HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 2020-59 - Net Metering for Electric RatesORDINANCE NO. 2, 0 2 0
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 13.04, ARTICLE I OF
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN
RELATED TO ELECTRIC RATES, AMENDING SECTION 13.04.018
RELATED TO NET METERING SERVICE; AND REMOVING SECTION
13.04.083 RELATED TO DISTRIBUTED RENEWABLE ELECTRIC
GENERATION; REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND
RESOLUTIONS; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING
FOR PUBLICATION; AND SETTING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown periodically reviews and adjusts certain electric rates
and fees; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Georgetown finds that amending the current
net metering rate is in the best interest of the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Georgetown wishes to simplify the language
relating to Distributed Renewable Electric Generation; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Georgetown wishes to amend these rates
effective on all utility billings after October 1, 2020;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, THAT:
Section 1. The meeting at which this ordinance was approved was in all things conducted
in compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551.
Section 2. The facts and recitations contained in the preamble of this ordinance are hereby
found and declared to be true and correct and are incorporated by reference herein and expressly
made a part hereof, as if copied verbatim.
Section 3. Section 13.04.018, Net Metering Service, of the Code of Ordinances of the City
of Georgetown is hereby modified as follows.
Sec. 13.04.018. Net Energy Metering (NEM) Service
A. Availability
Available to Residential and Small General Service customers within the City of
Georgetown (COG) electric service area that own distributed energy resource (DER)
facilities.
The following requirements must be met for customers to be served under NEM:
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• Customer has executed an interconnection agreement with COG, and COG has
approved their completed Net Metering Service application.
• DER facility is customer owned and powered by a renewable resource, including
but not limited to solar, wind, and geothermal sources.
• For all DER facilities approved by the City after October 1, 2020, the DER
facility's installed capacity must be no greater than 10 kW -DC (kilo watts direct
current) and receives service at 600 volts or less.
• DER facility is located at the customer's premises or that is appropriately
connected to COG's electric distribution system, as solely determined by COG.
B. Metering
Customers served under NEM will have two electric meters installed by COG at the
customer's premises: a DER Meter, which measures the total amount of generated
electricity from the customer's DER facility, and a Bi-Directional Meter that measures
both the Volumetric Energy and Renewable Energy — Received, as defined herein.
These Bi-Directional Meter readings are used for generating the NEM customer's
monthly bill.
C. Meter Definitions
Bi-Directional Meter: An electric meter with separate registers that measures and
records, on an interval basis, the flow of electricity from COG to the NEM
customer (Volumetric Energy) as well as the flow of electricity from the
customer's DER facility to COG (Renewable Energy — Received), as applicable.
DER Meter: The DER meter measures the total amount of energy generated by the
customer's DER facility. The meter records "Renewable Energy — Generated".
D. Energy Definitions
Renewable Energy — Generated: The total energy produced by the customer's DER
facility for the billing period, as measured and recorded by the DER meter. No
charges or credits are associated with the Renewable Energy — Generated. This
information is provided to COG, and is identified on the customer's bill, for
informational purposes only.
Renewable Energy — Received: Any excess metered energy generated from the
customer's DER facility that is not used on -site at the customer's premises and
flows back to COG during a billing cycle. The Renewable Energy -- Received is
measured by the bi-directional meter and recorded on an interval basis. COG pays
NEM customers a credit per kilowatt hour of the Renewable Energy — Received.
Volumetric Energy: The amount of metered energy delivered by COG to the
customer's premises during a billing cycle. This value is measured by the Bi-
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Directional Meter and recorded on an interval basis. NEM customers pay COG
per kilowatt hour for Volumetric Energy.
E. Charges for Service Definitions
Base Rate: The Base Rate is the Customer Charge for the applicable customer class
in which the NEM customer exists. The Base Rate is a per customer charge on a
$/month basis.
Volumetric Energy Charge: The Volumetric Energy Charge is the Energy Charge
for the applicable customer class in which the NEM customer exists. The
Volumetric Energy Charge is applied to the Volumetric Energy on a $/kWh basis.
Renewable Energy - Received Credit: The Renewable Energy — Received Credit is
an energy rate ($/kWh) applied to the NEM customer's Renewable Energy —
Received. COG pays NEM customers a credit per kilowatt hour for Renewable
Energy — Received. The credit on the customer's bill is subject to the limitations
discussed in item I.
Power Cost Adjustment (PCA): The PCA charge under this rate schedule shall be
increased or decreased to reflect the application of a PCA per kWh of energy
delivered by COG (Volumetric Energy) during the billing cycle, as calculated in
accordance with § 13.04.075.
Transmission Delivery Cost Adjustment (TDCA): The TDCA charge under the
above rate schedule shall be increased or decreased to reflect the application of a
Transmission Delivery Cost Adjustment per kWh of energy delivered by COG
(Volumetric Energy), as calculated in accordance with § 13.04.080.
F. Monthly Rates for current NEM customers in good standing as of October 1, 2020.
This rate is available until September 30, 2022 to current NEM customers in good
standing as of October 1, 2020 at their current premises only. After September 30,
2022, the rates in Subsection G below shall apply.
Rates are subject to change and as described herein.
Residential Service:
1. Base Rate: $24.80 per month
2. Volumetric Energy Charge: $0.09580 per kWh
3. Renewable Energy —Received Credit of $0.09580 per kWh until September 30,
2022
4. PCA: (as determined in § 13.04.075)
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5. TDCA: (as determined in § 13.04.080)
Small General Service:
1. Base Rate as a COG electric customer: $50.00 per month
2. Volumetric Energy Charge: $0.0902 per kWh
3. Renewable Energy — Received Credit of $0.09580 per kWh until September 30,
2022
4. PCA: (as determined in § 13.04.075)
5. TDCA: (as determined in § 13.04.080)
G. Monthly Rates for NEM customers.
Rates are subject to change and as described herein.
Residential Service:
1. Base Rate: $24.80 per month
2. Volumetric Energy Charge: $0.09580 per kWh
3. Renewable Energy —the Received Credit shall be calculated on an annual basis
according to the following formula:
Weighted Avg. Market Price (kWh) + Avg. Transmission Capacity Cost (kWh)
Credit (kWh) 1 — Losses (%)
Where "Weighted Avg. Market Price" represents the previous year's weighted average settlement
point prices ($/kWh) coincident with solar producing hours at the Electric Reliability Council of
Texas (ERCOT) South Load zone, the "Avg. Transmission Capacity Cost" represents the previous
year's average transmission -cost -of -service (TCOS) charges ($/kWh) paid by the Utility for
transmission, and "Losses" represents the most recently calculated value for COG's distribution
system losses as a percent.
4. PCA: (as determined in § 13.04.075)
5. TDCA: (as determined in § 13.04.080)
Small General Service:
1. Base Rate as a COG electric customer: $50.00 per month
2. Volumetric Energy Charge: $0.0902 per kWh
3. Renewable Energy — the Received Credit shall be calculated on an annual basis
according to the following formula:
$ Weighted Avg. Market Price (kWh) + Avg. Transmission Capacity Cost (kWh)
Credit ) _
kWh 1 —Losses (%)
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Where "Weighted Avg. Market Price" represents the previous year's weighted average settlement
point prices ($/kWh) coincident with solar producing hours at the Electric Reliability Council of
Texas (ERCOT) South Load zone, the "Avg. Transmission Capacity Cost" represents the previous
year's average transmission -cost -of -service (TCOS) charges ($/kWh) paid by the Utility for
transmission , and "Losses" represents the most recently calculated value for COG's distribution
system losses as a percent.
4. PCA: (as determined in § 13.04.075)
5. TDCA: (as determined in § 13.04.080)
H. Renewable Energy — Received Credit — Annual Update
The Renewable Energy — Received Credit will be reviewed and may be adjusted on
an annual basis by COG according to the formula above.
I. Limit on Renewable Energy — Received Credit
For a billing cycle, and for the purposes of calculating the Renewable Energy —
Received Credit, the excess renewable energy (kWh) COG receives from NEM
customers cannot be greater than the Volumetric Energy (kWh) COG delivers to the
customer's premises. Renewable Energy - Received that is in excess of the
Volumetric Energy during the billing cycle is not eligible for compensation to the
NEM customer by COG. Such excess energy may not be banked by the NEM
customer nor rolled over to the following or future billing period(s). Further, such
excess energy cannot be utilized to offset other COG charges on the NEM customer
bill.
J. Sales Taxes
Sales taxes, where applicable, will be charged to the customer, as appropriate, in
addition to the above rates.
Section 4. Section 13.04.083, Distributed Renewable Electric Generation of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Georgetown, Texas is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced as follows:
Sec. 13.04.083. — Reserved
Section 5. If any provision of this ordinance or application thereof to any person or
circumstance shall be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions, or
application thereof, of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or
application, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared to be severable.
Section 6. That all ordinances that are in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance
be, and the same are hereby, repealed and all other ordinances of the City not in conflict with the
provisions of this ordinance shall remain in full force and effect.
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Section 7. The Mayor is hereby authorized to sign this ordinance and the City
Secretary to attest. This Ordinance shall become effective and be in full force and effect on
October 1, 2020 in accordance with the provisions of the Charter of the City of Georgetown.
PASSED AND APPROVED on First Reading on the day of
2020.
PASSED AND APPROVED on Second Reading on the Z2 tlay of
2020.
ATTEST:
Robyn Den ore, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN
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Dale Ross, Mayor