§ 24-381. Generally.

(a)

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

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

(1)

Billing demand for the current month and the preceding eleven (11) months must be greater than or equal to one thousand (1,000) kW and less than three thousand five hundred (3,500) kW as defined in the billing demand section of this tariff.

(2)

In the event that billing demand becomes permanently less than one thousand (1,000) kW, the customer may switch to the appropriate tariff following twelve (12) months of service on this tariff.

(d)

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

(e)

Monthly rate:

Administrative charge ..... $150.00

Demand charge ..... 3.00
per kW
of billing demand

Energy charge:

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

First 200,000 kWh ..... 7.6¢
per kWh

Over 200,000 kWh ..... 6.6¢
per kWh

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

All kWh ..... 4.4¢
per kWh

Consumption (kWh) in excess of four hundred (400) hours and not greater than six hundred (600) hours times the billing demand:

All kWh ..... 4.0¢
per kWh

All consumption (kWh) in excess of six hundred (600) hours times the billing demand:

All kWh ..... 3.8¢
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 maximum billing demand shall be based on the highest thirty-minute kW measurement during the current month and the preceding eleven (11) months.

For the consumption months of June through September, the billing demand shall be the greater of:

(1)

The current actual demand; or

(2)

Ninety-five (95) percent of the highest actual demand occurring in any previous applicable summer month (June through September); or

(3)

Sixty (60) percent of the highest actual demand occurring in any previous applicable winter month (October through May).

For the consumption months of October through May, the billing demand shall be the greater of:

(1)

Ninety-five (95) percent of the highest summer month (June through September); or

(2)

Sixty (60) percent of the highest winter month (October through May), including the current month.

However, in no case shall the billing demand be less than the greater of:

(1)

The contract minimum demand; or

(2)

Fifty (50) percent of the contract capacity; or

(3)

Nine hundred fifty (950) kW (ninety-five (95) percent of one thousand (1,000) kW).

(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.

(Ord. No. 57-12, § 1, 11-1-12)