All electrical consumption by the Water Department of the city shall be metered by the city, shall be paid for from water utility funds at the city’s rate of cost as determined by the total Electrical Department expenses divided by the total kilowatts produced in the immediately preceding fiscal year and shall be shown on the city accounts as an expense of water production and distribution.
(Prior Code § 17-202; Ord. 692)
The rate for electric current supplied by the city shall be at the rate of $0.1355 per kilowatt hour with all customers paying an additional demand charge of $7 per month per residential meter and $12 per month per business meter.
(Prior Code § 17-203; Ord. 692; Ord. 767; Ord. 799; Ord. 803; Ord. 811; Ord. 851; Ord. 883)
One-half cent per KWH for all electric current sold by the city shall be dedicated to an Electrical System Reserve Fund from which electrical system improvements shall be paid.
(Prior Code § 17-204; Ord. 767; Ord. 811; Ord. 851; Ord. 861)
If the governing body finds that service should be terminated, it shall order termination of service no less than five days after the hearing date. For good cause shown, the governing body may extend the date of termination for a period of up to ten days.
(Prior Code § 17-207; Ord. 825)
A fee established by the governing body shall be charged for reconnections after service has been discontinued. As of 9-1-2009, reconnections shall not be made until all sums past due for services have been paid. For existing delinquent accounts, the City Manager may establish written payment agreements for delinquent accounts to be made current not later than 7-1-2010. Any customer who does not establish a payment agreement by 9-1-2009 shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter. All payment agreements in place at the time of the adoption of this chapter shall be suspended and the utility customer shall be required to negotiate new payment agreements with the city.
(Prior Code § 17-208; Ord. 825)
(a) The applicant for a new electrical service installation shall pay to the city for a standard electrical service drop, the following listed tap fees:
(1) Temporary electrical tap fee: $20.00;
(2) Single phase up to 200-ampere requirement: $200.00;
(3) Three phase up to 200-ampere requirement: tap fee shall be negotiated with city, based upon actual cost of operation; and
(4) Three phase over 200-ampere requirement: tap fee shall be negotiated with city, based upon actual cost of operation.
(b) The above fees shall include cost of labor and materials for installing service at the service connection point. The city shall supply the meter and meter socket and the property owner shall be responsible for installation of meter and underground wiring from the service connection point to the owner’s place of business or home through the property owner’s contractor, at their expense. The service materials installed up to the service connection point shall be owned by the city from the source to the service connection point and shall be maintained by the city at all times. The meter and meter box shall be provided upon presentation of the electrical contractor’s permit to install electric service at the specific job site. The city shall not install underground electric wiring for service on private property, but will install new overhead where existing wire is replaced.
(Prior Code § 17-209; Ord. 825; Ord. 860; Ord. 867; Ord. 922; Ord. 942)
For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning. The words “shall” and “will” are mandatory.
(a) ASHRAE. The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc., of New York, New York.
(b) BTUS. British Thermal Units.
(c) City. The City of Oberlin, Kansas.
(d) City Utility. The electric system operated by the city.
(e) EER. Energy efficiency ratio, the ratio of net cooling capacity in BTUs/hr to total electric input in watts.
(f) Heated Space. The space within a building which is provided with a positive heat supply having a connected output capacity in excess of ten BTUs/hr per square foot.
(g) New Commercial Building. Any building used to provide, at wholesale or retail, storage, services, supplies, goods or products to the public, other than a building used for the purpose of manufacturing raw material into a finished product, but shall not be construed to apply to any such building whose foundation has been completed by 7-20-1978.
(h) New Residential Dwelling. All new hotels, motels, apartment houses, lodging houses, private homes and other residential dwellings, construction of which commences on or after the effective date of this chapter, but shall not be construed to apply to mobile homes, or any such new residential dwelling where the foundation has been completed by 7-20-1978. This definition shall apply to buildings of mixed occupancy.
(i) Owner. A person, as defined herein, holding legal title to the residential dwelling or commercial building.
(j) Person. Any individual, individuals, corporation, partnership, unincorporated association or other business organization, committee, board, trustee, receiver or agent.
(Prior Code § 17-210)
The city’s renewable parallel generation policy and all installation and interconnection standards are hereby adopted by reference and incorporated herein as if set out in full.
(Ord. 913)