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Home My WebLink AboutO-1971-871 '. . . ORDINANCE NUMBER 871 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF IA PORTE, ADOPTING AND APPROVING TH:E RATE SCHEDULES 'ro BE KNOWN AS SCHEDULE RS-I AND SCHEDULE MGS-1 SET FORTH IN EXHIBIT "A" AND EXHIBIT "B" AS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF BY REFERENCE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR SUCH RATES. BE IT ORDA.INED BY THE CITY' COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF IA PORTE, TEXAS: The City Commission of the City of La Porte, Texas, hereby approves and adopts as maximum charges to residen- 4It tial and small commercial users for electricity and electric service the rate schedules of Houston Lighting & Power Co~ pany, a public utility doing business under franchise in the City of La Porte, Texas, which schedules shall be known as Schedule RS-I and Schedule MGS-l, said schedules being at- tached hereto and marked Exhibit "A" and Exhibit "B" and made . a part hereof by reference as if fully copied herein. The rate and charges prescribed in this ordinance shall apply to all the electricity used by each customer to whom such rates are applicable as provided herein from and after each such customer's first regular meter reading fOllowing the adoption of this ordinance. PASSED AND APPROVED, this the 4th day of January , 197.!- . ;;?/~~ Mayor or the C1ty or La Porte, Texas ~. . . HLIIP!lB 4r .. .. . .' HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY EXHIBIT "A" Rate Schedule RS.l RESIDENTIAL SERVICE AREA I A V AILABIIJTY-At all points where facilities of adequate capacity and the required phase and suitable voltage are adjacent to the premises to be served. Where the service desired by the cus- tomer is not adjacent to the premises to be served, additional contract arrangements may be required prior to service being furnished. APPLICATION-To all Electric Service required for residential purposes in individual private dwellings and in individually metered apartments when such service is supplied at one Point of Delivery and measured ~ugh one Meter. Where two family or housekeeping units are served through on!! meter, it will be optional with the Customer whether the lcilowatt-hour steps in the rate and the minimum bill provisions will be doubled for billing purposes or whether all the service will be furnished under the General Service Schedule. Where more than two family units or apartments are served through one Meter, billing will be under the applicable General Senice Schedule. . Where a portion of such Electric Senice is used for non-residential purposes the appropriate General Senice Schedule is applicable to all the Electric Service supplied. However, if the Cus- tomer's wiring is so arranged that the Electric Service for residential purposes and for non-residential purposes can be metered separately, this Schedule is applicable to the portion used for residential purposes. Not applicable to temporary, breakdown, standby, supplementary or resale service. TYPE OF SERVICE-Single phase, 60 cycles, 120/240 volts alternating current. NET MONTHLY BIIL Rats- Billing Months of November thru April $1.90 which includes the use of 20 kwh; 3.3~ per kwh for the next 90 kwh; 2.3~ per kWh for the next 90 kwh; 1.5~ per kwh for the next 300 kwh; 1.0t per kwh for all additional kwh. Minlmum- $1.90 Billing Months of May thru October $1.90 which includes the use of 20 kwh; 3.3t per kwh for the next 90 kwh; 2.3t per kwh for the next 90 kwh; 1.5t per kwh for all additional kwh. FUIIl and Taz ,First: plus or minus an amount calculated at the rate of .025 mill per kwh for each Ad;ustments-O.2~ change in the average cost to the Company of fuel humed, during the second month preceding the billing month, above or below 21.6 cents per 1,000,000 Btu. Second: Plus or minus the proportionate part of the increase or decrease in operating expense caused by any new tax, or the revision or abolition of any existing tax, or increased or decreased rate of tax or governmental imposition, properly chargeable as an operating expense and based upon dollar or kwh vol- ume of business done [except (a) ad valorem taxes assessed or levied by any state, county, city or special district; (b) income taxes; and (c) gross receipts payments to municipalities, regardless of how designated, of not to exceed 4% of gross receipts within municipal limits], levied or assessed against the company, or upon such electric business, as the result of any new or amended laws or or- dinances enacted, or the repeal of any such law or ordinance, after June 1, 1962. PAYMENT-Net bills are due when rendered and are payable within 10 days thereafter. Bills not so paid shall be the net bill as rendered plus 10% of the first $50.00. CONTRAGr PERIOQ-Open order, and subject to the Company's Terms and Conditions for the Sale of Electric Serrice. 2-71 . EXHIBIT "B" H Lap .. .. HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY Rate Schedule MGS.l (Loads of SO Kva or less) MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL SERVICE AREA I . AVAILABILITY-At all points for loads of 50 Kva or less where facilities of adequate capac- ity and the required phase and suitable voltage are adjacent to the premises to be served. For loads in excess of 50 Kva Rate Schedule MGS-1L shall apply. For loads where the service desired by the customer is not adjacent to the premises to be served additional contract ar- rangements may be required prior to service being furnished. Not available for temporary, breakdown, standby, s1;1pplementary or resale service. APPLICATION-To any customer for all Electric Service supplied at one premises through one Point of Delivery and measured through one Meter. TYPE OF SERVICE-Single or three phase, 60 cycles and at anyone of the Company's standard service voltages as described in the Company's Service Standards. Three phase serv- ice for less than 3 horsepower three phase furnished by special contract agreement only. NET MONTHLY BIIL Rate- $1.90 including the use of 20 kwh; 3.70t per kwh for the next 80 kwh; 2.70t per kwh for the next 700 kwh (subject to adjustment stated below); 1.90t per kwh for the next 2300 kwh; O.70t per kwh for all additional kwh. . Adjustment The above rate is applicable to loads of 8 kva or less and when in excess thereof Plus- the kwh to be charged for at the above stated 2.7~ step of the rate will be increased by 75 kwh per kva over 8 kva. . Minimum- If upon expiration of any 24 consecutive monthly billings, subsequent to the date service is first supplied under this rate schedule, customer's total payments are not equal to or more than $12.00 per kva for each kva in excess of 8 kva of the maxi- mum kva supplied during such period Company may remove its facilities' unless the customer agrees to pay a minimum billing equivalent to $12.00 per kva for each kva in excess of 8 kva of the maximum kva required to satisfy customer's service requirements for the next 24 consecutive monthly billings or any fraction thereof. .' Fuel and Taz First: plus or minus an amount calculated at the rate of .025 mill per kwh for each Adjustments-o.2~ change in the average cost to the Company of fuel burned during the second month preceding the billing month, above or below 21.6 cents per 1,000,000 Btu. Second: plus or minus the proportionate part of the increase or decrease in operat- ing expense caused by any new tax, or the revision or abolition of any existing tax, or increased or decreased rate of tax or governmental imposition, properly charge- able as an operating expense and based upon dollar or kwh volume of business done [except (a) ad valorem taxes assessed or levied by flny state, county, city or special district; (b) income taxes; and (c) gross receipts payments to municipal- ities, regardless of how designated, of not to exceed 4% of gross receipts within municipal limits], levied or assessed against the company, or upon such electric business, as the result of any new 01' amended laws or ordinances enacted, or the repeal of any such law or ordinance, after June 1, 1962. (over)