Legal Summary: Ordinance No. 1697
Title: An ordinance establishing electric customer user rates and repealing Ordinance No. 1688.
Effective Date: Applies to bills issued after October 1, 2024 (or October 11, 2024 in specific sections).
1. Residential Electric Rates (Sec. 15-301)
- Inside City Limits:
- $0.08836 per kWh
- $13.00 monthly customer meter charge
- Outside City Limits:
- $0.09277 per kWh
- $13.65 monthly customer meter charge
2. Small Commercial Electric Rates (Sec. 15-302)
- Inside City Limits:
- $0.08836 per kWh
- $13.00 monthly meter charge
- Outside City Limits:
- $0.09277 per kWh
- $13.65 monthly meter charge
3. Large Commercial Electric Rates (Sec. 15-303)
(For customers with demand over 30 kW)
- Inside City Limits:
- Demand Rate: $10.50/kW
- Energy Rate: $0.055 per kWh
- Customer Charge: $13.00/month
- Demand determined by highest 15-minute interval or historical demand
- 12-month rate commitment required
- Outside City Limits:
- Demand Rate: $11.03/kW
- Energy Rate: $0.0578 per kWh
- Customer Charge: $13.65/month
- Same demand and commitment requirements as above
4. High Load Factor Rate (Sec. 15-307)
(For qualifying users consuming 5M+ kWh/year and meeting load factor requirements)
- Rate: $0.005 per kWh over the City's actual energy cost (quarterly rolling average)
- Load Factor Minimums:
- Capacity Charge: $3.00/kW per billing month
- Customer Meter Charges:
- Inside City: $13.00/month
- Outside City: $13.65/month
- Penalty: If load factors or usage fall below requirements, customer is billed the difference at $0.005/kWh plus actual O&M costs
- Participation: Limited by City discretion
5. Energy Cost Adjustment (Sec. 15-308)
Adjusts rates based on changes in the City's power cost
- Inside City:
- Adjustment = ($ cost difference ÷ kWh) × 107.6%
- Base cost: $0.0271/kWh
- Outside City:
- Adjustment = ($ cost difference ÷ kWh) × 112.6%
- Base cost: $0.0271/kWh
Note: High Load Factor customers are excluded from ECA adjustments.
6. Repeal
- Ordinance No. 1688 is repealed.
View Ordinance: For the full text of Ordinance No. 1697, visit the official Osage City website: Osage City, Kansas Website
City Attorney Certification I, Rick Godderz, City Attorney for Osage City, Kansas, hereby certify that the above summary accurately reflects the provisions of Ordinance No. 1697.
Passed and Approved: April 8, 2024
Signed by: Mayor Brian Stromgren
Attested by: City Clerk Amy Woodward