HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances - No. 1847ORDINANCE NO. 1847
AN ORDINANCE OF THE LODl CITY COUNCIL AMENDING
LODl MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 13.20 - ELECTRICAL
SERVICE - BY REPEALING AND REENACTING SECTION
13.20.175, “SCHEDULE ECA - ENERGY COST
ADJUSTMENT” ...................................................................... ......................................................................
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE LODl CITY COUNCIL AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Lodi Municipal Code Section 13.20.175, “Schedule ECA - Energy Cost
Adjustment,” is hereby repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
APPLICABILITY:
This schedule is applicable to all electric customers served by the City of Lodi. Each customer
shall pay the applicable rate plus an Energy Cost Adjustment (ECA) for each kilowatt-hour (kWh)
delivered to the customer. The adjustment shall be the product of the total kilowatt-hours (kWh)
for which the bill is rendered times the ECA amount per kWh.
The purpose of the ECA is to adjust for increaseddecreases to the City of Lodi’s wholesale
energy costs. This adjustment provides a mechanism to recover increased costs for wholesale
energy or to lower collections when costs decrease below the base charge level.
RATES:
Effective July 6, 2007, the ECA billing factor for any given month shall be calculated as follows:
ECA = (a) + (b) - (c)(d+fl- (9
Where:
(a) equals the amount the City of Lodi is actually charged by the Northern California Power
Agency for the billing month, including adjustments for prior billing periods, less any third party
revenue credits.
(b) equals the City of Lodi’s estimated costs related to the acquisition of wholesale power, both
financial and physical, procured directly by the City for the billing month, including adjustments for
prior billing periods.
(c) equals the difference between actual retail energy sales and projected sales levels for the
month which is two (2) months prior to the billing month.
(d) equals the ECA billing factor for the month which is two (2) months prior to the billing month.
(e) equals the forecast of projected retail energy sales for the billing month.
(9 equals the baseline energy cost for the City of $0.0831.
The City of Lodi will recalculate the ECA each month, and resulting amount shall be automatically
implemented for bills rendered during the following billing month. The ECA shall not be
discounted.
SECTION 2. No Mandatorv Dutv of Care. This ordinance is not intended to and shall not be
construed or given effect in a manner which imposes upon the City, or any officer or employee
thereof, a mandatory duty of care towards persons or property within the City or outside of the
City so as to provide a basis of civil liability for damages, except as otherwise imposed by law.
SECTION 3. Severabilitv. If any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof to any
person or circumstances 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.
To this end, the provisions of this ordinance are severable. The City Council hereby declares
that it would have adopted this ordinance irrespective of the invalidity of any particular portion
thereof.
SECTION 4.
such conflict may exist.
All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed insofar as
SECTION 5.
days from the date of passage and adoption.
This ordinance shall be published pursuant to law and shall become effective 30
SECTION 6. The amended Schedules referenced above shall be effective on applicable
electric utility billings prepared by the City of Lodi on or after November 1 , 201 1, or the first date
allowable under State law.
City Clerk
State of California
County of San Joaquin, ss.
I, Randi Johl, City Clerk of the City of Lodi, do hereby certify that Ordinance No. 1847 was
introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi held August 17,201 1, and
was thereafter passed, adopted, and ordered to print at a regular meeting of said Council held
September 7, 201 1, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS - None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS - None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS - None
COUNCIL MEMBERS - Hansen, Katzakian, Mounce, Nakanishi, and
Mayor Johnson
I further certify that Ordinance No. 1847 was approve
passage and the same has been published pursu t to la
;he My on the date of its
City Clerk
City Attorney
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