Rider SS
Standby Service
(Applied in Conjunction with the Standard General Service Rate Schedules for Commercial Service)

Purpose

The purpose of this rider is to establish rates, terms, and conditions for providing standby electric service to commercial customers with onsite generation connected in parallel with Alameda Power & Telecom's (Alameda P&T's) distribution system.

Applicability

This rider is applicable for backup and maintenance service to commercial customers served under Rate Schedules A-1, A-2 or A-3, where all or part of their electrical requirements are regularly supplied from a source of generation not owned by Alameda P&T and connected in parallel to Alameda P&T's distribution system, and where Alameda P&T must stand ready at all times to supply electric service to replace such alternate supply.

This rider is limited for service to customer-installed generation that: 1) is located on the customer's premises, 2) is connected for parallel operation with Alameda P&T's distribution facilities, in compliance with all applicable Alameda P&T's Rules and Regulations, and 3) is intended for the sole purpose of offsetting all or part of the customer's own electrical requirements. In no case shall the electricity generated by the customer-installed source under this rider be available for resale to any other party.

This service is available throughout Alameda P&T's entire service area where Alameda P&T's facilities are available, of adequate capacity to serve, and are adjacent to the premises.

Rates

Reservation Charge, in addition to all other charges under the applicable General Service Rate:
$15.00 per kW per month of contract capacity

Reactive Demand Charge:
$1.00 per kvar of reactive demand in excess of .14 kvar per kW of contract capacity

Definitions and Special Conditions

1. INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT
   A signed Interconnection Agreement for Customer-Installed Parallel Generation between the customer and Alameda P&T for each service connection is required for service under this rider.
2. CONTRACT CAPACITY
   Contract capacity is the nameplate rating or output capability, as agreed upon by the customer and Alameda P&T, of the customer-installed generation as set forth in the customer's Interconnection Agreement.
3. EXCESS GENERATION
   No credits or payments will be made for any electricity generated by the customer in excess of the customer's requirements and supplied to Alameda P&T's distribution system.
4. METERING
   Alameda P&T will furnish, own, and maintain, at the customer's expense, any metering equipment and facilities beyond the normal metering for the size and type of load served that it determines to be necessary on both the service and customer-installed generating plant. The customer shall provide, at its expense, all wiring, equipment and facilities to accommodate such metering that Alameda P&T deems necessary. Meters shall not allow reverse registration.
5. REACTIVE DEMAND
   The Customer will design and operate its generating plant such that the reactive current requirements of the portion of Customer's load supplied from such generating plant are not supplied from Alameda P&T's electric system. If Alameda P&T determines by test or measurement that the Customer's generating plant is placing a reactive demand on Alameda P&T's electric system in excess of .14 kvar per kW of Contract Capacity, the Reactive Demand Charge shall be applied to the excess amount until such time as the Customer demonstrates to Alameda P&T's satisfaction that adequate correction has been provided.
6. SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE
   Customers shall schedule routine maintenance of the generating plant during the months specified in the Interconnection Agreement.
7. RULES and REGULATIONS
   Other conditions, as specified in the customer's Interconnection Agreement or in Alameda P&T's Rules and Regulations, shall apply to this electric rate schedule rider.