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ORDINANCE NO. 966
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, ADOPTING AND
APPROVING THE RATE SCHEDULES TO BE KNOWN AS SCHEDULE
RS-l AND SCHEDULE MGS-l SET FORTH IN EXHIBIT "A" AND
EXHIBIT liB" AS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF
BY REFERENCE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR
SUCH RATES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE:
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of La Porte,
Texas, hereby approves and adopts as maximum charges to
residential and small commercial users for electricity and
electric service the rate schedules of Houston Lighting &
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Power Company, a public utility doing business under franchise
in the City of La Porte, Texas, which schedules shall be
known as Schedule RS-1 and Schedule MGS-1, said schedules
being attached 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 5th day of September, 1973.
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E. A. Thomas, ayor
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HOUSTON LIGIITING " POWER COMPANY
Rate Schedule RS.l
RESIDENTIAL SERVICE
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AVAILABILITY -:-At all points where facilities of adequate capacity and the required phase and
suitable Toltage 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 nrrangements may be required
prior to service being furnisbed.
APPLICA TION- To all Electric Service required for residential purposes in individual private
dwellings and in individually metered Ilpnrtments when such semce is supplied at one Point of
Delivery and measured through ODe Meter.
Where two family or housekeepinR units are served through one meter, it will be optional
with the Customer whether the kilowatt-hour steps in the rote and the minimum bill provPiCIDI
will be doubled for billing purposes or whether all the semce 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 Serrice Schedule.
Where a portion of such Electric Serrice it used for non-residential purposes thl!! appropriate
General Sernce Schedule ill applicable to ell the Electric Semce supplit"d. However, if the Cus.
tomer's wiring is so arranged that the Electric Service for residential purposp.~ and for non.re~jdentiol
purpotea can be metered separately, this Schedule is applicable to the portion u.~ for IWidentitl
purpolel.
Not applicable to temporary, breakdown. standby, supplementary or resale service.
TYPE OF SE'RVICE-Single phase, 60 cycles, 120/24<> volts alternating cWTent.
NET MONTHLY BIIL
Rat.- Rillinlil Months of November
thro April
$ 1.90 which includes the use of 20 kwh
3.30, per kwh for the next 90 kwh
2.30e per kwh for the next 90 kwh
1.65t per kwh for the next 300 kwh
I. t 5e per kwh for all additional kwh.
Minimum- $1.90
Billing Months of May thro
October
$1.90 which indudes the use of 20 kwh;
3.30e per kwh for the next 90 kwh;
2.30e per kwh for the next 90 kwh;
1.65e per kwh for all additional kwh.
'wi tI11Il TtIZ ,Fint: plus or minus aD 81DOU11t calculated at the rate of .025 mill per kwh for .,:h
Adjumrvl'll.-O.2e chan~ in the aftr'8p cost to the Company of fuel hurued. during the second
month prec:ediDg the billing month. above or below 21.6 cents per 1,000.000 Btu.
Second: Plus or minUI the proportionate part of the increase or decrease in
operating expense caused by any new ta~ or the minon or abolition of auy
existing tAz. or increased or decT'eased rate of tax or governmental impositic:n.
properly chargeable as an operating expense and based upon dollar or kwh vol.
ume of business done [eJ:cept (a) ad valorem taxes as!l:essed or levied by 8:1}"
state, county, city or special district; (b) income lues; 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 comp8DY,
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 end are payable within 10 days thereaftr.r. Rills nnt
10 paid shall be the net bill a. rendered pl.ul0% of the first $50.00.
CONTRACT PERIOQ-Open order, and subject to the Company's Terms and Conditions for the SAI..
of Electric Senice.
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HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY
Rate Schedule MGS.l
(Loads of SO Kva or las)
MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL SERVICE
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A V ATLABILITY-At nll points for loads of 50 Kva or less where facilities of adequate capac-
ity and the required Jlhll~e and suit.able volta~e are adjacent to the prcmisC's to he ~erved. For
loads in exces,; of 50 KVil Rate Srhedule MGS-1L shall apply. For loads where the! service
desired by the customer is not adjacent to the premises to be served nrldil.ionnl contrnct ar-
rangements may be required prior to service being furnished. Not availilhlC' for temporary,
breakdo'wn, standb:r, sl;1pplemcntary or. resale service.
APPLICATION-To any customer for all Electric Service supplied at one prenuses through
one Point of Delivery and measured through one Meter.
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TYPE OF SERVICE-Single or three phase, 60 cycles and at anyone of the Company's
standard service volta1{es as described in the Company's Service Standards.
NET MONna Y BILL
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$1.90 including the use of 20 kwh,
3.80, per kwh for the next 80 kwh;
2.9St rer kwh for the next 700 kwh (subject to adjustment stated below);
t.9S~per kwh for the next 2300 kwh,
0.80, per kwh for aU additional kwh.
Ad;wtme1lt
Plw-'
The above rate is applicable to Il)lId. of 8 ha or Ie.. IInd when in nrf'SS thl'fl'of
the kwh to be chuled for at the above stilted 2.95, .tep of the rate will be incfpa~l'd
by 15 kwh per ba over 8 ha.
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Mi1limum- U upon expiration of any 24 consecutive monthly billings. subsequent to the datr
service is first supplied under this rate schedule, customer's total payml'nts are not
equal to or more than $12.00 per ha for each kva in excE'SS llf 8 kvl'l of the maxi.
mum kva supplied during such period Company may remove its facilities unless
the customer agrees to pay a minimum billinR equivalent to $12.00 per kva for
each kva in excess of 8 ba of the maximum kva required .to satisfy customer's
service l'flQuirements for the next 24 consecutive monthly billings or any fraction
thereof.
Fuel tmd TtIZ Fint: plus or minus an amount calculated at the rate of .025 mill per kwh for each
Ad;wtme1lts-0.2_ change in the average cost to the Company of fuel burned during the second
month precedin, 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 any 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 or amended laws or ordinances enacted, or the
repeal of any such law or ordinance, after June 1, 1962. ,
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DETERMINATION OF KVA-The KVA (kilovolt amperes) applicable to the Net Monthly
Bill shall be as follows:
(A) For the billing mon~s of May through October the Kva shall be the average KVI
supplied during the 15 minute period of maximum use during the month then being billed,
as det.erDJ.iD:ed from meter readings. The Kva may be determined by the use of a
standard block interval integrated Kva meter or thermal ammeter calibrated to read Kva
based on the Company's standard voltage supplied. ,
(B) For the billing months of November through April the metered Kva will be
determined as outlined above and the billing Kva will be determined as follows:
(1) If the metered Kva is less than the Kva uied for billiDg the prec:edi.ng
August (hereinafter called August Kva) then the metered Kva will be the KVI used
for billiDg.
(2) If the August Kva is less than the metered Kva then the August Kva will
be the Kva ussd for billing; provided, however, that if the August Kva is less than .
one-half the m3tered Kva then one-half the metered Kva will be the Kva used for
billiDg.
(3) The above provision (2) is not applicable to:
(a) new customers taking service subsequeDt to the start of the August
billing month.
(b) new customen taking senice prior to the August billing month whose
, total electrical equipment .is not installed and in operation prior to the August
billiDs month.
. (c) ezisting customers adding and/or operating new facilities during the
period subsequent to the August billing month and prior to the following
bilJin&r month of May.
Uncler such circumstances the metered Kva will be the Kva used for billinR.
PAYMENT-Net hiD. are due when rendered and are payable within 10 days thereafter.
Bills not 10 paid ~ be the net bill ae rendered plu. 10% of the lint $50.00.
NOTIC&-Electric Service hennmder iI subject to the Company's Terms and Conditions for
the ule of E1ectric s.mce. ' '. .
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