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258624 �'�h Cterk -• • , ORDINANCE s � COUNCIL FILE NO �� .cSENTED BY ` � �_�' � ORDINANCE NO �" !� — V An Ordinance smending Ordinance Number 14786, entitleds "An Ordinance granting to Northern States Power Company, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Minnesota, its successors and aseigns, permission to use the streets and other public property located in the City of Saint Paul for the purpose of conducting, distributiu� and supplqing gas for all purposes for a term extending from the adoption hereof to December 31, 1972, or during such lesser period as determiaed herein, prescribing rates which the company may charge for euch service, and determin.in� the amount which the companq ahall paq to the City fnr the use and occupancy of its streets and other public propertq." � WHEREAS, Northern States 1'ower Company, a corporatioa organized uader tYie laws of the State of Minnesota, being a public service corporation conducCiag and supplying gas within the City of Saint Paul uader Ordinance Nuimber 14786, approved May 13, 1971, did, under Section 7 of said Ordinance, file its Petition addressed to the Council of eaid Citq on Ju1y 23, 1971 for i�s reniew of the operatioas of said ldorthern States Power Company under said permit and for said Council's prescription, by ardinance, of re�sonable rates which esid Northern Statea Power Compsaq may charge for such gas service within said City as shall be thereafter furnished by said Company thereunder; aad WHERF:AS, Pursuaat to said Petition of said Northera States Power Companq, Robert J. 5heran was appointed heari.ng examiner, and in the cvurse of his dutiee h�ard testimonq, reviewed exhibits, and evaluated enidence presented by the companq and all interested parties, and thereafter recommended Findings of Facts and Conclusions of Law v�hich hane b�en reviewed, both as to the basis and the content, and have beea duly adopted by the Couneil; and �1EIF.RF.AC� It has been determined that �o�encing on Maq 12, 1972, said companq be eatitled to an increase in revenue of 9.4;G above the 1971 test year revenue, and to prescribe interim rates to provide such additional revenues, ss of the first reading of this Ordinance, which rates shall be the established rates upon the Ordinance's becoming effective. Yeas Councilmen Nays Passed by the Councii Butler Carlson 7n Favor Levine Meredith Sprafka Againat Tedesco Mr. President (McCarty) Approved• Attest: � City Clerk Ma �� Form approved Corporation Couns y • . ' • , . � PAGE 2 ��'"�'� '``�' .. - �t�v'"{.kd,,,�'",'.� THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN: r�/1/ i / 5ection 1. That Ordinance Number 14786, approved May 13, 1971, shall be and the same is hereby amended in the following particulars, to-wit: That Section 6 of Ordinance Number 14786 and Appendix A attached thereto are hereby deleted in full and inserted in lieu thereof is a new Section 6 to read as follows: "Section 6. "The Council hereby adopts and prescribes as Interim rates as of May 12, 1972, the rates contair�ed in Appendix A, attached hereto and made a part hereof, and, subject to any procedure or approval applicable under regulations of the Price Commission, the same shall become effective as such Interim rates commencing on May 12, 1972 or such later date as determined by Northern States Power Company, and, as such, shall apply to all bills of the Company based upon regular meter readings on and after such effective date. "The Council further prescribes that the Interim rates adopted hereunder and contained in Appendix A, attached, be deemed to be the reasonable, fair, and just rates, and properly obtained by the company up to and in- cluding the effective date of this ordinance and of said company' s compliance with the conditions provided in Section 4 hereof, and such rates shall continue to be applied to all bills computed from regular meter readings on and after such date and compliance for the remaining period of this permit ordinance or until lawfully changed. " Section 2. That the second paragraph of Section 7 of said Ordinance reading as follows: "Rates contained in Appendix A hereof have been adjusted from previous rates to cover only the cost of increased gross earnings payments to be made to City under this ordinance. It is understood that such action shall not preclude the Company from filing, in the calendar year 1971, a petition requesting the review of its operations and rates as provided above. " is hereby stricken therefrom. Section 3. The Council certifies that, pursuant to the proposals of the Price Commission, and the guidelines it propounded, the following apply to the increase of rates adopted in Appendix A, attached hereto: " (1) The increase is cost-justified and does not reflect future inflationary expectations. OriRlnsl to City Clerk ' ' ' � �� -�' � � ORDINANCE ��2�� • - � � COUNCIL FILE NO PRESENTED BY ORDINANCE NO �j/ — PAGE 3 "(2) The increase is the minimum required to assure continued, adequate and safe service or to provide for necessarq expaneion to meet future requirementa. "(3) The incYease wi11 achieue the minim� rate of return needed to attract capital at reasonahle costa and not to impair the credit of the public utilitq. "(4) The iacrease does not reflect labor costs in excess of those allowed by Pap Board policies. "(5) The increase takea into account expected and obtainable groductivity gains. "(6) Reasonable opportunity was afforded for participation bq a11 interested persons, or their representativ�s, in these proceediags." Section 4. The company aha11, within thirty da.ys after the passage, approval aad publication of this ordinance, file with the City Clerk of said City its written acceptance thereof in form to be approved by the Corporation Counsel, and therein shall agree to abide by, keep aud perform all the terms, limitations, conditions and pronisions of thie ordinance. Section 5. This ordinance 8ha11 take effect and be ia force thirtq daqs after its passage, approval and publication, and upon it� acceptance, as provided in Section 4 hereof. � MAY 31 1�J7� Yeas Councilmen Nays Passed by the Councii Butler � �'� n Favor -�- �� l [J A gaingt Sprafka l/ � A o��: JUN 11�7.2 A tM Vice Presi r " Ci erk ayor �' �� Form approved Corporation �ounsel By ��:� `��,�� 1972 _ . , • t � � 2-A . . GENERAL SERVICE Availabilitv Available to any residential, commercial, or industrial customer for general use of natural gas service. Rate First 2 000 cu. ft. per month @ $2.07 per Mcf Next 3 000 " " " " @ 1.07 " " Next 5 000 " " " " @ 1.00 " " Next 390 000 " " " " @ .96 " " Next 400 000 " " " " @ .94 " " Next 1 200 000 " " " " @ .91 " " Excess " " " " @ .89 " " Purchased Gas Adiustment In the event there is a change in the town border rate under which Company purchases gas sold under the above schedule, there shall be added to or deducted from the monthly bill computed according to the above schedule the product of the monthly consumption and the amount per Mcf to the nearest 0.1� by which the average annual town border purchase cost per Mcf to Company, based on the number of days use of the contract demand neces- sary to serve the total General Service requirements, is more or less than the average annual town border purchase cost per Mcf computed on the same basis and on town border rates consisting of a demand charge of $3.410 per Mcf per month and a commodity charge of 30.08C per Mcf. In the event the total variation is a positive amount, such amount will be multiplied by 1.087. The average annual town border purchase cost per Mcf shall be computed with the use of the billing demand units and annual volumes of natural gas purchased from Northern Natural Gas Company for resale to General Service gas customers served by Gompany in its Minnesota service area, ad�usted to reflect normal temperatures, for the calendar year preceding the change in the town border rate. In the event a refund is received by the Company from Northern Natural G3s Company attributable to the cost of gas which has been sold by the Company under the foregoing purchased gas ad�ustment clause, such attributable refund, multiplied by the factor 1.087, together with interest thereon, received by the Company will be applied as a reduction in the purchased gas adjustment until . the amount of such attributable refund and interest has been expended. Such unit reduction will be extended over a period not to exceed twelve months. Monthly Minimum Char�e $2.15 Gross Earninl�s Clause Bills sub�ect to the adjustment provided for in Gross Earnings Clause Rider. Heatin� Value Natural gas with a nominal heating value of 1000 Btu per cubic foot. ✓ � � 3 _A INTERRUPTIBT�E SERVICE Availability Available on an interruptible basis to a commercial or industrial customer whose maximum rourly requirements are in excess of 1000 cubic feet and who will agree (1) to curtail his use of gas whenever requested by Company, (2) to provide and maintain suitable and adequate standby facilities, and (3) to have available at all times sufficient standby fuel to maintain continuous plant operation during periods of curtailment in the delivery of gas sold hereunder. If customer agrees to confine the use of natural gas under this rate to the months of April through October in any calendar year, requirements (2) and (3) above shall not apply. Character of Service Delivery of gas hereunder shall be sub3ect to curtailment whenever requested by Company, such requests to be made as far in advance as possible. Rate Priority Rate Monthly Maximum Day Mcf Monthly Requirements Classi- Per Minimum Requirements for at least six months fication Mcf Chart�e (See Note 1) each year (See Note 1) AA $.74 $ 51.50 More than 1000 cu. ft. per hour but less than 50 Mcf per day A .58 155.00 50 Mcf or more but - less than 200 Mcf BB .56 310.00 200 Mcf or more B .54 - . 620.00 �� 5 000 to 9 999.9� ' _._: C .51 1 445.00 " " " " 10 000 to 19 999.9 D .48 2 685.00 " " " " 20 000 to 49 999.9 E .44 6 090.00 " " " " 5U OOO to 199 999.9 F .41 10 325.00 More than 12 000 Mcf 200 000 and more Purchased Gas Adiustment In the event there is a change in the town border rate . under which Company purchases gas sold under the above schedule, there shall be added to or deducted from the monthly bill computed according to the above schedule the product of the monthly consumption in;.Mcf and the amount per Mcf to the nearest 0.01� by which the town border commodity charge varies from 30.08� per Mcf. In the event the total variation is a positive amount, such amount will be multiplied by 1.087. Any revision in the purchased gas adjustment due to a change in the town border rate shall become effective on bills based on regular meter readings on and after 30 days from the effective date of the change in the town border rate. In the event a refund is received by the Company from Northern Natural Gas Com- pany attributable to the cost of gas which has been sold by the Company under the (Continued on following sheet) ! • � , - �-A , : INTERRUPTIBLE SERVICE (Continued) foregoing purchased gas ad�ustment clause, such attributable refund, multiplied by the factor 1.087, together with interest thereon, received by the Company will be applied as a reduction in the purchased gas ad�ustment until the amount of such attributable refund and interest has been expended. Such unit reduction will be extended over a period not to exceed twelve months. Monthlv Minimum Char,ge If in any month customer does not use the minimum amount provided for herein because .of Company's failure to deliver gas wholly or in part, the monthly minimum charge shall be reduced proportionately to the amount of curtailment during such month. Where customer agrees to discontinue the use of service during the period from November 1 to March 31, inclusive, each year, the monthly minimum charges hereunder will be waived during said period. Prompt Payment Provision A charge of 5% on the first $25.00 monthly plus 1% on the remainder will be added to net monthly bill, computed at the rate schedule shown above, which charge shall constitute a discount from gross bill for pay- ment within the discount period. Gross Earnin�s Clause Bills sub3ect to the ad�ustment provided for in Gross Earnings Clause Rider. Unit of Measurement The unit of ineasurement shall be a cubic foot of gas at an absolute pressure of 30 inches of inercury, and a temperature of 60 degrees Fahrenheit. Heating Value From 975 Btu to 1025 Btu (inclusive) per cubic foot. If in any month, the arithmetfc average of hourly total heating values of the gas is less than 975 Btu per cubic foot, the volume of gas measured hereunder during such period shall be decreased for billing purposes in proportion to the decrease below 975 Btu per cubic foot. Priority Classification Class AA shall have first priority. Curtailment shall begin with Classification F and progress to Classification AA. Term of A�reement Service agreement shall be for a term of not less than one year. Upon expiration of term, Agreement continues in force until terminated by at least thirty days' written notice by either party. � Note 1: pplies to estimated requirements until actual requirements have been ascertained. Note 2: The above rate schedules for interruptible service are also sub�ect to Company's contract with Northern Natural Gas Company from whom the gas ontemplated to be sold hereunder will be purchased. , . s-- � GAS YARD LIGHTING SERVICE Availabilitv Available to any residential, co�nercial or industrial customer for unmetered gas yard lighting when such customer is using gas service at the same location for other purposes. Metered gas yard lighting service will be billed on the applicable rate schedule. Rate $1.70 per lamp per month Gross Earnint�s Clause Bills sub�ect to the adjustment provided for in Gross Earnings Clause Rider. Special Terms and Conditions 1. Customer shall pay for the entire cost of installation including the piping from the service to the yard light. Company shall own and maintain the piping from the service to the yard light. Customer shall own and maintain the yard light. 2. The gas lamp may be either a single or double mantle installation. 3. The orifice will be sized to a �t71 drill size. 4. Pressure will be set at 4 inches water column. 5. Yard lights with larger orifices or pressures higher than 4 inches water column will not be pernaitted on this rate schedule. � � . !J ' y '• r . . .. . . � -� � . . . „ � � . LARGE GENERAL. SERVICE Availability Available to commercial and industrial customers with requirements of 50 Mcf or more per day. Rate Demand CharRe $4.26 per Mcf per month of Billing Demand _ -plus- Commodity Chars�e First 2 000 Mcf per month @ $.61 per Mcf Next 3 000 " '� �� @ .54 �� " Next 15 000 '� �� @ .49 " " Next 30 000 " " " @ .46 " " Excess " " " @ .44 " " Purchased Gas Adiustment In the event there is a change in the town border rate under which Company purchases gas sold under the above schedule, there shall be added to or deducted from the monthly bill computed according to the above schedule the sum of (1) the product of the monthly billing demand and the amount per Mcf to the nearest 0.1� by which the town border demand charge varies from $3.410 and, (2) the product of the monthly consumption in Mcf and the amount per Mcf to the nearest O.O1C by which the town border co�nodity , charge varies from 30.08C per Mcf. In the event the total variation is a positive amount, such amount will be multiplied by 1.087. - Monthly Minimum Chart�e The Demand Charge __. Prompt Payment Provision A charge of 5X on the first $25.00 monthly plus ly on the remainder will �be added to net monthly bill, computed at the rate schedule shown above, which charge shall constitute a discount from gross bill for payment within the discount period. Gross Earnint�s Clause Bills sub�ect to the ad�ustment provided for in Gross Earnings Clause Rider. Determination of Bi11inA Demand The demand in Mcf for billing purposes shall be the greatest daily consumption in Mcf during the month for which bill is rendered, but in no event shall the demand to be billed be considered as less , than the daily demand in Mcf Company agrees to deliver as specified in the contract between Company and cu�tomer, nor less than the demand previously hilled hereunder. Heatinst Value Natural gas with a nominal heating value of 1000 Btu per cubic foot. Note: 'Gas consumed under this rate schedule must be separately metered from �^-"'� customer's- other firm gas requirements. • � . � �� ,i,� GROSS EARNINGS CLAUSE RIDER Bills rendered shall be further ad�usted by Company over a period terminating no later than December 31, 1972 in an amount to allow Company to recoup gross earnings payments paid to the City during the year 1971 in excess of a rate of 5X and which have not been fully recovered from Company's customers in prior billings. �� 319�� rTsp NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY MINNEAPOLIB. MINNESOTA SS407 June 5, 1972 To the Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council Saint Paul, Minnesota p � � Gent lemen: ��.. ' � r�+ G'� t p The undersigned, Northern States Pov�e� � ��i � Company, does hereby accept and agree to abid��r, � � keep, and perform all the terms, limitations, conditions, and provisions of Council File No. 258624, being Ordinance No. 15111 , adopted by the Council and approved by the Mayor on May 31, 1972. 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COUNCIL FILE NO PRESENTE�D BY �/ ,; , ORDINANCE NO . ^ ..;.5...� . .� ti , /l� OL'd�a�mC� aMad3sg �rd31�s@C! lta�c 1ty86� M�ltlad! : "An .OsRdi�anee grssting to l�rth�rn Statea Po� Ca�P�7s g : cerpe�ati�s or�ai�d �isr t1�e Zaws o! tl� StafC� ef L�tima�a, its snce�ssors aad ssrigas. ps�issic� to � l,hs sts�et� aAd . ot�wc pnbllra propest� 1�oeat�d in th� Cit� af 8sist Paal �a�c . tha �nrpose of �osselu�ctiug, distrib�ting aad ��pl�ia� ;a� for a11 pmrpoa�s �or s tssn �act�i.os fro� t.ha sd�rtiss h�!' t�o . , D�c�ab�r 31, 1972, or dutiag soch lfsstr psri� �es d�t�d b�reim, pr�ac�titiing ratfs wYieh tb� e�aa7 n� �fias�e �ot s�ch sar�rice, sad dstprr3aing tbi a�m�t vLich th� �paa� �a3'Z pa� to t6s Citp for the os� aad oat�► of its �►tra�ts asd ot� pnblic ps�op�sty." � Ii�ERS�i* �sthsta Stst�a lowt Co�spaa7s a c�spo�atl�'o�s�d mrdas #iw la+N►� ef t�s �tate o� Him�ssota, baia� a prb]�e a�stios ass�porati�n ��iag asd s�eppl�is� gas vit� t1�a Cit� of Ssi�nt Psnl nnei�r O�td3w�c� 1#rber 14786, appr�r�ed �faj.13, igTl,� did, m�dar S�ctian 7 of uid Ordi�aace, fiLs ita latit3�s a�rsssc�d to the Comeil of sai+d Cixy on Jul� 23, 1971 fer ilts ra�far of tLe �tatio�s of sai�d � S�at�s Ye� Co� �d�ar �d pet�ait sad to= �sid Coasa3l'• p�ri��os� ir� ��s�, er! s�aos�is r�at� �i� sa3d ' - � � �� 7 �aT �hs�e f� �h �as ssr�s vi�i ; ` r;;•.- -� °�ai.-��;��51� 'b��tL�s�L�s' f�aia�sd by said Caaga�► th�remd�� -�� .: � .._,.,. ,;� < .. . ii�:�ha�mt b� I�aid Pstiti�aa sf sald �iost�nca Sta��.Prwr ' � Ce�a�, �irsrt J. ,SLfsas var ap�o�itts� h�arin� e�at, sad �ai !Ls : �ostss o� his i�ti�s� h�as+d t�ati��, rsri.aw�d �sh�,i�ta, �i� a�t�i�t�t . �d�s �rs�a� b'9_ths �ooPm7 asd ail iaterwtsd partiss, a�d ,��Sft�s r�oo�id�d ?i�dings of l�iato and Qsulusian�s of:Lar � � �ivav� tii�s�n t�nr�NNid�, i�tb as .to the LasL a� the eoateat�l �ttid l�tr�►•�ss dnly. a�pt�d L�► the Ce�neil; ana � _ �. : _ ' l�8iA8, Zt haps b�an detss�ised that �r+�sein� oa�t Ma� 1Y� 1�l�2, �` �s�d � bs �atitl�d to sn 3a¢rease in rev�ave of 9.4x ativ�rs t1� � 1g71 tsat �ssr sav�sw, a�d to presatiia iateri�a rat�s to pr�r#da sn�b e+�#it3wal r�w, aa o! tbs fis�t zeading aF Wis Oic�I�s �hi�h ratu stiall ba tLa atablisbsd ntea uPoa tha Ordinsae�*s , � . b�eoatag e�tectiis. _ �. . � . a � � �?�" s� ' I�AGE 2 �L�U�,�� THE COU�TCIL OF THE CITY OF SA�NT PAUL DOES ORDAIN; /�j/ �../ 11 section 1.. That Ordinance Number 1.4786, approved May 13, 1971, shall be and the same is hereby amended in the following particula�s, to-wit: That Section 6 of Ordinance Number 14785 and Appendix A attacned thereto are nere7�y d�Zeted in fu11 and inserted in lieu ttiereoi is a new Section 6 to read as follows: "Section 6. "The Cauncil hereby adopts and prescribes as Interim rates as of May 12, 1972, the rates contair�e d in Appendix A, attached hereto and made a part hereof, and, subject to any procedure or approval applicable under regulations of the Price Commissian, the same - shall become effective as such Interim rates commencing � on l`�iay 12, 1972 or such later date as determined by Northern States Power Company, and, as such, shall apply to all bills of the Company based upon regular meter readings on and after such effective date. • "TY!e Council further prescribes that the Interim rates adopted her�under and contained in Appendix A, attached, be deer,c�d" to be the reasonable, fair, and just razes, and properly obtained by the company up to and in- cluding the effective date of this ordinance and of said company' s compliance with the conditions provided in Se�tion 4 hereof, and such rates shall continue to be applied to all bills computed from regular meter readings on and after �such date and compliance for the remaining period of this permit ordinance or until lawfully changed. " _ ^--i_ -_ ,� ag , `D�lest+t�Ps1aMr , . .. �.` ,, � , � ORDIN � �IITCE . ,,, . - • . 2�8s24 �.- , , COUNCIL FILE NO PRESENTED BY ORDINANCE NO � lt�GS 3 , "(2) !he iaarssa is tha �i�aiava rsqni.red to assure � , avntiawd� sdeqvata snd safe s�arvie:� os to ps�c�+ridt . !or as�c7 �paus3�os r.o utt f�twcs rs�gira�setts.<. "(3) Zbe iercrease will achievs tha aSniaAa rats o r�� nad�d �ta attsact asp�tai st reasasabia cvs� a�d not to .i�pair th� credi! of th4 pnblic �tility. "(i) ?he inc�se d�s �ot refi�ct labor costs 3� a�zeess af t.�os� alla�sd by Psy Eoa=� polici�ss. � "(S) i'he ia�acaa'se tabas into ae�:onnt e:peated st�d ebtsinabls prod�cti�rit�► gaias. '�(6) Sieswnabl� oppos�ttiaity was a€fo=ded �or participittoa b� sll �ntar�st«1 per�oas, or th�:lr rspr�a�atati��s. itt these ptoa�diogs." Sktioa 4. th� e�paa3 shall, �rithin lhirty ds�s aft.�r tha pssssga, apts�ers�tl ' and pnbli�t3+on ei t�3s osdilssae�, file with tbt C�t�r Cl�rt of said Cit� !ts �itt� ae�s tl�r�af in €ora t� be a�irrnd b� tht ; Cetsporit�en C�l, aad tl�i8 sh�1.l sgs�s to ab3ds b�► tis} and pesi`ora all ths -tas�s, 23aita�tiaa�, Qa�diti�oas aa� prvtisi�s�ts oi e�is ordina�. . _ : . _ - � • Saetioa S. ThLs msii�a�� sbsll tsica st�f�e� asd be 3n #osoa tbirtp da�s attss it� passag�, a�prora�l aad gnbli�eattoa, aed spo� i�s aaeaptaaea� _ ° u ps�o�id�d is �cttiat 4 h�r�cf. _ • � , �; :. . ' � . .. . 1'i�F _.__ . .. _.-__- . .. " '. � ��-•� � . . . .. � �:1� _. . , ... . . .. . .. . . . � . � GENERAL SERVICE Availabilit Available to any residential, commercial, or industrial customer for general use of natural gas service. Rate First 2 000 cu. ft. per month @ $2.07 per Mcf Next 3 000 " " " " @ 1.07 " " Next 5 000 " " " " @ 1.00 " " Next 390 000 " " " " @ .96 " " Next 400 000 " " " " @ .94 " " Next 1 200 000 " " " " @ .91 " " Excess " '► " " @ .89 " " � Purchased Gas Adiustment In the event there is a change in the town border rate under which Company purchases gas sold under the above schedule, there shall be added to or deducted from the monthly bill computed according to the above schedule the product of the monthly consumption and the amount per Mcf to the nearest 0.1� by which the average annual town border purchase cost per Mcf to Company, based on the number of days use of the contract demand neces- sary to serve the total General Service requirements, is more or less than the average annual town border purchase cost per Mcf computed on the same basis and on town border rates consisting of a demand charge of $3.410 per Mcf per month and a commodity charge of 30.08� per Mcf. In the event the y� total variation is a positive amount, such amount will be multiplied by 1.087. The average annual town border purchase cost per Mcf shall be computed with the use of the billing demand units and annual volumes of natural gas purchased from Northern Natural Gas Company for resale to General Service gas customers served by Gompany in its Minnesota service area, ad�usted to reflect normal temperatures, for the calendar year preceding the change in the town border rate. In the event a refund is received by the Company from Northern Natural G�s Company attributable to the cost of gas which has been sold by the Company under the foregoing purchased gas ad�ustment clause, such attributable refund, multiplied by the factor 1.087, together with interest thereon, received by the Company will be applied as a reduction in the purchased gas adjustment until the amount of such attributable refund and interest has been expended. Such unit reduction will be extended over a period not to exceed twelve months. Monthly Minimum Charge $2.15 Gross Earnin�s Clause Bills subject to the adjustment provided for in Gross Earnings Clause Rider. HeatinQ Value Natural gas with a nominal heating value of 1000 Btu per cubic foot. J • � . INTERRUPTIBLE SERVICE Availability Available on an interruptible basis to a commercial or industrial customer whose maximum rourly requirements are in excess of 1000 cubic feet and who will agree (1) to curtail his use of gas whenever requested by Company, (2) to provide and maintain suitable and adequate standby facilities, and (3) to have available at all times sufficient standby fuel to maintain continuous plant operation duriag periods of curtailment in the delivery of gas sold hereunder. ' If customer agrees to confine the use of natural gas under this rate to the months of April through October in any calendar year, requirements (2) and (3) above shall not apply. Character of Service Delivery of gas hereunder shall be sub�ect to curtailment whenever requested by Company, such requests to be made as far in advance as possible. Rate Priority Rate Monthly Maximum Day Mcf Monthly Requirements Classi- Per Minimum Requirements for at least six months fication Mcf Chart�e (See Note 1) each year (See Note 1) AA $.74 $ 51.50 More than 1000 cu. ft. per hour but less than 50 Mcf per day A .58 155.00 50 Mcf or more but less than 200 Mcf BB .56 310.00 200 Mcf or more B .54 620.00 " " " " 5 000 to 9 999.9 C .51 1 445.00 " " " " 10 000 to 19 999.9 D .48 2 685.00 " " " " 20 000 to 49 999.9 E .44 6 090.00 " " " " 5Q Q00 to 199 999.9 F .41 10 325.00 More than 12 000 Mcf 200 000 and more Purchased Gas Adiustment In the event there is a change in the town border rate under which Company purchases gas sold under the above schedule, there shall be : added to or deducted from the monthly bill computed according to the above schedule the product of the monthly consumption in Mcf and the amount per Mcf to the nearest 0.01� by which the town border commodity charge varies from 30.08� per Mcf. In the event the total variation is a positive amount, such amount will be multiplied by 1.087. Any revision in the purchased gas adjustment due to a change in the town border rate shall become effective on bills based on regular meter readings on and after 30 days from the effective date of the change in the town border rate. In the event a refund is received by the Company from Northern Natural Gas Com- pany attributable to the cost of gas which has been sold by the Company under the (Continued on following sheet) .` INTERRUPTIBLE SERVICE (Continued) foregoing purchased gas ad�ustment clause, such attributable refund, multiplied by the factor 1.087, together with interest thereon, received by the Company will be applied as a reduction in the purchased gas ad�ustment until the amount of such attributable refund and interest has been expended. Such unit reduction will be extended over a period not to exceed twelve months. M�onthlv Minimum Char,�e If in any month customer does not use the minimum amount provided for herein because of Company's failure to deliver gas wholly or in part, the monthly minimum charge shall be reduced proportionately to the amount of curtailment during such month. Where customer agrees to discontinue the use of service during the period from November 1 to March 31, inclusive, each year, the monthly minimum charges hereunder will be waived during said period. Promut Pavment Provision A charge of 5� on the first $25.00 monthly plus 1X on the remainder will be added to net monthly bill, computed at the rate schedule shown above, which charge shall constitute a discount from gross bill for pay- ment within the discount period. Gross Earnint�s Clause Bills sub3ect to the ad�ustment provided for in Gross Earnings Clause Rider. Unit of Measurement The unit of ineasurement shall be a cubic foot of gas at an absolute pressure of 30 inches of inercury, and a temperature of 60 degrees Fahrenheit. Heatin� Value From 975 Btu to 1025 Btu (inclusive) per cubic foot. If in any month, the arithmetic average of hourly total heating values of the gas is less than 975 Btu per cubic foot, the volume of gas measured hereunder during such period shall be decreased for billing purposes in proportion to the decrease below 975 Btu per cubic foot. Priority Classification Class AA shall have first priority. Curtailment shall begin with Classification F and progress to Classification AA. Term of A�reement Service agreement shall be for a term of not less than one - year. Upon expiration of term, Agreement continues in force until terminated by at least thirty days' written notice by either party. . Note 1: Applies to estimated requirements until actual requirements have been ascertained. Note 2: The above rate schedules for interruptible service are also sub�ect to Company's contract with Northern Natural Gas Company from whom the gas contemplated to be sold hereunder will be purchased. L� GAS YARD LIGHTING SERVICE Availability Available to any residential, commercial or industrial customer for unmetered gas yard lighting when such customer is using gas service at the same location for other purposes. Metered gas yard lighting service will be billed on the applicable rate schedule. Rate $1.70 per lamp per month Gross Earnin�ts Clause Bills subject to the adjustment provided for in Gross Earnings Clause Rider. Special Terms and Conditions 1. Customer shall pay for the entire cost of installation including the piping from the service to the yard light. Company shall own and maintain the piping from the service to the yard light. Customer shall own and maintain the yard light. 2. The gas lamp may be either a single or double mantle installation. 3. The orifice will be sized to a 4�71 drill size. 4. Pressure will be set at 4 inches water column. 5. Yard lights with larger orifices or pressures higher than 4 inches water column will not be permitted on this rate schedule. � , : LARGE GENERAY,, SERVICE Availability Available to cotumercial and industrial customers with requirements of 50 Mcf or more per day. Rate Demand Chartze $4.26 per Mcf per month of Billing Demand -plus- Coamnodity Char�e First 2 000 Mcf per month @ $.61 per Mcf Next 3 000 " " " @ .54 " " Next 15 000 " �� @ .49 " " Next 30 000 �� '� " @ .46 " " Excess " " " @ .44 " " Purchased Gas Adiustment In the event there is a change in the town border rate under which Company purchases gas sold under the above schedule, there shall be added to or deducted from the monthly bill computed according to the above schedule the sum of (1) the product of the monthly billing demand and the amount per Mcf to the nearest 0.1� by which the town border demand charge varies from $3.410 and, (2) the product of the monthly consumption in Mcf and the amount per Mcf to the nearest O.O1C by which the town border commodity , charge varies from 30.08C per Mcf. In the event the total variation is a positive amount, such amount will be multiplied by 1.087. � Monthly Minimum Char�e The Demand Charge Promvt Payment Provision A charge of 5X on the first $25.00 monthly plus 1% on the remainder will be added to net monthly bill, computed at the rate schedule shown above, which charge shall conatitute a discount from gross bill for payment within the discount period. Gross Earnint�s Clause Bills subject to the adjustment provided for in Gross Earnings Clause Rider. Determination of Bi11inA Demand The demand in Mcf for billing purposes shall be the greatest daily consumption in Mcf during the month for which bill is rendered, but in no event shall the demand to be billed be considered as less than the daily demand in Mcf Company agrees to deliver as specified in the contract between Company and customer, nor less than the demand previously billed hereunder. Heatinst Value Natural gas with a nominal heating value of 1000 Btu per cubic foot. Note: Gas consumed under this rate schedule must be separately metered from customer's other firm gas requirements. � . '� , r � � � GROSS EARNINGS CLAUSE RIDER Bills rendered shall be further ad3usted by Company over a period terminating no later than December 31, 197� in an amount to allow Company to recoup gross earnings payments paid to the City during the year 1971 in excess of a rate of 5x and which have not been fully recovered from Company's customers in prior billings. � t � I s+ 2nd I� . 3 �aid over to 3rd and app dopted � Yeas �'��`"� Nays Yeas Nays Butler �Butler r Carlson �2att�` Levine �� —�evrrr� � Meredith -MerBdif� Sprafka `5prafka J Tedesco Vedesco Mr. President McCarfy (�1r. Vice President Meredith