OR 99-861 Approves Rate Schedules for TU Electric
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 99861
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS,
APPROVING RATE SCHEDULES FOR TEXAS UTILITIES ELECTRIC
COMPANY, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE THEREFOR,
PROVIDING CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH SUCH RATE SCHEDULES
MAY BE CHANGED, MODIFIED, AMENDED OR WITHDRAWN; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COPPELL,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That on January 15, 1999, Texas Utilities Electric Company (hereinaf~er
referred to as "TU Electric") filed with the City Council of the City of Coppelt, Texas, a Statement of
Intent and Application to implement within the corporate limits of the City proposed new rate
schedules that provide additional rate options for its customers, which options are entirely volunta~ on
the part of the customer, namely its proposed Rate GTU-M-General Service Time-of-Use-
Municipality, proposed Rate RTUl-M-Residential Time-of-Use Service-Municipality, and proposed
Rate GTUC-M-General Service Time-of-Use Voluntary Curtailable-Municipality (said three proposed
new rate schedules hereinal~er collectively referred to as the "Time-of-Use Rate Schedules").
SECTION 2. That the Time-of-Use Rate Schedules are hereby approved, and TU Electric is
authorized to render service and to collect charges as specified in the Time-of-Use Rate Schedules
from its customers electing to receive electrical service under said Time-of-Use Rate Schedules within
the corporate limits of this City until such time as said rate schedules may be changed, modified,
amended or withdrawn with the approval of the City Council of the City of Coppell.
SECTION 3. That the Time-of-Use Rate Schedules herein approved shall be effective from
and after the final passage and approval of this Ordinance.
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SECTION 4. That the filing of said Time-of-Use Rate Schedules shall constitute notice to the
consumers of electricity within the City of the availability and application of such Time-of-Use Rate
Schedules.
SECTION 5. That TU Electric shall not seek any additional rate or surcharge mechanism
to recover any revenues lost on account of the application of these time-of-use rates, and there
shall be no imputed revenues on account of any reduction in TU Electric's revenues that may
result from the application of these time-of-use rates.
SECTION 6. That the rate reductions approved by the Public Utility Commission of Texas in
Docket No. 18490 shall be applied to the time-of-use rates approved herein, such that Rider RRD shall
be applicable to Rate RTUI -M, Rider GSRD shall be applied to all customers taking secondary service
under either Rate GTU-M designated as GTU-M-SEC or under Rate GTUC-M designated as GTUC-
M-SEC, and Rider RD shall be applied to all other customers on Rate GTU-M or Rate GTUC-M.
SECTION 7. In its next general base rate case in which the time-of-use rates herein approved
are at issue, TU Electric will either (a) include all customers taking service under Rate GTUC or
GTUC-M during the test year involved in such base rate case as a separate rate class in its cost
allocation study, or (b) include in its cost allocation study the load and revenue data applicable to each
GTUC or GTUC-M customer taking service under Rate GTUC or GTUC-M during the test year
involved in such base rate case with the load and revenue data of the rate class applicable to such
GTUC or GTUC-M customer immediately prior to such customer's taking service under Rate GTUC
or GTUC-M. In the event, however, that industry restructuring is mandated by legislative changes
prior to the time that TU Electric has another general base rate case and such legislation authorizes the
recovery by TU Electric of any stranded costs from its various customer classes in accordance with its
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last approved cost of service study, the customers then receiving service under the fwne-of-use rates
will be included in the customer classes reflected in TU Electric's most recent cost of service study as
follows:
(a) Customers on Rate RTUI-M shall be included in Rate Class RTU;
(b) Customer on Rate GTU-M shall be included in Rate Class HV, GP, or GS, depending
upon the voltage level of the service, such that customers on Rate GTU-M receiving
service at high voltages shall be included in Rate Class HV, customers receiving service
at primary distribution voltages shall be included in Rate Class GP, and customers
receiving service at secondary distribution voltages shall be included in Rate Class GS;
and
(c) Customers on Rate GTUC-M shall be included in Rate Class NI (Noticed
Interruptible) depending upon the voltage level of the service, such that customers on
Rate GTUC-M receiving service at high voltages shall be included in Rate class NI
(High Voltage), customers on Rate GTUC-M receiving service at primary distribution
voltages shall be included in Rate NI (Primary), and Customers on Rate GTUC-M
receiving service at secondary distribution voltages shall be included in Rate NI
(Secondary).
SECTION 8. Nothing in this Ordinance contained shall be construed now or herealter as
limiting or modifying in any manner the right and power of the City Council of the City of Coppell,
Texas under the law to regulate the rates, operations, and services of TU Electric.
SECTION 9. That this ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage and
the publication of the caption, as the law and charter in such cases provide.
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DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, this the ~7~ll day of
~ ~t ci a /J ,1999.
APPROVED:
CANDY SHEEH~N, MAYOR
ATTEST:
KATHLEEN ROACH, CITY SECRETLY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
PETER G. SMITH, CITY ATTORNEY
(PGS/ttl 2/11/99)
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