Ord. 0056 1962-01-03ORDINANCE NUMBER
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, BRAZORIA i.6rdic
COUNTY, TEXAS, ADOPTING AND APPROVING THE RATE
SCHEDULES TO BE KNOWN AS SCHEDULE RS-2 AND a a- 9
SCHEDULE MGS-2 SET FORTH IN EXHIBIT "A" AND EX-
HIBIT "B" AS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART
HEREOF BY REFERENCE: AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFEC-
TIVE DATE FOR SUCH RATE OR RATES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND,
BRAZORIA COUNTY, TEXAS:
SECTION ONE (1):
The City Council of the City of Pearland, Brazoria
County, Texas, hereby approves and adopts the rate
schedules for Houston. Lighting & Power Company, a
public utility, doing business under franchise in
the City of Pearland, Texas, which schedules shall
be known as Schedule RS-2 and Schedule MGS-2, said
schedules being attached hereto and marked Exhibit
"A" and Exhibit "B" and made a part hereof by
reference as 1f fully copied herein..
SECTION TWO (2):
The rates and charges prescribed in. this ordinance
shall apply to all electricity used by each
customer to whom such rates are applicable as
provided herein. from and after each such custom-
er's first regular meter reading following the
adoption of this ordinance.
PASSED AND ADOPTED, This „Ryfday of ihht/,/44.1/ , A.D.
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APPROVED, This 2--- day of J,M d tell , A.D. 1962.
1962.
ATTEST:
City
Ma or c y of
Pearland, Texas
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Mayor Louie Welch
via City' Secretary
JAN •6 1911
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Thomas B. Tyson, Director -
Public Service Department
W. A. 01son, City Attorney
December 18, 1970
Houston Lighting & Power Co.
. Rate Application of May 6, 1970
0n May 6, 1970, Houston Lighting & Power Company filed an application.
with the Council to increase the minimum step of its rate schedules (RS-1 ,
Residential Service, and F.,?GS-1 , Miscellaneous General Service, both in effect
pursuant to Ordinance 62-765) from $1.20 to $2.00. This request was referred
to Department of Public Service and City Attorney for recommendation.
Guidelines for Houston Lighting & Power Company earnings are set
in a proposal dated `":ay 30, 1967, approved by Council on May 31, 1967, which
provided that the ratio of the Company's net operating revenue to gross plant
would-be within the range of 6% to 6.5%. It was expressly stipulated in the
--above proposal that should the City at any time be of the opinion that such
arrangement results in more than a reasonable return, or should the Company
be of the opinion it produces less than a reasonablereturn, either party
would have the right to terminate the arrangement. Houston Lighting & Power
Company did so by filing its application of May 6, 1970. It is the Company's
position that the guidelines are no longer realistic in view of the increased
cost of money.. At the time the arrangement was made top quality electric
utility bonds were selling at interest costs ranging between 5.18% and 5.97%.
During. the current year (January through December 9th) suchcosts have ranged
between 7.92% and 9.17%.
The company has also submitted detailed information concerning its
revenues, expenses, plant account and the current cost of money. It also
presented a fair value rate base computed -from current land appraisals and a
trending of plant accounts, such trending having been done by Whitman, Requardt
and Associates, the publishers of the Handy -Whitman Index..
A comprehensive study has been made by the undersigned of the material
submitted by the Company and extended discussions have been held with Company
representatives. As a result of such investigation it is recommended that a
new rate ordinance be enacted by the Council in which the minimum step of the
rates above referred to will be increased frorn $1.20 to $1.90. Such adj ustterit
would result in a return to the Company of approximately 6.62%, determined in
the same manner as in the 1962 Houston Lighting & Power Company rate hearings,
Mayor Louie Welch
via City Secretary
Thomas B. Tyson,- Director
Public Service Department
W. A. Olson, City Attorney
December 18, 1970
;Houston Licrhtinq & Power Co.
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using as a test period twelve months ending June 30, 197-0. The return upon -
the Company's trended rate base would be .approximately 6.48% It is not
intended by this recommendation to prejudice the right of the Company to
make adjustments in its non -regulated rates which will increase Its over-all
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• CITY OF HOUSTON
OFFICE OF CITY SECRETARY
Date May 12, 1,970
To Mr. Thomas R. Tyson, Director nPPithlic Service
Mr William/1i_ nlson, City Attorney
The attached excerpts from the minutes of Wednesday's-Council MeetinUs
relative to request of Mr. Carl B. Sherman, President, Houston Lighting
& Power Campany, Electric Tower, P. 0..Box 1700, Houston, Texas, 77001,
on behalf of the Houston Lighting & Power Company for an increase in the
. minimum step of the company's rate by 8CM from $1.20 to t2.00, are referred--_
to.vou for recommendation,
T am_also attathina. statement and appli,cation filed bY Mr. Sherman.
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Attachments: Excerpts
Statement
Application
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M. if. WESTERMAN, City secretary •
Date
It will take days for me to report on this matter.
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Mr. Mayor and Members of the City Council:
I know you have many vexing problems and for that reason I
will restrict my comments to my reason for being here.
During recent years, electric power interruptions and "br.ownouts"
have occurred in some parts of the country. Recent public -statements by
regulatory authorities predict that such power interruptions and "brownout's"
may again occur in 1970 and 1971. I want to emphasize the fact that Houston,
Lighting & Power Company does not anticipate any "brownouts" and this is
so because we have, over the years, been able to attract the necessary
capital to continuously build ahead in expanding our system in advance of
load growth and thus avoid being caught short.
To build a system designed to avoid such power interruptions and
to render reliable andadequateservice to the public costs vast sums. Our
objective is to see that our Houston customers and those throughout our
service area will continue to receive the best possible electric service. -
The population, business and industry in this area are all -growing
at a faster pace than ever. before. We share the City's problems in keeping
pace with this tremendous growth but our responsibility is even broader in -
that it extends to 59 other incorporated cities and vast business and industrial
complexes in a 5, 600 square mile area.
° It may interest you to know that in the four year period from 1966-
. through 1969, the Company added 360 million dollars worth of new plant and
equipment. Approximately one. -half of this amount had to be raised through
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the. sale of bonds and other Company `securities. But this is history. We
are dealing with today and with the future. The Company now has under
construction 1,500,000 kilowatts of generating capacity for operation by
the end of 1971. Further, it has committed for and has on order an additional
1,925,000 kilowatts of capacity for installation by the end of the year 1974.
This totals 3,425,000 kilowatts of generating capacity. Incredible as it may
seem, this is more generating capacity than the total amount of such capacity ,
the Company had in operation in 1965, just five years ago. Actually, in the
three years 1970-72 the Company is already committed to spend more than
360 million dollars to provide the electric service that will be needed in this
area.
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I have used generating capacity to demonstrate the growth of our
company since, say, 1965, and the anticipated growth over the next three
years because generating plants a.re easy to see and numbers are easy to
to point out, however, that while generating plants
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are big and expensive,
they are not necessarily the major part of our '
construction costs. The transmission lines, substations, the distribution
lines, the transformers, the service centers and our new Energy Contrbl
Center, and a myriad of other things are •all a vital part of the necessary
facilities to assure adequate and reliable service to all of our present
customers and to take care of the anticipated growth of this area in the future.
But, as I pointed out, this all costs money, and we all know how much the
• cost of money has gone up in the last several years. ` Of the over 360 million
dollars we are committed to spend during 1970, 1971 and 1972, at least .
'180 million dollars must be raised in the money market. I am sure you
will recall with me the good old days of 1965 when money costs were
L. 75%.. But now, maney�osts are 8. 75% or perhaps 9%, and this is true
for a triple A rated company such as ours.
In supplying electric service in this 'rapidly growing area, we
have been able to minimize the increase in costs and operating expense
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by increasing the size of major components such as power plants, trans-
mission lines and substations, 'but we have gone about as far as we can go.
with this. For example, ten years ago we were installing 220,000 KW
generating units. Today we are installing 750, 000 KW units.
You must not overlook, however, that the type of electric plant
and equipment directlyrelated to serving each customer is not subject to
the economy of scale in every instance but for the most part must be sized
to meet each customer's individual requirements. All service drops,
meters, meter reading, billing, tree trimming and line maintenance are
costs directly related to the customer being served.
We now come to the specific reason why we are appearing here
today. We want to present a request to raise the minimum step of our
rate by 804 from $1.20 to $2.00.
Let's talk a moment about how this relates to the cost to serve
our customers. In 1960, ten years ago now, the cost to maintain electric`
service to a customer was slightly over $3. 00 per month, and, in 1962,
the year in which we .were last authorized to raise our minimum, we
increased it from 75 to $1. 20 per month which permitted us to recover
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1 Electric Tower •
Fi P. O. Box 1700
Houston, Teas 77001
Application for Amendment of
Electric Rate Ordinance
(No. 62-765)
Honorable Mayor and Council
City of Houston
Houston, Texas 77002
Gentlemen:
May 6, 1970
During the past four years, 1966 through 1969,
our Company has invested more than $360 million in new
plant and equipment to provide adequate service to its cus-
tomers and to supply service to the tremendousinflux of
customers in all classifications -- residential, commer-
cial, and major industrial complexes. Because of our long-
standing practice of building ahead to meet anticipated
need, adequate capacity has been available. No request for
electric service has been denied nor has any customer been
limited in the use of electricity. .
Now the Company is committed to spend more than
$360 million during the three years 1970-1972, in order to
assure continued adequate electric service to all of its
customers and to provide for the anticipated growth of this
areaa
However, you are well aware of the erosion of
the money supply and the resulting increase in the. cost of
money in recent years. On April 8, 1970, the City of Hous-
ton sold bonds at an interest rate which was the highest
rate paid in the City ° s history. The Company has experi-
enced a similar increase in cost of money, along with other
increases in cost, with the result that the return for.the
year 1969 on the new investment of the last four years was
consideraly less than the current cost of capital.
In constructing new electric -plant costs and oper-
ating expenses have been held down to the maximum extent .
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•possible by increasing the unit size of major components.
For instance, ten years ago we were installing 220,000 kw
generating units; today we are installing 750,000 kw units.
It must be recognized, however, that much of the_.
equipment directly related to serving each customer is not
subject to economy because of size but must be tailored to
meet theirindividual requirements. In addition, there has
been a marked escalation of the operating expenses -attend-
ant to serving individual customers.
The minimum step of our Company's rate was last
changed in 1962 upon a showing that the direct cost of sere--
ing a customer (including service drops, meter, meter read-
ing, customer accounting and similar items, but excluding
generating and transmitting expense) was slightly more than =-
$3.00. Today the figure exceeds $5.00. The minimum step
of the Company's rate is no longer realistic. The Company
accordingly proposes that such minimum step be increased
from $1.20 to $2.00. This would result in an increase of
8o/ per month in each bill but such change could not cause
any customer's bill for electric service to be increased by
more than 8o/ per month.
We are attaching hereto the Company's Rate Sched-
ules in effect pursuant to Ordinance No. 62-765 (RS-1, Resi-
dential Service, and MGS-1, General Service, Exhibits 1 and
2, respectively) and have indicated thereon in redthe changes
needed to put into operation the request herein made. We ask
that such Electric Rate Ordinance (No. 62-765) be amendedto
make effective the change herein requested.
We hope this matter will receive consideration at
your earliest' convenience. Our financial records are avail-
able to your Public: Service Department at any time.
Respectfully submitted,
HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY
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Ca i B. Sherman, President
HOUSTON LIGIiTilzG S POWER COMPANY
Rate Schedule RS-1
RESIDENTIAL SERVICE
AREA I
AVAILABILITY —At all points where facilities of adequate capacity and the required phase and
suitable voltage are adjacent to the premises to be served. Where the service desired by the cus-
tomer is not adjacent to the premises to be served, additional contract arrangements may be required
prior to service being furnished.
APPLICATION —To all Electric .Service required for residential purposes in individual private
dwellings and in individually metered apartments when such service is supplied at one Point of
Delivery and measured through one Meter.
Where two family or housekeeping units are served through one meter, it will be optional.
with the Customer whether the kilowatt-hour steps in the rate and the minimum bill provisions
will be doubled for billing purposes or whether all the service will be furnished under the General
Service Schedule. Where more than two family units or apartments are served through one Meter,
billing will be under the applicable GeneraLService S&dule.
Where a. portion of -such Electric Service is used for non-residential purposes the appropriate
General Service Schedule is applicable to all the Electric Service supplied. However, if the Cus
toraer's wiring is so arranged that the Electric Service for residential purposes and for non-residential
purposes can be metered separately, this Schedule is applicable to the portion used for residential
purposes.
Not applicable to temporary, breakdown, standby, supplementary or resale service;
TYPE OF SERVICE Single phase, 60 cycles, 120/240 volts alternating current.
NET MONTr Y BIT .1",
Rate --
Billing Months of November
$ 2 . 00 thru April
$1-20-which includes the use of 20 k-wh;
3.30 per kwh for the next . 90 kwh;
2.30 per kwh for the next 90 kwh;
1.50 per ksvh for the next • 300 kwh;
1.00 per kwh for all additional kwh.
Minimurra— $1:20- $ 2 . 0 0
Billing Months of May thru
$ 2.0 0 October.
- + 2& which includes the use of 20 kwh;
3.30 per kwh for the next = 90 kwh;
2.30 per kwh for -the next 90 kwh;
1.50 per kwh for all additional kvvh.
Fuel and Tax •First: plus or minus an amount calculated at the rate of .025 mill per kwh for each
Adjustments-0.2 change in the average cost to the Company of fuel burned, during the second
month preceding the billing month, above or below. 21.6 cents per 1,000,000 Btu.
Second: Plus or minus the proportionate part of the increase or decrease in
operating expense caused by any new tax, or the revision or abolition of any
existing tax, or increased or decreased rate of tax or governmental imposition,
properly chargeable as an operating expense and based upon dollar or kwh vol-
ume of business done [except (a) ad valorem taxes assessed or levied by any
state, county, city or special district; (b) income taxes; and (c) gross receipts
payments to municipalities, regardless of how designated, of not to exceed 4% of
gross receipts within municipal limits], levied or assessed against the company,
or upon such electric business, as the result of any new or amended laws or or-
dinances enacted, or the repealof any such law or ordinance, after June 1, 1962.
PAYMENT —Net bills are due when rendered and arc payable within 10 days thereafter. Bills not
so paid shall be•the net bill as rendered plus 10%. of the first $50.00.
CONTRACT PERIOD ---Open order, and subject to the Company's Terrors and Conditions for the Sale
of Electric Service.
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EX1HIBIT .1
7IOtJSI'ON LIGIITIING & POWER COMPANY ANY Rate: Schedule NIGS-1 •
(Loads of 50 Kva or less)
MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL SERVICE
. AREA. I
AVAILABILITY —At all points for loads of 50 Kva or less where facilities of adequate capac-
ity and the required please and suitable voltage are adjacent to the premises to be served. For
loads in excess of 50 Kva Rale Schedule I\IGS-1L shall apply. For loads where the service
desired by the customer is not adjacent to the premises to be served additional contract ar-
rangements may be required prior to service being furnished. Not available for temporary,
breakdown, standby, supplementary or resale service.
APPLICATION —To any customer for all Electric Service. supplied at one premises through
one Point of Delivery and measured through one Meter.
TYPE OF SERVICE —Seigle or three phase, 60. cycles and at any one of the Company's
standard service voltages as described in the Company's Service Standards. Three phase serv-
ice for less than 3 horsepower three phase furnished by special contract agreement only.
NET MONTHLY BILL
$2.00
Rate-- 1$h23-including the use of 20 kwh;
.3.700 per kwh for the next 80 kwh;
2.700 per kwh for the next 700 kwh (subject to adjustment stated below);
1.900 per kwh for the next 2300 kwh;
0.700 per kwh for all additional kwh.
Adjustment
Plus --
Minimum —
The above rate is applicable to loads of 8 kva or less and when in excess thereof
the kwh to be charged for at the above stated 2.70 step of the rate will be increased
by 75 kwh per kva over 8 kva.
If upon expiration of any 24 consecutive monthly billings, subsequent to the date
service is first supplied under this rate schedule, customer's total payments are not
equal to or more than $12.00 per kva for each kva in excess of 8 kva of the maxi-
mum kva supplied during such period Company may remove its facilities' unless
the customer agrees to pay a minimum billing equivalent to $12.00 per kva for
each kva in excess of 8 kva of the maximum kva required to satisfy customer's
service requirements for the next 24 consecutive monthly billings or any fraction
thereof.
Fuel and Tax First: plus or minus an amount calculated at,the rate of .025 mill per kwh for each
Adjustments-0.20 change in the average cost to the Company of fuel burned during thesecond
month preceding the billing month, above or below 21.6 cents per 1,000,000 Btu.
Second: plus or minus the proportionate part of the increase or decrease in operat-
ing expense caused by any new tax, or the revision or abolition of any existing tax,
or increased or decreased rate of tax or governmental imposition, properly charge-
able as an operating expense and based upon dollar or kwh volume of business
done [except (a) ad valorem taxes assessed or levied by any state, county, city or
special district; (b) income taxes; and (c) .gross receipts payments to municipal-
ities, regardless of how designated, of not to exceed 4% of gross receipts within
municipal limits], levied or assessed against the company, or upon such electric
• business, as the result of any new or amended laws or ordinances enacted, or the
repeal of any such law or ordinance, after June 1, 1962.
(over)
IJE7 ERi111NATl0V OF KVA—The KVA (kilovolt amperes) applicable to the Net Monthly
Bill shall be as follows:
(A) For the billing months of May through October the Kva shall be the average Kva
supplied during the 15 minute period of maximum use during the month then being billed,
as determined from meter readings. The Kva may be determined by the use of a
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standard block interval integrated Kva meter or thermal ammeter calibrated to read Kva
• based on the Company's standard voltage supplied.
(B) For the billing months of November through .April the metered Kva will be'
determined as outlined above and the billing Kva will be determined as follows:
(1) If the metered Kva is less than the Kva used for billing the preceding
August (hereinafter called August Kva) then the metered Kva will be the Kva used
for billing.
(2) If the August Kva is less than the metered Kva then the August Kva will
be the Kva used for billing; provided, however,. that if the August Kva,is less than
one-half the metered Kva then one -hall the metered Kva will be the Kva used for. •
bilhna. •
(3) The above provision (2) is not applicable to:
(a) new customers taking service subsequent to the start of the August
billing month.
(b) new customers taking service prior to the August billing month whose
total electrical equipment is not installed and in operation prior to the • August
billing month. .
(c) existing customers adding and/or operating new facilities during the -
period subsequent to the August -billing month and prior to the following
billing month of May.
Under such circumstances the metered Kva will be the Kva used for billing.
PAYMENT —Net bills are due when rendered and are payable within 10 days thereafter.
Bills not so paid shall be the net bill as rendered plus 10% of the first $50.00.
NOTICE —Electric Service hereunder is subject to the Company's Terms and Conditions for
the sale of Electric Service.
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HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY
825 E. SOUTHMORE
PASADENA, TEXAS
June 19, 1963
Honorable Mayor and Board of Aldermen
City of Pearland, Texas
Gentlemen:
Commensurate with our constant desire to provide the best electric
service at the lowest possibl--e-cost -we -are glad -to -advise that we- are- -
now able to extend our Area I rates to the City of Pearland. These rates
are the lowest the company offers for residential and small commercial
users. Under.the new rates each such customer will save thirty cents
per month.
The reduced electric rates will become effective July 18, 1963 for
all electric energy consumed on and after that date. Copies of the RS-1.
and lGS-1 general service rates are attached for your file®
It is a pleasure to work with the City of Pearland and we hope that
you will call on us whenever we can be of further service to you.
Yours very truly,
Houst n Lighting and Power Co.
Ray 6s y
Division Manag r
FORM 58 (6-62) 4M
HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY
Rate Schedule RS-1
RESIDENTIAL SERVICE
AREA I
AVAILABILITY —At all points where facilities of adequate capacity and the required phase and
suitable voltage are adjacent to the premises to be served. Where the service desired by the cus-
tomer is not adjacent to the premises to be served, additional contract arrangements may be required
prior to service being furnished.
APPLICATION —To all Electric Service required for residential purposes in individual private
dwellings and in individually metered apartments when such service is supplied at one Point of
Delivery and measured through one Meter.
Where two family or housekeeping units are served through one meter, it will be optional
with the Customer whether the kilowatt-hour steps in the rate and the minimum hill provisions
will be doubled for billing purposes or whether all the service will be furnished under the General
Service Schedule. Where more than two family units or apartments are served through one Meter,
billing will be lender the applicable General Service Schedule. - - -
Where a portion of such Electric Service is used for non-residential purposes the appropriate
General Service Schedule is applicable to all the Electric Service supplied. However, if the Cus-
tomer's wiring is so arranged that the Electric Service for residential purposes and for non-residential
purposes can be metered separately, this Schedule is applicable to the portion used for residential
purposes.
Not applicable to temporary, breakdown, standby, supplementary or resale service.
TYPE OF SERVICE —Single or three phase, 60 cycles, 120/240 volts alternating current. Three
phase service for less than 3 horsepower three phase furnished by special contract agreement only.
NET MONTHLY BILL
Rate —
Billing Months of November
thru April
$1.20 which includes the use of 20 kwh;
3.30 per kwh for the next 90 kwh;
2.30 per kwh for the next 90 kwh;
1.50 per kwh for the next 300 kwh;
1.00 per kwh for all additional kwh.
Minimum— $1.20
Billing Months of May thru
October
$1.20 which includes the use of 20 kwh;
3.30 per kwh for the next 90 kwh;
2.30 per kwh for the next 90 kwh;
1.50 per kwh for all additional kwh.
Fuel and Tax •First: plus or minus an amount calculated at the rate of .025 mill per kwh for each
Adjustments-0.20 change in the average cost to the Company of fuel burned, during the second
month preceding the billing month, above or below 21.6 cents per 1,000,000 Btu.
Second: Plus or minus the proportionate part of the increase or decrease in
operating expense caused by any new tax, or the revision or abolition of any
existing tax, or increased or decreased rate of tax or governmental imposition,
properly chargeable as an operating expense and based upon dollar or kwh vol-
ume of business done [except (a) ad valorem taxes assessed or levied by any
state, county, city or special district; (b) income taxes; and (c) gross receipts
payments to municipalities, regardless of how designated, of not to exceed 4% of
gross receipts within municipal limits], levied or assessed against the company,
or upon such electric business, as the result of any new or amended laws or or-
dinances enacted, or the repeal of any such law or ordinance, after June 1, 1962.
PAYMENT -Net bills are due when rendered and are payable within 10 days thereafter. Bills not
so paid shall be the net bill as rendered plus 10% of the first $50.00.
CONTRACT PERIOD —Open order, and subject to the Company's Terms and Conditions for the Sale
of Electric Service.
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FORM 64 (6.62) 2M (AMN
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HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY
MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL SERVICE
AREA I
Rate Schedule MGS-1
(Loads of 50 Kva or less)
AVAILABILITY —At all points for loads of 50 Kva or less where facilities of adequate capac-
ity- and the required phase and suitable voltage are adjacent to the premises to be served. For
loads in excess of 50 Kva Rate Schedule MGS-1L shall apply. For loads where the service
desired by the customer is not adjacent to the premises to be served additional contract ar-
rangements may be required prior to service being furnished. Not available for temporary,
breakdown, standby, supplementary or resale service.
APPLICATION —To any customer for all Electric Service supplied at one premises through
one Point of Delivery and measured through one Meter.
TYPE OF SERVICE --Single or three phase 60" cycles and at any one of- the Company's
standard service voltages as described in the Company's Service Standards. Three phase serv-
ice for less than 3 horsepower three phase furnished by special contract agreement only.
NET MONTHLY BILL
Rate— $1.20 including the use of 20 kwh;
3.700 per kwh for the next 4.80 kwh (subject to adjustment stated below);
2.250 per kwh for the next 3000 kwh;
0.700 per kwh for the excess kwh.
Adjustment
Plus —
The above rate is applicable to loads up to 5 kva and when in excess thereof the
kwh to be charged for at the above stated 3.70 step of the rate will be increased as
follows:
1. For the billing months of May through October by the addition of 50 kwh
per kva for each kva over 5 kva.
2. For the billing months of November through April by the addition of 35
kwh per kva for each kva over 5 kva.
Minimum— If upon expiration of any 24 consecutive monthly billings, subsequent to the date
service is first supplied under this rate schedule, customer's total payments are not
equal to or more than $12.00 per kva for each kva in excess of 5 kva of the maxi-
mum kva supplied during such period Company may remove its facilities unless
the customer agrees to pay a minimum billing equivalent to $12.00 per kva for
each kva in excess of 5 kva of the maximum kva required to satisfy customer's
service requirements for the next 24 consecutive monthly billings or any fraction
thereof.
Fuel and Tax First: plus or minus an amount calculated at the rate of .025 mill per kwh for each
Adjustments— 0.20 change in the average cost to the Company of fuel burned during the second
month preceding the billing month, above or below 21.6 cents per 1,000,000 Btu.
Second: plus or minus the proportionate part of the increase or decrease in operat-
ing expense caused by any new tax, or the revision or abolition of any existing tax,
or increased or decreased rate of tax or governmental imposition, properly charge-
able as an operating expense and based upon dollar or kwh volume of business
done [except (a) ad valorem taxes assessed or levied by any state, county, city or
special district; (b) income taxes; and (c) gross receipts payments to municipal-
ities, regardless of how designated, of not to exceed 4% of gross receipts within
municipal limits], levied or assessed against the company, or upon such electric
business, as the result of any new or amended laws or ordinances enacted, or the
repeal of any such law or ordinance, after June 1, 1962.
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FORM 59 (6-62) 4M
HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY Rate Schedule RS-2
RESIDENTIAL SERVICE
AREA II
AVAILABILITY —At all points where facilities of adequate capacity and the required phase and
suitable voltage are adjacent to the premises to be served. Where the service desired by the cus-
tomer is not adjacent to the premises to be served, additional contract arrangements may be required
prior to service being furnished.
APPLICATION —To all Electric Service required for residential purposes in individual private
dwellings and in individually metered apartments when such service is supplied at one Point of
Delivery and measured through one Meter.
Where two family or housekeeping units are served through one meter, it will be optional
with the Customer whether the kilowatt-hour steps in the rate and the minimum bill provisions
will be doubled for billing purposes or whether all the service will be furnished under the General
Service Schedule. Where more than two family units or apartments are served through one Meter,
billing will be under the applicable General Service Schedule.
Where a portion of such Electric Service is used for non-residential purposes the appropriate
General Service Schedule is applicable to all the Electric Service supplied. However, if the Cus-
tomer's wiring is so arranged that the Electric Service for residential purposes and for non-residential
purposes can be metered separately, this Schedule is applicable to the portion used for residential
purposes.
Not applicable to temporary, breakdown, standby, supplementary or resale service.
TYPE OF SERVICE —Single or three phase, 60 cycles, 120/240 volts alternating current. Three
phase service for less than 3 horsepower three phase furnished by special contract agreement only.
NET MONTHLY BILL
Rate —
Billing Months of November
thru April
$1.50 which includes the use of 20 kwh;
3.30 per kwh for the next 90 kwh;
2.30 per kwh for the next 90 kwh;
1.50 per kwh for the next 300 kwh;
1.00 per kwh for all additional kwh.
Minimum— $1.50
Billing Months of May thru
October
$1.50 which includes the use of 20 kwh;
3.30 per kwh for the next 90 kwh;
2.30 per kwh for the next 90 kwh;
1.50 per kwh for all additional kwh.
Fuel and Tax •First: plus or minus an amount calculated at the rate of .025 mill per kwh for each
Adjustments-0.20 change in the average cost to the Company of fuel burned, during the second
month preceding the billing month, above or below 21.6 cents per 1,000,000 Btu.
Second: Plus or minus the proportionate part of the increase or decrease in
operating expense caused by any new tax, or the revision or abolition of any
existing tax, or increased or decreased rate of tax or governmental imposition,
properly chargeable as an operating expense and based upon dollar or kwh vol-
ume of business done [except (a) ad valorem taxes assessed or levied by any
state, county, city or special district; (b) income taxes; and (c) gross receipts
payments to municipalities, regardless of how designated, of not to exceed 4% of
gross receipts within municipal limits], levied or assessed against the company,
or upon such electric business, as the result of any new or amended laws or or-
dinances enacted, or the repeal of any such law or ordinance, after June 1, 1962.
PAYMENT —Net bills are due when rendered and are payable within 10 days thereafter. Bills not
so paid shall be the net bill as rendered plus 10 % of the first $50.00.
CONTRACT PERIOD —Open order, and subject to the Company's Terms and Conditions for the Sale
of Electric Service.
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FORM 65 (6.62) 2M
-. HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY Rate Schedule MGS-2
(Loads of 50 Kva or less)
MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL SERVICE
AREA II
AVAILABILITY —At all points for loads of 50 Kva or less where facilities of adequate capac-
ity and the required phase and suitable voltage are adjacent to the premises to be served. For
loads in excess of 50 Kva Rate Schedule MGS-2L shall apply. For loads where the service
desired by the customer is not adjacent to the premises to be served additional contract ar-
rangements may be required prior to service being furnished. Not available for temporary,
breakdown, standby, supplementary or resale service.
APPLICATION —To any customer for all Electric Service supplied at one premises through
one Point of Delivery and measured through one Meter.
TYPE OF SERVICE —Single or three phase, 60 cycles and at any one of the Company's
standard service voltages as described in the Company's Service Standards. Three phase serv-
ice for less than 3 horsepower three phase furnished by special contract agreement only.
NET MONTHLY BILL
Rate— $1.50 including the use of 20 kwh;
3.700 per kwh for the next 480 kwh (subject to adjustment stated below) ;
2.250 per kwh for the next 3000 kwh;
0.70 t per kwh for the excess kwh.
Adjustment
Plus —
The above rate is applicable to loads up to 5 kva and when in excess thereof the
kwh to be charged for at the above stated 3.70 step of the rate will be increased as
follows:
1. For the billing months of May through October by the addition of 50 kwh
per kva for each kva over 5 kva.
2. For the billing months of November through April by the addition of 35
kwh per kva for each kva over 5 kva.
Minimum— If upon expiration of any 24 consecutive monthly billings, subsequent to the date
service is first supplied under this rate schedule, customer's total payments are not
equal to or more than $12.00 per kva for each kva in excess of 5 kva of the maxi-
mum kva supplied during such period Company may remove its facilities unless
the customer agrees to pay a minimum billing equivalent to $12.00 per kva for
each kva in excess of 5 kva of the maximum kva required to satisfy customer's
service requirements for the next 24 consecutive monthly billings or any fraction
thereof.
Fuel and Tax First: plus or minus an amount calculated at the rate of .025 mill per kwh for each
Adjustments— 0.20 change in the average cost to the Company of fuel burned during the second
month preceding the billing month, above or below 21.6 cents per 1,000,000 Btu.
Second: plus or minus the proportionate part of the increase or decrease in operat-
ing expense caused by any new tax, or the revision or abolition of any existing tax,
or increased or decreased rate of tax or governmental imposition, properly charge-
able as an operating expense and based upon dollar or kwh volume of business
done [except (a) ad valorem taxes assessed or levied by any state, county, city or
special district; (b) income taxes; and (c) gross receipts payments to municipal-
ities, regardless of how designated, of not to exceed 4% of gross receipts within
municipal limits], levied or assessed against the company, or upon such electric
business, as the result of any new or amended laws or ordinances enacted, or the
repeal of any such law or ordinance, after June 1, 1962.
(over)
DETERMINATION OF KVA—The KVA (kilovolt amperes) applicable to the Net Monthly
Bill shall be as follows:
(A) For the billing months of May through October the Kva shall be the average Kva
supplied during the 15 minute period of maximum use during the month then being billed,
as determined from meter readings. The Kva may be determined by the use of a
standard block interval integrated Kva meter or thermal ammeter calibrated to read Kva
based on the Company's standard voltage supplied.
(B) For the billing months of November through April the metered Kva will be
determined as outlined above and the billing Kva will be determined as follows:
(1) If the metered Kva is less than the Kva used for billing the preceding
August (hereinafter called August Kva) then the metered Kva will be the Kva used
for billing.
(2) If the August Kva is less than the metered Kva then the August Kva will
be the Kva used for billing; provided, however, that if the August Kva is less than
one-half the metered Kva then one-half the metered Kva will be the Kva used for
billing.
PAYMENT —Net bills are due when rendered and are payable within 10 days thereafter.
Bills not so paid shall be the net bill as rendered plus 10% of the first $50.00.
NOTICE —Electric Service hereunder is subject to the Company's Terms and Conditions for
the Sale of Electric Service.
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DETERMINATION OF KVA—The KVA (kilovolt amperes) applicable to the Net Monthly
Bill shall be as follows:
(A) For the billing months of May through October the Kva shall be the average Kva
supplied during the 15 minute period of maximum use during the month then being billed,
as determined from meter readings. The Kva may be determined by the use of a
standard block interval integrated Kva meter or thermal ammeter calibrated to read Kva
based on the Company's standard voltage supplied.
(B) For the billing months of November through April the metered Kva will be
determined as outlined above and the billing Kva will be determined as follows:
(1) If the metered Kva is less than the Kva used for billing the preceding
August (hereinafter called August Kva) then the metered Kva will be the Kva used
for billing.
(2) If the August Kva is less than the metered Kva then the August Kva will
be the Kva used for billing; provided, however, that if the August Kva is less than
one-half the metered Kva then one-half the metered Kva will be the Kva used for
billing.
PAYMENT —Net bills are due when rendered and are payable within 10 days thereafter.
Bills not so paid shall be the net bill as rendered plus 10% of the first $50.00.
NOTICE —Electric Service hereunder is subject to the Company's Terms and Conditions for
the Sale of Electric Service.
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