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ORDINANCE NO. 2012-__ 5
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY AND BOROUGH OF SITKA AMENDING 7
SITKA GENERAL CODE SECTION 15.01.020 ENTITLED “ELECTRICAL 8
RATES” BY INCREASING RATES FOR ALL CUSTOMER CLASSES TO FUND 9
VOTER APPROVED IMPROVEMENTMENTS FOR THE BLUE LAKE 10
HYDROELECTRIC EXPANSION PROJECT AND IMPLEMENTING A 11
STRUCTURE FOR RESIDENTIAL CLASS CUSTOMERS TO PROMOTE 12
ENERGY CONSERVATION, AND ALSO AMENDING SITKA GENERAL CODE 13
SECTION 15.01.030 ENTITLED “BILLING – CREDIT – DEPOSIT – FEES” TO 14
INCREASE EMERGENCY ELECTRIC SERVICE CHARGES 15
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1. CLASSIFICATION. This ordinance is of a permanent nature and is intended to 18
become a part of the Sitka General Code (“SGC”). 19
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2. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this ordinance or any application to any 21
person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of this ordinance and application to any 22
person or circumstance shall not be affected. 23
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3. PURPOSE. This ordinance will increase the electrical rates for all consumer 25
classes at SGC 15.01.020 based on the cost of service and provide sufficient revenues to meet all 26
fiscal requirements to complete approved electrical utility capital projects, including the Blue 27
Lake Hydroelectric Expansion Project. The ability to acquire reasonable cost financing for these 28
projects requires electric rate increases to meet revenue bond covenants and financial margins. 29
Further, the continued high cost of heating oil has resulted in residential customers significantly 30
increasing electrical consumption. This unprecedented load growth has contributed to the full 31
utilization of limited hydroelectric generation and the requirement to operate expensive diesel 32
generation to meet system demand. The new rate structure is added to SGC 15.01.020 and is 33
designed to encourage energy conservation by charging more for increased consumption. 34
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This ordinance also increases the emergency electric service charges found at SGC 36
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4. ENACTMENT. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED by the Assembly of 40
the City and Borough of Sitka that SGC 15.01.020 is amended as follows (new language 41
underlined; deleted language stricken): 42
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Ordinance No. 2012-_______
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Chapter 15.01 1
ELECTRIC UTILITY POLICIES 2
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15.01.020 Electrical rates. 5
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B. Residential Services. 7
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2. Energy Charges. 9
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C. General Service – (Commercial, Industrial and Government.) 23
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2. Energy Charges. 26
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First 500 kWh $0.0755 $0.1417 per kWh
501 kWh to 10,000 kWh $0.0900 $0.0903 per kWh
10,001 kWh to 100,000 kWh $0.0900 $0.0850 per kWh
Over 100,0010 kWh $0.0900 $0.0750 per kWh
Customer Charge is $39.00 - Minimum Bill charge is $50.00 $21.25per month
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3. Demand Charges. 29
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First 25 kW No Charge
Over 25 kW $4.50
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$3.90 per kW
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First 1,000 kWh $0.0800 per kWh
1,001 to 2,000 kWh $0.0850 per kWh
2,001 to 3,000 kWh $0.1200 per kWh
Over 3,001 kWh $0.1600 per kWh
Customer Charge is $15 per Month – Minimum Bill Charge is $35.00 per month
First 200 kWh $0.1417 per kWh
201 kWh to 1,000 kWh $0.0801 per kWh
Over 1,000 kWh $0.0918 per kWh
Minimum Charge is $21.25 per month.
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D. Boat Service. 1
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2. Energy Charges. 3
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First 150 kWh $0.1090 $0.1417 per kWh
All additional kWh $0.1090 $0.0953 per kWh
Customer Charge is $6.75 - Minimum Bill Charge is $21.25 per month
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E. Street and Security Light Service. 6
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2. Rate per Month. This fee is in addition to the actual installation charges required for 8
installing the desired fixture. 9
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Monthly unmetered street or security light energy rate is calculated as follows: 11
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F. Interruptible Service – Large Customer. 30
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3. Rate per Month. Basic customer charge for each month or portion of a month: one 32
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Energy Charge. The energy charge for all kilowatt-hours shall be 0.0317 times the city 35
and borough’s price per gallon for number 2 heating oil, assuming an overall oil heating 36
system efficiency of seventy percent and the use of the price paid by the city and borough of 37
Sitka for number 2 heating oil for all of the city and borough-owned buildings. The rate will 38
vary monthly with the price paid by the city and borough of Sitka for number 2 heating oil 39
for all city-owned buildings. The maximum energy charge for all kilowatt hours under this 40
rate shall be nine
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eight cents per kilowatt hour. 41
(0.482 kWh per lamp watt) times (the wattage of the lamp) =
kWh per month.
Example: 0.482 kWh x 100 Watt lamp = 48 kWh per month.
Monthly energy rate is: kWh per month times $0.1552 $0.1417
per kWh
kWh per month x $0.1552 $0.1417/kWh = $7.45$6.80 per
month energy rate
Typical lamp energy rates:
70 Watt $5.23 per month
100 Watt $7.45$6.80 per month
150 Watt $11.17$10.20 per month
175 Watt $13.04$11.91 per month
250 Watt $18.63$17.01 per month
400 Watt $29.95$27.35 per month
1,000 Watt $74.81$68.32 per month
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15.01.030 Billing – Credit – Deposits - Fees. 1
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E. Service Charges. 3
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3. There will be a separate two-hundred ten dollar service charge for the following types 5
of emergency electrical service: 6
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a. Reconnecting electrical service disconnected due to nonpayment outside the hours 8
of eight a.m. to four p.m., Monday through Friday including holidays
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b. An electrical service trouble call outside the hours of eight a.m. to four p.m., 11
Monday through Friday, if determined to be the fault or the responsibility of the 12
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5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall become effective on September 1, 16
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the Assembly of the City and Borough of 20
Sitka, Alaska this ____ day of _______________, 2012. 21
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Cheryl Westover, Mayor 26
ATTEST: 27
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Colleen Ingman, MMC 31
Municipal Clerk 32