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AVAILABILITY |
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This rate shall be applied to
all partial requirements general service Customers (the Customer)
who take firm backup and standby service. A partial requirements
Customer is defined as one who normally self-generates all,
or a portion of, the Customer's electrical power and energy
requirements. All electricity supplied shall be for the exclusive
use of the Customer and shall not be resold. Service taken
under this rate shall be electrically separated from the
Customer's generating facilities or provided with sufficient
protective devices to prohibit such facilities from causing
disturbances on MMED's system consistent with MMED'S Terms
and Conditions. MMED reserves the right to refuse service
to facilities where MMED reasonably determines that the protection
provided is inadequate.
All electricity supplied to the Customer by MMED shall be
measured through one meter, except that where MMED deems
it impractical to deliver electricity through one service,
or where MMED has installed more than one meter, then the
measurement of electricity may be by two or more meters.
When the Customer's generating facilities are capable of
operating in parallel with MMED's supply, the Customer shall
furnish at its expense, necessary facilities for metering
equipment including a dedicated voice grade telephone circuit
for remote reading whereby MMED can meter the output of the
Customer's generating facilities.
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CHARACTER OF SERVICE |
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Firm Backup Service is
intended to provide the Customer with a firm supply of electric
power and energy when the Customer's generating facilities
are not in operation or are operating at less than full rated
capability or when the Customer's load is greater than the
capability of its generating facilities. To obtain service
under this schedule, the Customer must specify in writing
the maximum firm back-up electric power demands (Firm Backup
Contract Demand) that it plans to impose on MMED under this
schedule. The amount of Finn Backup Contract Demand may be
changed only by written notification to MMED at least six
months prior to the effective date of such change. MMED reserves
the right to refuse any increase in the Finn Backup Contract
Demand if, in the sole judgment of MMED, such an increase
would have an adverse impact on the reliability or cost of
the provision of firm service to any of MMED's firm service
customers.
Standby Service is intended to reserve
capacity on MMED's transmission and distribution system for
the delivery of Firm Backup Service. Standby Service will
be taken and paid for regardless of whether Firm Backup Service
is taken in any month.
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DEFINITIONS |
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Firm Backup Contract
Demand: The maximum firm backup electric power
demand which the Customer shall impose on MMED as specified
by their Customer.
Firm Backup Demand: The maximum metered
billing demand occurring in the billing period or the firm
Backup Contract Demand, whichever is less.
Metered Demand: The Customers actual electrical
load without the application of the Customer's generation
Billing Demand: The electrical load imposed
on MMED's system
Applicable General Service Rate* - The rate under which the customer would
be eligible to receive firm service from MMED if the Customer did not generate
any of its own electric power and energy requirements.
**All demands refer to fifteen (15) minute kW demands. **
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BILLING
PERIOD |
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Billing shall be done on a calendar
month basis.
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MONTHLY
RATES |
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Customer Charge:
The Customer Charge in Applicable General Service Rate
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DEMAND RATES
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Standby Demand:
$4.16 per kW of Firm Backup Contract Demand
Firm Backup Demand:
The demand rate in the Applicable General Service Rate
minus the Standby Demand Rate per kW of Firm Backup Service.
Energy Rate:
The energy rate, including the Purchased Power Adjustment,
in the Applicable General Service Rate per billing kWh.
The monthly charge shall be the sum of
the Customer Charge, the Standby Demand Charge, the Firm Backup Demand Charge
and the Energy Charge.
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BILLING kW AND kWh |
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The Billing kW shall be the greater
of the maximum fifteen (15) minute metered kW demand during
the Billing Period or 90% of the metered kilovolt amperes during
the Billing Period.
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PURCHASED POWER FACTOR ADJUSTMENT |
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MMED may, at its option, require
the Customer to make such changes in equipment and/or operations
as necessary to increase the Customer's power factor to a minimum
of 90% lagging.
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ESTIMATED BILLS |
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When an actual meter reading cannot
be taken on the normal meter reading schedule for the Billing
Period, an estimated bill will be rendered based on usage data
provided by the Customer or estimated by MMED.
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TERMS OF CONTRACT |
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Unless otherwise agreed in writing,
service under this rate shall be for a period of not less
than two years and thereafter may be discontinued only
upon MMED's
receipt of a 90-day written notice. Service is also subject
to the provisions of the Rules and Regulations of MMED.
TOWN
OF MANSFIELD MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT
M.D.P.U. #109
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