pursuant to 42 USC Sections 1381 - 1383; or
2. For Schedules RLE and REE, reside in a household in which the annual income of all household members together does not exceed 70 percent of the Washington State median income for the number of individuals in the household as computed annually by the state or the City.
RATES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2015:
Energy Charges:
Summer Billing Cycles (April - September)
First 10 kWh per day at 2.34 cents per kWh
All additional kWh per day at 4.90 cents per kWh
Winter Billing Cycles (October - March)
First 16 kWh per day at 2.34 cents per kWh
All additional kWh per day at 4.90 cents per kWh
Base Service Charge:
5.80 cents per meter per day
RATES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2016:
Energy Charges:
Summer Billing Cycles (April - September)
First 10 kWh per day at 2.62 cents per kWh
All additional kWh per day at 5.25 cents per kWh
Winter Billing Cycles (October - March)
First 16 kWh per day at 2.62 cents per kWh
All additional kWh per day at 5.25 cents per kWh
Base Service Charge:
5.93 cents per meter per day
B. Applicants for Schedules REC, RLC, RET, RLT, RES, RLS, REH, RLH, REB, ((and)) RLB, REE, and RLE shall verify the information required to certify their eligibility for residential rate assistance and shall provide such other data as is deemed appropriate upon forms and in the manner determined by the City's Human Services Department as directed by City Light. Customer eligibility to enter the program may also be established from data provided by affordable housing providers receiving federal, state, or local funding and subject to annual compliance monitoring by the granting authority, if the providers have entered into agreements with City Light regarding the provision and use of the information. Such agreements do not limit the City's right to confirm the information provided with the customer.
C. Schedules REC, RLC, RET, RLT, RES, RLS, REH, RLH, REB, ((and)) RLB, REE, and RLE and any other form of residential rate assistance established by the Department are not available to those otherwise eligible persons who own their dwelling unit and who use electric heat as defined in ((Seattle Municipal Code)) Section 21.52.210 <https://www.municode.com/library/> (((Ordinance 109675, Section 2))) but who have not completed or who are not in the process of completing the energy conservation measures required for participation in the Comprehensive Residential Weatherization Program described in ((Seattle Municipal Code)) Section 21.52.260 <https://www.municode.com/library/> (((Ordinance 109675, Section 8))). Customers who own their own dwelling unit and who use electric heat have one year from the date of application for Schedules REC, RLC, RET, RLT, RES, RLS, REH, RLH, REB, ((and)) RLB, REE, and RLE to complete the energy conservation measures. Eligibility for residential rate assistance may be continued by the Department, however, if the Department determines that the customer's failure to complete the required energy conservation measures is the fault of the City in failing to furnish or properly administer the Low-income Electric Program set forth in ((Seattle Municipal Code)) Section 21.52.250 <https://www.municode.com/library/wa/seattle/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=TIT21UT_SUBTITLE_IVLIPO_CH21.52COME_21.52.250LCOELPRLI> (((Ordinance 109675, Section 7))).
D. Schedules REC, RLC, RET, RLT, RES, RLS, REH, RLH, REB, ((and)) RLB, REE, and RLE shall not apply to any subsidized unit operated by the Seattle Housing Authority, the Housing Authority of the County of King, or the federal government where utility allowances are provided.
E. Normal residential service under Schedules REC, RLC, RET, RLT, RES, RLS, REH, RLH, REB, ((and)) RLB, REE, and RLE shall be limited to single-phase.
F. If Schedules REC, RLC, RET, RLT, RES, RLS, REH, RLH, REB ((and)) RLB, REE, and RLE are applied to transient occupancy in separately metered living units, billing shall be in the name of the owner on a continuous basis.
G. Duplexes using a single meter prior to October 13, 1978 ((,)) shall be considered as a single residence for the purpose of applying Schedules REC, RLC, RET, RLT, RES, RLS, REH, RLH, REB, ((and)) RLB, REE, and RLE. For a new duplex or a larger service to an existing duplex, each residence shall be separately metered.
H. All electric service provided for domestic uses to a single residential account, including electrically heated swimming pools, shall have all consumption of electricity added together for billing on Schedules REC, RLC, RET, RLT, RES, RLS, REH, RLH, REB, ((and)) RLB, REE, and RLE.
Section 4. Subsection 21.49.052.A of the Seattle Municipal Code, which section was last amended by Ordinance 124786, is amended to read as follows:
21.49.052 Small general service (Schedules SMC, SMT, SMS, SMH, SMB, ((and)) SMD, and SME)
A. Small general service is general service provided to customers who are not demand metered or, if demand metered, have had in the previous calendar year more than half of their normal billings at less than 50 kW of maximum demand. Classification of new customers as small general service customers will be based on the Department's estimate of maximum demand in the current year. Customers who are assigned flat rate bills shall be charged according to Small general service rates.
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Schedule SMB (Small General Service: Burien)
Schedule SMB is for small standard general service provided to Burien customers.
RATES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2014:
Energy Charges:
All energy at 7.76 cents per kWh
Minimum Charge:
$0.27 per meter per day
First Avenue South 1 Undergrounding Charge:
All kWh at 0.37 cents per kWh
First Avenue South 2 Undergrounding Charge:
All kWh at 0.13 cents per kWh
Discounts:
Transformer losses in kWh -
.53285 x kW + .00002 x kW^2 + .00527 x kWh
Transformer investment -
$0.24 per kW of monthly maximum demand
RATES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2015:
Energy Charges:
All energy at 8.22 cents per kWh
Minimum Charge:
$0.26 per meter per day
First Avenue South 1 Undergrounding Charge:
All kWh at 0.37 cents per kWh
First Avenue South 2 Undergrounding Charge:
All kWh at 0.13 cents per kWh
Discounts:
Transformer losses in kWh -
.53285 x kW + .00002 x kW^2 + .00527 x kWh
Transformer investment -
$0.22 per kW of monthly maximum demand
RATES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2016:
Energy Charges:
All energy at 8.63 cents per kWh
Minimum Charge:
$0.26 per meter per day
First Avenue South 1 Undergrounding Charge:
All kWh at 0.37 cents per kWh
First Avenue South 2 Undergrounding Charge:
All kWh at 0.13 cents per kWh
Discounts:
Transformer losses in kWh -
.53285 x kW + .00002 x kW^2 + .00527 x kWh
Transformer investment -
$0.22 per kW of monthly maximum demand
Schedule SME (Small General Service: SeaTac)
Schedule SME is for small standard general service provided to SeaTac customers.
RATES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2015:
Energy Charges:
All energy at 8.22 cents per kWh
Minimum Charge:
$0.26 per meter per day
Discounts:
Transformer losses in kWh -
.53285 x kW + .00002 x kW^2 + .00527 x kWh
Transformer investment -
$0.22 per kW of monthly maximum demand
RATES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2016:
Energy Charges:
All energy at 8.79 cents per kWh
Minimum Charge:
$0.26 per meter per day
Discounts:
Transformer losses in kWh -
.53285 x kW + .00002 x kW^2 + .00527 x kWh
Transformer investment -
$0.22 per kW of monthly maximum demand
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Section 5. Subsection 21.49.055.A of the Seattle Municipal Code, which section was last amended by Ordinance 124786, is amended to read as follows:
21.49.055 Medium general service (Schedules MDC, MDT, MDS, MDH, MDB, ((and)) MDD, and MDE) ((.))
A. Medium general service is general service provided to customers who have in the previous calendar year half or more than half of their normal billings at 50 kW of maximum demand or greater and have more than half of their normal billings at less than 1,000 kW of maximum demand. Classification of new customers will be based on the Department's estimate of maximum demand in the current year.
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Schedule MDB (Medium Standard General Service: Burien)
Schedule MDB is for medium standard general service provided to Burien customers.
RATES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2014:
Energy Charges:
All energy at 6.45 cents per kWh
Demand Charges:
All kW of maximum demand at $2.18 per kW
Minimum Charge (to be charged when the Department's billing system is updated to include it):
$0.63 per meter per day
First Avenue South 1 Undergrounding Charge:
All kWh at 0.37 cents per kWh
First Avenue South 2 Undergrounding Charge:
All kWh at 0.13 cents per kWh
Discounts:
Transformer losses in kWh -
1756 + .53285 x kW + .00002 x kW^2 + .00527 x kWh
Transformer investment -
$0.24 per kW of monthly maximum demand
RATES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2015:
Energy Charges:
All energy at 6.70 cents per kWh
Demand Charges:
All kW of maximum demand at $2.24 per kW
Minimum Charge (to be charged when the Department's billing system is updated to include it):
$0.63 per meter per day
First Avenue South 1 Undergrounding Charge:
All kWh at 0.37 cents per kWh
First Avenue South 2 Undergrounding Charge:
All kWh at 0.13 cents per kWh
Discounts:
Transformer losses in kWh -
1756 + .53285 x kW + .00002 x kW^2 + .00527 x kWh
Transformer investment -
$0.22 per kW of monthly maximum demand
RATES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2016:
Energy Charges:
All energy at 7.06 cents per kWh
Demand Charges:
All kW of maximum demand at $2.32 per kW
Minimum Charge (to be charged when the Department's billing system is updated to include it):
$0.65 per meter per day
First Avenue South 1 Undergrounding Charge:
All kWh at 0.37 cents per kWh
First Avenue South 2 Undergrounding Charge:
All kWh at 0.13 cents per kWh
Discounts:
Transformer losses in kWh -
1756 + .53285 x kW + .00002 x W^2 + .00527 x kWh
Transformer investment -
$0.22 per kW of monthly maximum demand
Schedule MDD (Medium Network General Service)
Schedule MDD is for medium network general service.
RATES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2014:
Energy Charges:
All energy at 7.72 cents per kWh
Demand Charges:
All kW of maximum demand at $4.39 per kW
Minimum Charge (to be charged when the Department's billing system is updated to include it):
$0.63 per meter per day
Discounts:
Transformer losses in kWh -
1756 + .53285 x kW + .00002 x kW^2 + .00527 x kWh
Transformer investment -
$0.24 per kW of monthly maximum demand
RATES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2015:
Energy Charges:
All energy at 7.93 cents per kWh
Demand Charges:
All kW of maximum demand at $4.52 per kW
Minimum Charge (to be charged when the Department's billing system is updated to include it):
$0.63 per meter per day
Discounts:
Transformer losses in kWh -
1756 + .53285 x kW + .00002 x kW^2 + .00527 x kWh
Transformer investment -
$0.22 per kW of monthly maximum demand
RATES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2016:
Energy Charges:
All energy at 8.24 cents per kWh
Demand Charges:
All kW of maximum demand at $4.54 per kW
Minimum Charge (to be charged when the Department's billing system is updated to include it):
$0.65 per meter per day
Discounts:
Transformer losses in kWh -
1756 + .53285 x kW + .00002 x W^2 + .00527 x kWh
Transformer investment -
$0.22 per kW of monthly maximum demand
Schedule MDE (Medium Standard General Service: SeaTac)
Schedule MDE is for medium standard general service provided to SeaTac customers.
RATES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2015:
Energy Charges:
All energy at 6.70 cents per kWh
Demand Charges:
All kW of maximum demand at $2.24 per kW
Minimum Charge (to be charged when the Department's billing system is updated to include it):
$0.63 per meter per day
Discounts:
Transformer losses in kWh -
1756 + .53285 x kW + .00002 x kW^2 + .00527 x kWh
Transformer investment -
$0.22 per kW of monthly maximum demand
RATES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2016:
Energy Charges:
All energy at 7.31 cents per kWh
Demand Charges:
All kW of maximum demand at $2.32 per kW
Minimum Charge (to be charged when the Department's billing system is updated to include it):
$0.65 per meter per day
Discounts:
Transformer losses in kWh -
1756 + .53285 x kW + .00002 x kW^2 + .00527 x kWh
Transformer investment -
$0.22 per kW of monthly maximum demand
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Section 6. Subsection 21.49.057.A of the Seattle Municipal Code, which section was last amended by Ordinance 124786, is amended to read as follows:
21.49.057 Large general service (Schedules LGC, LGT, LGS, LGH, LGD, ((and)) LGB, and LGE)
A. Large general service is network general service provided to customers who have in the previous calendar year half or more than half of their normal billings at 1,000 kW of maximum demand or greater, and also standard general service provided to customers who have in the previous calendar year half or more than half of their normal billings at 1,000 kW of maximum demand or greater and have more than half of their normal billings at less than 10,000 kW of maximum demand. Classification of new customers will be based on the Department's estimate of maximum demand in the current year.
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Schedule LGB (Large Standard General Service: Burien)
Schedule LGB is for large standard general service provided to Burien customers.
RATES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2014:
Energy Charges:
Peak at 7.56 cents per kWh
Off-peak at 5.07 cents per kWh
Demand Charges:
Peak at $1.52 per kW
Off-peak at $0.24 per kW
Minimum Charge:
$16.77 per meter per day
First Avenue South 1 Undergrounding Charge:
All kWh at 0.37 cents per kWh
First Avenue South 2 Undergrounding Charge:
All kWh at 0.13 cents per kWh
Discounts:
Transformer losses in kWh -
1756 + .53285 x kW + .00002 x kW^2 + .00527 x kWh
Transformer investment -
$0.24 per kW of monthly maximum demand
RATES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2015:
Energy Charges:
Peak at 7.91 cents per kWh
Off-peak at 5.27 cents per kWh
Demand Charges:
Peak at $2.02 per kW
Off-peak at $0.22 per kW
Minimum Charge:
$18.58 per meter per day
First Avenue South 1 Undergrounding Charge:
All kWh at 0.37 cents per kWh
First Avenue South 2 Undergrounding Charge:
All kWh at 0.13 cents per kWh
Discounts:
Transformer losses in kWh -
1756 + .53285 x kW + .00002 x kW^2 + .00527 x kWh
Transformer investment -
$0.22 per kW of monthly maximum demand
RATES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2016:
Energy Charges:
Peak at 8.37 cents per kWh
Off-peak at 5.58 cents per kWh
Demand Charges:
Peak at $2.08 per kW
Off-peak at $0.22 per kW
Minimum Charge:
$18.98 per meter per day
First Avenue South 1 Undergrounding Charge:
All kWh at 0.37 cents per kWh
First Avenue South 2 Undergrounding Charge:
All kWh at 0.13 cents per kWh
Discounts:
Transformer losses in kWh -
1756 + .53285 x kW + .00002 x kW^2 + .00527 x kWh
Transformer investment -
$0.22 per kW of monthly maximum demand
Schedule LGE (Large Standard General Service: SeaTac)
Schedule LGE is for large standard general service provided to SeaTac customers.
RATES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2015:
Energy Charges:
Peak at 7.91 cents per kWh
Off-peak at 5.27 cents per kWh
Demand Charges:
Peak at $2.02 per kW
Off-peak at $0.22 per kW
Minimum Charge:
$18.58 per meter per day
Discounts:
Transformer losses in kWh -
1756 + .53285 x kW + .00002 x kW^2 + .00527 x kWh
Transformer investment -
$0.22 per kW of monthly maximum demand
RATES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2016:
Energy Charges:
Peak at 8.44 cents per kWh
Off-peak at 5.62 cents per kWh
Demand Charges:
Peak at $2.08 per kW
Off-peak at $0.22 per kW
Minimum Charge:
$18.98 per meter per day
Discounts:
Transformer losses in kWh -
1756 + .53285 x kW + .00002 x kW^2 + .00527 x kWh
Transformer investment -
$0.22 per kW of monthly maximum demand
Section 7. Section 21.49.081 of the Seattle Municipal Code, last amended by Ordinance 124182, is amended to read as follows:
21.49.081 Automatic BPA cost adjustment ((.))
Each time that BPA adjusts its rates that are applied to City Light through its then current power sales agreements (PSAs) and transmission service agreements (TSAs) with BPA, City Light will calculate the difference (in dollars) between what City Light would have paid for its BPA purchases under the previous BPA rates for a 12 month period beginning on the effective date of the BPA adjustment and what City Light will actually pay for the same period under the adjusted BPA rates. The dollar difference will then be multiplied by 1.1095, which is the effective tax rate, and the product divided by forecast load (in kWh) over the 12 month period to calculate a number (in dollars/kWh rounded to the nearest ten thousandth of a dollar) which will be called the "BPA increment."
For example, if an increase in BPA rates results in increased costs to the Department of $18,422,543 per year, this amount would be multiplied by the 1.1095 effective tax rate to get required additional customer revenue of $20,439,811. The additional revenue required would then be divided by the forecast kWh load to calculate the BPA increment.
As soon as practical after a BPA adjustment in rates, energy charges in effect under all rate schedules will be increased or decreased by the BPA increment, provided that for customers served under Schedules REC, RLC, RET, RLT, RES, RLS, REH, RLH, REB, ((and)) RLB, REE, and RLE, energy charges shall be increased or decreased by 40 percent of the BPA increment. The BPA increment will increase or decrease equally first block and second block charges in residential rates and peak and off-peak rates for large and high demand general service customers as well as the single energy charges for small and medium general service customers and the energy charge portion of Schedules T, L, P, R, A, and F.
If at any time after December 31, 2006, BPA announces an adjustment in the rates to be charged to City Light, then City Light shall compute the BPA increment for the purpose of ensuring that only the increase or decrease in costs from BPA will be passed through to City Light's customers. The increment will be based on the projected load for a 12 month period. City Light's rates shall be adjusted to give effect to the BPA increment, and the adjusted rates shall take effect after the effective date of the adjusted BPA rates as soon as the billing process can be implemented.
Section 8. Subsection 21.49.100.K of the Seattle Municipal Code, which section was last amended by Ordinance 123178, is amended to read as follows:
21.49.100 Application and contract provisions.
K. Account Service Charge. An applicant or a customer shall be charged an account service charge for establishing an account. The charge shall be included in the initial billing to the first permanent occupant after the establishment of an account. The schedule of charges shall be established through the Administrative Code process. The account service charge shall not apply in the following cases:
1. For a name, address, or rate schedule change involving the same premises and account, or the addition of names to existing accounts;
2. For temporary service used for the purpose of new construction;
3. For meters or other charges added to an existing account;
4. For customers billed on Schedules REC, RES, RET, REH, REB, RLT, RLC, RLS, RLH, ((and)) RLB, REE, and RLE;
5. For the transfer of responsibility for an existing account for service to an existing premises from the occupant of record to another party, and the assumption by that other party of the obligation to pay for the service, when no opening or closing of the account is involved;
6. For billing of vacancy current to property owners or authorized agent;
7. For a change in status between vacant and occupied.
Section 9. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force 30 days after its approval by the Mayor, but if not approved and returned by the Mayor within ten days after presentation, it shall take effect as provided by Seattle Municipal Code Section 1.04.020.
Passed by the City Council the ____ day of ________________________, 2015, and
signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this
_____ day of ___________________, 2015.
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President __________of the City Council
Approved by me this ____ day of _____________________, 2015.
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Edward B. Murray, Mayor
Filed by me this ____ day of __________________________, 2015.
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Monica Martinez Simmons, City Clerk
(Seal)