Docket UE30902
Order UE93-3IN THE MATTER of an application of the Town of Summerside dated March 6, 1992.
BEFORE THE COMMISSION
on Thursday, the 4th day of February, 1993.
Linda Webber, Chairman
John L. Blakney, Vice-Chairman
Deborah MacLellan, Commissioner
Order
UPON the filing by the Town of Summerside (the "Town") of its proposed Tariff submitted pursuant to Order No. UE93-1 issued herein on January 21, 1993;
AND UPON it appearing to the Commission that the said Tariff is consistent with the findings contained in Order UE93-1, and is not unreasonable or unjustly discriminatory;
IT IS ORDERED THAT
1. The General Tariff appended to, and forming part of, this Order is approved and declared effective on February 1, 1993 and shall remain in effect until otherwise ordered by the Commission; and,
2. The Town shall include a Commission approved bill insert that sets forth the changes in customers' bills resulting from this Order in the Town's next available billing cycle.
DATED at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, this 4th day of February, 1993.
BY THE COMMISSION:
Linda Webber, Chairman
John L. Blakney, Vice-Chairman
Deborah MacLellan, Commissioner
TOWN OF SUMMERSIDE ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT
GENERAL TARIFF
(RURAL)
THIS TARIFF SPECIFIES THE RATES AND CHARGES
APPLICABLE TO SERVICES PROVIDED
BY THE TOWN OF SUMMERSIDE ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT
TO RURAL CUSTOMERS
RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE TYPESOF SERVICES AND MANNER IN WHICH SUCH
SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ARE CONTAINED IN THE
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND ELECTRIC UTILITIES
GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS
EFFECTIVE: FEBRUARY 1, 1993CONTENTS
ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM
RATES FOR RURAL AREAS
RESIDENTIAL RATE
GENERAL SERVICE RATE
LARGE GENERAL SERVICE RATE
INDUSTRIAL RATE
EMERGENCY ALARM RATE
UNMETERED RATE
STREET AND AREA LIGHTING RATE
RURAL DIVISION
ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM (E.C.A.M.)
APPLICATION: The following adjustment shall apply to all schedules of rates applicable to the sale of energy by the Town of Summerside Electric Department, Rural Division.
COMPUTATION: The energy charge under all applicable rates to rural customers will be subject to a rate adjustment when the composite cost of power and energy purchased from Maritime Electric Company, Limited varies above or below the base cost of $0.0683 per kilowatt hour. Such variance will be multiplied by a factor of 1.05370 to arrive at the adjustment.
To determine customer energy charges, add the adjustment directly to the schedule of basic energy rates to the nearest 1/100 mill. The resulting change in basic rates shall be applied to all meter readings commencing one month after the increase or decrease in the base cost.
RURAL DIVISION
RATES FOR RURAL AREAS
Rates for rural areas served by the Town of Summerside Electric Department shall include the Dekker branch of the St. Eleanors east line and the Craswell branch of the Summerside west line, in addition to all that area of land situated between the corporate limits of the Town of Summerside and the following defined area, including both sides of all roads, streets or highways forming part of the area, bounded and described as follows:
Commencing at St. Eleanors Corner; thence running eastwardly along the road leading to Travellers Rest, sometimes known as the Old Town Road, to Travellers Rest Corner; thence running southwardly along the highway leading to Reads Corner, and in a line in continuation thereof to the shore of Bedeque Bay; thence following the various courses of the present shore of Bedeque Bay and appurtenances thereto, westwardly to the east boundary of the property now or formally owned by John R. Robertson, said point being approximately 79 feet on an azimuth of 191 degrees 32 feet 35 inches from point 3125 having coordinates E 289831.938 feet N 387747.730 feet; thence north 11 degrees 32 feet 35 inches east a distance of approximately 3231 feet to point 2887 having coordinates E 290478.594 feet N 390913.935 feet; thence on an azimuth of 101 degrees 37 feet 17 inches for a distance of 264 feet to point 2886 having coordinates E 290737.182 feet N 390860.755 feet; thence eastwardly a distance of approximately 3879 feet to a point 4189 having coordinates E 294584.220 feet N 390359.984 feet; thence eastwardly along the north boundary of the old Rifle Range property to the point of intersection with the Seaweed Road; thence along the Seaweed Road in a northerly direction to the Western Road; and thence along the said Western Road in a northerly direction to the point of commencement at St. Eleanors Corner.
RURAL DIVISION
RESIDENTIAL RATE
AVAILABILITY: The rate for residential service shall apply to all electric energy used by the customer for domestic or household purposes, including lighting, heating, cooking, refrigeration and power for ordinary small household appliances. Service shall be rendered under this rate through one meter to each individual apartment, each unit of a multiple dwelling, and the like. Two or more household units shall not be connected together and served under this rate, and it shall not apply to hotels, public buildings, public boarding houses, rooming houses, institutional dormitories and the like. A farm may be considered a residential customer if it has an occupied domestic residence and may be served through a single meter at this rate. Service supplied at this rate shall be single phase to a maximum service entrance capacity of 200 amperes to each individual residence or household. Load requirements in excess of this capacity shall be served under the General Service Rate.
Service Charge: $10.00 per month
Energy Charge: 8.987 cents per kilowatt hour.
Minimum Charge: The service charge per month.
E.C.A.M.: This rate is subject to the Energy Cost Adjustment Mechanism.
RURAL DIVISION
GENERAL SERVICE RATE
AVAILABILITY: This rate shall apply to electric energy used by customers not covered by other rate classifications. Where service to a customer can be measured through a single meter and service will not be impaired by such a grouping, single metering may be permitted.
A discount of $0.54 per kilowatt of monthly billing demand is available to customers who choose to supply, install and maintain their own service transformers. (Refer Article 4.13, Prince Edward Island Electric Utilities General Rules and Regulations).
KVA/KW FACTOR: Customers served under this rate metered in kilovolt amperes (kVa) shall have a factor of 0.85 applied to determine kilowatts (kW) for billing.
A) Light, Heat and Power up to 3 Kilowatts Connected Load
Demand Charge: $4.80 per month per kilowatt of connected load.
Energy Charge: 11.547 cents per kilowatt hour for the first 200 kilowatt hours per month per kilowatt of connected load.
9.815 cents per kilowatt hour for all consumption over 200 kilowatt hours per month per kilowatt of connected load.
Minimum Charge: The demand charge per month.
B) Light, Heat and Power over 3 Kilowatts Connected Load
Demand Charge: $6.00 per month per kilowatt of maximum demand.
OR
$2.70 per month per kilowatt of maximum demand when the load falls in the off-peak classification.
Energy Charge: 11.150 cents per kilowatt hour for the first 200 kilowatt hours per month per kilowatt of maximum demand.
9.477 cents per kilowatt hour for all consumption over 200 kilowatt hours per month per kilowatt of maximum demand.
Minimum Charge: 14.40 per month, or the demand charge, whichever is the greater.
E.C.A.M.: This rate is subject to the Energy Cost Adjustment Mechanism.
NOTE: Government Rebate not included in these rates.
RURAL DIVISION
LARGE GENERAL SERVICE RATE
AVAILABILITY: This rate shall apply to electric energy used by customers located in areas capable of being served by the existing power system who are served 12 months of the year and whose annual maximum demand is not less than 50 kilowatts.
A discount of $0.54 per kilowatt of monthly billing demand is available to customers who choose to supply, install and maintain their own service transformers (Refer Article 4.13, Electric Utility General Regulations).
KVA/KW FACTOR: Customers served under this rate metered in kilovolt amperes (kVa) shall have a factor of 0.85 applied to determine kilowatts (kW) for billing.
Demand Charge: $6.00 per month per kilowatt of billing demand when the load falls in the on-peak classification.
OR
$2.70 per month per kilowatt of billing demand when the load falls in the off-peak classification.
Energy Charge: 10.993 cents per kilowatt hour for the first 200 kilowatt hours per month per kilowatt of billing demand.
9.344 cents per kilowatt hour for all consumption over 200 kilowatt hours per month per kilowatt of billing demand.
Billing Demand: Billing demand will be the maximum metered demand during the month, but not less than 50% of the maximum demand established over the preceding eleven months.
E.C.A.M.: This rate is subject to the Energy Cost Adjustment Mechanism.
NOTE: Government Rebate not included in these rates.
RURAL DIVISION
INDUSTRIAL RATE
AVAILABILITY: This rate shall apply to all electric energy used by industry or business enterprises manufacturing, assembling or processing raw material or goods and whose maximum annual demand is not less than 25 kW and shall only be available to customers where existing power line facilities are capable of providing this type of service. This rate shall apply for a minimum of four consecutive months in any 12 month period.
A discount of $0.54 per kilowatt of monthly billing demand is available to customers who choose to supply, install and maintain their own service transformers (Refer Article 4.13, Prince Edward Island Electric Utilities General Rules and Regulations).
KVA/KW FACTOR: Customers served under this rate metered in kilovolt amperes (kVa) shall have a factor of 0.85 applied to determine kilowatts (kW) for billing.
Demand Charge: $6.00 per month per kilowatt of maximum demand when the load falls in the on-peak classification.
OR
$2.70 per month per kilowatt of maximum demand when the load falls in the off-peak classification.
Energy Charge: 8.712 cents per kilowatt hour for the first 200 kilowatt hours per month per kilowatt of maximum demand.
7.405 cents per kilowatt hour for all consumption over 200 kilowatt hours per month per kilowatt of maximum demand.
Billing Demand: Billing demand will be the maximum metered demand during the month, but not less than 50% of the maximum demand established over the preceding eleven months.
E.C.A.M.: This rate is subject to the Energy Cost Adjustment Mechanism.
NOTE: Government Rebate not included in these rates.
RURAL DIVISION
EMERGENCY ALARM RATE
AVAILABILITY: This rate shall apply to electric energy used by legally constituted fire fighting departments and the Government of Canada Alert Warning System for the purpose of operating sirens.
INSTALLATION: All equipment installed for fire alarm and alert warning systems shall be the responsibility of the departments concerned.
METERING: No energy metering device shall be used for alarm equipment which falls within this rate. All energy for equipment other than sirens will be metered.
Demand Charge: No charge
Energy Charge: No charge
RURAL DIVISION
UNMETERED RATE
AVAILABILITY: This rate shall apply to electric energy used to supply certain prescribed classifications of service to customer-owned devices which it is not considered practical to meter, such as area lighting, telephone booths and traffic warning devices (it shall not apply to intersection traffic control lights). It shall not be available on a premises already served by a metered service.
INSTALLATION AND
MAINTENANCE: All costs relative to installation and maintenance shall be borne by the customer. The Utility may do installation and maintenance upon the request of and at the expense of the customer.
METERING: No energy metering device shall be used to serve customers which fall within this rate. The prescribed classifications will be charged as follows:
Continuous Light Charge: $4.18 per month base charge plus $6.08 per month per 100 watts of connected load.
Intermittent Light Charge: $4.18 per month base charge plus $3.66 per month per 100 watts of connected load.
Minimum Charge: $4.18 per month with not less than six monthly charges in any one year.
E.C.A.M.: This rate is subject to the Energy Cost Adjustment Mechanism.
RURAL DIVISION
STREET AND AREA LIGHTING RATE
AVAILABILITY: This rate shall apply to electric energy to be used by the customer for street lighting or area lighting service furnished within the Rural Areas and shall be for all-night service every night on a schedule of approximately 4,230 hours per year and shall include original installation of a unit on an existing pole or building, with maintenance of lighting circuits, equipment and renewal of lamps.
Multiple Lighting 4,230 Hours Burning
Mercury Vapour
Fixture Size Rates 125 Watts $ 171.72 per lamp per year 175 Watts $ 221.62 per lamp per year 250 Watts $ 279.01 per lamp per year 400 Watts $ 418.89 per lamp per year High Pressure Sodium
Fixture Size Rates 70 Watts $ 136.54 per lamp per year 100 Watts $ 165.38 per lamp per year 150 Watts $ 206.56 per lamp per year 250 Watts $ 309.75 per lamp per year 400 Watts $ 563.10 per lamp per year E.C.A.M.: This rate is subject to the Energy Cost Adjustment Mechanism.
