ELECTRIC SERVICE CONNECTION CHARGES
UTILITY RATE SCHEDULE E-15
CITY OF PALO ALTO UTILITIES
Issued by the City Council
Effective 0101-01-260
Supersedes Sheet No. E-15-1 dated 01-01-209-01-19 Sheet No.E-15-1 8 4
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A. APPLICABILITY:
This Rate Schedule applies to all connections, interconnections, expansions, and upgrades to the City's Electric Distribution System, except connections that serve street lighting or traffic signals.
B. TERRITORY:
This Rate Schedule applies anywhere the City of Palo Alto provides Electric Service.
C. CHARGES:
All Charges must be pre-paid by the Applicant prior to the scheduling of any construction or connections to the City's Electrical Distribution System.
1. ADVANCE ENGINEERING FEES
The Applicant must pay all Advance Engineering Fees to start the engineering process which are non-refundable. The Advance Engineering Fees will be credited against the estimated job cost prior to the collection of construction fees. For Service connections that do not require a job estimateapplicable to fixed electric service connection fees, CPAU will not require Advance Engineering Fees.
2. UNDERGROUND SYSTEMS
(A)Service Connection Charges:
Service Connection Charges are required when the City connects any Customer to the City’s electrical Distribution System. A one-time waiver of this fee may be granted for Services connected during the construction of an underground conversion utility district. (1) Residential or Small Commercial - Single Familyservice, single phase, 200 (or less) and 400 amp services that do not require customer contribution for transformer upgrades or replacement.
These fees apply to a development in which Electric Metering will be on a single-family dwellings, with or without an ADU, and small commercial businesses basis..
ELECTRIC SERVICE CONNECTION CHARGES
UTILITY RATE SCHEDULE E-15
CITY OF PALO ALTO UTILITIES
Issued by the City Council
Effective 0101-01-260
Supersedes Sheet No. E-15-2 dated 01-01-209-01-19 Sheet No.E-15-2 8 4
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(a) For a 250 volt maximum, 200 amp or less underground service.. ………..$1,0403,940.00
(b) For a 250 volt maximum, 400 amp underground service …..……………… $4,360.00any connection requiring greater capacity the fee shall be CPAU’s estimate of the installation cost or $1040, whichever is greater. (c) For a 250 volt maximum, 200 amp max service from a rear easement..............................................................................................$2,330 (d)(c) For any rear easement connection requiring greater capacity or system upgrades, the fee shall be CPAU’s estimate of the installation cost or $2330, whichever is greater.
(2) Commercial/Industrial
These fees apply to commercial, industrial, and multi-family residential services. (a) For a 250 volt maximum, 200 amp or less service ...........................$1,420 (b) For any connection requiring greater capacity, the fee shall be CPAU’s estimate of the installation costs or $1420, whichever is greater. (B) On-site Distribution System Charges:
Where the customer is financially responsible for CPAU installations or will installof the underground conductors (primary or secondary), switches or transformers in and on facilities provided by the developer within the boundaries of a sub-division or other development, an on-site distribution system fee shall be charged, based on CPAU’s estimate of all applicable installation costs.
(C) Off-Site Distribution System Charges:
Where the customer is financially responsible for CPAU installations or will installof an Electric Distribution system, system extension, or system reinforcement outside the boundaries of a sub-division or other development to be served, an off-site distribution system fee shall apply, based on CPAU’s estimate of all applicable installation costs.
3. OVERHEAD SYSTEMS
Connection Charges shall apply for all new single-phase Services or Service upgrades exceeding 2400 amps or less.
(A)Overhead Service Connection Replacement Charges:
ELECTRIC SERVICE CONNECTION CHARGES
UTILITY RATE SCHEDULE E-15
CITY OF PALO ALTO UTILITIES
Issued by the City Council
Effective 0101-01-260
Supersedes Sheet No. E-15-3 dated 01-01-209-01-19 Sheet No.E-15-3 8 4
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(1) Residential or Commercial – Single Familyservice, single phase, for 200 amps (or less) and 400 amps services that do not require customer contribution to transformer upgrades or replacement.
These fees apply to single-family dwellings, with or without ADU, or small commercial businesses. development in which Electric Metering will be on a single-family service basis.
(a) For a 250 volt maximum, 200 amp or less, 3 and 4 wire services, single phase overhead service of
(a) 80 feet in length maximum service…………………………………………s
$1,0402,910.00
(b) For a 250 volt maximum, 4200 amp or less, 3 and 4 wire single phase overhead services,
(c) 80 feet in length maximum services, mid-span connection …………………………………………………………….$2,3703,540.00
(b)
(d)(c) For all other connections, the fee shall be CPAU’s estimate of the installation cost or $1040, whichever is greater.
(a) For a 250 volt maximum, 200 amp or less, 3 and 4 wire services, 100 feet in length maximum service ..............................................$1,440 (b) For all others the fee shall be CPAU’s estimate of the installation cost or $1440, whichever is greater.
(2) Charges for replacement or upgraded Overhead Services not described above, shall be based on CPAU’s estimate of applicable costs.
4. TEMPORARY SERVICE
(A) Overhead Temporary Service Charges:
(1) For a 250 volt, 200 amp or less, 3 wire service, within 50 feet if a suitable secondary system ……………………………………………..
………………………………………………………$1,1901,040.00
(2) Fees for a Temporary Service of greater length and capacity or voltage shall be based on CPAU’s estimate of all applicable installation and removal costs, or $1,040.001,190, whichever is greater.
ELECTRIC SERVICE CONNECTION CHARGES
UTILITY RATE SCHEDULE E-15
CITY OF PALO ALTO UTILITIES
Issued by the City Council
Effective 0101-01-260
Supersedes Sheet No. E-15-4 dated 01-01-209-01-19 Sheet No.E-15-4 8 4
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(B) Underground Temporary Service Charges:
(1) For a 250 volt, 200 amp or less, 3-wire maximum service, within 100 feet of suitable secondary system and service box. Customer is responsible for all substructure.
…………………………………………………..................................................... .......................................$1,1901,060.00
(2) If a suitable secondary system and/or service box is not available at the property, the Customer will be responsible for all cost necessary to extend or rearrange the system to allow for the temporary electric service.
(3) Fees for a Temporary Service of greater length and capacity or Voltage shall be based on CPAU’s estimate of the installation and removal costs, or $11901,060.00, whichever is greater.
5. GENERATOR INTERCONNECTION
CPAU shall charge a fee for evaluation of Generator (Photo Voltaic (PV), Energy Storage System (ESS)) Interconnection Applications performed pursuant to Rule and Regulation 27. (A) Advance Engineering Fees:
(1) Net Energy Metering p or pProjects with a size less than or equal to 10kW in capacity……………………………………………………………..……..$520.0
0 (1) Net Energy Metering projects or projects with a size less than or equal to 10 kW taking Service under the Net Energy Metering Successor Program................$0 (2) All Projects which are greater than 10 kW and less than 100 kW in capacity ...............................................................................................……...$8401,140.00 (3) All Projects which are greater than or equal to 100 kW and less than 500 kW in capacity ........................................................................................$5,5507,560.00 (4) All Projects which are 500 kW or greater in capacity .............$10,70014,500.00 (B) Supplemental and Detailed Studies:
ELECTRIC SERVICE CONNECTION CHARGES
UTILITY RATE SCHEDULE E-15
CITY OF PALO ALTO UTILITIES
Issued by the City Council
Effective 0101-01-260
Supersedes Sheet No. E-15-5 dated 01-01-209-01-19 Sheet No.E-15-5 8 4
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Net Energy Metering projects or projects with a size less than or equal to 10 kW taking Service under the Net Energy Metering Successor Program)$0(1) Supplemental and Detailed Study fees for all Net Energy Metering Projects requiring additional study per Rule and Regulation 27 not covered under section 4(B)(1) shall be based on CPAU’s estimate of applicable costs.
(C) Interconnection Review Charges:
Net Energy Metering projects or projects taking Service under the Net Energy Metering Successor Program) .........................................................................$0 (1) All projects less than or equal to 10 kW not under section 4(C)(1)…. ..$152520.00 (2) Interconnection fees for all Projects not covered under section 4(C)(1) or 4(C)(2) will be based on CPAU’s estimate of applicable costs.
6. PALO ALTO CLEAN LOCAL ENERGY ACCESSIBLE NOW PROGRAM
Meter maintenance and administrative service Charge for Generators participating in the Palo Alto Clean Local Energy Accessible Now (CLEAN) Program .................$34.73207.00 DG. CREDITS:
For single family or multi-family Service Connections only, if the installation of Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment will require a capacity upgrade of Electric Distribution System Equipment, a connection fee credit may be available under the City’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (“LCFS”) Program. The credit shall be equal to the estimated cost of the upgrade of electric distribution system equipment, and may not exceed $3,000 per connection. When Service Connection is triggered by EVSE installation, the connection fee shall be the greater of
a) the estimate of the installation costs minus the LCFS credit, or b) the minimum fee shown in section C.2(A)(1) (for single family Service Connections) or C.2(A)(2) (for multi-family Service Connections). The availability of the credit is subject to LCFS Program rules and funding availability.
Rebates or credits may be available to defray electric service connection chargers, if the service upgrade is a result of higher electrical loads caused by electric vehicle charging. For additional information visit: https://www.paloalto.gov/Departments/Utilities or call 650-329-2241
ELECTRIC SERVICE CONNECTION CHARGES
UTILITY RATE SCHEDULE E-15
CITY OF PALO ALTO UTILITIES
Issued by the City Council
Effective 0101-01-260
Supersedes Sheet No. E-15-6 dated 01-01-209-01-19 Sheet No.E-15-6 8 4
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EH. NOTES:
1. These Charges apply to all vacant land except where the Charges are recorded as previously paid.
2. CPAU can generally provide service availability from 30 to 45 days after all Charges are paid except when long lead-time equipment or materials are required. Consult the City for estimated lead-times.
3. All fees and minimum charges are subject to DGS California Construction Cost Index (CCCI) adjustments, to be applied annually effective on July 1.
3.4. CPAU is not responsible for delays in Service connection caused by conditions beyond its control, including, but not limited to, delays in the arrival of equipment such as transformers, switches and cable.
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