Coincident Load Special Contract Rider

Application:
This rate applies to any General Service Demand customer that executes a separate contract, in form and substance acceptable with the City of Austin, for this service. The contract will require the customer to remain a "full requirements" customer of the City of Austin for a period of one year. This tariff is specifically designed for General Service Demand customers that have a peak demand during the system’s off-peak period (midnight to 8 AM) that is significantly higher than their on-peak demand.

Character of Service:
The Character of Service provided under this rate shall be altering current, 60 cycles, single phase or three phase, in accordance with the Utilities Criteria Manual prescribed by the City of Austin which may be amended from time to time. Electric service of one standard character will be delivered to one point on the customer’s premises and measured through one meter.

Fuel Adjustment Clause (FAC) - plus an adjustment for variable costs, calculated according to the Fuel Adjustment Clause Tariff, multiplied by all kWh.

When the power factor during the interval of greatest use is less than 85%, each Demand charge shall be determined by multiplying the indicated demand by 85% and dividing by the lower peak power factor.

Minimum Bill:
Customer will be assessed a monthly Minimum Bill of $ 250.00 if the above calculations result in a charge of less than $ 250.00.

Definitions
"Peak Period" is the time period during the billing month that a customers non-coincident peak demand may be set. The time periods are: 8:00 a.m. to midnight, Monday through Friday: May 1 through October 31, 8:00 a.m. to midnight, Monday through Sunday: November 1 through April 30.

"Non-coincident peak demand" is the customer’s kilowatt demand during the fifteen-minute interval of greatest use during the peak period for the current billing month as indicated or recorded by metering equipment installed by the City of Austin.

"Coincident peak demand" is the customer’s kilowatt demand during the one hour interval of greatest use on the City of Austin retail system during each of the customer’s billing months.

"Full requirements" service shall refer to generation, transmission and distribution (i.e. "bundled") service as presently supplied by the City of Austin to customer.

Terms and Conditions:
The Coincident Load Special Contract rider shall apply for a primary term of one year, and year to year thereafter until terminated by not less than 90 days notice by either party. The rate will begin when the first bill is rendered in the month following the effective date of this tariff, provided a separate contract has been executed between the City of Austin and the customer.

Nothing in this tariff or the contract shall operate to prevent, prohibit, or delay the City of Austin from recovering "stranded" costs from the customer, to the extent authorized by law, including those described in the Public Utility Regulatory Act.

If, notwithstanding the foregoing paragraph, any subsequent legislation would in any way operate to prevent, prohibit or delay recovery of the full amount, otherwise authorized by law, of "stranded" costs through any surcharge or additional charge or any new or revised rate level or element solely because of the existence or contents of this tariff or the contract , then the contract rates specified in this tariff for energy, demand and/or fuel shall be deemed to be changed by an amount designed to exactly equal the revenue of the City of Austin would otherwise recover but for the existence or contents of this tariff or contract. Any change shall take effect on the otherwise go into effect. If necessary the change may take the form of a one-time charge, while still allowing full recovery of the otherwise authorized amount the change shall be incorporated into prospective monthly recurring charges.

The contract to be signed by customer shall explicitly incorporate the terms of the preceding two paragraphs, and also provide that the result contemplated by the paragraphs are essential and non-severable terms of the contract.

Notwithstanding any provision of this tariff, neither customer nor the City of Austin shall be precluded from challenging the legal validity of any statute, regulations, or other provisions of law.

If it is determined at any time by the City of Austin that the customer has not acted appropriately so that there can be compliance with the provisions of this tariff, then the customer will be immediately billed on the General Service Demand rate schedule, or as amended, from the date service was first commenced under this tariff. Such difference, plus interest at one percent (1%) per month, or the maximum allowable legal interest rate, whichever is less, from the date service was first commenced under this tariff, shall immediately become due by customer to the City of Austin.

The contract executed under this tariff shall address the rights of the City and the customer relating to the transfer or assignment of rights under this tariff.

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