HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrdinance No. 676-92 09-22-1992 ORDINANCE NO. 676
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 638 BY DELETING
SECTION 2D OF THE ORDINANCE AND ADDING A NEW SECTION
2D.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHLAND HILLS,
TEXAS:
Section 1. Effective upon the date of final passage and
approval of this ordinance, Ordinance No. 638 is amended.
Section 2. Section 2D of Ordinance No. 638 is deleted.
Section 3. A new Section 2D as set forth below is added to
Ordinance No. 638.
Section 2D
WEATHER NORMALIZATION ADJUSTMENT
Effective with bills rendered during the October 1992
through May 1993 billing months, and annually thereafter for
the October through May billing months, the above
residential and commercial consumption rates for gas service
will be subject to a weather normalization adjustment each
billing cycle to reflect the impact of variations in the
actual heating degree days during the period including in
the billing cycle from the normal level of heating degree
days during the period included in the billing cycle. The
weather normalization adjustment will be implemented on a
per Mcf basis and will be applicable to the heating load of
each customer during the period included in the billing
cycle. It will be determined separately for residential and
commercial customers based on heating degree data recorded
by the D/FW weather station. The adjustment to be made for
each billing cycle will be calculated according to the
following formula.
NDD_ADD
WNA = ADD x M x AHL
Where: WNA = Weather normalization adjustment
NDD = Normal heating degree days during the
period covered by the billing cycle
ADD = Actual heating degree days during the
period covered by the billing cycle
M = Weighted average margin per Mcf included
in the commodity portion of the rates
effective during the October through May
billing months
AHL = Actual heating load per customer
Ordinance No. 676
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This heating load to which the weather normalization
adjustment is to be applied for residential customers is
determined by subtracting the residential class base load
from the total volume being billed to the customer. The
heating load to which the weather normalization adjustment
is to be applied for commercial customers is determined by
subtracting the base load for the customer from the total
volume being billed to the customer. The base load of a
customer is the average level of nonheating consumption.
The weather normalization adjustment is subject to a 50
percent limitation factor based on temperatures being 50
percent warmer or colder than normal. The weather
normalization adjustment will be calculated to the nearest
$.0001 per Mcf.
Section 4. It is hereby found and determined that said
meeting at which this ordinance was passed was open to the
Public, as required by Texas law, and that advance public notice
of the time, place and purpose of said meeting was given.
• PASSED AND APPROVED AFTER SECOND READING on this the
22nd day of September 1992.
C~
C. F. KELLEY, MAYOR
ATTEST:
PAULINE KEMPE, C TY S CRETARY