Resolution No. 7032
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RESOLUTION NO. 7032
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF VERNON AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 5342 TO
CHANGE THE ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT BILLING
FACTOR COMPUTATION METHOD WHICH ESTABLISHES AN
ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT RATE CHARGED FOR
ELECTRICAL ENERGY DISTRIBUTED AND SUPPLIED TO
ITS ELECTRICAL CONSUMERS
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WHEREAS, Vernon City Code S 30.4 provides for an Energy
Cost Adjustment Billing Factor (t1ECABFIf) and for changes in such
billing factor to be made f~om time to time by resolutions of the
City Council of the City of Vernon when, in the City Council's
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opinion, such changes are necessary for the sound financial
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position of the Light and Power Operating Funds; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon adopted
Resolution No. 5342 on December 16, 1989, providing for the
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modification of the Energy Cost Adjustment Billing Factor
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Computation methodology to prevent substantial fluctuation in the
Energy Cost Adjustment (lfECAIf) rate levels charged for electrical
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energy distributed and supplied to its electrical consumers; and
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WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon finds
that the ECA charges for the last six years have consistently
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resulted in a credit to electrical consumers in excess of $0.02
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per kWh; and
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WHEREAS, the City Council and the City of Vernon intends
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to approve, concurrently herewith, new rate schedules with reduced
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base energy rates of $0.02 per KWh; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon finds
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and determines that the method of computing the ECA should be
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1 adjusted to reflect a $0.02 per KWh reduction in the base energy
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3 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
4 THE CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS:
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SECTION 1: The City Council of the city of Vernon
6 hereby finds and determines that the recitals contained
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SECTION 2: The City Council of the City of Vernon does
9 hereby adopt the revised computation of the ECABF rate level which
10 is attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.
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SECTION 3: That the effective date of said revised
12 computation of the ECABF rate level shall be November 1, 1997, and
13 shall continue until rescinded or amended by resolution of the
14 City Council of the City of Vernon.
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SECTION 4: That effective November 1, 1997, this
16 resolution rescinds existing Resolution No. 5342.
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SECTION 5: The City Clerk of the City of Vernon shall
18 certify to the passage of this resolution, and thereupon and
19 thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
20 APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 7th day of October, 1997.
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ATTEST:
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BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk of the City of
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Vernon, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution, being
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Resolution No. 7032, was duly adopted by the City Council of the
City of Vernon at a regular meeting of the City Council duly held
on Tuesday, October 7, 1997, and thereafter was duly signed by the
Mayor of the City of Vernon.
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B V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk
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CITY OF VERNON
ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT BILLING FACTOR
COMPUTATION METHODOLOGY
Attached as Exhibit "N' is a description of the formula which is used to calculate the Energy
Cost Adjustment Billing Factor ("ECABF").
Attached as Exhibit "B" is the "Computation Sheet" which is used to compute the ECABF
by reducing the formula to a set of specific computations.
Attached as Exhibit "c" is a textual explanation describing the entries to be made on the
computation sheet and provides direction for the use of the "Computation Sheet."
EXHmIT A
ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT BILLING FACTOR
EQUA nON
The Energy Cost Adjustment Billing Factor (ECABF) is to be calculated pursuant to the following
equation:
ECe + C + CP
ECABF = -________________ - B
Se
Where,
ECABF = Energy Cost Adjustment Billing Factor per Kilowatt-hour to be
Sold
ECe = Estimated Fuel and Energy Cost (including tranSmISSIon and
dispatching charges for interruptible purchases) for the Current
Period
C = Correction for Previous Period's Over or Under-Recovery
CP = Estimated Correction for the Present Month (Middle Month) Over
or Under-Recovery
Se = Estimated Kilowatt-hour to be Sold in Current Period
B = Energy Cost per Kilowatt-hour included in Base Rates = 2.385
cents/kWh
City of Veroon
Energy Cost Adjustment Billing Factor
Computation Sheet
For Three Month Period (NEW THREE MONTH PERIOD)
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Estimated Ener2}' Costs
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Purchased Power from SCE
a. Energy Charge
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Energy Cost Adjustment
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Total
GenlReplacement Costs
Cost of Interruptible Purchases
Cost of Energy Associated with the Purchase of Firm Power
Total Energy costs (1 +2+3+4)
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Correction Factor
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Actual Energy Expenses for the Previous
Three Month Period
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
Balance of the Unrecovered (Over-Recovered) Energy
Expenses at the Start of the Previous Three Month Period
$0.00
Less: Revenue Billed - Base Rate and ECA from the
Previous Three Month Period
$0.00
Unrecovered (Over-Recovered) Energy Expenses at the
Termination of the Previous Three Month Period (6+7+8)
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Unrecovered (Over-Recovered) Energy Cost Estimate for
the Month of (Current Month)
Total Cost to be Recovered (5+9+ 10)
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Calculation of Factor
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Estimated kWh Sales 96.74% of Purchases
Adjustment for Billing Losses
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Total kWh Sales
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Total Energy Cost per kWh (11/14)
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Less: Amount in Base Rates
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Energy Cost Adjustment Billing Factor (15-16)
EXHIBIT B
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.02385
$0.00
:LiillU - Balance of the Unrecovered (Over-Recovered) Energy Expenses at the Start of the Previous
Three Month Period: The balance at the start of the prior ECABF period of the account maintained
to track over- or under-recovered energy expenses.
Line 8 - Revenue billed, Base Rate and ECA from the Previous Three Month Period: Actual revenue
collected from customers in the prior period.
Line 9 - (C) Unrecovered (Over-Recovered) Energy Expenses at the Termination of the Previous
Three Month Period (6+7-8): The balance at the end of the prior ECABF period of the account
described in item 7. This value represents the sum of the over- or under-recovered energy revenues
for the prior period and the balance of the account described in item 7 at the beginning of the last
period.
Line 10 - (CP) Unrecovered (Over-Recovered) Energy Cost Estimate for the Month of (Current
Month): Estimated under or over-recovered cost estimate for the month in which the ECA is being
calculated.
Line 11 - (ECe+C+CP) Total Cost to be Recovered (5+9+ 10): The sum of the estimated costs and
under- or over-recovered expenses and costs to be recovered in the next ECA period.
Calculation of ECABF Factor
Line 12 - Estimated KWh Sales (96.74% of Purchases): Estimated energy sales for the next period
minus a 3.26% to account for system losses.
Line 13 - Adjustment for Billing Losses: Estimated adjustment to account for energy not billed
during the period.
Line 14 - (Se) Total Energy Sales: Adjusted estimated sales to account for billing losses defined in
item 13.
Line 15 - Total Energy Cost per KWh (11/14): The results of the division between the total costs
to be recovered (item 11) by the total expected KWh sales. This values represents the amount by
which the Base Rate in Item 16 will be adjusted to determine the new period's ECABF.
Line 16 - (B) Amount in Base Rates: The energy rate determined in the Rate Analysis performed
in 1984 that would provide a revenue neutrality then. It is proposed that the current value of
$0.04385 be changed to reflect the lower current energy costs so that the retail energy rates reflect
more accurately the cost of energy. The adjustment proposed is of $0.0200 which results in an
effective $0.02385 for the Base Rate.
Line 17 - {((ECe+C+CP)/Se) -B)} Energy Cost Adjustment Billing Factor (15-16): The difference
between the estimated total cost of energy for the new period (item 15) and the calculated Base Rate
as defined in item 6.
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INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM
DATE:
October 29, 1997
SUBJECT:
Ken DeDario, Director, Light & Power Department
Carol Dacey, Customer Service Manager
Jorge Somoano, Asst. Dir. of Resource Management
Gloria J. Orosco, Chief Deputy City Clerk~
RESOLUTION NO. 7032 - A Resolution of the City
Council of the City of Vernon Amending Resolution
No. 5342 to Change the Energy Cost Adjustment
Billing Factor Computation Method Which Establishes
An Energy Cost Adjustment Rate Changed for
Electrical Energy Distributed and Supplied to Its
Electrical Consumers
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Transmitted herewith is Resolution No. 7032 which was approved by
the City Council on October 21, 1997.
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October 2, 1997
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TO: Bruce V. Malkenhorst, City Administrator
FROM:
Kenneth J. DeDario, Director of light & Power
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SUBJECT:
Electric Rates
The City of Vernon has prided itself over the years in being one of the lowest
cost provider of electrical energy in the State of California. In fact,
Vernon has the lowest average rate in the State. The light & Power Department
conducted an electric rate study to ensure that all the rate schedules are
competitive and to more properly reflect the City's costs in providing
electric utility services to the different customer classifications.
Several changes are recommended based on analysis of the customer charge,
voltage discount, power factor and cost comparisons with other utilities. The
recommended changes are as follows:
· Schedule TOU-V - Net revenue reduction of approximately $1,066,000.
Modifications were made to the power factor adjustment, the voltage
discount, customer charge and the winter season demand charge.
· Schedule TOU-6 - Net revenue reduction of approximately $277,000.
Modifications were made to the power factor adjustment, voltage discount
and customer charge.
· Schedule 6S-1
- Net revenue reduction of approximately $707,000.
Modifications were made to the customer charge and energy charge.
· Schedule PA-TOU - Net revenue reduction of approximately $55,000.
Created a new time-of-use rate for existing PA-l and PA-2 customers.
· All Rate Schedules - No net revenue reduction.
Reduce the base energy rate.
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The above recommended changes result in a decrease of approximately $2,105,000
in net revenue for the Light & Power Department. These rate changes will
slightly increase costs to those 65-1 customers with monthly bills of $35 or
less because of the recommended adoption of a minor customer charge of $7.25
per meter to recover the cost associated with meter reading and billing.
Based on the above changes, I recommend that the attached rate schedules be
adopted effective November 1, 1997.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact me. Thank you for your
consideration.
KJD/ah
Attachments
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CITY OF VERNON
LIGHT AND POWER DEPARTMENT
Schedule No. PA-TOU
POWER-AGRICULTURAL AND PUMPING
TIME-OF-USE
APPLICABILITY
Applicable to power service for general agricultural purposes for general water or sewerage
pumping. Service under this schedule is elective for customers with a monthly maximum
demand that exceeds 100 kW for three months during the preceding twelve months but are
less than 500 kW for any nine months during the preceding twelve months. Service under
this schedule is subject to meter availability.
TERRITORY
Within the city limits of the City of Vernon.
RATES
Per Meter Per Month
Customer Charge
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$159.50
Demand Charge (to be added to Customer Charge):
All kW of on-peak maximum billing demand. per kW
Plus all kW of mid-peak maxirnum billing demand. per kW .
Plus all kW of off-peak billing demand. per kW ........
$ 10.635
$ 1.650
No Charge*
Energy Charge (to be added to Demand Charge):
All on-peak kWh. per kWh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Plus all mid-peak kWh. per kWh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Plus all off-peak kWh. per kWh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.334C
3.009c
2.507C
*(Subject to Minimum Demand Charge. See Special Condition No. 11.)
Auth9rized by ~h <;iQ' o( \lernon
Ordinance No. 940
Resolution No. 7034
Resolution No.
Effective 12/06/83
Effective 11/01/~7
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Schedule PA-TOU (cont.)
SPECIAL CONDITIONS
1. Time Period:
Time Periods are defined as follows:
On-Peak: 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Summer Weekdays except holidays
5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Winter weekdays except holidays
Mid-Peak 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and
7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Summer weekdays except holidays
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Winter weekdays except holidays
Off-Peak: All other hours:
Off-Peak Holidays are: New Year's Day (January 1), Washington's
Birthday (third Monday in February), Memorial Day (last Monday in
May), Independence Day (July 4), Labor Day (first Monday in
September), Veteran's Day (November 11), Thanksgiving Day
(fourth Thursday in November), and Christmas Day (December 25).
When any holiday listed above falls on Sunday, the following Monday will be
recognized as an off-peak period. No change in off-peak will be made for holidays
falling on Saturday.
The summer season time periods shall commence at 12:01 a.m. May 1 and continue
through October 31 of each year and the winter season time periods shall commence
at 12:01 a.m. November 1 and continue through April 30 of the following year.
2. Voltage: Service will be supplied at one standard voltage.
3. Billing DelTIand: The billing demand shall be the kilowatts of maximum demand but
not less than 25 % of the highest maximum demand established in the preceding
eleven months, however, in no case shall the billing demand be less than 50 kW.
Billing demand shall be determined to the nearest kW.
Aqthorized by the CiQ' Qf VernolJ
Ordinance No. 940
Resolution No. 7034
Resolution No.
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Effective 11/01/97
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Schedule PA-TOU (cont.)
4. Maximum Demand: The maximum demand in any month shall be the measured
maximum average kilowatt input, indicated or recorded by instruments to be supplied
by the Utility, during any 15-minute metered interval in the month. Where demand is
intermittent or subject to violent fluctuations, a 5-minute interval may be used.
5. Power Factor Aqjustment: When the billing demand has exceeded 200 kW for three
consecutive months, a kilovar-hour meter will be installed as soon as practical, and,
thereafter, until the billing demand has been less than 150 kW for twelve consecutive
months, the charges will be adjusted each month for power factor, as follows:
The charges will be increased by 20 cents per kilovar of maximum reactive demand
imposed on the Utility in excess of 33 percent of the maximum number of kilowatts.
The kilovars of reactive demand shall be calculated by multiplying the kilowatts of
measured maximum demand by the ratio of the kilovar-hours to the kilowatt-hours.
Demand in kilowatts and kilovars shall be determined to the nearest unit. A ratchet
device will be installed on the kilovar-hour meter to prevent its reverse operation on
leading power factors.
6. Tempora.ty Discontinuance of Service: Where the use of energy seasonable for
intermittent, no adjustments will be made for a temporary discontinuance of service.
Any customer, prior to resuming service within twelve months after such service was
discontinued will be required to pay all charges which would have been billed if
service had not been discontinued.
7. Energy Cost Aclju~tment: The rates above are subject to adjustment as provided for in
Resolution No. 7032.
8. In-Lieu of Tax and Franchise Payments: The base rates and charges have been
increased by 3 percent to reflect payments in-lieu of tax and franchise payments.
9. Excess Transformer Cap:;.J.ci1;y: The transformer capacity in excess of a customer's
contract demand which is either required by the Utility because of the nature of the
customer's load or requested by the customer. Excess transformer capacity shall be
billed at $1.03 per kVA per month.
Authorized by ~e CiQ'ofVernon
Ordinance No. 940
Resolution No. 70~4
Resolution No.
Effective 12/06/83
Effective 11/01/91
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Schedule PA-TOU (cont.)
10. ContraGt Demand: A contract demand will be established by th.e Utility, based on
applicant's demand requirements for any customer of record on this schedule who
requests an increase or decrease in transformer capacity in accordance with the Light
and Power Department Rules for Electric Service. A contract demand arrangement is
available upon request for all customers of record on this schedule. Contract demand
is based upon the nominal kilovolt-ampere rating of the Utility's serving transformer(s)
or the standard transformer size determined by the Utility as required to serve the
customer's stated measurable kilowatt demand, whichever is less and is expressed in
kilowatts.
11. Minimum Dem3.I).d Charge: Where a contract demand is established, the monthly
minimum demand charge shall be $1.03 per kilowatt of contract demand.
Author~zed by t1J,e CiQ' qf VefIJon
Ordinance No. 940
Resolution No. 7034
Resolution No.
Effective 12/06/83
Effective 11 /0 1/97
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