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ORDINANCE NO. 38
(Series of 1978)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 30,
SERIES OF 1976, AND ESTABLISHING NEW
ELECTRICAL RATES FOR CUSTOMERS SUPPLIED
BY CITY-OWNED UTILITY
WHEREAS, Section 23-18 of the Aspen Municipal Code
provides that all electric rates shall be set forth
in the most recent rate schedule to be set by City Council,
and
WHEREAS, the City Council is of the opinion that the
rates imposed by the City of Aspen for its electric utility
service should be adjusted to reflect additional costs of
supply and administration, and to conserve the energy
resources;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO:
Section 1
?he electrical rates for City utility customers
established in Section 1 of Ordinance No. 30, Series of
1976, is amended in part such that on and after the December 1,
1978, billing, there shall be imposed on all electricity
customers of the City of Aspen for retail sales of electricity
a usage charge for electricity acutally used in excess of
100 kilowatt hours during a meter reading cycle (monthly)
which usage charge shall be determined as the sum of the
following factors times the consumer's kilowatt-hours used
during the billing period:
(a) Base Charge - The amount of which shall be
determined by dividing the annual base charge billed
to the city by Public Service Company by the total
number of kilowatt hours used in the entire city during
the preceding year. The proposed base charge is
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$445/month or $5,340/year divided by
hours purchased during the period August, 1977-July,
which is a charge of $.00016 per kilowatt-hour
(b) Demand Charge - The amount of which shall be
determined by multiplying the current demand charge
rate billed to the City by Public Service Company on a
kilowatt basis times .0020073.
period from August, 1977-July,
divided by 33,076,800 kilowatt
33,076,800 kilowatt-
1978,
(The ratio of a 12-month
1978, of 66,395 kilowatts
hours. ?his formula
historically reflects the averaging of peak demand to
energy usage.) The proposed demand rate is $4.95 per
kilowatt multiplied by .0020073, which is a charge of
$.00994 per kilowatt-hour.
(c) Fuel Adjustment Charge - The amount of which shall
be determined monthly to be equal to the City's cost
of fuel adjustment as billed to it by Public Service
Company.
(d) Energy Charge - The amount of which shall be
determined monthly to be equal to the City's energy
charge per kilowatt hour as billed to it by Public
Service Company. The present energy rate is $.01020
per kilowatt-hour.
(e) Operations Charge - The amount of which shall be
charged as follows:
(1)
(2)
(3)
Commercial (per kilowatt-hour) .............. $.01890
Residential (per kilowatt-hour) ............. $.0164~
Ail electric (per kilowatt-hour)
until the July l, 1979, billing ........... $.01140
on the July 1, 1979, billing until
the July 1, 1980, billing .............. $.01390
on the July 1, 1980, billing and
thereafter ............................. $.01640
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The proposed consumer rates for present purchased power
rates is summarized as follows,
adjustment charge which is not
(1) Commercial
(2) Residential
excluding the exact fuel cost
known until that month's billing:
(3) All electric present to 7/1/79
7/1/79 to 7/1/80
7/1/80 and
thereafter
Section 2
If any provision of
$.0392/kilowatt-hour
in excess of 100 kwh
$.~367/kilowatt-hour
in excess of 100 kwh
$.0317/kilowatt-hour
in excess of 100 kwh
$.0342/kilowatt-hour
in excess of 100 kwh
$.0367/kilowatt-hour
in excess of 100 kwh
this ordinance or the application
thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such
invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications
of the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid
provision or application, and to this end the provisions of
this ordinance are declared to be severable.
Section 3
A public hearing on the ordinance shall be held on
~/~y~ ~ , 1978, at 5:00 P.M. in the
City Council Chambers, Aspen City Hall, Aspen, Colorado.
INTRODUCED, READ AND ORDERED published as provided by
law by the City Council of the City of Aspen, Colorado,
at its regular meeting held at the City of Aspen on the /~-~
day of ~~/~-~/ , 1978.
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FINALLY adopted,
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passed and approved on the~/~day of
1978.
Stacy Sta~dley III
Mayor . ~
Kathryn ~/'Koch
City Clerk
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CERTIFICATE
Ordinance No. ~ _,
provided by law.
IN WITNESS ~IEREOF,
I, Kathryn S. Koch, City Clerk of Aspen, Colorado,
do hereby certify that the above and foregoing ordinance was
introduced, read in full, and passed on ~~
reading at a regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of Aspen on ~~/3 , 197~, and published
in the Aspen Times a weekly newspaper of general circul-
ation, published in the City of Aspen, Colorado, in its
issue of ~ /~., 197~, and was finally adopted
and.approved at a regular meeting of the City Council on
~~jJ~ 197 ~, and ordered published as
Series of 197~', of said City, as
I have hereunto
the seal of said City of Aspen, Colorado,
day of /~~~/ , 197_~.
set my hand and
ch, City Clerk
Deputy City Clerk