HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 82-112 ORDINANCE NO.
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE RATES
CHARGED BY GULF STATES UTILITIES COMPANY FOR
RETAIL ELECTRIC SERVICE PROVIDED WITHIN THE
CITY OF BEAUMONT; AUTHORIZING COMPROMISE OF
DOCKET N0. 4510 NOW PENDING BEFORE THE PUBLIC
UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS; ASSESSING ALL
EXPENSES INCURRED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT AS A
REGULATORY AUTHORITY AGAINST GULF STATES
UTILITIES COMPANY; AND PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY.
WHEREAS, on May 28, 1982, Gulf States Utilities Company
( "GSU") filed with the City of Beaumont ( "City") and with the Public
Utility Commission of Texas a statement of intent to increase rates;
and,
WHEREAS, the proposed changes in rates would result in an
increase in GSU' s gross revenues from Texas retail electric
operations of approximately $145. 8 million per year; and,
WHEREAS, the City intervened in Docket No. 4510 pending
before the Public Utility Commission of Texas and was a party to all
proceedings in said case; and,
WHEREAS, all parties in Docket No. 4510 have agreed and
compromised their differences and have determined that GSU should be
permitted to increase rates charged for retail electric service to a
level necessary to provide an increase in revenues of approximately
$57. 5 million per year from Texas retail electric operations; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council, after public hearing, has
determined that GSU has a revenue deficiency such that its gross
annual revenues from Texas retail operations should be increased by
approximately $57. 5 million and that the settlement agreed to by the
parties in Docket No. 4510 is in the public interest;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE
CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1 .
That the agreement entered into by the parties in Docket
No. 4510 pending before the Public Utility Commission of Texas, a
copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit "Al' and incorporated
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herein, is hereby approved by the City of Beaumont, and that the
action of the City Attorney in causing said agreement to be executed
for the City is hereby approved and ratified.
Section 2.
That from and after October 15, 1982, Gulf States Utilities
Company is authorized to charge rates for retail electric service
within the City of Beaumont that will, if uniform for all Texas
customers, generate increased gross annual revenues from Texas retail
operations of $57. 5 million dollars.
Section 3.
That prior to instituting increased rates and charges as
authorized herein, GSU shall file, for public record, with the City
Clerk of the City of Beaumont a schedule of tariffs, which tariffs
shall be the same as those approved by the Public Utility Commission
of Texas in Docket No. 4510.
Section 4.
That the City Manager be, and he is hereby, authorized to
pay Touche Ross and Company fees and expenses charged to the City as
approved by the City Attorney , but not to exceed the sum of
$150,000. 00. The City Council finds that said charges were incurred
by the City in the exercise of its authority as a regulatory
authority pursuant to the Public Utility Regulatory Act.
Section 5.
That all costs and expenses incurred by the City of
Beaumont as a regulatory authority shall be assessed against Gulf
States Utilities Company.
Section 6.
That the City Clerk shall serve upon Gulf States Utilities
Company a certified copy of this ordinance.
Section 7.
That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase
of this ordinance, or the application of same to a particular set of
persons or circumstances, should for any reason be held to be
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invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions of
this ordinance, and to such end the various portions and provisions
of this ordinance are delcared to be severable.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the
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DOCKET NO. 4510
APPLICATION OF GULF STATES § BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITY
UTILITIES COMPANY FOR AUTHORITY §
TO CHANGE RATES § COMMISSION OF TEXAS
AGREEMENT
TO THE HONORABLE PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS :
WHEREAS, on May 28 , 1982 , Gulf States Utilities Company
("GSU" or "the Company" ) filed with the Public Utility Commission
of Texas ("the Commission" ) a Statement of Intent to increase
rates to be charged within those parts of GSU' s service area
which are subject to the Commission' s original rate jurisdiction
alleging that the proposed changes are expected to result in a
system-wide annual gross revenue increase of some $145 . 8 million,
or an increase of approximately 29% in the Company' s adjusted
total operating revenues for the test year ending December 31 ,
1981 ;
WHEREAS, also on May 28 , 1982 , GSU filed with each Texas
municipality exercising original jurisdiction over the Company ' s
retail electric rates a Statement of Intent proposing a rate
increase identical in amount to that contemporaneously filed with
the Commission;
WHEREAS, a number of those Texas municipalities have taken
final action on the Company' s May 28 , 1982 , rate request, such
final action has been properly appealed to the Commission, and
the Hearings Examiner granted GSU' s motion to consolidate said
appeals into this proceeding and subsequently severed said
EXHIBIT "A"
appeals from this proceeding;
WHEREAS, the motions to intervene filed in this Docket by
the following parties were granted: Texas Industrial Energy
Consumers, Georgetown Texas Steel Coorporation, East Texas Legal
Services, Temple-Eastex, Inc. , Cities of Nome, China, Sour Lake,
Beaumont, Port Arthur, Port Neches, Groves , Nederland, Anahuac,
Bridge City, Calvert, Cleveland, Conroe , Corrigan, Dayton,
Madisonville, Montgomery, Navasota, New Waverly, Orange, Patton
Village, Silsbee, Trinity and Woodbranch;
WHEREAS, after due notice by the Commission, prehearing
conferences were held in this proceeding on various dates on and
after June 4 , 1982 , and a hearing on the merits was scheduled for
August 9 , 1982;
WHEREAS, the final hearing on the merits was convened on
August 9 , 1982 , at which time GSU announced that it had made
mistakes in the computation of its demand allocation factors with
the result that its Texas retail rate base and revenue deficiency
were overstated;
WHEREAS, on August 9 , 1982 , GSU filed amendments to its rate
change application and supporting schedules, including but not
limited to the amendments necessary to correct the demand allo-
cation factor mistakes;
WHEREAS, GSU' s demand allocation factor calculations were
relied on by other parties and the Commission staff such that
GSU' s amendments necessitated revision to the prefiled direct
testimony of other parties and the Commission staff;
WHEREAS, on August 9 , 1982 , GSU amended the intended
effective date of its requested rate increase, establishing a new
effective date of July 9 , 1982;
WHEREAS, on August 9 , 1982 , the hearing was recessed until
August 16 , 1928;
WHEREAS, on August 16 , 1982 the hearing was reconvened, at
which time GSU amended the intended effective date of its rate
increase requested in this proceeding establishing a new effec-
tive date of August 13 , 1982 , and a new bonding date of
November 11 , 1982;
WHEREAS, on August 16 , 1982 , the hearing was recessed and
scheduled to reconvene on September 20 , 19821 in order to give
intervenors and the Commission staff an opportunity to engage in
discovery with regard to GSU' s amended rate filing package and to
file amended testimony;
WHEREAS, prior to the refiling of testimony by intervenors
and the Commission staff, representatives of the Company, the
Commission' s General Counsel and all interested intervenors met
and agreed to stipulate to a revenue increase and specific rate
and tariff changes;
WHEREAS , GSU, the undersigned intervenors , and the General
Counsel of the Public Utility Commission wish the Commission to
grant the stipulated rate increase and rate and tariff changes,
and GSU and the undersigned intervenors request, and the General
Counsel does not oppose, that the Commission approve said rate
increase and rate and tariff changes agreed to herein to become
effective for service rendered on and after October 15 , 1982;
WHEREAS, adoption of this agreement will allow the Company,
Commission and Intervenors to avoid considerable rate case costs
and;
WHEREAS, adoption of this agreement will allow the Company
needed increased revenues several - weeks earlier than would
probably otherwise occur;
NOW THEREFORE, GSU, the General Counsel, and the undersigned
intervenors agree as follows:
GSU, the General Counsel, and the undersigned intervenors
joining in this agreement hereby introduce into evidence in
Docket No. 4510 without objection all ten volumes of GSU' s
May 281 1982 , rate filing package, the five volumes of the August
9 , 1982 , rate filing package amendments, the August 13 , 1982
Errata Sheet, and the prefiled testimony, schedules, and exhibits
of all witnesses filed by the undersigned in this docket, subject
to the approval of the Commission, and hereby waive cross
examination of witnesses of the undersigned. The parties
stipulate that the prefiled testimony of the Intervenors, as
offered, does not reflect the impact of the Company' s August 9 ,
1982 supplemental filing and that, if revised to account for the
supplemental filing the revenue deficiency recommended by said
Intervenors would probably be approximately $12 , 000 ,000 less than
stated in the prefiled testimony.
The parties to this agreement hereby introduce into the
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record this agreement and the attached schedules , and findings of
fact.
" II.
For the purpose of settling this proceeding, only, the
undersigned parties hereby stipulate to a base rate revenue
requirement for Texas Retail operations of $365 ,199 ,870 . For the
purpose of settling this proceeding only, the undersigned parties
hereby stipulate to a Texas Retail total cost of service and
total revenue requirement of $558 ,306 ,458 .
III.
For the purpose of settling this proceeding, only, the
undersigned parties hereby stipulate that the total invested
capital upon which the agreed to revenue requirement is based is
$998 ,745 ,627 . For the purpose of settling this proceeding, only,
the undersigned parties hereby stipulate that the rate of return
on the total invested capital upon which the agreed to revenue
requirement is based is 13 . 40% which includes a 17 . 15% allowed
return on common equity capital. For the purpose of settling
this proceeding, only, the undersigned parties hereby stipulate
that adjusted value of invested capital upon which the agreed to
requirement is based in equal to $998 ,745 ,627 . For the purpose of
settling this proceeding, only, the undersigned parties hereby
stipulate that the rate of return on the stipulated adjusted
value of invested capital upon which the agreed to revenue
requirement is based is 13 . 4% .
For the purpose of settling this proceeding, only, the
undersigned parties hereby stipulate that $359 ,019 , 202 of con-
struction work in progress is included in the rate base upon
which the agreed to revenue requirement is based, which repre-
sents 80% of test year adjusted -construction work in progress'
excluding River Bend 2 .
IV.
The Company and Intervenors stipulate that subject to the
approval of the Commission, and the General Counsel does not
oppose, the revised rates agreed to herein will become effective
for service rendered on or after October 15 , 1982.
V.
For - the purpose of settling this proceeding, only, the
undersigned parties stipulate to the findings of fact attached
hereto which reflect the basis and support for the agreed
settlement.
VI.
For the purpose of settling this proceeding, only, the
undersigned parties agree that the KWH and customer billing
determinants shown on schedule III attached hereto will be used
to design rates; and test year quantities will be used for all
other billing determinants.
VII.
For the purpose of settling this proceeding, only, the
undersigned parties hereby agree that the stipulated base rate
revenue requirement shall be allocated among classes as indicated
on attached Schedule I.
VIII .
For the purpose of settling this proceeding, only, the
undersigned parties hereby agree to the tariff changes shown on
Schedule II attached hereto, and none other, which changes will
be implemented in the tariffs submitted for final approval in
this case.
: IX.
It is agreed that GSU will provide all parties with a copy
of its proposed tariffs filed in compliance with this agreement
and make available for inspection by all parties all workpapers
and computer runs used to calculate the rates set out in the
tariff from September 10 , 1982 until final order of the Commis-
sion. GSU shall have the burden of establishing that the rates
filed in compliance with this agreement will produce the base
rate revenues agreed upon herein by customer class as shown on
Schedule I, using the billing determinants described in paragraph
VI hereof. Intervenors and the General Counsel of the Commission
shall have until September 17 , 1982 to file objections to said
tariff, which will be ruled upon by the Hearings Examiner. In
the event a hearing is necessary on said objections, all parties
and the General Counsel request an expeditious hearing on said
objections in order to implement the agreement within the con-
templated time frame.
X.
It is recognized and agreed that the undersigned parties, by
filing this agreement, do not express agreement to or concurrence
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with any specific methodology or principle expressed or implied
herein. This agreement is made and filed solely in connection
with the compromise settlement of this Docket and is subject to
the specific approval by the Commission. The findings of fact
are stipulated for the purpose of settlement only and are not
binding on any party in future proceedings.
XI .
This agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts , each of which shall be considered an original, and
all of which shall be considered one and the same instrument.
XII .
This written agreement constitutes the entire agreement of
the undersigned parties. All prior or contemporaneous
representations or agreements are merged into this written
agreement and superseded by this . written agreement. This
agreement should be construed with reference to first, the
document and the attachments thereto , and second, the schedules , -
testimony, exhibits, and documents specifically referred to in
the agreement itself , and third, other documents and evidence
admitted into evidence in this proceeding.
XIII .
The execution of this stipulation by any municipality does
not constitute action on the Company' s rate request in such
municipality' s capacity as a regulatory authority.
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GULF STAB S UTILITIES
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CITY OF BEAUMONT
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OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL
OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY
COMMISSION OF TEXAS
By:
Date:
CITIES OF PORT ARTHUR, PORT NECHES , GROVES , NEDERLAND , ANAHUAC,
BRIDGE CITY, CALVERT, CLEVELAND , CONROE, CORRIGAN, DAYTON,
MADISONVILLE, MONTGOMERY, NAVASOTA, NEW WAVERLY, ORANGE , PATTON
VILLAGE , SILSBEE, TRINITY AND WOODBRANCH
BY s�f� if/Gh:
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CITIES OF NOME, CHINA AND TEXAS INDUST E
SOUR LAKE CONS HERS
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GEORGETOWN TEXAS STEEL
CORPORATION EAST TEXAS LEGAL SERVICES
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FINDINGS OF FACT
1) Gulf States Utilities Company (hereinafter referred to as
"GSU" ) , a corporation organized and existing under the laws
of the State of Texas , provides electric service to Texas
retail customers pursuant to a certificate of convenience
and necessity issued by the Public Utility Commission of
Texas.
2) On May 28 , 1982 , GSU filed a statement of intent to change
its rates on a system-wide basis contemporaneously with the
Public Utility Commission of Texas and those municipalities
exercising original jurisdiction over GSU' s retail electric
rates. The statement of intent included proposed revisions
of tariffs and schedules and statements specifying in detail
each proposed change, the effect the proposed change was
expected to have on the revenues of the Company, the classes
and numbers of utility consumers affected, and other
information required by the rules and regulations of the
regulatory authorities exercising original jurisdiction.
3) A copy of the statement of intent was mailed or delivered to
the appropriate officers of each municipality affected by
the proposed change.
4) The Statement of Intent proposed an increase in Texas retail
rates of $145 . 8 million or 29% of adjusted test year
revenues.
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5) Notice of GSU' s proposed change in rates was given to the
public by publication of the proposed change in a
conspicuous form and placed once each week for four
consecutive weeks in various newspapers which together had
general circulation in each county containing territory
affected by the proposed change.
6) Final action on GSU' s requested rate increase has been taken
by the following cities: Port Arthur, Port Neches , Groves,
Nederland, Anahuac, Cleveland, Conroe, Dayton, Franklin,
Kosse, Navasota, New Waverly, Pine Forest, Roman Forest,
Shenandoah, Somerville, Spendora, Silsbee and Trinity. GSU
has properly filed with the Commission petitions for review
of the action of these cities , and the Hearings Examiner
granted Gulf States Utilities Company' s motion to consoli-
date the appeals of the actions of the cities into this
proceeding and subsequently severed said appeals from this
proceeding.
7) The motion to intervene filed in this Docket by the fol-
lowing parties were granted: Texas Industrial Energy
Consumers, Georgetown Texas Steel Corporation, East Texas
Legal Services , Temple-Eastex, Inc. , Cities of Nome , China,
Sour Lake, Beaumont, Port - Arthur, Port Neches , Groves,
Nederland, Anahuac, Bridge City, Calvert, Cleveland, Conroe,
Corrigan, Dayton, Madisonville, Montgomery, Navasota, New
Waverly, Orange, Patton Village, Silsbee, Trinity and
Woodbranch.
8) The final hearing on the merits was convened on August 9 ,
1982 , at which time GSU announced that it had made mistakes
in the computation of its demand allocation factors with the
result that its Texas retail rate base and rdvenue defi-
ciency were overstated;
9) On August 9 , 1982 , GSU filed amendments to its rate change
application and supporting schedules , including but not
limited to the amendments necessary to correct the demand
allocation factor mistakes;
10) GSU' s demand allocation calculations were relied on by other
parties and the Commission staff such that GSU' s amendments
necessitated revision to the prefiled direct testimony of
other parties and the Commission staff;
11) On August 9 , 1982 , GSU amended the intended effective date
of the rate increase requested in this proceeding, estab-
lishing a new effective date of July 9 , 1982;
12) On August 9 , 1982 , the hearing was recessed until August 16 ,
1982;
13) On August 16 , 1982 the hearing was reconvened, at which time
GSU amended the intended effective date of the rate increase
requested in this proceeding, establishing a new effective
date of August 13 , 1982 , and a new bonding date of
November 11 , 1982;
14) On August 16 , 1982 , the hearing was recessed and scheduled
to reconvene on September 20 , 1982 , in order to give
intervenors and the Commission staff an opportunity to
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engage in discovery with regard to GSU' s amended filing and
to file amended testimony.
15) The appropriate annual composite depreciation rate for all
of GSU' s Steam Production-Gas Fired Plant is 3. 68% . The
appropriate annual depreciation rate for GSU' s Nelson 7 unit
is 6 . 66% . The appropriate annual depreciation rate for
GSU' s Nelson 6 unit is 3 .00% . For all other property, GSU' s
current depreciation rates previously approved by the Final
Order in Docket 3871 are reasonable.
16) GSU' s total cost of service and total revenue requirement
for Texas retail operations is $558 ,306 ,458 . GSU' s base
rate revenue requirement for the Texas retail operations is
$365 ,199 ,870 . .
17) It is necessary to the financial integrity of GSU to include
$359 ,019 , 202 of construction work in progress in rate base,
which is some but not all of the construction work in
progress at cost as recorded on the books of GSU.
Construction work in progress associated with the Big Cajun
2 Unit 3 plant in the amount of $38 ,302 ,202 is specifically
included in the rate base construction work in progress.
18) GSU' s total invested capital is $998 ,745 ,627 .
19) The current cost of the property used by and useful to GSU
in providing service to the public , less an adjustment for
both present age and condition, is $998 ,745 ,627 .
20) GSU' s adjusted value of invested capital is $998 ,745 ,627 .
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21) It is reasonable and appropriate to use the following
capital structure and capital cost to determine a reasonable
return on GSU' s invested capital and adjusted value of
'invested capital:
Component
Component Weighted
Percent of Percentage Average
Total Cost Cost
Long Term Debt 52 .13% 11 .54% 6 .01%
Preferred and -
Preference Stock 10 .26% 10 . 82% 1 . 11%
Common Equity 33. 06% 17 . 15% 5 . 67%
Accumulated Deferred
Investment Tax Credits 4 . 55% 13 . 40% 0 . 61%
Total 100 . 00% 13 . 40%
22) A return of $133 ,831 ,914 , which is 13 . 40% return on GSU' s
invested capital and the adjusted value of GSU' s invested
capital, is a reasonable return on GSU' s invested capital
and is not more than a fair return on the adjusted value of
GSU' s invested capital used and useful in rendered service
to the public. -
23) The capacity costs for the twelve months ending September
30 , 1983 of the firm power purchases shown on Exhibit AEN-4
attached to the testimony of Mr. A.E. Naylor are included in
the base rate revenue requirement; therefore, until such
time as GSU requests and receives Commission approval for
the inclusion of the non-fuel costs of other firm purchased
power contracts, no non-fuel costs of firm power purchases
will be recovered through the fuel clause.
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24) The total Cost of Service provides for deferred taxes to
fully normalize all timing differences related to
Accelerated Cost Recovery System public utility depreciable
property as required by the Economic . Tax Recovery Act of
1981 .
25) The execution of this stipulation by any municipality does
not constitute action on the Company' s rate request in such
municipality' s capacity as a regulatory authority.
26) It is fair and reasonable to allocate the base rate revenue
requirement to classes as shown on Schedule I attached
hereto and rates designed in accordance with such allocation
are just and reasonable and not unreasonably preferential,
prejudicial , or discriminatory.
27) The rate and tariff changes shown on Schedule II attached
hereto are just and reasonable and not unreasonably
preferential, prejudicial or discriminatory.
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GULF STATES UTILITIES COMPANY
Docket No. 4510 Settlement Agreement
Revenue Requirement
Base
Base Fuel Total Revenue
Class of -Service Rates Revenues Revenues(l)
.� Increase
Residential $160,420,833 $ 52,310,714 $212731,547
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. . $31,352,386
Small General Service 4,417,625 712 455 5,130,080
279,484
General Service
Secondary 67,972,026 ,821
27,891,715 95,863,741 8,
Primary 9,916,217 8,271,821, 135, 188 15,051,405 2,271, 277
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Total General Service 77,88 0,243 33,026,903 110,915, 146 10,490, 277
Large General Service 15,263,064 8,667,414 23,930,478
1,303,720
. Large Power Service 30,635,029 25,.118,704 55,753,733 3,515,057
Large Industrial Service 71,401,415 70,310,451 141,711,866 10,060,478
Street & Outdoor Lighting 5,173 661 1, 126,270 6,299,931 .- 498,777
Total Retail Sales $365,199,870 $191',272,911 $556,472,781 .. $57,500,000
Excludes miscellaneous revenues shown on WP 81-9600, page 2 of 2
Account 450 $ ' 269,336
Account 451 1,564, 341
Total $1,833,677 En
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Schedule II
Gulf States Utilities Company
Docket No. 4510 Settlement Agreement
Rate Design Issues
1 . The minimum charge for the Residential class will be $7 . 50
per month, and will include 30 KWH. The summer/winter
differential will be 1 . 19 /KWH which is within the range
recommended by the Commission Staff.
2. The current monthly charges for facilities vary from 1 . 4% to
2.0% depending on the age of the facilities. These monthly
charges for facilities will be changed as follows:
Current Monthly Agreed Monthly
Facilities Charge Facilities Charge
1 . 4% 1 .55%
1 . 6% 1 . 70%
1 . 8% 1 . 85%
2. 0% 2. 00%
3 . The Delivery Voltage charges or credits for rate schedules
LPS and LIS will be changed as follows:
Current Charge or Agreed Charge or
Delivery Voltage (Credit) Per KW (Credit) Per KW
Below 69 KV $ 0 . 15 $ 0 . 15
69 KV - -
138 KV $ (0 . 20) $ (0 . 30)
230 KV $ (0 . 40) $ (0 .70)
4 . Because no customer has taken service under the existing
terms of the Rider to Schedule LIS for Interruptible Service
(Schedule LIS-IS) , this schedule will be modified as
follows:
a. The schedule will be re-titled as "Experimental Rider
to Schedule LIS for Interruptible Service. "
b. This schedule will expire on October 14 , 1984 .
C. The normal notice period before interrupting the
customer will be increased from 30 minutes to 2-1/2
hours.
d. The number of interruptions per day will be decreased
from 2 to 1 .
5 . The Company will not reflect any estimate of - lost revenues
due t`o any anticipated shift in KWH consumption because of
the implementation of the voluntary time-of-use rates
(Schedules LGS-TOD, LPS-TOD and LIS-TOD) .
6 . The following rate schedules proposed by the Company will be
withdrawn:
Schedule LQF - Rate for Purchases from Qualifying Facilities
Larger than 100 KW
Schedule ASQ - Auxiliary or Standby Service for Qualifying
Facilities Larger than 100 KW
Rider RRI - Rider for Rate Increase - Big Cajun 2 Unit 3
7 . In designing the tariffs for rates LIS and LPS, the per-
centage increase to the demand charge shall be approximately
equal to the percentage increase to the energy charge.
8 . Schedule FA, subparagraph F (c) (2) will be amended to read as
follows:
"Firm purchases under contracts approved by
the Commission but not included in base rates
(net of costs associated with firm purchase
contracts included in base rates but
subsequently cancelled) .
9 . For additional changes , see page 4.
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GULF STATES UTILITIES COMPANY
Texas
Proposed Rate Changes and Consolidations for the Test Year Ended December 31, 1981
resent Rate Designation and (lame Proposed Rate Designation and flame Summary of Changes in Rate Design(1)
Resldential Service RS Residential Service See paragraph 1 of Schedule II, page 1.
t1D To Experimental Time of Day None Cancel.
IA Rider for Street Lighting RLU Rider for Street Lighting Reduce monthly KWH.
tis Small General Service B08 Small General Service _
AS Rider for Community Antenna Systems UMS Rider for Unmetered Service Include urmetered telephone services. telephone booths.
railroad signals• cathodic units; add an energy charge.
8 General Ser►lee 08 General Service Applicability lowered from 4.000 KM to 2,500 KW; some
customers over 750 KW moved to LOB,
on* L0S Large General Service New schedule formed from 08 customers who contract for more
than 750 KN.
one 1,08-TOD Large General Service-Time of Day New schedule.
S Rider for Seasonal Service SS Rider for Seasonal Service 11pne.
PB Large Power Service LPG Large Power Service bee Schedule II, page 1, ;paragraphs 3 •and 7.
one LPS-TOD Large Power Service-Time of Day New schedule.
18 Large Industrial Service LIS Large Industrial 'Service See Schedule II, page 1, paragraphs 3 and .7.
one LI8-TOD Large Industrial Bervice-Time of Day New schedule.
I8-I8 Rider to Schedule LI8 for Interruptible Service LIS-I8 Rider to Schedule LIB for Interruptible Service Sege 'Pa e. 2 of Sehe&1e I1, paragraph A
S8 Rider to Schedules LPG and LIS for Maintenance MSG Rider to Schedules 08, L08, LPs and LIS for Expand • icabilit to include 0 s I.W
Service Maintenance and Short Teas Service
M Rider to LPG and LIS for Planned Maintenance PM Rider to LPS and LIB for Planned Maintenance None.
8 Rider to Schedules 06, LPS and LIS for Auxiliary AS Rider to Schedules 08, L08, LPG and LIS for Change applicability to recognise split of GS to 08 and LOS.
or Standby Service Auxiliary or Standby Service
SS Municipal Traffic Signal Service T88 Municipal Traffic Signal Service
NL Street and Highway Lighting Service SIM Street and Highway Lighting service
lb Area Lighting Service ALB Area Lighting Bervice Change R'P8 100 watt, 8500 lumens to 9500 lumens open bottom only.
8-E Lighting Service to Existing Installations Only LB-3 Lighting Service to Existing Installations Only Add incandescent 620 watts remove RP8 100 watt and 150 watt.
A Fuel Adjustment Rider FA Fuel Adjustment Rider Include fuel costs Incurred from power purchased under
BQr; add progeftre_tUJ O blllinat onrvectlons ;
L8 Miscellaneous Electric Service Charges Kra Mlscelleneous Electric Service Charges None. and �� Schedule II page 2,� a.
RS BI-monthly Meter Reading and Billing Applicable MRS Bi-monthly Meter Reading and Billing Applicable None. pa
to All Schedules of Rates to All Schedules of Rates
C Facilities Charge Rider FC Facilities Charge Rider See Schedule It, page. 1, paragraph' 2.
P Equal Payment Plan EP Equal Payment Plan None.
C Experimental Rider for Solar Neat Collecting SC Experimental Rider for Solar Neat Collecting None.
eyeteas systems
C8 Residential Conservation Senlce Audit Charge Bee Residential Conservation Service Audit Charge None.
Of1e Su Rate for Purchases from Qualifying Facilities New schedule.
Lees than or Equal to 100 KW
oust (1) Unless noted below as "None," changes to respective schedules include rate increases and minor tent change as noted in the margin of the tariffs. (D F�f
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l3) for further aiscusslon and explanation of changes, refer to the testimony of Mr. Our V;Manning, ll
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GULF STATES UTILITIES COMPANY
Texas
Surnary of Kilowatt-Hour Sales Adjustment at Present Rate Structure
For Test Year Ended December 31, 1981
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Number of Customers Annual KWH Sales Adjustment Adjusted
Year KWH Year-End No. 10;H
Line Customer Class Average End Sales Weather of Customers Sales
1 Residential 221,265 225,451 2,762,576,013 (13,956,000) 50,501,574 2,799,1-?1.587
2 Small General Service 9,636 10,017 36,867.813 (65,000) 1,674,255 38,477,061
General Service
3 Secondary 15,580 15,468 1,515,647,707 (28,985,040) (12,497,864) 1,474,164,803
4 Primary 2,968 2,946 288,694,801 (5,520,960) (2,380,546) 280,793,295 `
5 Total GS 18,548 18,414 1,004,342,508 (34,506,000) (14,878,410) 1,754,350,098
6 Large General Service 95 95 470,617,694 (3,417,000) (668,022) 466,532,672
7 Large, Power Service 47 47 1,440,398,961 (2,750,000) 2,677.212 1,440.32E.173
8 Large Industrial Service 13 13 4,037,727,008 - - 4,037,727,008
9 Street c Outdoor Lighting 1,619 1,596 63,068,075 •(892,046) 62,176,129
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30 Total Retell Sales 251,223 255,633 10,615,598,072 (54.694,000) 38,494,563 10,599.:-'19.635 n
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Notes: (1) See testimony of Nancy Rickert for description of the information and used to make the weather adjustment methodology (p
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(2) For methodology to arrive at the year-end KWli adjustment, refer to testimony of Grady Smith. H
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September 23, 1982
Mr. Arden Loughmiller, Division Vice-President
Gulf States Utilities Co.
285 Liberty Street .
Beaumont, TX 77701
Dear Mr. Loughmiller:
Enclosed is a certified copy of Ordinance 82-112 passed by Council
September 21,1982 approving the Gulf States Utility Co. rate increase.
This document is submitted for your files as directed in Section 6 of
this ordinance.
Sincerely,
Myrtle Corgey, 'ty Clerk
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