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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 13707ORDINANCE NO __ /.3 7~ % AN ORDINANCE APPROVING RATE SCHEDULES FOR TEXAS UTILITIES ELECTRIC COMPANY, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE THEREFOR, PROVIDING CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH SUCH RATE SCHEDULES MAY BE CHANGED, MODIFIED, AMENDED OR WITHDRAWN, FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH -THIS ORDINANCE IS PASSED IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS SECTION 1 On January 15, 1999, Texas Utilities Electric Company (hereinafter referred to as "TU Electric") filed with the City of Fort Worth ("City") a Statement of Intent and Application to implement within the corporate limits of the City proposed new rate schedules that provide additional rate options for its customers, which options are entirely voluntary on the part of the customer, namely its proposed Rate GTU-M-General Service Time-of-Use- Mumcipality, proposed Rate RTUI-M-Residential Time-of--Use Service-Mumcipahty, and proposed Rate GTUC-M-General Service Time-of--Use Voluntary Curtailable-Mumcipalrty These three proposed new rate .schedules are attached hereto and shall hereinafter collectively be referred to as the "Time-of--Use Rate Schedules" SECTION 2. The Time-of--Use Rate Schedules are hereby approved, and TU Electric is authorized to render service and to collect charges as specified in the Time-of--Use Rate Schedules from its customers electing to receive electric service under said Time-of--Use Rate Schedules within the corporate limits of the City until such time as said rate schedules may be changed, modified, amended or withdrawn with the approval of the City Council. SECTION 3 The Time-of--Use Rate Schedules herein approved shall be effective from and after the final passage and approval of this Ordinance. SECTION 4 The filing of the Time-of--Use Rate Schedules shall constitute notice to the consumers of electricity within the Crty of the availabilrty and application of such Time-of--Use Rate Schedules. SECTION 5 TU Electric shall not seek any additional rate or surcharge mechanism to recover any revenues lost on account of the application of these lime-of--use rates, and there shall be no imputed revenues on account of any reduction in TU Electric's revenues that may result from the application of these time-of--use rates. SECTION 6 The rate reductions approved by the Public Utility Commission of Texas in Docket No 18490 shall be applied to the time-of--use rates approved herein, such that Rider RRD shall be applicable to Rate RTU1-M, Rider GSRD shall be applied to all customers taking „~..- ,~'" secondary service under either Rate GTU-M designated as GTU-M-SEC or under Rate GTUC-M designated as GTUC-M-SEC, and Rider RD shall be applied to all other customers on Rate GTU-M or Rate GTUC-M. SECTION 7 In its next general base rate case in which the time-of--use rates herein approved are at issue, TU Electric will either (a) include all customers taking service under Rate GTUC or GTUC-M during the test year involved m such base rate case as a separate rate class in its cost allocation study, or (b) include in its cost allocation study the load and revenue data applicable to each GTUC or GTUC-M customer taking service under Rate GTUC or GTUC-M during the test year involved in such base rate case with the load and revenue data of the rate class applicable to such GTUC or GTUC-M customer immediately prior to such customer taking service under Rate GTUC or GTUC-M. In the event, however, that industry restructuring is mandated by legislative changes prior to the time that TU Electric has another general base rate case and such legislation authorizes the recovery by TU Electric of any stranded costs from its various customer classes in accordance with its last approved cost of service study, the customers then receiving service under the time-of--use rates will be included in the customer classes reflected in TU Electric's most recent cost of service study as follows. (A) Customers on Rate RTU1-M shall be included m Rate Class RTU, (B) Customers on Rate GTU-M shall be included in Rate Class HV, GP, or GS, depending upon the voltage level of the service, such that customers on Rate GTU-M receiving service at high voltages shall be included in Rate Class HV, customers receiving service at primary distribution voltages shall be included m Rate Class. GP, and customers receiving service at secondary distribution voltages shall be included m Rate Class GS, and (C) Customers on Rate GTUC-M shall be included in Rate Class NI (Noticed Interruptible) depending upon the voltage level of the service, such that customers on Rate GTUC-M receiving service at high voltages shall be included in Rate Class NI (High Voltage), customers on Rate GTUC-M receiving service at primary distribution voltages shall be included m Rate Class NI (Primary, and customers on Rate GTUC-M receiving service at secondary distribution voltages shall be included in Rate NI (Secondary) SECTION 8 Nothing contained in this Ordinance shall be construed now or hereafter as limiting or modifying m any manner the right and power of the Crty Council under the law to regulate the rates, operations, and services of TU Electric. SECTION 9 It is hereby officially found and determined that the meeting at which this Ordinance is passed is open to the public and as required by law and that public notice of the time, place, and purpose of said meeting was given as required. ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, on this the ~'~ ~ day of ~,~,~?~..,,~-a~,~~- , 1999 ~C~~~, Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY By. Peter Vaky Assistant City Attorney City of Fort Worth, Texas ~1-~Ayar And C,auncll ammun~cAt~an C DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE 2/16/99 G-12474 02TUE 1 of 2 SUBJECT ORDINANCE APPROVING RATE SCHEDULES FOR TU ELECTRIC COMPANY RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached Ordinance which authorizes TU Electric Company to implement proposed Time-of-Use Rate schedules DISCUSSION On January 15, 1999, Texas Utilities Electric Company (TU Electric) filed an application with the City for authority to implement three new optional Tirne-of-Use rate schedules in Fort Worth and other cities in the TU Electric Service Area A. Rate GTU-M -General Service Time-of-Use Municipality, which would be available to any TU Electric customer regardless of the voltage at which the individual customer takes electric service, and which would typically include all customers receiving firm electric service under one of TU Electric's existing general service rates, Rate GS -General Service Secondary, Rate GP - General Service Primary, and Rate HV -High Voltage Service, B Rate RTU1-M -Residential Time-of-Use Service-Municipality, which would be available to any TU Electric residential customer who would otherwise take electric service under one of TU Electric's residential rates, including Rate R -Residential Service and Rate RTU -Residential Time-of-Use Service, and C Rate GTUC-M -General Service Time-of-Use Voluntary Curtailable-Municipality, which would be available to any TU Electric customer, regardless of the voltage at which the individual customer takes electric service, and which would typically include customers that could interrupt or significantly reduce their usage during peak periods similar to customers receiving interruptible electric service under TU Electric's Rider I -Interruptible Service Materially identical time-of-use rates for unincorporated areas served by TU Electric are pending approval at the Public Utility Commission of Texas in that Commission's Docket No 17492. The City of Fort Worth has original jurisdiction over TU Electric within the City limits. On February 9, 1999, the City Council held a public hearing to receive comments. No one spoke in opposition to the proposed rates. The Steering Committee of TU Electric Cities has recommended approval of the proposed rate schedules subject to certain conditions to which TU Electric has agreed Those conditions are reflected in the attached Ordinance City of Fort Worth, Texas ~1-~Ayar And Cauncll C,ammun~cAt~an DATE 2/16/99 REFERENCE NUMBER G-12474 LOG NAME 02TUE PAGE 2 of 2 SUBJECT ORDINANCE APPROVING RATE SCHEDULES FOR TU ELECTRIC COMPANY FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION The Finance Director certifies that approval of this rate schedule will have no material effect on City funds. CBj Submitted for City Manager's FUND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT CITY SECRETARY Office by: (to) APPROVED Charles Boswell 8511 CITY CQ~I~C~ Originating Department Head: . ~'EB 16 1999 Danny Reed 6145 (from) ~.f/)\ ~ Additional Information Contact: a, l~x'R,ttr'l~ Cit S y ecrotary crf ttae ~iEts ~f Fort Yv~rth, ~~y„~; Danny Reed 6145 Adop#~d Q~tinarur>a l~aR,t ~ -'~aw~