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Home My WebLink About06142021 City Council LAYDOWN #2 - Res 21-064June 14, 2021 Laydown 42 City Council Res 21-064 Electric Rates & Charges This document represents a complete and clean copy of the proposed tariff for 2022. 98 ELECTRIC RATES & CHARGES RATES FOR ELECTRICAL POWER BY CLASS OF SERVICE Class of Service Seward Utility Charge Demand Charge Customer Charge Cost of Power Adjustment /kWh /kW (COPA) Residential Base rate: Monthly cost adjustment passed directly to Seward by Chugach Electric Association (CEA), based upon CEA's cost of power Summer* $0.1217 N/A $22.10 Winter-41 $0.0851 N/A Small General Service Base rate: (Less than 25 kW) Summer- $0.1269 N/A $42.22 See explanation above Winter- $0.0927 N/A Boat Harbor (Less $0. 1103 N/A $42.22 See explanation above than 25 kW) Large General Service $0.0761 (1" 200kWh/kW) $26 93 $44 23 See explanation above $0.0264(Additional kWh) Industrial*** $0.0437 30.00 100.00 See explanation above $9.94 (175 watts) $14.75 (250 watts) Yard Lights N/A N/A $28.09 (400 watts) N/A $70.21 (1000 watts) LED equivalent - (1 /2of cost) Metered Street Lights $0.1464 N/A $44.23 N/A Cost of Power Adjustment is based on the cost of energy and demand from Chugach Electric Association (CEA) and will change when there is an adjustment to CEA rates charged to the City of Seward. * Summer is defined to mean the period from April 15 through October 15 with Winter defined as the remainder of the year. * * Demand Charges will be based on the maximum demand recorded over a 15-minute period. *** ASLC Transition Industrial Rate - The Special Contract for utility service with the Alaska SeaLife Center (ASLC) terminates on December 31, 2021. As of January 1, 2022, ASLC will be an Industrial customer. However, ASLC will transition to the regular Industrial rate over a three-year period. The transitional Industrial rate applicable to ASLC for 2022, as well as the transitional Industrial rate applicable to ALSC for 2023 and 2024, are set forth below, with ASLC subject to regular Industrial rates as of 2025. Present 2022 2023 2024 2025 Customer 44.23 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 Energy 0.04281 0.0377 0.0397 0.0417 0.0437 Demand 23.30 20.50 23.67 26.83 30.00 Assumed COPA 0.06313 0.09555 0.09555 0.09555 0.09555 Monthly Cost of Power* 59,844 68,129 71,483 74,837 78,191 Monthly Increase 8,285 3,354 3,354 3,354 The Large General Service rate will be applicable to all services with a demand of 25 kilowatts or greater for three or more consecutive months during a year. A Small General Service customer may elect to be billed under the Large General Service schedule. However, the election to change the billing rate from one customer group to another may not be made more often than once every 12 months. The Industrial rate will be applicable to all services with energy usage equal to or greater than 1 million kWh/year. Definitions and Miscellaneous Charges System Delivery Charge: A System Delivery Charge (SDC) of $28.75 will be applied to any service that uses less than 150 kWh/month, whether or not electric service is used. This replaces the Seward Utility energy charge and the Cost of Power Adjustment and is subject to proration. SDC under this schedule is an addition to the customer charge and is based on a monthly usage of 150 kWh times the energy rate and the COPA. Absent an active customer, the registered property owner will be billed this monthly minimum charge. Cost of Power Adjustment (COPA): The Cost of Power adjustment charge from the Power Provider is a direct pass -through of the monthly total Power bill, including fuel costs, energy charges, customer charges, demand charges, and other miscellaneous adjustments, prorated according to the number of kilowatt hours the Seward Electrical Utility customers consumed during the billing period. The monthly rate for COPA may be modified as frequently as monthly, or through the use of a balancing account intended to reduce rate fluctuations. Seward Fuel Adjustment: The Seward Fuel Adjustment cost may be included in the COPA in the event The City operates the standby generation plant, including fuel, labor, maintenance and repair when the cost exceeds the amount budgeted. The cost will be prorated according to the number of kWh the customers consumed during the billing period. VAR Change (Power Factor Adjustment): AU schedules requiring demand metering will be subject to the following power factor adjustment provisions: (1) Demand -metered customer should attempt to maintain a unity power factor. If the power factor falls below ninety percent lagging, the customer wilt take corrective steps to return the power factor to ninety percent or higher. Also, the following charge for billed kilowatts will apply: Monthly Billing Demand = Maximum Demand x 90% Actual Power Factor (2) All power factor adjustment equipment installed by the customer must be approved by the city. Power factor can be determined by permanently installed monitoring equipment or by periodic testing at reasonable intervals, at the discretion of the City. Standby Generation: The cost of operating the standby generation plant to meet a specific customer's need will be charged directly to that customer. Such cost will be the total cost of operating the plant, including fuel, labor, overtime, maintenance, repair and overhead, less the value of energy generated in excess of customer's need. Other Miscellaneous Fees and Charges: Fees and charges for existing facilities can be found on the following pages, as well as engineering service fees and charges for new facilities. Fees are listed according to service zones as follows: ZONE I Inside City Limits (excluding the Small Boat Harbor). ZONE II City limits to Mile 12, Seward Highway, and all roads connecting to the highway within this area. ZONE III Mile 12 to Lawing. APUC Regulatory Cost Charge: A special surcharge of S0.000626/kWh imposed on electrical utilities by the Regulatory Commission of Alaska (RCA) in response to the state's intent to assess user fees to support activities of the RCA and departments. This charge was recommended by the RCA as a pass -through charge to retail utilities customers. Alternative Power Rebate: kWh generated by an alternative power source will be deducted from the kWh supplied by the City of Seward distribution system on a per month basis. Any excess energy generated and placed onto the City's distribution system will be credited at the non -firm avoided cost rate established by the Regulatory Commission of Alaska. (Resolution 2014-047. Effective June 7, 2014) EXISTING FACILITIES SCHEDULE OF FEES AND CHARGES Service Zone 1 Zone II Zone III Meter Testing, per test, when results determined meteris 75.75 106.06 136.33 accurate Reconnection to approved existing meter installation 30.30 37.88 45.46 Reconnection to approved existing meter installation 212.11 257.52 302.98 outside regular business hours New connection fee 221.14 221.14 221.14 Minimum Deposit - Residential Account 121.54 121.54 121.54 Minimum Deposit - Commercial or Industrial Account 243.09 243.09 243.09 The larger of The larger of The larger of twice the twice the twice the Deposit- Interruptible, Off -Peak Account estimated estimated estimated monthly bill or monthly bill or monthly bill or $243.09 $243.09 $243.09 Tampering with or unauthorized breaking of meter seal $737.06 737.06 737.06 Per Annum interest on delinquent account 10.5% 10.5% 10.5% Door Hanger Fee 35.10 35.10 35.10 Monthly late fee on delinquent account 6.33 6.33 6.33 Dishonored check fee 39.59 39.59 39.59 Seasonal Turn -On Fee and Seasonal Turn -Off Fee S156.50 $156.50 $172.17 (excludes brand new service; includes new account Tum-On Turn -On Tum-On name or same account name; waived if< 2 months $156.50 $156.50 $172.17 between tum-off and turn -on) Tum-Off Turn -Off Tum-Off Reconnection during regular business hours following disconnection of delinquent account $57.32 $71.69 $86.03 Reconnection outside regular business hours following $200.74 243.72 287.79 disconnection of delinquent account Transmission Rate $7.84/kW- $7.84/kW- $7.84/kW- perMonth per Month per Month NEW FACILITIES - ENGINEERING SERVICE CHARGES SCHEDULE OF FEES AND CHARGES Service Zone I Zone II Zone III Temporary secondary service $73.71 88.46 103.20 Primary Overhead Extensions (Residence) 73.71 88.46 103.20 Primary Underground Extensions (Residence) 73.71 88.46 103.20 Secondary service 73.71 88.46 103.20 Primary Overhead extensions (Subdivision, Mobile Home Park, Multi -Residence) 147.41 176.95 206.40 Primary Overhead Extensions (Commercial & Industrial) 294.83 353.80 383.28 Primary Underground Extensions (Commercial & Industrial) 294.83 353.80 383.28 Modifications of Existing Facilities 147.41 176.95 206.40 Street Lighting Systems and Yard Lights 73.71 88.46 103.20 NOTE: The Zone Fee or Charge is non-refundable until the service is connected. If the service is constructed and connected, the charge will be adjusted to the actual cost of engineering services.