§ 24-356. Generally.

(a)

Effective date: Bills rendered on or after February 19, 2013.

(b)

Availability: Available to a qualifying customer only with the approval of the City of Cartersville Electric System (CES) on a case-by-case basis in all areas served by CES and subject to CES's service rules and regulations.

(c)

Applicability: Applicable only to commercial or industrial electric service which is delivered or compensated to one (1) standard voltage and where the following criteria are met:

(1)

New or expanded electric service which is added to the CES system.

(2)

Non-coincident metered demand.

(3)

Delivered at one (1) service point.

(d)

Type of service: Three-phase, sixty (60) hertz, at a standard voltage.

(e)

Monthly rate:

Administrative charge ..... $150.00

Demand charge ..... 4.00
per kW
of billing demand

Energy charge:

Consumption (kWh) not greater than two hundred (200) hours times the metered demand:

All kWh ..... 5.4¢
per kWh

Consumption (kWh) in excess of two hundred (200) hours and not greater than four hundred (400) hours times the metered demand:

All kWh ..... 4.4¢
per kWh

Consumption (kWh) in excess of four hundred (400) hours times the metered demand:

All kWh ..... 4.0¢
per kWh

(f)

Minimum monthly bill: Administrative charge, plus seven dollars ($7.00) per kW of billing demand, plus reactive demand charges, plus charges in any applicable rider.

(g)

Mandatory riders: The amount calculated in this tariff is subject to increase or decrease under the provisions of the effective future construction charge rider, environmental compliance charge rider, and 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.

(i)

Billing demand: The billing demand shall be based on the highest thirty-minute kW measurement and shall be the greater of the customer's metered demand in the current billing month or the maximum demand metered during the prior eleven (11) months including the current billing month. However, in no case shall the billing demand be less than two hundred (200) kW. Until such time as the billing demand can be determined, an estimate will be used by CES for billing purposes that shall be not less than the maximum metered demand for the current billing month.

(j)

Reactive demand: Where there is an indication of a power factor of less than ninety-five (95) percent lagging, CES may at its' option install metering equipment to measure reactive demand. The reactive demand is the highest thirty-minute kVAR measured during the month. The excess reactive demand is the kVAR which is in excess of one-third of the measured actual kW in the current month. CES will bill excess reactive demand at the rate of thirty-three cents ($0.33) per excess kVAR.

(k)

Term: Maximum term of initial five (5) years or as stated in contract.

(l)

Terms and conditions: Service under this tariff may be discontinued and applicable load placed on the standard applicable tariff if, in the opinion of CES, the customer violates any of the following:

(1)

Any two (2) payments for electric service are not delivered in full by the date due as stated on customer's monthly bill.

(2)

Electric service furnished is resold.

(3)

More than one (1) delivery point or more than one (1) standard voltage is required.

(4)

Applicable load increase is less than two hundred (200) kW.

(5)

Monthly peak demand is coincident with CES' monthly peak demand.

(6)

Character of service does not meet criteria of this tariff.

(Ord. No. 62-12, § 1, 11-1-12)