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<br />The Municipal Utility's- current rate structurra have: bt:en in pla(:e
<br />for fnany years. Mae rates include customer charges and single
<br />Mork energy charges for resicfefrtial and small commercial cus-
<br />tomers. Larc{e conurtit:rciial crrslorrsers have a <lernand and energy
<br />rate, and the industrial custofrac:rs have a clerr)and raft: wiU) on-
<br />and off-pea:k energy rates. Thtl utility realizes that more special-
<br />ized rates are neeclec1 to influence customers' use of electricity.
<br />There has been a recent en)phasis on conservation programs to
<br />recArce overall electricity usage and demand response efforts to
<br />reduce peak consumptiorLThe Municipal lJtility is also hr,{!inning
<br />to cclrrsicter advarac~cl raletering infrastnfcture 1AMq devict:s to
<br />support smart grid {);rogra(1s-
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<br />'t'he ,\9trnic•ipal if'tilit}' bar inrfilt;rnented a broad arf,iy al~rctrdes lin•
<br />ene-;f;~° ellic.ienc~~ (.~Iluris, :snc}r ax c~tddcient aplrli:utccs, r:onrpac! Iluo-
<br />resc~nt lighting :tncl :irfsr+latinn prcr~m.uns. dt also ~adn~ks directly ~vi111
<br />larger custOrnere to reduce eonsurr+ption ttrr'nugh more efl)cicnt
<br />rnoh-r~, ,liglrtiragtrr(1 otd+r:r (rxes. J{t:cgrgnizing drat successfid c•onxer-
<br />v:ttion J-rc>t.;ran-s reduce ralc~, x-?tridh retluec revenues, has f•exultetl
<br />in a rc~rewed ell'art to mcrr7itttr rr:rc:nnes and rusts through tare util-
<br />ly~ dinanci:il Pharr. The crarrxcr~~at`iora prx)grams also haul: a c•(-st
<br />assneiated +vith the rrhxtES arul r-ttrer lrrogram costs. As c•(+nsump-
<br />tinn Boca iloarn, the ertihty rest}' nceil to raise tales or rrrrpltsnent
<br />sorrre. form ()f ilccontileil ratr:~x (rea'e•nnes not tied io conxurnl)tion),
<br />rAs tirtare rate incrr;~rses rrre:rE~rdtrrc:d,.it ix conxiclerin~.r move to in-
<br />vc:rted c:nerly r•.a,trs, +vtrc•1c: higher 'levE~ls of usage gel more
<br />ca1)er-sive. '.Chis a.%r,r:r~rl firriher s iscatrrr~~c• Iri~;her Ievcls nl energy
<br />ux(:,1)Ut i116''lllglter I:ISrI~.;t: r;slfkS hr:lp'olT;xet (tte Jc,~4•er res•erure (Irre to
<br />)'ecluceil s:rdex. 1?or rale;r•edatci) ltrrc+airil rexl,clrrxr etToris, .it ix rnn-
<br />sidc:ring both rarr'r)t .•tncl xi;icil; aly)a'oaclrt;s. "I't+f; ca+xat appraac•}r
<br />includes giving carstorru=r:t a .cnt.i~il or,r a)/k!1' h:rxis fi.Ia- reiluc.ing
<br />peak 1o:(il crnrxrnr,r~,tnon (vFu~n ct~rlut:sted Itry tFte nti9ity. 'f'hc stied: atr-
<br />pr(~suh i:nc:dniles rraclre tiurc~-cli-nee telex fur rnrlrG crasiomer rlax~ts
<br />ai7d f:Y`r.'rl hi~lrc:r .rrtt:.x ltu- c,r+-ftc•;tl, ~as"~u~:. 'ifu.: r~rtilih' is :ilvo c^c-ntern-
<br />plating c•riticsd t.Ie:ik lrririr-1; a'i(I.t tiifrril'u.:anily higher a;~lles tlu+anf; a
<br />snr:rll ntrmh(:r of pr:~tla !;react; drarir~ !}u; yt.1r. C:riti<•ad freak pric~irag
<br />tviN r'erfrrire Borne kinil(If tvl~c>-*`v;t}'tornmunit;aticn) Kith custo,r+crs
<br />to :i1e11 them That a t:ritii:r:al ~}•reril; lreritlrl h:rs hc;r..n dcc~l:u-E~cl. Ulti-
<br />rn;rlel}; the ~itcra:icifla] CFt.idit~i• kv`rll tae movi.nt; into .(utarrardc(I
<br />rne:lcaiur~; inJ:rastcrrctt+n-t; ~;1:~11'j s1:xtr;rnx :and will r~cs:•rl to rnnsider all
<br />tllf:.costs asxrrrisrtxil r:±itb tt1e. ~rcc>gnnnx <ak)n~; t~iih tllrr xa+ingx real-
<br />ized to (lclerarriru: le(»+• A'rr~r~•r~J :r~~t(; I~aeJs kvill t>E~ arrrtytrte(1. riitil7
<br />syatt:rns also :rddow for rxr(Irc• irfreclvative rates to tinilfef• inflnenct~
<br />customer rrxa~;e.
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<br />The state legislature and ,ptrtrlic utility (:ommission have imple-
<br />rnented requirements for utiliities to betgin in)plementing net
<br />rneterir-f~ and backup power tariffs. TPre net rnete.ring tariffs are
<br />intended ic,r smatter .renewat-te generation installations at resi-
<br />dential an(1 comrnPrcial locations. Under this tariff, the a+stonier
<br />is required to receive full retail rate credit for any surplus energy
<br />injected into the Municipal iJtility system, 'fhe backup power tar-
<br />ifts are required for larger customers who self generate all or a
<br />portion of their own requiremerts and who need backup power
<br />from the Municipal Utility N/iien their own ,generation pis not avail-
<br />able or is insuffi(:ient to meet their recluirernents.
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<br />The state hart ixsrrrd net nreterir)f;rrilcs than will (:lictatt: much of thc:
<br />utility's nee+• ned meterirr~ tarilT.'Cht~ rvti~t~• has ;dso collected tari~lls
<br />from alher arf:a utititicx that .are drxi~;ned to co)xq~ly ~~ith Ilfe samr:
<br />rules. "fi-c u~ility',~nll cerlrri-t rneternnf; t.rpgr••ulex art customer loc:(-
<br />tior+s where rr(:t metenn~; st.-vrce is rcqut~xte(I. The ne~v meters will
<br />rnesrxure tlo+v of t:ner~ry 1)(-th into :aril not taf ihc: custonrt:r lircilii}'•
<br />'.I'hc state ruler ,•(Ilo~x fOr eoflection of :additional teeter espcnses.
<br />Tire \~tanicipal Utilit}' u~i11 ifnf)lernent a higfrer mont!-ly customt:r
<br />charge far:net r;r+ett:r'rng Crcttornf::rs h:(xe(I r-n the clillerence in capi-
<br />tal cx,st, incltadin~; installation roll di~u• Glee crew nnetrsr amortized over
<br />the e~l,etteil till: of the rnetcr. for the hac•krrl:, r,owe:r tarS~l; the slttf-
<br />nicif,al i`ltility rrc~eds to s~-nsidt:r ~idac )•erlrrirere,(ants of the lr<teknp
<br />customer in an urahun(dletl sti:ry. hot itrt: gent:rxticrn coil h•ansrnis-
<br />sian l,c-riionx (,f itrc: h:ukn~, I•frill,; it h:ts c+f-ted to rely c-n tare rnsu•;ket.
<br />'fire uraknrnvn n:rturc (-f tignin~; .ur<1 nrnnunts ++I' t,:)e•kup generation
<br />requi)•(rd ruake it r.lilTicnLt lur the ~Innicilssid lal'ilit}• lc- inc:luilt: provi-
<br />xion of bacl:rrp geurer:rti,o:n i.r) its 4~;cneration s+xxet flans, '.fhe
<br />\furricifu(i Utility :is a lrfrti,ciff:rmt n•r Llrf; rrti>;ioraal indeFu:ndent x}_r--
<br />tern orier'ator, which avid! pr(niik roil-1'irne market po+vet• dclivert:il
<br />to Ihc: ~turiirip:tl 1ltility din• any luu•kup ~;ener:ri'ic,:n :curl b.urxn)ission
<br />requirerntnts. The: niidih}• ~vit>I clc, a sta.uglrt patix-(tarorrgti, ~~iQr an
<br />alder loI' local system Icrsst s, io :M.ry hxcd:up rustr)rrrt:r a-egrairinf; en-
<br />cr~•. for !oral tl'isU~ihuticrrr :cE:r-+~icc~x (.g+.rl)xtsrtianx., ler:der;x, ser~~ic•e
<br />trfuhlurrners alrrl ilrs>l-s, rru:te:rs, rte.) It:lr; ;V.lr:rniripal iltility 1(1Il I'r:ay
<br />on its frnhurullcd rust of srrrlie,e :ut:r9ytiis to cet Wised rnont:hly r.+trh
<br />on :r ~1(1y b:txis fear ilac nra~imrr;nr) kr~vrknp :rrrr(+rrrit r-e(luest(•d k)y the
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<br />its loci! sy'vtem to d:+e sable t,rr sera•~' tduE k,arkrrp crrst(Irners <rt any
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