§ 13.04.040. Residential single-family service.

The rates and conditions of services hereunder shall be as provided by Schedule R-1, as follows:

SCHEDULE R-1
Residential Single-Family Service

A.

Applicability. Applies to separately metered single-family dwellings and to individual family accommodations.

B.

Character of Service Furnished. Single phase 120/240-volt or 120/208-volt service when used for residential purposes only, 60-cycle alternating current service.

C.

Conditions of Use. Motors with more than 150 amps locked rotor are not served under this schedule.

D.

Rates. Customers shall pay the sum of the customer charge, the distribution charge, the transmission services charge, and the energy services charge as specified below.

1.

Customer Charge. Customers taking service under Schedule R-1 shall pay a customer charge during the billing month as follows:

Effective July 2017:

Customer Charge

Per Meter Per Month $8.96

 

2.

Distribution Charge. Customers taking service under Schedule R-1 shall pay a distribution charge based on kWh used during the billing month as follows:

Effective July 2017:

Usage	$ per kWh
First 350 kWh per month	$0.01889
Next 400 kWh per month	$0.14673
All additional kWh per month	$0.10706

 

3.

Transmission Services Charge. Customers taking service under Schedule R-1 shall pay a transmission services charge for each kWh delivered to the in accordance with Section 13.04.170.

4.

Energy Services Charge. Customers taking service under Schedule R-1 shall have two energy rate options.

4.1 Option A—Seasonal Flat Rate:

Season	Energy Services Charge per kWh
Summer	$0.07073
Winter	$0.06147

 

4.2 Option B—Time-Of-Use Rate:

Time-of-Use	Energy Services Charge per kWh
Summer On-Peak	$0.14750
Summer Off-Peak	$0.04750
Winter On-Peak	$0.11150
Winter Off-Peak	$0.05100

 

This option is subject to meter availability. The customer shall be responsible for the cost of installing the metering equipment required for this service.

4.3 Power Cost Adjustment: Power cost adjustment to be added to energy services charge. Rate options A and B are subject to adjustment as provided in Section 13.04.173.

E.

General Conditions.

1.

Selection of Energy Rate Option. The default energy rate option for customers under Schedule R-1 is Option A—Seasonal Flat Rate. A customer may choose to receive energy under either option A or B; however, when a customer requests a change of energy rate option, that customer may not change to another energy rate option before twelve months have elapsed.

F.

Special Provisions.

1.

Electric Utility Assistance Program.

a.

Electric Utility Assistance Program (Basic Benefit). Any customer taking service under this schedule shall be eligible for a five dollar monthly credit against their electricity bills if the gross annual income per calendar year of the household in which such customer resides qualifies for rental assistance under the city's low income rental assistance program. The department shall periodically certify that the customer is eligible for the basic benefit.

b.

Electric Utility Assistance Program (Pasadena Cares). Any customer eligible for the basic benefit shall also be eligible for a credit equal to the public benefit charge provided the customer is either: a) sixty-two years of age or older; or b) meets the criteria of disability as established by the Social Security Administration's Supplemental Income Program for the Aged, Blind and Disabled under Title XVI of the Social Security Act, as amended. The department shall periodically certify that the customer is eligible for the Pasadena Cares benefit.

c.

Electric Utility Assistance Program (Medical). Any customer taking service under this schedule with doctor-prescribed life support equipment requiring electric utility service from the department in order to operate shall be eligible for the Basic Benefit regardless of income. To qualify, a customer must submit satisfactory proof to the department that a full-time occupant of the customer's premises requires a life support device. A qualifying life support device may be any one of the following or such other equipment as the department may deem eligible: aerosol tents, apnea monitors, compressors or concentrators, electrostatic or ultrasonic nebulizers, electric nerve stimulators, hemodialysis machines, kidney dialysis machines, intermittent positive pressure breathing machines, iron lungs, pressure pads, pressure pumps, respirators, or suction machines.

2.

Time Periods. Time periods are defined as follows:

a.

Summer months are defined as June through September. Winter months are defined as October through May.

b.

On-peak hours: 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Off-peak hours: 8:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

(Ord. 7046 § 2, 2006; Ord. 7042 § 1, 2006; Ord. 6901 § 3, 2002)

(Ord. No. 7173, § 1, 8-10-2009; Ord. No. 7221, § 2, 7-9-2012; Ord. No. 7244, § 2, 6-23-2014; Ord. No. 7305, § 2, 6-19-2017)