§ 24-306. Generally.

(a)

Effective date: Bills rendered on or after September 2, 2016.

(b)

Availability: Available in all areas served by the City of Cartersville Electric System (CES) and subject to CES's service rules and regulations.

(c)

Applicability: Applicable only to outdoor lighting by ballast-operated vapor lamp fixtures with high pressure sodium (HPS), metal halide (MH), or mercury vapor (MV) lamps, and poles conforming to CES specifications. Service will be rendered only at locations that, in the sole opinion of CES, are readily accessible for maintenance. This tariff is applicable only to public street lighting and traffic signals.

(d)

Monthly rates:

(1)

High pressure sodium:

Size	Type	Rate
100W	Open Bottom	$9.00
100W	Cobrahead	$9.00
150W	Cobrahead	$11.00
150W	Post Top	$11.00
250W	Cobrahead	$13.50
250W	Directional Flood	$15.50
250W	Parking Lot	$17.50
400W	Cobrahead	$17.00
400W	Directional Flood	$19.00
400W	Parking Lot	$21.00
1,000W	Directional Flood	$27.00
1,000W	Parking Lot	$27.00

 

(2)

Mercury vapor*:

Size	Type	Rate
175W	Open Bottom	$9.50
175W	Cobrahead	$10.00
400W	Cobrahead	$16.00

 

*  These rates are for existing mercury vapor lights only. No new mercury vapor lights will be installed.

(3)

Metal halide**:

Size	Type	Rate
250W	Directional flood	$25.00
250W	Parking Lot	$25.00
400W	Directional Flood	$30.00
400W	Parking Lot	$30.00
1,000W	Directional flood	$37.00
1,000W	Parking lot	$37.00
1,500W	Sports lighting	$43.00

 

**  Not approved for roadway use.

(4)

LED:

Size	Type	Rate
1	LED Open-Bottom	$7.00
1	LED Post-top or Acorn	$11.00
1	LED Cobrahead	$9.00
2	LED Cobrahead	$11.50
3	LED Cobrahead	$15.00
1	LED Parking Lot	$23.00
2	LED Parking Lot	$28.00
3	LED Parking Lot	$35.00
1	LED Directional Flood	$23.00
2	LED Directional Flood	$28.00
3	LED Directional Flood	$35.00
4	Sports lighting	$41.00

 

(5)

Poles:

Size	Type	Rate
14′	Acorn decorative	$2.00
20′	Acorn decorative	$2.00
20′	Salem aluminum	$1.50
30′	Wood	$1.50
35′	Wood	$2.00
40′	Wood	$2.50
30′	Shoebox decorative	$1.50
35′	Shoebox decorative	$2.00
40′	Shoebox decorative	$2.50
40′	Cobrahead decorative	$2.50

 

(6)

Traffic signals:

	Traffic signal	Traffic flasher	School flasher
Basic service charge per head (CES provides relamping)	$1.75	$2.75	$4.75
Basic service charge per head (Customer provides relamping)	$1.00	$1.75	$2.50

 

(e)

Pole installation charge: A nonrefundable contribution to construction will be required of developers/subdividers for CES to set a pole or poles in providing city street lighting.

Size	Type	Rate
14′	Acorn decorative	$1,400.00
20′	Acorn decorative	$1,400.00
20′	Salem aluminum	$400.00
30′	Wood	$300.00
35′	Wood	$300.00
40′	Wood	$300.00
30′	Shoebox decorative	$600.00
35′	Shoebox decorative	$750.00
40′	Shoebox decorative	$900.00
40′	Cobrahead decorative	$1,000.00

 

(f)

Term of contract: The term is a minimum of five (5) years.

(g)

Mandatory riders: This tariff is not subject to the future construction charge rider, environmental compliance charge rider, or power cost adjustment rider.

(h)

Optional riders: The amount calculated in this tariff is subject to increase or decrease under the provisions of any applicable rider that may be approved by the City Council of the City of Cartersville.

(Ord. No. 61-12, § 1, 11-1-12; Ord. No. 17-16, § 1, 9-1-16)