Supplemental Schedule ED
Economic Development Incentive Discount
(Applied in Conjunction with the Standard General
Service Rate Schedules)
Applicability
This schedule is available to qualified customers for the purpose of business
attraction or facility expansion. Qualified customers are new or existing
general service customers who add an annual peak demand of at least 50
kW, and who
meet the criteria outlined below under Definitions and Special Conditions.
Customers that depend on an extreme seasonal peak electric load to qualify
may be excluded from service under this schedule. Existing customers
may be asked to demonstrate that they have a similarly situated site
outside Alameda
Power & Telecom's (Alameda P&T's) service territory that
would otherwise be expanded absent this discount. Qualified customers
may be asked to sign an affidavit stating that this discount is a material
factor
in their decision to locate or expand in Alameda P&T's service territory.
Participation under this schedule is voluntary and is made available
at Alameda P&T's sole option.
Rates
A discount will be applied to all charges under the standard general service
rate schedule for which the customer qualifies, exclusive of state or local taxes,
as follows:
| Discount: |
First 12 months |
25 percent |
| Second 12 months |
20 percent |
| Third 12 months |
15 percent |
| Fourth 12 months |
10 percent |
| Final 12 months |
5 percent |
Definitions and Special Conditions
- CLASSIFICATION CRITERIA
This schedule is intended to encourage customers who have options for locating all or part
of their business operations outside Alameda P&T's service territory and for whom
electric costs are material to their site selection decision, as determined by Alameda
P&T, to choose to locate or expand in its service territory and take electric service
from Alameda P&T.
General service customers in certain business classifications, by their nature, do not
have options for locating elsewhere and are therefore not eligible for the economic
development incentive discount. Such classifications include public service facilities,
utilities, and public elementary and secondary schools. Determination of eligibility shall
be made by Alameda P&T at its sole discretion.
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MINIMUM LOAD FACTOR
If the customer's load factor falls below 30 percent for three consecutive months,
Alameda P&T may, at its option, remove the customer from this schedule. Load factor
is calculated by dividing the energy by the product of the peak demand and the hours in
the billing period and expressed as a percent.
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METERING
At its sole option, Alameda P&T may require separate electrical metering for any new
or additional load at an existing customer's premises. As an alternative, a ratio of new
use/demand to historical use/demand [previous 36 months] may be used to apply this
discount.
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ALL-REQUIREMENTS PROVIDER
The customer agrees to take all electric service requirements from Alameda P&T.
In no event shall the customer use co-generation, self-generation, or electricity wheeled
from any other source without Alameda P&T's written consent for as long as service is
furnished under this schedule. Emergency back-up generation is excluded from this
requirement.
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ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Customers taking service under this schedule shall grant Alameda P&T the right to
inspect the facilities or plans for the purpose of making energy efficiency
recommendations. If the customer implements energy efficiency measures, such load
reduction will not be reason to disqualify the customer from receiving service under this
schedule.
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TERM
The discounts will commence on the customer's regularly scheduled meter read day in the
first month after the new load is to be connected to Alameda P&T's system and shall
remain in effect for up to five years, unless terminated by the customer upon 30 days
written notice. Alameda P&T, at its sole option, may remove the customer from this
schedule upon 30 days written notice in the event the customer no longer meets the
qualification criteria described herein.
- RELOCATION
Business relocation out of Alameda within five years of this discount application
requires a full refund of all discounts allowed, plus applicable taxes.
- RULES and REGULATIONS
Other conditions, as specified in Alameda P&T's
Rules and Regulations, shall apply to this electric
rate schedule.
ADOPTED: July 21, 2003
RESOLUTION NO. 4585
(Superseding supplemental Schedule ED, effective July 1, 2001)
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Effective: August 1, 2003
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