UNMETERED ELECTRIC SERVICE
UTILITY RATE SCHEDULE E-16
CITY OF PALO ALTO UTILITIES
Issued by the City Council
Sheet No. E-16-1 Supersedes Sheet No. E-16-1
Effective 97-1-2025 dated 7-1-202516
A. APPLICABILITY:
T
his rate schedule is applicable under the terms and conditions of the City of Palo Alto Utilities Department to Customers who contract with the City for unmetered electric service for billboards, unmetered telephone services, telephone booths, railroad signals, cathodic protection units, traffic cameras, wireless antenna and related equipment, community antenna television and video systems, cable TV power supplies, and automatic irrigation systems and also applies to other miscellaneous Electric Utility fees to various public agencies and private entities.
B. T
ERRITORY:
W
ithin the incorporated limits of the City of Palo Alto and land owned or leased by the City.
C. N
ET MONTHLY BILL:
1. C
ustomer Charge using annual SEIU salary schedule: $ 7.3110.96 per month
2. E
nergy Charge:
(for all kWh supplied) using Electric Rate Schedule E2 plus all applicable riders
3. M
inimum Charge:
Minimum monthly charge will be the Customer Charge.
D. DE
TERMINATION OF ENERGY REQUIREMENTS:
a. I
nitial Inventory
Customer shall enter into a contract for service under this Schedule and provide a written inventory of all equipment at each of service requested, including the type and nameplate rating for each piece of equipment. The billing energy for each point of service will be determined by the Utilities Electric Engineering Division estimation of the kWh usage based on the type, rating and quantity of the equipment provided by the Customer.
M
onthly bill will be based on the following calculations:
1. Total Wattage.
2. Total Wattage times estimated annual operating hours as set in the contract equals annual watt hours.
3. Annual watt hours divided by 1000 hours equals annual kilowatt hours (kWh)
4. Annual kWh divided by twelve (12) months equal monthly kWh.
Attachment B
UNMETERED ELECTRIC SERVICE
UTILITY RATE SCHEDULE E-16
CITY OF PALO ALTO UTILITIES
Issued by the City Council
Sheet No. E-16-2
Supersedes Sheet No. E-16-2
Effective 97-1-2025 dated 7-1-202516
5. Monthly kWh times current rate per kWh = monthly bill for each unmetered service location or equipment.
b. Updating Inventory
Customer will update its inventory by informing the Utilities Electric Engineering Division in writing of changes in type, rating and/or quantity of equipment as such changes occur, and billings will be adjusted accordingly. Upon Utilities Electric Engine ering Division request, but no later than the one year anniversary of the date on which Customer first takes service, Customer shall provide an updated inventory of all equipment at each point of service.
c. Test Metering
The Utilities Electric Engineering Division may, at its discretion, test meter the load at various types and ratings of the Customer’s equipment to the extent necessary to verify the estimated kWh usage used for billing purpose and, where dictated by such test metering, Utilities Electric Engineering Division will make prospective adjustments in estimated usage for subsequent billing purposes; however, Utilities shall be under no obligation to test meter- the load of Customer’s equipment. Utilities’ decision not to test meter the load of Customer’s equipment shall not release Customer from the obligation to provide to Utilities Electric Engineering Division, and to update, annually as provided in section b, an accurate inventory of the types, rating and quantities of equipment upon which billing is based.
d. Inspection
The Utilities Electric Engineering Division shall endeavor to inspect the equipment at each point of service annually as close to the anniversary date of the contract as is practical, and make prospective adjustments in billing as indicated by such inspections; however, Utilities shall be under no obligation to conduct such inspections for the purpose of determining accuracy of billing or otherwise. Utilities decisions not to conduct such inspections shall not release Customer from the obligation to provide to Utilities Electric Engineering Division, and to update, an accurate inventory of the types, rating and quantities of equipment upon which billing is based.
e. Billing for Service
As the service described in this schedule is unmetered, Customer agrees to pay amounts billed in accordance with the current inventory, regardless of whether any of the installations of the Customer’s equipment were electrically operable during the period in question and regardless of the cause of such equipment failure to operate.
E. M
ISCELLANEOUS RATES:
Attachment B
UNMETERED ELECTRIC SERVICE
UTILITY RATE SCHEDULE E-16
CITY OF PALO ALTO UTILITIES
Issued by the City Council
Sheet No. E-16-3
Supersedes Sheet No. E-16-3
Effective 97-1-2025 dated 7-1-202516
Service Description Rate *
1. License Fee for Electric Conduit Usage
(A) Exclusive use $ 1.94/ft/yr
2. Processing Fee for Electric Conduit Usage Actual Cost
3. License Fee for Utility Pole Attachments
(A) 1 ft. of usable space $ 47.60/pole/yr (B) 2 ft. of usable space 95.20/pole/yr (C) 3 ft. of usable space 142.80/pole/yr
4. Processing Fee for Utility Pole Attachments C-1 rate – 1 hr $ 152.00/pole -
5. License Fee for mounting communication equipment
including distributed antenna systems on utility poles $ 329.44/pole/yr
* Rates are monthly unless otherwise indicated.
F. NOTES:
The fees set forth in Section E.1 through E.5, inclusive, are subject to adjustment annually in accordance with fluctuations in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), if any. The base for computing the adjustment is the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose MSA, which is published by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics for the month of December of a base year, which falls within the year in which a master license agreement is signed by the City and the licensee. The adjustment shall be calculated, if there is an increase or decrease between December of a base year (when the rate(s) is/are first applicable) and December of any subsequent base year.
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Attachment B
EXPORT ELECTRICITY COMPENSATION
UTILITY RATE SCHEDULE E-EEC-1
CITY OF PALO ALTO UTILITIES
Issued by the City Council
Supersedes Sheet No. E-EEC-1 Sheet No.E-EEC-1
dated 7-1-20254 Effective 97-1-2025
A. APPLICABILITY:
This Rate S chedule applies in conjunction with the otherwise applicable R ate Schedules for each Customer class. This Rate Schedule may not apply in conjunction with any time-of-use Rate Schedule.
This Rate Schedule applies to Customer-Generators as defined in Rule and Regulation 2 who are either not eligible for Net Energy Metering or who are eligible for Net Energy metering but elect to take Service under this Rate Schedule.
B. TERRITORY:
This rate schedule applies everywhere the City of Palo Alto provides Electric Service.
C. RATE:
The following compensation rate shall apply to all e lectricity exported to the grid.
Per kWh
Export electricity compensation rate $ 0.12430.1206
D. SPECIAL CONDITIONS
1. Metering equipment: Electricity delivered by CPAU to the Customer -Generator or received by CPAU from the Customer-Generator shall be measured using a M eter capable of registering the flow of electricity in two directions (aka “bidirectional meter”). The electrical power measurements will be used for billing the Customer -Generator. CPAU shall furnish, install and own the appropriate Meter.
2. Billing:
a. CPAU shall measure during the billing period, in kilowatt -hours, the electricity delivered and received after the Customer-Generator serves its own instantaneous load. b. CPAU shall bill the Customer-Generator consumption charges for the electricity delivered by CPAU to the Customer-Generator based on the Customer-Generator’s applicable Rate Schedule.
c. In the event the electricity generated exceeds the electricity consumed and therefore is received by CPAU, the Customer will receive a credit for all electricity received by CPAU at the buyback Rate designated in section C above.
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Attachment B
NET METERING NET SURPLUS ELECTRICITY COMPENSATION
UTILITY RATE SCHEDULE E-NSE-1
CITY OF PALO ALTO UTILITIES
Issued by the City Council
Supersedes Sheet No. E-NSE-1 Sheet No. E-NSE-1
dated 07-01-20254 Effective 97-1-2025
A. APPLICABILITY:
This Rate Schedule applies to eligible residential and small commercial Net Energy Metering Election A Customers who, at the end of an annual settlement period, as described in Rule 29, are Net Surplus Customer-Generators of electricity who elect to receive monetary compensation as such preference is indicated on the net surplus electricity election form. This Rate Schedule only applies to Customers who participate in Net Energy Metering, and does not apply to Customers that take service under the City’s Net Energy Metering Successor Rate, as each of these terms are defined in Rule and Regulation
2. B. TERRITORY:
This rate schedule applies everywhere the City of Palo Alto provides Electric Service.
C. RATES:
Per kWh
Net Surplus Electricity Compensation rate $ 0.12730.1012
D. SPECIAL CONDITIONS
1. Net Surplus Electricity Compensation Rate eligibility shall be determined as specified in Rule 29.
Net surplus electricity , as specified in Rule 29, if applicable, will be multiplied by the above compensation rate to determine the Customer’s annual net surplus electricity compensation stated in dollars.
2. Additional terms, conditions and definitions govern Net Energy Metering Service and Interconnection, as described in Rule 29.
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Attachment B