HomeMy WebLinkAbout18663 ORD - 01/22/1985AN ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE DETERMINING THAT THE PRESENT FUEL FACTOR OF
CENTRAL POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY SET BY THE PUBLIC UTILITY
COMMISSION of TEXAS IS UNREASONABLE AND DETERMINING A JUST
AND REASONABLE INTERIM FUEL FACTOR TO BE CHARGED BY CENTRAL
POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS,
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND REPEAL OF CONFLICTING
ORDINANCES
WHEREAS, effective September, 1983, the Public Utility Commission
("PUC") of Texas imposed a fuel factor to be charged by Central Power and Light
Company ("CP&L" or "Company") on a system wide basis, and
WHEREAS, such factor has caused CAL to overcollect electric utility
rates in excess of $45 million including accrued interest on a system wide basis
through September, 1984, and
WHEREAS, such fuel factor imposed by the PUC constitutes unreasonable
rates which should be revised; and
WHEREAS, a determination should be made, after further investigation,
of the precise amount of ov rcollection by CP&L, a proper level and method of
refund and fair and reasonable rates to be charged in the future
NOW THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of the City of
Corpus Christi, Texas.
SECTION 1. Pursuant to Section 42 of the Public Utility Regulatory
Act, the present fuel factors charged by CP&L a e hereby determined to be
uneasonable, and wereauthorized by the City and the following factors
per KWH are determined to bejustand reasonable.
Transmission $0.83284160
Primary 0.03402226
Secondary 0.03579610
SECTION 2. Said factors established by Section 1 hereof shall be
charged by CP&L within the City on an interim basis commencing with CP&L's next
billing cycle, January 26, 1985.
SECTION 3. Pursuant to the City's ,Jurisdiction as a regulatory
authority, further investigation, hearings and review shall be conducted to
determine the precise amount of overcollection, a proper level and method of
refund, plus accrued interest, and reasonable rates to be charged In the
future
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SECTION 4. If anyprovision, section, subsection, sentence. clause or
phrase of this Ordinance, or the application of same to any person or set of
circumstances 1s for any reason held to be unconstitutional, void orInvalid,
the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance or their application to
other person orsets of circumstances shall not be affected thereby, it being
the intent of the City Council in adapting this Ordinance that no portion
thereof or provision. orregulation contained herein, shall become inoperative
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or fail by reason of any unconstitutionality of any other portion hereof and all
provisions of this Ordinance are declared to be severable for that purpose.
That the foregoing ordinance ms ad for a first time and P$� ed to its
Gond reading an this the day of , 19 - , by the
fall owl ng vote. /n/
/ Leo Guerrero A/i,d,(mL
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/niDr Charles W. Kennedy
Jae McComb
Ifirr Frank Mendez
Mary Pat Slaysk
Luther Jones
Betty N Turner
David Berlanga, Sr
Welder Brown
That the foregoingrdinance read fhe second time and WW ed to its
third eedsng on this the 1,y day of mint/.o 198r , by the
following vote
Luther Jones / Leo Guerrero
Betty N. Turner
David Berlanga. 5
Welder Brown
Dr Charles W. Kennedy
Jae McComb
Frank Mendez
Mary Pat Slaysk
LGGO/ /j
That the forego sng obina s read
for the third time and passed finally
on this theo�af/day f C zzgw , 19,2.1:__, by the follows vote.
Luther Jones n ,
Betty N. Turner
David Berlanga, Sr
Welder Brown
Dr. Charles W. Kennedy
Joe McComb
Frank Mendez
Mary Pat Slaysk
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the .2)7,(I day offyj(gN , 19 Ir.
ATTEST. (/ I
APPROVED
?K DAY OF � ...Y 19 BY
J BRUCE AYCOCK, CITY ATTORNEY
By
THE ITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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