09/10/2024 Ordinances 9978 ORDINANCE NO. 9978 (Amended)
An ordinance to repeal and replace Grand Island City Code; Sections 15-53, 15-55, 15-
57, 15-60, 15-63, 15-64, 15-68, 15-70, 15-74, 15-76, 15-77, 15-78 and 15-79 pertaining to
electric utility rates; to repeal Sections 15-53, 15-55, 15-57, 15-60, 15-63, 15-64, 15-68, 15-70,
15-74, 15-76, 15-77, 15-78 and 15-79, as now existing, and any ordinance or parts of ordinances
in conflict herewith; and to provide for publication and the effective date of this ordinance being
October 1, 2024.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND
ISLAND,NEBRASKA:
SECTION 1. Section 15-53 of the Grand Island City Code is hereby amended to read as
follows:
§15-53. Power Factor
1 All Demand customers shall install power-factor correction equipment, if necessary, to
ensure a power factor of no less than 90%, lagging or leading. Failure to maintain a power factor
of 90% or greater (leading or lagging) will result in a penalty as stated herein. The Grand Island
Utilities Department will notify any customers who have a power factor of less than 90% for two
consecutive months. Power factor correction penalties will not be applied for the first 6 months
after notification of failure to comply with this provision. After the initial 6-month period
following notification, customer will be subject to penalties without further notice. For a
customer whose power factor at the time of their Peak Monthly Demand is less than 90%, the
Billing Demand will be multiplied by 90% and divided by the customer's power factor
(expressed in percent) determined at the time of the customer's Monthly Demand.
SECTION 2. Section 15-55 of the Grand Island City Code is hereby amended to read as
follows:
§15-55. 010 Residential Service
Applicable in urban and rural distribution areas. Available at single phase, through a
single meter, to residential consumers for domestic use in a single-family dwelling unit; but is
not available for commercial or non-domestic use.
Individual single-phase motors, not to exceed 10 HP each, may be connected; however,
the City Utilities Department must be notified in writing if a motor over 5 HP is installed.
ORDINANCE NO. 9978 (Amended) (Cont.)
111 This schedule has two sets of rates: one for the summer period of five months, beginning
with the June billing; and the second for the winter season of seven months, beginning with the
November billing.
Rate:
October 1,2024
Effective Date:
Winter
Summer (November-May)
(June-October)
Customer Charge, per month $11.00 $11.00
Energy Charge
First 300 kWh, per kWh $0.100 $0.100
All additional kWh, per kWh $0.079 $0.062
Plus the applicable Power Cost Adjustment charge and Electric City Dividend.
October 1, 2025
Effective Date:
Winter
Summer (November-May)
(June-October)
Customer Charge, per month $14.00 $14.00
Energy Charge
First 300 kWh, per kWh $0.099 $0.099
All additional kWh, per kWh $0.079 $0.061
Plus the applicable Power Cost Adjustment charge and Electric City Dividend.
Minimum Bill: The minimum monthly bill shall be the monthly Customer Charge and Electric
City Dividend.
SECTION 3. Section 15-57 of the Grand Island City Code is hereby amended to read as
follows:
§15-57. 030 Single-Phase Commercial Service
Applicable in urban and rural distribution areas. Available for commercial customers, for
lighting and small appliances. Available for single meter apartment units, and combined
residential-commercial use, where the Residential Service Rate is not applicable. Service shall
be through a single meter.
ORDINANCE NO. 9978 (Amended) (Cont.)
Individual single-phase motors, not to exceed 10 HP each, may be connected; however,
the Grand Island Utilities Department must be notified in writing if a motor over 5 HP is
installed.
Rate:
Effective Date: October 1, 2024
Customer Charge,per month $15.00
Energy Charge
First 1,000 kWh, per kWh $0.102
All additional kWh, per kWh $0.081
Plus the applicable Power Cost Adjustment charge.
Effective Date: October 1, 2025
Customer Charge, per month $19.00
Energy Charge
First 1,000 kWh, per kWh $0.102
All additional kWh, per kWh $0.081
Plus the applicable Power Cost Adjustment charge and Electric City Dividend.
Minimum Bill: The minimum monthly bill shall be the monthly Customer Charge and Electric
City Dividend.
SECTION 4. Section 15-60 of the Grand Island City Code is hereby amended to read as
follows:
§15-60. 050 Three-Phase Commercial Service
Applicable in the territory served by the City of Grand Island; and is available through a
single meter at three-phase for any electric service uses where three-phase service is available.
This schedule has two sets of rates: one for the summer period of five months, beginning
with the June billing; and the second for the winter season of seven months, beginning with the
November billing.
ORDINANCE NO. 9978 (Amended) (Cont.)
Rate:
October 1,2024
Effective Date:
Summer Winter
(June-October) (November-May)
Customer Charge,per month $26.00 $26.00
Energy Charge
First 1,000 kWh, per kWh $0.102
Next 4,000 kWh, per kWh $0.090
All additional kWh, per kWh $0.086
First 500 kWh, per kWh $0.102
Next 1,000 kWh, per kWh $0.090
All additional kWh, per kWh $0.083
Plus the applicable Power Cost Adjustment charge and Electric City Dividend.
October 1, 2025
Effective Date:
Summer Winter
(June-October) (November-May)
Customer Charge, per month $33.00 $33.00
Energy Charge
First 1,000 kWh, per kWh $0.105
Next 4,000 kWh, per kWh $0.090
All additional kWh, per kWh $0.087
First 500 kWh, per kWh $0.105
Next 1,000 kWh, per kWh $0.090
All additional kWh, per kWh $0.083
Plus the applicable Power Cost Adjustment charge and Electric City Dividend.
Minimum Bill: The minimum monthly bill shall be the larger of the following:
1. Customer Charge plus Electric City Dividend, or
2. Total connected HP x $0.75 plus Electric City Dividend
If questions arise as to the actual billing HP, the City Utilities Department may, at its
option, install demand meters. The kilowatt reading shall determine the HP on the
basis of 0.75 kilowatt= 1.0 HP.
ORDINANCE NO. 9978 (Amended) (Cont.)
It is the responsibility of the customer to inform the Grand Island Utilities Department of
changes that may affect minimum billings.
SECTION 5. Section 15-56 of the Grand Island City Code is hereby amended to read as
follows:
§15-63. 100 Three-Phase Power Service
Applicable in the territory served by the City of Grand Island, available through a single
meter at three-phase. Available for any commercial or industrial use of energy.
Rate:
October 1,2024
Effective Date:
Summer Winter
(June-October) (November-May)
Customer Charge, per month $380.00 $380.00
Demand Charge, per kW
First 5,000 kW $14.95 $10.70
All additional demand $11.90 $7.60
Energy Charge, per kWh
First 450 kWh per kW of demand $0.049 $0.047
All additional energy $0.040 $0.037
Plus the applicable Power Cost Adjustment charge (applied to energy consumption only),
Power Factor Correction Charge, and Electric City Dividend.
October 1,2025
Effective Date:
Summer Winter
(June-October) (November-May)
Customer Charge,per month $400.00 $400.00
Demand Charge, per kW
First 5,000 kW $15.40 $11.00
All additional demand $12.25 $7.80
Energy Charge, per kWh
First 450 kWh per kW of demand $0.051 $0.048
All additional energy $0.041 $0.038
Plus the applicable Power Cost Adjustment charge (applied to energy consumption only),
Power Factor Correction Charge, and Electric City Dividend.
ORDINANCE NO. 9978 (Amended) (Cont.)
Minimum Bill: The minimum monthly bill shall be no less than $800 plus the Electric City
Dividend.
SECTION 6. Section 15-64 of the Grand Island City Code is hereby amended to read as
follows:
§15-64. Billing Demand
The Monthly Demand shall be the highest integrated demand (in kW) during a 30-minute
time interval in the billing period. For purposes of this section, Summer Months shall be June
through October. Winter Months shall be November through May. The Billing Demand shall be
the greater of:
1. The Monthly Demand
2. 65% of the Monthly Demand in the five (5) most recent Summer Months
SECTION 7. Section 15-68 of the Grand Island City Code is hereby amended to read as
follows:
§15-68. 114 Area Floodlighting
Applicable in the territory served by the City of Grand Island; and is available for any
outdoor area floodlighting of consumer's property from dusk to dawn, where such service can be
rendered directly from existing secondary distribution lines of the City.
Luminaire will be selected by the Grand Island Utilities Department and provided from
the Utilities Department stock. Installation will be on an existing wood pole and connected to
existing secondary conductors on such pole. If installed lamp is not listed on the rate schedule,
the rate for the nearest sized lamp of the same type shall be charged.
Monthly Rate per Lamp:
October 1,2024
Effective Date:
Mercury Vapor:
175 watt lamp $8.46
400 watt lamp $14.42
1,000 watt lamp $28.39
High Pressure Sodium:
100 watt lamp $7.55
250 watt lamp $10.10
400 watt lamp $11.18
Metal Halide:
ORDINANCE NO. 9978 (Amended) (Cont.)
100 watt lamp $9.40
400 watt lamp $17.10
1,000 watt lamp $31.48
LED:
25 watt lamp $4.64
50 watt lamp $5.74
100 watt lamp $7.42
Halogen:
500 watt lamp $19.40
Plus the Electric City Dividend.
Power Cost Adjustment is not applicable to the Area Floodlighting rate.
October 1, 2025
Effective Date:
Mercury Vapor:
175 watt lamp $8.72
400 watt lamp $14.85
1,000 watt lamp $29.24
High Pressure Sodium:
100 watt lamp $7.78
250 watt lamp $10.40
400 watt lamp $11.51
Metal Halide:
100 watt lamp $9.68
400 watt lamp $17.61
1,000 watt lamp $32.42
LED:
25 watt lamp $4.77
50 watt lamp $5.91
100 watt lamp $7.65
Halogen:
500 watt lamp $19.98
Plus the Electric City Dividend.
Power Cost Adjustment is not applicable to the Area Floodlighting rate.
SECTION 8. Section 15-70 of the Grand Island City Code is hereby amended to read as
follows:
§15-70. Power Cost Adjustment
ORDINANCE NO. 9978 (Amended) (Cont.)
The rates set out are predicated upon a base power cost of 35.00 mills per kilowatt-hour.
When the City's cost of energy per kilowatt-hour shall temporarily be greater than 35.00 mills
per kilowatt-hour, there shall be added to the consumer's monthly charge for electricity used an
amount equal to the number of kilowatt-hours used during the month to which the consumer's
charge applies, multiplied by the amount by which the cost of energy for kilowatt-hour shall be
greater than 35.00 mills per kilowatt-hour.
Cost of energy per kilowatt-hour as determined for any month shall be applicable to all
charges rendered to consumers after the last day of the following month, without any City
Council action.
The cost of energy per kilowatt-hour applied to the consumer's monthly charge shall be
an average of the previous 12-months cost of energy per kilowatt-hour, provided that between
October 2024 and March 2025 the calculation will transition from 6-months average to 12-
months average as follows:
October 2024: Average of February 2024—August 2024 (7 months)
November 2024: Average of February 2024—September 2024 (8 months)
December 2024: Average of February 2024—October 2024 (9 months)
January 2025: Average of February 2024—November 2024 (10 months)
February 2025: Average of February 2024—December 2024 (11 months)
Thereafter: Previous 12 months
For purposes of this section, the following words shall have the following meanings:
Cost of Energy shall mean the power cost for the generating plants owned by the City,
consisting of the monthly natural gas cost and the cost of any fuel oil consumed; the cost of coal
and air quality reagents consumed, including freight and handling charges; plus costs of
payments by the City for power, energy, and transmission purchased from other power suppliers,
less receipts from energy sold to other electric utilities.
Cost of Energy per Kilowatt-Hour shall mean "Cost of Energy" as above defined, divided
by 95% of the total kilowatt-hours; consisting of the kilowatt-hour output of the City's electric
generating plants,plus the kilowatt-hours purchased from other power suppliers, less the kilowatt
hours of energy sold to other electric utilities.
SECTION 9. Section 15-74 of the Grand Island City Code is hereby amended to read as
follows:
§15-74. 116 Interdepartmental; Streetlights
Applicable for various size lights used for public street lighting and public parks lighting,
whether City or privately-owned. If installed lamp is not listed on the rate schedule, the rate for
the nearest sized lamp of the same type shall be charged.
ORDINANCE NO. 9978 (Amended) (Cont.)
Monthly Rate per Lamp:
Effective Date: October 1, 2024
Mercury Vapor:
175 watt lamp $5.04
400 watt lamp $9.45
1,000 watt lamp $18.68
High Pressure Sodium:
100 watt lamp $3.78
250 watt lamp $6.23
400 watt lamp $7.39
Metal Halide:
100 watt lamp $4.53
400 watt lamp $12.13
1,000 watt lamp $21.78
LED:
50 watt lamp $3.52
100 watt lamp $4.82
Plus the Electric City Dividend.
Power Cost Adjustment is not applicable to the Interdepartmental Streetlights rate.
October 1,2025
Effective Date:
Mercury Vapor:
175 watt lamp $5.19
400 watt lamp $9.74
1,000 watt lamp $19.24
High Pressure Sodium:
100 watt lamp $3.89
250 watt lamp $6.42
400 watt lamp $7.61
Metal Halide:
100 watt lamp $4.66
400 watt lamp $12.50
1,000 watt lamp $22.44
LED:
50 watt lamp $3.63
100 watt lamp $4.96
Plus the Electric City Dividend.
ORDINANCE NO. 9978 (Amended) (Cont.)
Power Cost Adjustment is not applicable to the Interdepartmental Streetlights rate.
SECTION 10. Section 15-76 of the Grand Island City Code is hereby amended to read as
follows:
§15-76. Co-Generation Standby
Applicable in the territory served by the City of Grand Island at locations acceptable to
the City who meet all of the following conditions:
1. Take three-phase service from the City's system at a nominal standard voltage of
13,800 volts or greater.
2. Operates any PURPA-eligible electric generating equipment in parallel with the
City's electric system with availability to produce energy at an average of 65% of
nameplate capacity during the hours of 12:00 PM and 7:00 PM, June 15 through
September 15.
3. Requires 1,000 kW or more of standby capacity from the City.
4. Desire use of the City's electric service for temporary backup or maintenance power
and energy.
5. The City determines that it has sufficient capacity available in production and
transmission facilities at the location where service is requested.
Not applicable to resale service. Service under this rate is only provided via an
agreement for standby service.
Rate:
Effective Date: October 1, 2024
Customer Charge, per month $1,000.00
Distribution Standby Rate $5.79/kW-month of Standby Capacity
Monthly Usage Demand
Summer
Up to Standby Capacity $9.16/kW-month
In Excess of Standby Capacity $14.95/kW-month
Winter
Up to Standby Capacity $4.91/kW-month
In Excess of Standby Capacity $10.70/kW-month
Firm Energy Usage (per kWh)
Summer
ORDINANCE NO. 9978 (Amended) (Cont.)
First 450 kWh per kW of Monthly $0.049
Usage Demand
Excess $0.040
Winter
First 450 kWh per kW of Monthly $0.047
Usage Demand
Excess $0.037
Plus the applicable Power Cost Adjustment charge, Power Factor Correction Charge, and
Electric City Dividend.
Effective Date: October 1, 2025
Customer Charge, per month $1,000.00
Distribution Standby Rate $5.79/kW-month of Standby Capacity
Monthly Usage Demand
Summer
Up to Standby Capacity $9.61/kW-month
In Excess of Standby Capacity $15.40/kW-month
Winter
Up to Standby Capacity $5.21/kW-month
In Excess of Standby Capacity $11.00/kW-month
Firm Energy Usage (per kWh)
Summer
First 450 kWh per kW of Monthly $0.051
Usage Demand
Excess $0.041
Winter
First 450 kWh per kW of Monthly $0.048
Usage Demand
Excess $0.038
Plus the applicable Power Cost Adjustment charge, Power Factor Correction Charge, and
Electric City Dividend.
Definition of Standby Capacity: Standby Capacity is defined as the lower of:
1. Customer's accredited summer capability, as determined under the procedures
established by Attachment AA of the Southwest Power Pool Open Access
Transmission Tariff, or
2. The customer's gross demand, defined as the highest 30-minute integrated demand of
customer facility as determined by a meter that measures total load, including
amounts that may be served by customer-owned generation, or
3. The Contract Standby Capacity, as stated in the service contract between the
Customer and City.
ORDINANCE NO. 9978 (Amended) (Cont.)
II Standby Capacity will be set for a 12-month period beginning on January 1 of each
calendar year based on the above criteria applied to the prior October 1 through September 30.
Determination of Monthly Usage Demand: Monthly Usage Demand equals the Customer's
measured net demand (gross usage less output of customer-owned generation used to serve
customer energy requirements) in a given month, less the capacity associated with any
generation that is out of service for a maintenance outage that has been approved by the City (see
"Maintenance Outages" section of this rate schedule).
Determination of Firm Energy: Firm Energy is determined hourly and is equal to the lesser of:
1. Monthly Usage Demand, integrated for 30-minute period
2. Hourly Usage Energy
Determination of Standby Energy: Standby Energy is determined hourly and is equal to the
Hourly Usage Energy less Firm Energy.
Determination of Hourly Usage Energy: Hourly Usage Energy equals the energy usage by
customer in excess of the output of customer-owned generation, provided that the energy usage
in any hour cannot be less than zero. In the event that customer-owned generation produces
excess energy in a given hour, the Monthly Usage Energy for that interval shall be zero and any
excess energy shall be reimbursed under the "Excess Energy Rate" section of this rate schedule.
Deposit: Two (2) times the highest estimated monthly bill. Deposits held until Customer no
longer takes service from the District.
Excess Energy Rate: In the event the customer's generators produce excess energy over the
energy used by the customer's facility and the customer has not made arrangements with a third
party to purchase said energy, the energy shall be purchased by the City at the real-time
locational marginal price for the Grand Island load settlement location in the Southwest Power
Pool Integrated Marketplace.
Billing for Actual Demand: If customer takes service associated with the standby capacity
from City without approval of a maintenance outage, the customer will be billed for its Actual
Demand based on Schedule 100, provided that charges for Distribution Standby Service will be
credited against the demand charges applicable to said customer.
Billing for Firm Energy: Firm Energy is billed at the established rate in this rate schedule,
including applicable monthly Power Cost Adjustment.
Billing for Standby Energy: Standby Energy is billed based on the higher of the following:
1. The Real-Time Locational Marginal Price (LMP) for the Grand Island load settlement
location in the Southwest Power Pool Integrated Marketplace multiplied by the
energy consumed, calculated for each interval in the billing month when the customer
takes energy from the City,plus $0.0015 per kWh ($1.50/MWh), or
ORDINANCE NO. 9978 (Amended) (Cont.)
2. The Day-Ahead LMP for the Grand Island load settlement location in the Southwest
Power Pool Integrated Marketplace multiplied by the energy consumed, calculated
for each interval in the billing month when the customer takes energy from the City,
plus $0.0015 per kWh($1.50/MWh).
Maintenance Outages: Customer may take up to 14 days per year of maintenance outages
without being billed for Actual Demand under the following conditions:
1. Outages must be scheduled at least 120 days in advance during the period of
September 15 and December 1 and March 15 through May 31, with written
notification provided to the City and approval or rejection provided in writing to the
customer within 7 days, or
2. During other periods as agreed-upon by the City based on weather conditions, loads,
and local and regional generation availability, provided the customer must notify the
City at least 14 days prior to any planned outage, with the City providing an approval
or rejection within 7 days of the request.
Minimum Bill: The minimum bill shall be the sum of the following:
1. Customer Charge plus
2. Distribution Standby Rate multiplied by the contracted standby capacity, plus
3. Generation Standby Rate multiplied by the contracted standby capacity, plus
4. Electric City Dividend
Specific Terms and Conditions Applicable to Standby Rate: The following terms and
conditions are specific to service provided under this rate schedule:
1. Contract Year: All contracts under this schedule shall be for a minimum period of
one year, beginning January 1 and ending December 31, and one-year periods
thereafter until terminated, where service is no longer required on 30 days' notice.
Greater minimum periods may be required by contract in situations involving large or
unusual loads.
2. Meter Installation: The City shall, at the expense of the customer, install, own,
operate, and maintain the metering to measure the electric power and energy supplied
to customer to allow for proper billing. Said meter will provide data based on the
billing intervals used by the Southwest Power Pool Integrated Marketplace. In
addition, the City will install, at the expense of the customer, a meter that measures
the flow of power and energy from the customer's own generating facility (generation
metering).
ORDINANCE NO. 9978 (Amended) (Cont.)
As a result of the electrical or physical configuration of the customer's generation
facility, the City may determine that it is more practical or economical to use generation
metering installed and owned by the customer rather than installing its own metering equipment.
If the City, at its sole discretion, makes such a determination, then the customer-owned
generation metering may be used for billing purposes, so long as such metering equipment meets
the City's standards for quality and accuracy.
SECTION 11. Section 15-77 of the Grand Island City Code is hereby amended to read as
follows:
§15-77. Economic Development Rate
Applicable at the City's discretion in the territory served by the City of Grand Island at
locations acceptable to the City who meets all the following conditions:
1. Has monthly peak demand of 1,000 kW or greater of new or expansive load.
2. New load or expansion of existing load has monthly load factor of 60% or greater.
3. Enter into an agreement with the State of Nebraska or other political subdivision to
provide an economic development project under state or local laws and is in
compliance with all obligations under said agreement.
4. Enter into a service agreement with the City.
5. The City determines that it has sufficient capacity available in production and
transmission facilities at the location where service is requested.
Rate:
Effective Date: October 1,2024
Customer Charge, per month $1,000.00
Demand Charge, per kW $11.50/kW-month of Contract Demand
Energy Charge, per kWh $0.035/kWh
Plus the applicable Power Cost Adjustment charge (applied to energy consumption only),
Power Factor Correction Charge, and Electric City Dividend.
Effective Date: October 1, 2025
Customer Charge, per month $1,000.00
Demand Charge,per kW $12.00/kW-month of Contract Demand
Energy Charge, per kWh $0.035/kWh
Plus the applicable Power Cost Adjustment charge (applied to energy consumption only),
Power Factor Correction Charge, and Electric City Dividend.
ORDINANCE NO. 9978 (Amended) (Cont.)
Facility Charge: Customer will be responsible for any capital costs as determined by an
engineering and economic analysis prepared by the City and agreed to between the customer and
the City.
Minimum Bill: The minimum monthly bill shall be sum of the Customer Charge plus Demand
Charge multiplied by Contract Demand plus Electric City Dividend plus Facility Charge.
Term: Service under this rate schedule is available for a period of up to 60 months,
commencing when the customer first meets the minimum 1,000 kW size and monthly load factor
requirements. Any service prior to this period is under the applicable commercial rate class.
Failure to Comply with Requirement of Economic Development Agreements: If the
customer fails to comply with the terms and conditions of any economic development agreement
entered into with the State of Nebraska or other political subdivision as well as the service
agreement with the City, including minimum load and monthly load factor provisions, service
under this rate schedule will be suspended and customer will revert to the otherwise applicable
rate schedule. The customer will remain on the otherwise applicable rate schedule until such time
customer is in compliance with all terms and conditions of said agreements. If service is
terminated under this provision, the customer must comply with all terms and conditions of the
economic development agreements for an uninterrupted period of 12 months to restart service
under this rate schedule.
SECTION 12. Section 15-78 of the Grand Island City Code is hereby amended and shall
read as follows:
§15-78. Interruptible Service Rate
Applicable at the City's discretion in the territory served by the City of Grand Island at
locations acceptable to the City, who meets all the following conditions for customers willing to
take interruptible service under the provisions of this section.
1. Take three-phase service from the City's system at a nominal standard voltage of
13,800 volts or greater.
2. Requires 3,000 kW or more of fully interruptible demand. Any firm load must be
separately metered and served under the otherwise-applicable rate schedule.
3. Enter into a service agreement with a term of 5 years, agreeing to pay a minimum
contract demand rate, such service commencing no more than 18 months after
Interruptible Service Rate Agreement(Contract) execution.
4. Customer's load characteristics will not have a detrimental effect on City.
Detrimental effects will be determined at the City's sole discretion and may include,
but are not limited to harmonics, sudden unexpected load or voltage fluctuations, an
expected power factor of less than 90%, adverse impacts on other City infrastructure,
ORDINANCE NO. 9978 (Amended) (Cont.)
a proposed load that is not consistent with City's planning and zoning regulations,
and excessive financial risk to City.
5. The City determines that it has sufficient capacity available in production,
distribution, and transmission facilities, at the location where service is requested, as
it pertains to the current and future development plans of the City.
6. Has a monthly load factor of 60% or greater. This does not include the time when
directed to curtail by the City.
Rate:
October 1,2024
Effective Date:
Summer Winter
Customer Charge, per month $10,000.00 $10,000.00
Interruptible Demand Charge, per kW-month of Contract $5.79 $5.79
Interruptible Demand
Failure to Interrupt Charge, per kW-month $9.16 $4.91
Plus the applicable Power Cost Adjustment charge (applied to energy consumption only),
Power Factor Correction Charge, and Electric City Dividend.
Effective Date: October 1,2025
Summer Winter
Customer Charge,per month $10,000.00 $10,000.00
Interruptible Demand Charge, per kW-month of Contract $6.50 $6.50
Interruptible Demand
Failure to Interrupt Charge, per kW-month $9.61 $5.21
Electric City Dividend
Plus the applicable Power Cost Adjustment charge (applied to energy consumption only),
Power Factor Correction Charge, and Electric City Dividend.
Energy Charge: An Energy Charge will be assessed based on the number of kilowatt-hours
consumed in any given hour multiplied by the cost of purchased energy from the Southwest Power
Pool. The cost of purchased energy will be the higher of the day-ahead or real-time locational
marginal price for the Grand Island load settlement location plus 0.0015 per kWh ($1.50 per
MWh), unless City and customer agree to a price-sensitive day-ahead energy bid in which case,
the energy charge for the price sensitive load will be based on the Day-Ahead locational marginal
energy price at the Grand Island settlement location plus 0.0015 per kWh ($1.50 per MWh). In the
event that energy is awarded via a price-sensitive load bid, but not utilized by the customer
during the allotted usage window, the customer will be charged the difference between the Day-
Ahead and Real-Time locational marginal energy prices, plus 0.0015 per kWh ($1.50 per MWh),
for all unused energy.
ORDINANCE NO. 9978 (Amended) (Cont.)
In no instance shall any one (1) hour interval be assessed at less than $0.0015 per kWh ($1.50
per MWh), which will be the minimum assessed hourly rate calculated.
Deposit: Two (2) times the highest estimated monthly bill. Deposits held until Customer no
longer takes service from the District.
Facility Charge: City may require a contribution in aid of construction based on actual cost of
improvements necessary to provide interconnection to City's 13.8 kV or 115 kV system.
Minimum Charge: Customer Charge plus Interruptible Demand Charge multiplied by Contract
Interruptible Demand plus Electric City Dividend.
Contract Interruptible Demand: To be eligible for the Interruptible Demand rate, the customer
must demonstrate the ability to interrupt 100% of its Total Contract Demand with 30 minutes
notice and execute a contract specifying the Contract Interruptible Demand. The City may interrupt
service under any of the following conditions:
1. It is anticipated the City's demand in a given hour will be greater than the forecasted
seasonal peak unless customer's service is interrupted. Winter and Summer Seasons
peaks will be analyzed independently of each other.
2. The Southwest Power Pool declares an Energy Emergency Alert of any level.
3. The City experiences a facility outage or local system emergency affecting a facility
that is directly necessary to serve the customer.
4. Up to an additional 60 hours per Contract Year, the City may interrupt service at its
discretion for economic or operational reasons.
5. At the request of the customer, City and customer will coordinate to provide for a price-
sensitive load bid to be submitted in the Day-Ahead market. A price-sensitive bid is
one where the customer provides an upper limit on the hourly energy rate it is willing to
pay. If the price threshold is exceeded,the customer agrees to interrupt service.
Customer must execute a service agreement specifying the amount of Interruptible Demand
the customer will commit. The service agreement will include the amount of Interruptible Demand,
methodology for measuring interruptible demand, testing protocols, notification provisions, and
other information necessary to administer the interruption provisions of this rate schedule. Any
non-interruptible load will be connected to a separate meter and billed based on the otherwise-
applicable rate schedule.
To qualify for Interruptible Demand rate, the customer must demonstrate its ability to
interrupt service through an annual test using protocols established in the service agreement. The
test will be performed at a randomly selected on-peak time and will last up to four hours.
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If customer fails to interrupt at any time requested by the City, the customer will be
obligated to pay the Failure to Interrupt Charge for the current month and the number of prior
billing months customer was served by City or eleven months, whichever is lower. Further,
customer will be ineligible for the Interruptible Demand rate for a period of 5 years and will have
their service converted to the otherwise applicable rate schedule.
SECTION 13. Section 15-79 of the Grand Island City Code is hereby added and shall
read as follows:
§15-79. City Dividend for Utility Ownership
All electric services provided by the Grand Island Utilities Department will be subject to
a City Dividend for Utility Ownership. The City Dividend for Utility Ownership will be set by
resolution in the City of Grand Island Fee Schedule and calculated as a percentage of the total
bill. The City Dividend for Utility Ownership will be identified as a separate line item on an
electric bill and will be calculated as follows:
Electric City Dividend= Electric Bill Before Sales Tax *Electric City Dividend Rate
The City Dividend for Utility Ownership will be subject to applicable sales tax.
SECTION 14. Those portions of Sections 15-53, 15-55, 15-57, 15-60, 15-63, 15-64, 15-
68, 15-70, 15-74, 15-76, 15-77, 15-78 and 15-79, as now existing, and any ordinances or parts of
ordinances in conflict herewith be, and hereby are, repealed.
SECTION 15. The validity of any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this
ordinance shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other section, subsection, sentence,
clause or phrase thereof.
SECTION 16. That this ordinance shall be in force and take effect from and after its
passage and publication, in pamphlet form, on October 1, 2024. The ordinance shall be published
in one issue of the Grand Island Independent as provided by law.
Enacted: September 10, 2024
Roger teele, Mayor
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J' ranere, City Clerk
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