§ 24-391. Generally.

(a)

Effective date: Bills rendered on or after March 19, 2012.

(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 existing and new customers who request excess electrical facilities or excess electrical related facilities. This rider is applicable to all electric tariffs wherein riders are referenced and where the following criteria are met:

(1)

Customer must provide an authorized signature on completed rider request for service form.

(2)

Customer must have acceptable credit history and payment record.

(d)

Purpose: To allow customer to reimburse CES on the customer's monthly bill for electric service for expenses incurred by CES in providing excess facilities requested by customer.

(e)

Monthly rate:

Monthly Rate = (Total Cost plus Administration Fee) divided by Term Months

(1)

Total cost:

a.

Determined by CES. Includes CES or contract labor, CES or contract equipment, CES or contract material, plus any other charges related to providing excess facilities.

b.

Minimum of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00).

c.

If greater than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00), must be approved by the City of Cartersville City Manager.

(2)

Term months:

a.

Determined by CES, must be for consecutive months.

b.

Minimum of two (2) months.

c.

If greater than twelve (12) months, must be approved by the City of Cartersville City Manager.

(3)

Administration fee:

a.

Five (5) percent of total cost.

(f)

Terms and conditions:

(1)

Service under this rider will only be used with the approval of, and at the sole discretion of, CES and is subject to the following:

a.

Type, extent and location of excess facilities will be determined by CES.

b.

Excess facilities, unless otherwise noted on the rider request for service form, will be the property of CES.

c.

Should excess facilities be jointly used with other customers, each customer's share of the cost of the excess facilities will be based prorata on the individual customer's noncoincident peak demands or other reasonable method of allocating joint use costs. The administration fee will be charged to each customer.

(2)

Service under this rider may be discontinued and the full remaining balance (including the monthly administration fee(s)) immediately due if, in the opinion of CES, the customer violates any of the following:

a.

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

b.

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

c.

Electric service furnished is resold.

d.

Character of service does not meet criteria of this rider.

(Ord. No. 18-12, § 1, 3-1-12)