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ORDINANCE O-2005-74 1 A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 14.32 OF THE LONGMONT 2 ORDINANCE O-2005-74
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A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 14.32 OF THE LONGMONT
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MUNICIPAL CODE ON RATES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING ELECTRIC
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SERVICE
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LONGMONT, COLORADO, ORDAINS:
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Section 1
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The Council amends § 14.32.040 of the Longmont Municipal Code, by adding italicized
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material and deleting stricken material, to read as follows:
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14.32.040 Residential self generation rate (RGEN).
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A. Applicability.
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1. The residential self generation rate (RGEN) shall be applicable to all
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residential service customers who own, operate, and maintain their own
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generation equipment including, but not limited to, photovoltaics, fuel cells, and
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micro-turbines in parallel with the city's electric system in accordance with
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Section 14.32.
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(K)(4). The customer-owned generation system shall be
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limited to a maximum capacity of
threefifty
kilowatts. Systems over
three fifty
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kilowatts are subject to additional requirements and are reviewed on a case by
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case basis per Section 14.32.
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2. The customer must make a written request to the director, advising of
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the intent to own, operate, and maintain their own generation equipment.
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Requirements must be satisfied through LPC's Agreement of Interconnection in
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accordance with Section 14.32.
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. This rate, once taken, will be effective for
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service until customer requests a change by notifying LPC in writing.
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B. Monthly Rate.
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1. Customer/distribution system charge:
$ 10.00
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2. Energy charge: All kWh consumed, per kWh
$ .04519
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3. LPC will net meter all electric power and energy produced by the
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customer's generation system. Net metering shall be, for billing purposes, the net
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consumption as measured at the service meter on an annual basis. Consumption
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will be measured monthly and in the event net metering is negative, such that the
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customer's generation system production is greater than the customer's
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consumption, there will not be a monthly cash credit for such production. All
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monthly credits shall be accumulated against all consumption during the annual
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time period. In the event that a negative balance remains after twelve consecutive
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months following the effective date of customer's Agreement of Interconnection,
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or any annual anniversary thereafter, LPC will pay the customer for such negative
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balance at the retail energy rate.
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4. The customer will be billed the applicable minimum customer and
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distribution charge each month, including those months when negative or no net
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electric consumption by the customer occurs.
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Section 2
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The Council amends § 14.32.070 of the Longmont Municipal Code, by adding italicized
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material and deleting stricken material, to read as follows:
22 14.32.070 Commercial demand rate (CD).
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A. Applicability.
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1. The commercial demand rate (CD) shall be applicable to all non-
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residential customers exceeding fifty kW demand in any two consecutive months.
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2. In the event the customer's demand does not exceed fifty kW demand
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for twelve consecutive months, the customer may elect to be served on the
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commercial energy (CE) rate schedule. Such option shall be exercised by making
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a written election directed to the director, advising of the customer's intent to take
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advantage of such rate. This election, if taken, will be effective until customer
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exceeds fifty kW demand for two consecutive months. Unless such election is
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made, said customers will be charged under the commercial demand (CD) rate
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schedule.
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3. This rate is also available as an option to customers served on the
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commercial energy (CE) rate schedule where annual energy usage exceeds fifteen
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thousand kWh.
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B. Monthly Rate.
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1. Customer charge:
$ 5.00
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2. Demand charge: All kW of demand, per kW
$
9.57 9.85
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3. Energy charge: All kWh consumed, per kWh
$
.02513.02606
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C. Determination of Billing Demand. The billing demand,
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determined by meter measurement, will be the highest fifteen minute
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integrated demand occurring during the billing period.
22 D. Primary Metered Discount. Where service is delivered and
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metered at available primary voltage and the customer owns and maintains
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all equipment on their load side of the metering point, the customer will
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receive a one and one-half percent discount on their total electric demand
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and energy charge.
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Section 3
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The Council amends § 14.32.100 of the Longmont Municipal Code, by adding italicized
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material and deleting stricken material, to read as follows:
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14.32.100 Commercial self generation rate (CGEN).
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A. Applicability.
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1. The commercial self generation rate (CGEN) shall be applicable to all
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non-residential service customers who own, operate, and maintain their own
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generation equipment including, but not limited to, photovoltaics, fuel cells, and
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micro-turbines in parallel with the city's electric system in accordance with
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Section 14.32.
210220
(K)(4). The customer-owned generation system shall be
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limited to a maximum capacity of
three fifty
kilowatts. Systems over
three fifty
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kilowatts are subject to additional requirements and are reviewed on a case-by-
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case basis per Section 14.32.
210220
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2. The customer must make a written request to the director advising of
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the customer's intent to own, operate, and maintain its own generation equipment.
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Requirements must be satisfied through LPC's Agreement of Interconnection in
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accordance with Section 14.32.
210220
(K). This rate, once taken, will be effective
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CGEN service until customer requests a change by notifying LPC in writing.
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B. Monthly Rate.
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1. Customer/distribution system charge
$ 18.00
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2. Energy charge: All kWh consumed, per kWh
$ .04608
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3. LPC will net meter all electric power and energy produced by the
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customer's generation system. Net metering shall be, for billing purposes, the net
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consumption as measured at the service meter on an annual basis. Consumption
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will be measured monthly and in the event net metering is negative, such that the
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customer's generation system production is greater than the customer's
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consumption, there will not be a monthly cash credit for such production. All
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monthly credits shall be accumulated against all consumption during the annual
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time period. In the event that a negative balance remains after twelve consecutive
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months following the effective date of the customer's Agreement of
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Interconnection, or any annual anniversary thereafter, LPC will pay the customer
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for such negative balance at the retail energy rate.
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4. The customer will be billed the applicable minimum customer and
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distribution charge each month, including those months when negative or no net
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electric consumption by the customer occurs.
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Section 4
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The Council amends § 14.32.200 of the Longmont Municipal Code, by adding italicized
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material and deleting stricken material, to read as follows:
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14.32.200 Service conditions.
23 A. Interference with Quality of Service. If, in the city's opinion, service to
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a customer creates interference with the quality of service supplied to neighboring
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customers, including those situations where the customer fails to comply with this
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chapter, the city may require the customer to provide at the customer's own
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expense such special or additional equipment as is required, or the city may
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provide such equipment if customer pays the net estimated installed cost of such
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equipment. If the customer refuses to provide its own corrective equipment, or to
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reimburse the city for the cost of such additional or special equipment as is
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required to eliminate interference with the quality of service to neighboring
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customers resulting from their operations, the city may refuse or discontinue the
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customer's service.
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B. Phase Balancing.
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1. Where three-wire single-phase, or three-wire three-phase, or four-wire
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combination single-phase and three-phase service is supplied, the load must be
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balanced as nearly as practicable between the two sides or several phases,
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respectively. In no case is the load on one side of a three-wire single-phase
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service to be greater than twice that on the other, nor the load on any one phase of
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a three-phase wye-connected service greater than twice that on any other phase.
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2. In the event that the customer does not comply within thirty days with a
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request by the city to balance the service, the city will upgrade the facilities at the
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customer's expense to accommodate the imbalance. The repair of any damage to
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the city facilities caused by the imbalance will be at customer expense.
22 C. Customer's Wiring and Equipment.
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1. It shall be the customer's responsibility to provide suitable protective
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equipment such as fuses, circuit breakers and relays to adequately protect their
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equipment. If three-phase equipment is used, it shall be the customer's
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responsibility to protect it against phase failure, phase reversal, and under- and
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over-voltage. More specific requirements governing conditions of service are also
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contained in other regulations herein.
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2. The customer's wiring sh