THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF NELSON

REQUEST FOR DECISON

DATE:
TOPIC:
PROPOSAL:
PROPOSED
BY:

January 9th, 2017 Regular Council

Electrical Utility Amendment Bylaw No.3364,
2017 (2017 Electrical Rates)
Introduction and first three readings
Staff

ANALYSIS SUMMARY:
At the December 14th, 2016 Council meeting, Council was provided with with background
information on the 2017 electrical rate changes for the utility. At the December 19th, 2016
Council meeting, Council was provided with further information on several rate increase options
including the advantages and disadvantages.
The utility rate amendment bylaw is being brought forward to Council for consideration prior to
the completion of the 2017-2021 Financial Plan. This will allow Nelson Hydro to communicate
these changes to customers prior to the rates going into effect April 2017. Also, the BC Utilities
Commission must approve any increase for the rural customers before adoption of the
amendment.
General Rate Increase:
Staff recommends a 4.28% general rate increase in Nelson Hydro electrical rates for all classes
effective April 1, 2017. This rate increase is comprised of inflationary increases in the operating
budget (ex: wages and materials) and increased power purchase costs; it is prudent that these
increased costs be recovered through a general rate increase. This rate increase will also help
fund the longer term capital requirements and an increase to the water license reserve. A 4.28%
general rate increase effective April 01, 2016 will result in a revenue increase of about 2.96% to
the utility for 2017.
BACKGROUND:
General Rate Increase:
In January 2017, FortisBC implemented an interim general rate increase of 2.76% to all rates
including the Nelson Wholesale and FortisBC residential rates.
BENEFITS, DISADVANTAGES AND NEGATIVE IMPACTS:
After the 2017 rate increases, Nelson Hydro will continue to have the lowest residential rates of
FortisBC and the other Municipal hydro utilities.
LEGISLATIVE IMPACTS, PRECEDENTS, POLICIES:
It is within Councils authority to review rate changes and increase Hydro rates when necessary.
Prior to adoption, this increase must also be approved by the BC Utilities Commission for the
rural customers
OPTIONS AND ALTERNATIVES:
1. Proceed with the bylaw and increase the electrical utility rates by 4.28% for all classes.
2. Refer the matter back to staff with direction to look at higher rates for further review and
report.
3. Refer the matter back to staff with direction to look at lower rates for further review and
report.
COSTS AND BUDGET IMPACT - REVENUE GENERATION:
The increase will cover Nelson Hydros projected revenue requirement as well as fund the long
term capital requirements and dividend to the City of Nelson.

STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
That Council pass the following resolutions:
1. That the "Electrical Utility Amendment Bylaw (Hydro Rates 2017) No.3364, 2017"
be introduced and read a first time and a second time by title only.
2. That the "Electrical Utility Amendment Bylaw (Hydro Rates 2017) No.3364, 2017"
be read a third time.

AUTHOR:

REVIEWED BY:

______________________
CITY MANAGER

NELSON HYDRO

MEMORANDUM
Suite 101, 310 Ward St.
Nelson, BC
V1l 5S4
Tel (250) 352-8214
Fax (250) 352-6417

DATE:

January 04, 2017

TO:

Kevin Cormack, CAO

Council

FROM:

Alex Love, Nelson Hydro General Manager

SUBJECT:

Nelson Hydro 2017 Draft Budget

Attached please find a summary of the draft 2017 Budget for Nelson Hydro.
With minor changes this is the draft budget underlying the business plan and rate changes
as presented to council on Dec 14 and 19th, 2016.
It is planned that this draft budget would be included as part of the city 5-year financial
for Council approval in March of this year.

Operating Budget Notes:

Operating Expenses
Operating expenses 2017 / 2016 are $4.826 / $4.647 million. In 2017 there is an increase
of $204,000 for the Regional Energy Efficiency program proposed to the RDCK. As this
would be funded by the RDCK there is an offsetting contribution of $204,000 which
shows near the bottom of the worksheet.
The Utility base operating expenses (before the REE proposal) are decreasing by 0.5%
Power Purchase
Power Purchase costs are expected to decrease slightly compared to 2016 budget even
though there are wholesale rate increases. This is because we forecast a lower volume of
energy purchase and demand charges from the wholesale supplier in the 2017 budget as
compared to the 2016 budget.

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MEMORANDUM
Capital Budget Notes:
Solar Garden
The Solar Garden shows a 017 budget of -$ 84,520. This is because the customer
contribution will be recognized in 2017 when production starts and those contributions
are $84,520 greater than the expected remaining construction costs yet to come in 2017.
New Generation
The draft budget includes $55,000 in 2017 for studying water flow at possible new hydro
generation sites (Grohman Cr.) and $126,000 in 2018 for install of PRV station
generation unit. These projects align with strategic goals of developing new renewable
local generation.

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Nelson Hydro 2017 Budget

Data
Type
Expense

Type 1
Debt Serv.

Function Description

WO# Description

Electrical Debt Charges

Debt Serv. Total

2010 Act

2011 Act

2012 YTD Act.

2013 YTD Act

2014 YTD Act.

2015 YTD Act.

Draft 2016 Budget

Sum of Merged 2017

Budget

Draft 2018 Budget

Draft 2019 Budget

Draft 2020 Budget

Draft 2021 Budget

$1,022,656
$1,022,656

$931,698
$931,698

$161,774
$161,774

$499,248
$499,248

$499,363
$499,363

$499,363
$499,363

$499,364
$499,364

$499,364
$499,364

$499,364
$499,364

$499,364
$499,364

$499,364
$499,364

$499,364
$499,364

$547,863
$839,243
$573,775

$1,142,603
$928,014
$599,150
$36,000
$711,974
$43,766
$79,672
$610,345
$94,546
$123,448
$8,453
$4,377,970

$1,122,776
$1,087,249
$631,569
$0
$471,385
$130,035
$86,849
$543,987
$106,210
$42,468
$6,406
$4,228,933

$1,534,330
$1,144,875
$626,994
$0
$460,605
$115,296
$78,526
$647,120
$118,363
$127,396
$48,793
$4,902,298

$2,015,939
$1,095,556
$677,510
$0
$496,193
$118,972
$93,045
$605,522
$102,514
$110,491
$2,131
$5,317,873

$1,343,100
$1,110,000
$688,699

$413,357
$20,296
$109,649
$400,315
$82,919
$135,591
$5,367
$3,128,375

$866,647
$997,666
$594,808
$0
$440,213
$3,238
$88,264
$439,934
$92,533
$110,502
$18,321
$3,652,126

$437,857
$128,500
$97,700
$472,810
$113,871
$245,189
$10,000
$4,647,726

$1,336,667
$1,319,563
$706,030
$0
$454,080
$99,369
$97,454
$500,450
$117,857
$185,084
$10,000
$4,826,552

$1,377,963
$1,140,115
$725,588
$0
$457,107
$102,215
$100,567
$514,609
$121,982
$76,673
$10,300
$4,627,118

$1,420,676
$1,165,339
$745,729
$0
$475,582
$105,146
$103,787
$529,196
$126,251
$78,830
$10,609
$4,761,146

$1,464,857
$1,191,256
$766,470
$0
$494,838
$108,166
$107,117
$544,225
$130,670
$81,058
$10,927
$4,899,584

$1,510,558
$1,217,886
$787,829
$0
$514,910
$111,277
$110,561
$559,710
$135,243
$83,358
$11,255
$5,042,587

$5,024,736
$5,024,736

$5,522,562
$5,522,562

$4,667,026
$4,667,026

$5,642,517
$5,642,517

$5,976,276
$5,976,276

$5,925,459
$5,925,459

$6,774,683
$6,774,683

$6,756,716
$6,756,716

$6,993,201
$6,993,201

$7,237,963
$7,237,963

$7,491,292
$7,491,292

$7,753,487
$7,753,487

$2,100,000
$475,000
$90,000
$2,665,000

$2,225,000
$475,000
$90,000
$2,790,000

$2,275,000
$0
$90,000
$2,365,000

$2,400,000
$0
$90,000
$2,490,000

$2,500,000
$533,000
$90,000
$3,123,000

$2,600,000
$551,654
$90,000
$3,241,654

$2,700,000
$568,867
$90,000
$3,358,867

$2,700,000
$658,266
$90,000
$3,448,266

$2,754,000
$671,431
$90,000
$3,515,431

$2,809,080
$684,860
$90,000
$3,583,940

$2,865,262
$698,557
$90,000
$3,653,819

$2,922,567
$712,528
$90,000
$3,725,095

$9,956
$9,956

$7,361
$7,361

$5,639
$5,639

$5,780
$5,780

$7,803
$7,803

$7,959
$7,959

$8,118
$8,118

$8,281
$8,281

$8,446
$8,446

$8,615
$8,615

$11,581,726

$12,868,059

$14,506,575

$14,990,129

$15,288,442

$15,538,857

$15,643,232

$16,090,693

$16,552,504

$17,029,148

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

Op Exp.
Distribution
Electrical Administration
Electrical Billing & Collections
Electrical Debt Charges
Electrical Supply
Electrical Transmission
Metering
Operation
Share of General Administration
Substations
Transfers
Allow-Small Acct Write-off
Op Exp. Total
Power Purch.
Electrical Supply
Power Purch. Total
Transfers
Transfers

Transfer - Dividend Pymt.

Transfer - Water Licence Reserve
Contribution to Community Complex

Transfers Total
Op Exp. - DES
District Heating Operations
Op Exp. - DES Total
Expense Total
Revenue

$11,840,766

$12,896,387

Energy Exports

$0

Revenue - Other

$0

-$393,837

-$841,773

-$407,809

-$367,927

-$597,511

-$450,979

-$445,753

-$468,475

-$478,508

-$488,861

-$499,545

-$510,571

-$4,342,914
-$436,202
-$7,868,213
-$12,647,329

-$4,747,350
-$483,109
-$8,775,796
-$14,006,255

-$4,771,055
-$455,854
-$9,234,275
-$14,461,184

-$5,356,864
-$520,805
-$9,701,571
-$15,579,240

-$5,464,325
-$563,209
-$10,075,210
-$16,102,744

-$5,185,174
-$476,216
-$10,303,482
-$15,964,873

-$5,753,441
-$593,294
-$10,738,265
-$17,085,000

-$5,775,000
-$595,555
-$10,780,000
-$17,150,555

-$5,977,125
-$616,399
-$11,157,300
-$17,750,824

-$6,186,324
-$637,973
-$11,547,806
-$18,372,103

-$6,402,846
-$660,302
-$11,951,979
-$19,015,127

-$6,626,945
-$683,413
-$12,370,298
-$19,680,656

-$204,000
-$204,000

$0
$0

$0
$0

$0
$0

$0
$0

Revenue - Rates
Electrical Sale of Services

Electrical Rates-Taxable
Sale of Service - Tax Demand
Electrical Rates - Non Taxable

Revenue - Rates Total

Contributions
Electrical Administration

-$15,500
-$15,500

Contributions Total

$0
$0

Revenue - DES
District heating Revenues

Tenth Street Dorm Revenues

Revenue - DES Total

Revenue Total
Grand Total

-$8,130
-$8,130

-$6,344
-$6,344

-$6,549
-$6,549

-$8,843
-$8,843

-$9,020
-$9,020

-$9,201
-$9,201

-$9,385
-$9,385

-$9,572
-$9,572

-$9,764
-$9,764

-$13,041,166

-$14,848,028

-$14,868,993

-$15,970,797

-$16,706,598

-$16,422,401

-$17,539,597

-$17,832,050

-$18,238,533

-$18,870,349

-$19,524,244

-$20,200,991

-$1,200,399

-$1,951,642

-$3,287,267

-$3,102,738

-$2,200,023

-$1,432,272

-$2,251,154

-$2,293,194

-$2,595,300

-$2,779,656

-$2,971,740

-$3,171,843

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Nelson Hydro 2017 Budget

Type

Capital
Data

Project
Descripti
on
WO#
WO# Description
Bonnington Falls Upgrades
6950 G4 Rewind & Automation
6951 G3 Rewind
6952 Vibration Monitoring Upgrade
6953 Forebay Gate Upgrade
6961 G5 P&C Upgrade
New WO G5 Auxillairy Systems Upgrade
Power Plant Water Intake Repairs
Dam Seepage Monitoring
Wooden Decking Replacment
Penstock Condition Assessment
Hall St PRV Micro Hydro install
6947 Rock Scaling and Stabilization
6916 Dam Safety Study
Bonnington Falls Upgrades Sum
Distribution Upgrades
6901 Pole Replacement - City
6902 Pole Replacement - SS
6903 Pole Replacement - N/S
6930 Harrop/Procter Submarine Cable
6956 1/0 Reclose Installs (4)
6957 25F71 Re-Conductor
6962 3 Phase Gang Disconnect Switch
6900 Cutouts & Arrestors - Replace Porcelain with Poly
6929 F51/52 Bridge Duct
New WO Ymir Rd Rebuild and V-Conv
Grohman Rebuild and V-Conv
Harrop / Proctor Line Upgrades
North Shore Volt-VAR Optimize
6914 Downtown Loop Feed
7418 Hall St Primary U/G Upgrade
6915 FBC Crossings
6964 ShasheenKennel/BlewettRelocate
Distribution Upgrades Sum
District Energy System
6970 District Heating System Prelim Est.
6971 Co-Gen System
District Energy System Sum

2010 Act

$44,488
$15,324
$138,453

2011 Act

2012 YTD Act.

2013 YTD Act

2014 YTD Act.

2015 YTD Act.

$268,945

$47,867

$1,910
$16,775

$31,713

$216

$46,542
$49
$288
$191
$560

$0
$168,759
$0
$6,902
$0

$0
$0

$300,658

$48,083

$47,631

$18,685

$0
$0
$175,661

$33,469
$106,938
$269,875
$0
$11,534

$17,965
$27,424
$52,056
$15,550
$123,688
$0

$177,866
$51,831
$137,060
$18,634
$26,163
$0
$0
$0
$0

$496,209
$21,960
$241,232
$75,942
$80,224
$984
$22,556
$43,053
$0

$280,363
$97,911
$214,223
$834,693
$32,288
$241
$28,758
$233,569
$0

Draft 2016 Budget

$10,000
$120,000

$25,000
$155,000

$0
$0
$0
$133,200
$5,000
$90,000
$0
$30,000
$0
$0
$0
$130,500
$0
$388,700

Draft 2018 Budget

Draft 2019 Budget

Draft 2020 Budget

$37,865
$80,000

Draft 2021 Budget

$47,364
$120,000

$176,000
$126,500
$0
$206,500

$0
$213,865

$0
$120,000

$0
$47,364

$250,000
$107,500
$250,000
$0
$0
$0
$5,000
$82,800
$75,000

$258,750
$111,263
$258,750
$0
$0
$0
$5,000
$85,698
$0

$267,806
$115,157
$267,806
$0
$0
$0
$5,000
$0
$0
$110,000

$277,179
$119,187
$277,179
$0
$0
$0
$5,000
$0
$414,500

$150,000

$120,000
$20,000

$50,000

$50,000

$970,300

$198,266

$421,816

$236,682

$411,554

$982,160

$1,722,046

$667,800

$125,000
$107,500
$125,000
$0
$0
$355,000
$5,000
$80,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$20,000
$0
$100,000
$50,000
$0
$967,500

$63,034

$25,379

$2,348

$75,801

$45,505

$63,034

$25,379

$2,348

$75,801

$45,505

-$3,828
$1,476
-$2,351

$100,000
$25,000
$125,000

$75,000
$25,000
$100,000

$0
$0
$0

$0
$0
$0

$0
$0
$0

$0
$0
$0

$24,318
$24,318

$12,384
$12,384

$95,569
$95,569

$6,436
$6,436

$8,434
$8,434

$12,959
$12,959

$30,000
$30,000

$15,000
$15,000

$15,000
$15,000

$15,000
$15,000

$15,000
$15,000

$15,000
$15,000

$117,917
$80,064
$141,581
$339,563

$131,865
$44,066
$109,758
$285,690

$98,449
$55,053
$87,090
$240,591

$120,823
$46,126
$66,164
$233,112

$51,189
$26,047
$96,284
$173,520

$162,584
$50,694
$79,253
$292,531

$133,903
$61,060
$101,766
$296,729

$138,590
$63,197
$105,328
$307,115

$143,440
$65,409
$109,015
$317,864

$148,461
$67,698
$112,830
$328,989

$153,657
$70,068
$116,779
$340,504

$159,035
$72,520
$120,867
$352,421

$45,863

$175,989

$470,832

$1,104
$2,059,347

$387
$362,512

$74
$5,948

$250,000

$250,000

$500,000

$0

$750,000

$250,000

$0

$95,000
$105,000
$225,000

Sum of Merged
2017 Budget

$15,000
$15,000
$82,800

$30,000
$100,000

$425,000

$909,461

$50,000
$60,000
$875,769

$50,000
$1,568,046

Hydro Meters
6940 Meters Replacement
Hydro Meters Sum
New Customer Services
6416 New Services - Flat Rate
6426 New Services - Flat Rate
6436 New Services - Flat Rate
New Customer Services Sum
Substation Upgrades
6924
6931
6943
6958
6959
6960
New WO

27L Breaker
Rosemont Substation
Lakeside Terminal Switchgear
Mill St Sub Upgrade
Bonnington Sub P&C Upgrade
Coffee Creek Transformer
Bonnington 60CB10 Replacment
Six Mile Sub - V-regs Replacement
Substation Upgrades Sum
Transmission Upgrades
6920 60L1 Rebuild
6921 60L2 Rebuild
6922 60L3 Rebuild
6923 60L3 YMIR Hwy Crossing
Transmission Upgrades Sum
Voltage Conversions
6909 Voltage Conv. - Gyro (4F29)
6910 Voltage Conv. - Uphill (4F21, 4F22)
6911 Voltage Conv. - Downtown (4F25 & 4F21)
6912 Voltage Conv. - Southshore
6913 Voltage Conv. - City (4kV)
Voltage Conversions Sum

$0
$0
$0
$0
$162,500
$0
$20,000
$0
$182,500

$300

$45,863

$175,989

$20,588

$470,832

$2,060,451

$363,200

$6,022

$738
$1,188

$0
$227,810
$40,902
$13,277
$281,989

$4,821
$604,930
$0
$89
$609,840

$9,610
$29,583
$10,556
$0
$49,749

$0
$658,075
$31,562
$85,124
$393
$775,154

$253,168
$130,335
$132,261

$273,756

$50,210
$728,239

$59,169
$2,591,648

$231,669
$127,933

$0
$190,846
$773,368
$3,919

$131
$80,989
$573,795
-$224

$778,449

$2,650,816

$359,603

$968,133

$654,691

$5,000
$368,000
$373,000

$346,000
$190,000

$150,000
$686,000

$0
$0
$0
$0
$0

$1,500,000

$112,000
$100,000
$212,000

$1,500,000

$275,000
$371,000
$375,000
$746,000

$275,000

$0
$0
$0
$0
$763,000
$763,000
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Nelson Hydro 2017 Budget

Project
Descripti
on

WO#

WO# Description

2010 Act

2011 Act

2012 YTD Act.

Equipment Capital
6942 Infrared Camera
6954 Rubber Truck Tools
Equipment Capital Sum
System General
6722
6941
6955
6963
7326
6946
7330
System General Sum
Grand Total

Hydro Generation Studies

CIS E-Billing Module
SCADA Upgrade
Electric Vehicle Charging Station
Solar Garden (2014) Design
Office Reno Hydro
Solar Garden - new

2013 YTD Act

2014 YTD Act.

2015 YTD Act.

Draft 2016 Budget

Sum of Merged
2017 Budget

Draft 2018 Budget

Draft 2019 Budget

Draft 2020 Budget

Draft 2021 Budget

$0
$0
$0

$3,899
$3,899

$0
$2,624
$2,624

$90,000
$90,000

$0
$0
$0

$0
$0
$0

$0
$0
$0

$0
$0
$0

$0
$0
$0

$0

$75,000
$40,000
$10,000
$2,000
$192,689
$319,689

$55,000
$55,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
-$84,520
$25,480

$2,000
$2,000

$2,000
$2,000

$2,000
$2,000

$2,000
$2,000

$2,743,218

$2,749,295

$2,469,664

$3,244,315

$2,103,273

$2,234,831

$0

$1,723,248

$15,831

$0

$0
$0

$326

$15,831

$0

$0

$326

$84,482
$12,573
$0
$133,142
-$5,139
$225,058

$3,888,563

$1,585,968

$4,085,107

$2,860,259

$3,259,453

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Capital Summary

2017 BP

Opening Bal.

(Capital & FP Res)

Contributions
Borrowing
Future Power Purchase Res.
Expenditures
Interest Income
Closing Bal. Act.
Closing Bal. Fcst.

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Actual

Actual

Actual

Actual

Actual

Actual

Projected

Budget

Budget

Budget

Budget

Budget

$3,084,843

$2,077,161

$2,183,439

$7,228,089

$5,490,871

$4,994,860

$2,986,124

$2,557,460

$2,161,159

$2,361,395

$1,962,936

$2,914,503

$1,167,253

$2,195,482
$1,544,736

$3,178,899
$4,455,264

$2,316,819

$2,197,581

$1,419,445

$2,251,154

$2,293,194

$2,595,300

$2,779,656

$2,971,740

$3,171,843

($2,749,295)
$59,800

($2,469,664)
$74,600

($3,244,315)
$66,200

($2,103,273)
$83,100

($2,234,831)
$85,000

$2,161,159

$2,361,395

$1,962,936

$2,914,503

$3,936,514

($2,296,303) ($3,740,218) ($2,672,399) ($4,196,304) ($2,914,246) ($3,589,305) ($2,743,218)

$121,368
$106,278
$82,887
$142,269
$220,654
$161,124
$63,400
$2,077,161 $2,183,439 $7,228,089 $5,490,871 $4,994,860 $2,986,124
$2,557,460

NelsonHydro2017BusPlan
CapitalReserveForecast

$10,000,000
$9,000,000
$8,000,000

ClosingBal.Act.

$7,000,000

ClosingBal.Fcst.

$6,000,000
$5,000,000
$4,000,000
$3,000,000
$2,000,000
$1,000,000
$0
2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF NELSON

BYLAW NO. 3364
A BYLAW TO AMEND THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF NELSON
HYDRO SERVICES BYLAW NO. 3196, 2012
___________________________________________________________________________
WHEREAS it is deemed desirable and expedient to amend The Corporation of
the City of Nelson Hydro Services Bylaw No. 3196, 2012 to increase rates to cover the costs
of operating the City of Nelsons hydro system;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the City of Nelson, in
open meeting assembled, enacts as follows:
1.

Schedule B of The Corporation of the City of Nelson Hydro Services Bylaw No. 3196,
2012 is hereby rescinded and Schedule B attached hereto and forming part of this
Bylaw is hereby substituted.

2.

This Bylaw shall receive the approval of the British Columbia Utilities Commission prior
to adoption.

3.

This Bylaw may be cited as the Electrical Utility Amendment (Hydro Rates 2017)
Bylaw No. 3364, 2017.

4.

This Bylaw shall come into force and effect on April 1, 2017.
READ A FIRST TIME the
READ A SECOND TIME the
READ A THIRD TIME the

day of
day of
day of

, 2017
, 2017
, 2017

RECEIVED approval of the British Columbia Utilities Commission on

The
day of
, 2017 per Order No.
FINALLY PASSED AND ADOPTED the

day of

, 2017

____________________
Mayor

____________________
Corporate Officer

Page 1

SCHEDULE B
SERVICE DESCRIPTIONS AND RATES
RATES & CHARGES
RATE A-1

Residential Service Rates - Urban

Applicable to Urban Customers
Applicable to residential or domestic use
Applicable to domestic water systems with connected load of 5HP or less

Rate:

Energy Charge Bi- Monthly

Basic Charge $15.63 per period
All kWh per period @ 10.13 cents per kWh
Demand Charge
First 20 kW - nil
Each additional kW per period @ $7.10 per kW
Minimum Charge
The minimum charge per period shall be $15.63

_____________________________________________________________________________
Rate A-1

The Corporation of the City of Nelson

April 1, 2017
Accepted for filing on [DATE]

Page 2

SCHEDULE B
SERVICE DESCRIPTIONS AND RATES
RATE A-3

Residential Service Rates - Rural

Applicable to Rural Customers
Applicable to residential or domestic use
Applicable to common residential use
Applicable to domestic water systems with connected load of 5HP or less

Rate:

Energy Charge - Bi-monthly

Basic Charge $15.63 per period
All kWh per period @ 10.13 cents per kWh
Demand Charge
First 20 kW - nil
All additional kW @ $7.10 per kW
Minimum Charge
The minimum charge per period shall be $15.63

_____________________________________________________________________________
Rate A-3

The Corporation of the City of Nelson

April 1, 2017

Accepted for filing on [DATE]

Page 3

SCHEDULE B
SERVICE DESCRIPTIONS AND RATES
RATE B-1

Small Commercial Service Rates - Urban

Applicable to Urban Customers
Applicable to small non-residential customers of loads up to 25 KVA where
no Demand Meter is installed

Rate:

Energy Charge - Bi-monthly

Basic Charge $ 35.82 per period.
All kWh per period @ 11.54 cents per kWh
Minimum Charge
The minimum charge per period shall be $ 35.82

______________________________________________________________________________
Rate B-1

The Corporation of the City of Nelson

April 1, 2017

Accepted for filing on [DATE]

Page 4

SCHEDULE B
SERVICE DESCRIPTIONS AND RATES
RATE B-4

Commercial Service Rates - Rural

Applicable to Rural Customers
Applicable to small non-residential customers of loads up to 25 KVA where
no Demand Meter is installed

Rate:

Energy Charge - Bi-monthly

Basic Charge $ 36.92 per period
All kWh per period @ 11.89 cents per kWh
Minimum Charge
The minimum charge per period shall be $ 36.92

______________________________________________________________________________
Rate B-4

The Corporation of the City of Nelson

April 1, 2017

Accepted for filing on [DATE]

Page 5

SCHEDULE B
SERVICE DESCRIPTIONS AND RATES
RATE C-1

General Service Rates - Urban

Rate:

Energy Charge Monthly

Basic Charge $ 35.82 per month
First 15,000 kWh per month @ 10.34 cents per kWh
All additional kWh per month over 15,000 @ 10.34 cents per kWh
Demand Charge
$ 7.59 per KVA of billing demand above 25 KVA
Minimum Charge
The minimum charge per period shall be the greater of:
a)
$ 35.82 per month, or
b)
the demand charge
Billing Demand
The greatest of:
a)
The maximum demand in KVA the current billing month, or
b)
Seventy-five percent (75%) of the maximum demand in KVA
registered during the months in the previous eleven month period
Discounts
a)
If service under this rate is metered at Primary Voltage, a metering
discount of 1.5% shall apply
b)
If the Customer supplies the necessary step down transformers and
transmission line voltage protective equipment and installs the same
on his premises, a further discount of 62.24 cents per KVA of Billing
Demand shall apply

___________________________________________________________________________
Rate C-1

The Corporation of the City of Nelson

April 1, 2017

Accepted for filing on [DATE]

Page 6

SCHEDULE B
SERVICE DESCRIPTIONS AND RATES
RATE C-4

General Service Rates - Rural

Rate:

Energy Charge Monthly

Basic Charge $ 36.92 per month
First 15,000 kWh per month @ 10.66 cents per kWh
All additional kWh per month over 15,000 @ 10.66 cents per kWh
Demand Charge
$7.81 per KVA. of billing demand above 25 KVA
Minimum Charge
a)
$ 36.92 per month, or
b)
the demand charge
Billing Demand
The greatest of:
a)
The maximum demand in KVA the current billing month, or
b)
Seventy-five percent (75%) of the maximum demand in KVA
registered during the months in the previous eleven month period
Discounts
a)
If service under this rate is metered at Primary Voltage, a metering
discount of 1.5% shall apply
b)

If the Customer supplies the necessary step down transformers and

transmission line voltage protective equipment and installs the same
on his premises, a further discount of 62.24 cents per KVA of Billing
Demand shall apply

________________________________________________________________________
Rate C-4

The Corporation of the City of Nelson

April 1, 2017

Accepted for filing on [DATE]

Page 7

SCHEDULE B
SERVICE DESCRIPTIONS AND RATES
RATE E-1

City of Nelson Service Rate

Applicable for all City of Nelson (company) accounts for electrical
consumption billed bi-monthly

Rate:

Energy Charge - Monthly

All kWh per month @ 9.73 cents per kWh

______________________________________________________________________________
Rate E-1

The Corporation of the City of Nelson

April 1, 2017

Accepted for filing on [DATE]

Page 8

SCHEDULE B
SERVICE DESCRIPTIONS AND RATES
RATE F-1

Commercial Flat Service Rates - Urban

Applicable to Urban Customers
Applicable to Commercial Utilities with usage of energy estimated to be less
than 400 kWh per billing period

Rate:

$54.23 bi-monthly

______________________________________________________________________________
Rate F-1

The Corporation of the City of Nelson

April 1, 2017

Accepted for filing on [DATE]

Page 9

SCHEDULE B
SERVICE DESCRIPTIONS AND RATES
RATE F-2

Commercial Flat Service Rates - Rural

Applicable to Rural Customers
Applicable to Commercial Utilities with usage of energy estimated to be less
than 400 kWh per billing period

Rate:

$59.69 bi-monthly

______________________________________________________________________________
Rate F-2

The Corporation of the City of Nelson

April 1, 2017

Accepted for filing on [DATE]

Page 10

SCHEDULE B
SERVICE DESCRIPTIONS AND RATES
RATE G-3

Street or Outdoor Lighting - Urban

Applicable to Urban Customers where the City owns, installs and maintains
the lamps.
Applicable only to high intensity distribution lamps as may be approved by the
City.
A surcharge of $ 8.52 per Month will apply if the City installs a pole for the
above lighting.
For fixtures with lamp rates different from those above, the Monthly rate shall
be 1.5% of the installed cost of the fixtures plus 2.67 cents per watt of the
rating of the lamp and ballast.
Maintenance will be conducted by City crews during regular working hours.
The customer will be responsible for any willful damage caused by any
person or thing.
The original term of the contract shall be for three years and may be renewed
for periods of one year until terminated by written notice of at least 30 days by
the City or the customer.

Rate:

Lamp Size in Watts

Monthly Charge

150
250

$22.01
$27.59

______________________________________________________________________________
Rate G-3

The Corporation of the City of Nelson

April 1, 2017

Accepted for filing on [DATE]

Page 11

SCHEDULE B
SERVICE DESCRIPTIONS AND RATES
RATE G-4

Street or Outdoor Lighting - Rural

Applicable to Rural Customers where the City owns, installs and maintains
the lamps.
Applicable only to high intensity distribution lamps as may be approved by the
City.
A surcharge of $ 8.52 per Month will apply if the City installs a pole for the
above lighting.
For fixtures with lamp rates different from those above, the Monthly rate shall
be 1.5% of the installed cost of the fixtures plus 3.16 cents per watt of the
rating of the lamp and ballast.
Maintenance will be conducted by City crews during regular working hours.
The customer will be responsible for any willful damage caused by any
person or thing.
The original term of the contract shall be for three years and may be renewed
for periods of one year until terminated by written notice of at least 30 days by
the City or the customer.
Deposit
The minimum deposit shall be an amount equal to 2 1/2 times the average
monthly invoice.

Rate:

Lamp Size in Watts

150
250

Monthly Charge
$24.22
$30.31

______________________________________________________________________________
Rate G-4

The Corporation of the City of Nelson

April 1, 2017

Accepted for filing on [DATE]

Page 12

SCHEDULE B
SERVICE DESCRIPTIONS AND RATES
RATES & CHARGES
RATE M-1

Manual Meter Reading

Applicable to Urban Residential Customers
Applicable to Rural Residential Customers
An optional service is offered to those customers who prefer not to have a
radio read meter at their service entrance. A digital non-radio read meter will
be installed as an alternate to the standard digital radio read meter.
The customer will be required to pay a onetime Setup Charge. For each
billing cycle thereafter, the customer will be required to pay a Manual Read
Charge along with the regular residential service rates applicable under
Schedule A-1 or Schedule A-3 of this bylaw.
This service may be discontinued if it is not compatible with the Technology,
Practices, Procedures or Capacity of the Electric Utility. In the event of
program cancellation a refund of the setup fee will be made to any customer
who subscribed to the service less than two years prior.

Rate:

Setup Charge
Each electric meter $174.49
Manual Read Charge
Manual Read for each billing cycle $24.06

_______________________________________________________________________
Rate M-1

The Corporation of the City of Nelson

April 1, 2017

Accepted for filing on [DATE]

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