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SCHEDULE H-1

STREET LIGHTING AND TRAFFIC SIGNAL SERVICE

12.06.290

AVAILABILITY:

Available for:

  1. Public street lighting service where the lighting system is in operation during hours of darkness and where the street light system and equipment is owned by the customer, or there have been other suitable prior written arrangements agreed to by Tacoma Power and the applicant; and

  2. Traffic controllers, signal lights, warning lights, danger lights and similar uses, where the traffic control system and equipment is owned and maintained by the customer.

MONTHLY RATE:

Rates stated herein are for (1) unmetered installations [items 1 and 2] where charges are per fixture and shall be applied to the number of installed units on the system as determined by Tacoma Power at the time the billing is rendered, and (2) metered installations [item 3].

1.  Street Lighting Units (Unmetered):

(a)  Incandescent Lamps:

Nominal Wattage  Energy Charge Per Unit
Up to 150 Watts     $   2.33
151-220 Watts   $   3.39
221-320 Watts    $   4.88
321-520 Watts   $   7.96
521 & Over Watts    $ 11.36

(b)  High Intensity Discharge Lamps:

                    Energy Charge Per Unit                    

Nominal Wattage Continuous Dusk to Dawn

Dusk to

2:20 a.m.

50 Watts  $   2.13 $   1.08  $   0.67
70 Watts $   2.82  $   1.43  $   1.01
100 Watts $   4.07  $   2.10  $   1.42
150 Watts  $   6.05  $   2.72  $   2.10
175 Watts  $   6.35  $   3.39  $   2.20
200 Watts  $   7.10  $   3.66  $   2.40
250 Watts $   9.14 $   4.50  $   3.17
310 Watts  $   10.48 $   5.37  $   3.52
400 Watts  $ 13.99 $   7.25 $   4.78
700 Watts $ 24.03  $ 12.29  $   8.23
1000 Watts $ 34.62 $ 17.43  $ 11.86
1500 Watts   $ 49.89  $ 25.76  $ 17.12

(c)  All lamps not listed above: 

Energy charge for lamp installations not listed in the above tabulations shall be at the rate of $30.89, $15.73, and $10.33 per month per kilowatt of total connected load for Continuous, Dusk to Dawn, and Dusk to 2:20 a.m. lamps, respectively.

2.  Traffic Control Units (Unmetered):

(a)  The following charges shall be effective through June 30, 2005.

Unit Type  Energy Charge Per Unit
Red - Amber - Green  
Controllers $ 1.71
Heads $ 2.27
Flashing  
Controllers $ 0.53
Heads $ 1.35

              (b)  The following charges shall be effective on July 1, 2005.

(1) Incandescent Lamps:

Unit Type  Energy Charge Per Unit
  Red Amber Green Flashing Walk Wait
8 Inch Bulb (59 Watts) $0.90 $0.08 $0.65 $0.82    
12 Inch Bulb (144 Watts) $2.19 $0.20 $1.59 $1.99    
Pedestrian head         $0.33 $1.30

(2) Light Emitting Diodes (LED):

Unit Type  Energy Charge Per Unit
  Red Amber Green Flashing Walk Wait
8 Inch LED $0.13 $0.02 $0.07 $0.12    
12 Inch LED $0.18 $0.03 $0.14 $0.16    
Pedestrian head         $0.05 $0.28

(3) Neon Lamps:

Unit Type  Energy Charge Per Unit
  Walk Wait
Pedestrian head $0.14 $0.57

(4)Controllers:

Unit Type  Energy Charge Per Unit
Traffic $1.71
Flashing $0.53

(5) All lamps or controllers not listed above:

Energy charge for lamp or controller installations not listed in the above tabulations shall be calculated by multiplying the unit wattage (in kW) x 730 hours x percent active x $0.037833 per kWh per month.

 

3.  Street Lighting and Traffic Control Units (Metered):

The sum of the following energy, delivery and customer charges:

(a)  Energy:

All energy measured in kilowatt-hours at $0.027350 per kWh.

(b)  Delivery:

All energy delivered in kilowatt-hours at $0.009860 per kWh.

(c)  Customer Charge:

$6.00 per month or any fraction thereof.

SERVICE CONDITIONS:

Applicable provisions of the Tacoma Municipal Code, General Provisions, and Customer Service Policies governing the sale of electric energy shall apply.

 

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