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Residential Electric Rates and Charges
ARTICLE X ELECTRIC RATES AND CHARGES
(Citywide Fee Schedule adopted June 9, 2009; Rates effective January 1, 2010)
| SECTION 1. RESIDENTIAL SERVICE (B.M.C. Sec. 30-206)
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| Description
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Amount
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Unit/Time
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| (A)
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Basic Service Rate
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| (1)
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Customer Service Charge
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$4.56
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Meter
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| (2)
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Energy Charge
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| (a)
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First 250 kWh/mo.
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$ 0.01381
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kWh
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| (b)
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Next 500 kWh/mo.
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$ 0.04403
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kWh
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| (c)
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All additional kWh/mo.
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$ 0.05022
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kWh
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| (3)
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Energy Cost Adjustment Charge (ECAC) (Sec. 15 Article X)
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| (a)
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First 250 kWh/mo.
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$ 0.09515
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kWh
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| (b)
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Next 500 kWh/mo.
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$ 0.10097
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kWh
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| (c)
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All additional kWh/mo.
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$ 0.11517
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kWh
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| Each of the ECAC rates above shall be increased or decreased by the percentage of any change in the ECAC rate applicable to secondary voltage customers above or below $.0970 per kWh.
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| (4)
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Minimum Charge
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$4.56
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Month
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| (B)
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Lifeline Service Rate
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Customer Service Charge
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$0.00
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Meter
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| (2)
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Energy Charge
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First 400 kWh/mo.
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$ 0.01372
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kWh
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| (b)
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Next 350 kWh/mo.
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$ 0.02875
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kWh
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| (c)
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All additional kWh/mo.
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$ 0.03201
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kWh
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| (3)
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Energy Cost Adjustment Charge (ECAC) (Sec. 13 Article X)
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| (a)
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First 400 kWh/mo.
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$ 0.04011
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kWh
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| (b)
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Next 350 kWh/mo.
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$ 0.08390
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kWh
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| (c)
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All additional kWh/mo.
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$ 0.09344
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kWh
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| Each of the ECAC rates above shall be increased or decreased by the percentage of any change in the ECAC rate applicable to secondary voltage customers above or below $.0970 per kWh.
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| (C)
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Electric Vehicle Mileage Credit
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Mileage Credit
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$0.01380
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Mile
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| The mileage credit applies to miles driven in an electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) that is recharged at the customer's residence.
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| SECTION 10. TEMPORARY SERVICE
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| Description
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Amount
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Unit/Time
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| (A)
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Basic Service Rate
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Customer Service Charge
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1st calendar month
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$34.78
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Service
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Each successive month
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$8.70
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Service
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| (2)
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Energy Charge
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$0.03572
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kWh
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| (3)
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Energy Cost Adjustment Charge: (Sec. 15 Article X)
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$0.1026
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kWh
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| For overhead temporary service there shall be an installation charge of five hundred dollars ($500.00).
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| Where temporary power is provided by a padmount transformer, Aid-In-Construction charges will apply like permanent service, but after completion of the project, the transformer will be prorated and the remaining money will be refunded to the customer.
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| Should the temporary service location be relocated during the period of temporary service for the customer's convenience, a relocation charge of two hundred forty dollars ($240.00) shall be paid by the customer.
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| SECTION 11. MISCELLANEOUS CHARGES
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| Description
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Amount
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Unit/Time
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Penalties
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| (1) | Restoration of service after payment
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$30.00
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Reconnect
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| (2) | Collection activity
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$30.00
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Call
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| (3) | Disconnect after illegal connection
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$100.00
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Violation
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| (4) | Service call
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$50.00
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Call
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| (5) | Bad check charge
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$25.00
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Check
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| (6) | Repairs and replacements due to illegal connections
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At Cost
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Each
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| (7) | Energy diversion
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$500.00
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Violation
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| (8) | Late Fee (on past due balances)
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1.5%
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Month
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| (9) | Collection Agency Fee
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20% of Debt Total Due
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Each
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| (B)
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Connections (Aid-In-Construction)
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| (1) | Relocation of existing overhead or underground lines
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100%
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Actual Costs
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| (2) | Feasibility Studies
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100%
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Actual Costs
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| (3) | Engineering
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100%
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Actual Costs
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| (4) | Installation of new on-site facilities necessary to serve customer
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100%
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Actual Costs
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| (5) | Special Remote Meter
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100%
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Actual Costs
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| (6) | "Actual Costs" shall mean all costs to the Burbank Water and Power Department associated with the providing of the described service, as determined by the General Manager and shall include, but need not be limited to, contract labor, meters, transformers, switches, other equipment and materials.
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| (7) | Installation of new off-site facilities necessary to serve multi-family dwellings or large high-rise industrial developments from underground circuits when improvements are needed in the distribution system in that area.
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$0.480
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Gross Leasable Sq. Ft.
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| (8) | Installation of new off-site facilities necessary to serve multi-family dwellings or large high-rise industrial developments from underground circuits exclusively for one particular customer.
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100%
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Actual Costs
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| (9) | Aid-in Construction (AIC) charges may be waived, recovered over a period of time, or otherwise modified provided that the Department receives a benefit equal to or greater than that from the AIC charges that would normally have applied.
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| (C)
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Deposits
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| (1) | Each applicant for electric service may be required to guarantee payment of charges for electricity by depositing or otherwise furnishing double the estimated coverage billing for such services, provided that no deposit shall be less than Twenty Dollars ($20.00).
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| (2) | Each applicant for a new service connection shall be required to make a deposit equal to the estimated cost of the installation prior to installation, unless waived by the Department under special conditions.
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| (3) | Each applicant for temporary service shall be required to deposit with the General Manager an amount equal to the estimated bill for electric service to be rendered, including installation and removal of service facilities and the costs of any equipment furnished by City. Such amount shall not be less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00).
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| (4) | A deposit of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) shall be required for consumer requests to test the consumer’s meter if such test has been performed on that service in the 12 months immediately preceding. If the meter is inaccurate, the deposit will be refunded and a billing adjustment made. If the meter is accurate, the deposit shall be forfeited.
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| (D)
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Special Services
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| (1) | (1) A fee of one hundred twenty-five Dollars ($125.00) shall be charged for each community banner that is hung by the Department.
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| SECTION 15. ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT CHARGE (ECAC)
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| Description
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| (A)
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Computation of the ECAC
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| The General Manager shall establish an ECAC each month based on estimated energy sales sufficient to recover the cost of energy with consideration of any over or under collections. The cost of energy shall include:
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| (1) | The cost of all fuel used for the generation of electricity including expenses in the handling and transportation of fuel up to the point where the fuel enters the boiler or turbine;
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| (2) | The cost at the point of receipt by the utility of electricity purchased for resale. It shall include, also, net settlements for exchange of electricity or power such as economy energy, off peak energy for on peak energy, spinning reserves capacity, etc;
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| (3) | The cost payable to others for transmission of the utility’s electricity over transmission facilities owned by others;
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| (4) | The cost payable to others for power system operation and dispatching the utility’s electricity;
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| (5) | The cost of water required for electrical generation;
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| (6) | Taxes and other fees for transmission of the utility’s electricity;
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| (7) | The costs payable to others for the operation and maintenance for the utility’s transmission facilities located outside Burbank;
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| (8) | The costs of payments made to the City for the ECAC portion of gross sales of electrical energy under Section 33 of the Charter;
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| (9) | Costs of funding for competitiveness.
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| (10) | Customers served at primary voltages shall be charged an ECAC 1% lower than secondary customers to compensate for lower transformer losses.
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| Limitation:
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| The monthly ECAC shall not increase or decrease by more than ten (10) percent from the prior month’s ECAC.
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| SECTION 17. PUBLIC BENEFITS CHARGE
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| (Authority: California Public Utilities Code Sec. 385)
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| (Added 6/20/06, Resolution 27,258)
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| The Public Benefits Charge is 2.85% of the retail charge to a customer for electric service.
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| SECTION 18. STREET LIGHTING SURCHARGE
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| (Authority: Burbank City Charter - Section 33)
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| Added 6/20/06, Resolution 27,258)
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| (Last Update 6/19/07, Resolution 27,486)
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| The Street Lighting Surcharge is 1.50% of the retail charge to a customer for electric service.
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