[CC 1984 §25.310; Ord. No. 537 §1, 12-1-1987; Ord. No. 719 §1, 9-13-1999; Ord.
No. 747 §1, 7-10-2000; Ord. No. 874 §1, 11-14-2006; Ord. No. 951 §1, 9-14-2009; Ord. No. 985 §1, 12-13-2010; Ord. No. 1026 §§1 — 2, 2-13-2012; Ord. No. 1061 §1, 9-9-2013; Ord. No. 1092 §§1, 5 10-13-2014; Ord. No. 1133 §1, 10-12-2015; Ord. No. 1167 §1, 9-12-2016; Ord. No. 1251, 9-10-2018; Ord. No. 1305, 10-14-2019; Ord. No. 1334, 9-14-2020; Ord. No. 1381, 9-13-2021; Ord.
No. 1408, 9-12-2022; Ord. No. 1451, 9-11-2023[1]]
A.
General Service Rate. Service under this rate shall be available
to all City of New Haven natural gas customers.
Monthly Charges
1.
Customer charge: $12.00
2.
Commodity charge: $0.3846 per therm (100 cubic feet or ccf)
3.
Recovery adjustment cost:
a.
The recovery adjustment cost shall be calculated for any six-month
period by the following formula:
Total System Usage (therms) MULTIPLIED by Purchased Gas Cost
(per therm) MINUS Actual Invoiced Gas Cost DIVIDED by Total System
Usage (therms).
b.
The recovery adjustment cost shall be calculated in November and
May of each year. The recovery adjustment cost for November —
April billing shall be calculated by applying the recovery adjustment
cost formula to the immediately preceding (May — October) billing
period.
c.
The recovery adjustment cost for May — October billing shall
be calculated by applying the recovery adjustment cost formula to
the immediately preceding (November — April) billing period.
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Final Monthly Rate. The final monthly general
service rate shall be expressed in therms (ccf) rounded to the nearest
hundredth of a cent and shall be calculated by the following formula:
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Purchased Gas Cost PLUS Commodity Charge PLUS Recovery Adjustment
Cost.
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B.
Large Volume User Rate. Service under this rate shall be
available to qualifying industrial and commercial customers. Service
shall be for a minimum term of one (1) year with an annual usage equal
to or greater than forty thousand (40,000) therms (ccf).
Monthly Charges
1.
Customer Charge: $167.00
2.
Commodity Charge.
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For the first 3,000 therms
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$0.4290 per therm (ccf)
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For all volumes after 3,000 therms
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$0.2597 per therm (ccf)
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a.
The commodity charge is designed to recover the costs of operation
and maintenance of the natural gas system. The commodity charge shall
be set by ordinance and shall be adjusted only by action of the Board
of Aldermen.
3.
Recovery adjustment cost:
a.
The recovery adjustment cost shall be calculated for any six-month
period by the following formula:
Total System Usage (therms) MULTIPLIED by Purchased Gas Cost
(per therm) MINUS Actual Invoiced Gas Cost DIVIDED by Total System
Usage (therms).
b.
The recovery adjustment cost shall be calculated in November and
May of each year. The recovery adjustment cost for November —
April billing shall be calculated by applying the recovery adjustment
cost formula to the immediately preceding (May — October) billing
period.
c.
The recovery adjustment cost for May — October billing shall
be calculated by applying the recovery adjustment cost formula to
the immediately preceding (November — April) billing period.
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Final Monthly Rate. The final monthly large
volume user rate shall be expressed in therms (ccf) rounded to the
nearest hundredth of a cent and shall be calculated by the following
formula:
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Purchased Gas Cost PLUS Commodity Charge PLUS Recovery Adjustment
Cost.
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[1]
Editor’s Note: Section 3 of this ordinance provided
that it would become effective with the November 2023 billing.
[CC 1984 §25.320]
All gas meters will be read on (or as close as possible prior
to) the day when the supplier reads the wholesale meter for the monthly
billing. The City Clerk or other representative of the City designated
to prepare and render bills for gas service shall calculate monthly
the amount of each bill and shall render a bill by the tenth (10th)
day of each month for such service. All such bills shall be due and
payable at a designated collection location during regular hours of
business from and after the date of the rendition thereof. A ten percent
(10%) penalty charge shall be added to any bill remaining due and
unpaid on the twenty-first (21st) day of the month (or on the first
(1st) business day after the twenty-first (21st) day if the twentieth
(20th) day falls on a Sunday or a holiday).
[CC 1984 §25.330; Ord. No. 890 §§1 — 2, 3-12-2007]
A.
If
any bill for gas service shall be and remain unpaid on the twenty-first
(21st) day of the month, it shall be the duty of the City Collector
to notify such customer that unless payment in full is received, gas
service will be discontinued on the first (1st) day following the
twenty-first (21st) of the month and that the service will not be
reconnected until all past due bills are paid in full, together with
a reconnection charge of fifty dollars ($50.00). It shall be the duty
of the City Collector to cause the City employees or agents to make
disconnection on the first (1st) day following the twenty-first (21st)
of the month (or on the next business day if the first (1st) day falls
on a Sunday or a holiday).
B.
If
a customer at their option requests that natural gas service be terminated,
it shall be the duty of the City Collector to cause City employees
or agents to make disconnection as soon as is practicable. Service
will be reconnected at the customer's request, provided that all past
due bills are paid in full together with a reconnection charge of
fifty dollars ($50.00).
[CC 1984 §25.340]
If the gas supplier makes an additional charge to the City because
of the British Thermal Unit (B.T.U.) consent of the gas exceeding
one thousand fifty (1,050) B.T.U. per cubic foot, the City shall adjust
the retail billings to reflect the additional British Thermal Units
supplied to retail customers over and above the normal one thousand
(1,000) B.T.U.s per cubic foot.
[CC 1984 §25.350]
The occupant and user of the premises receiving gas service
and the owner of said premises shall be jointly and severally liable
to pay for such service rendered on said premises. The City shall
have power to sue the occupant or the owner or both of such real estate
in a civil action to receive any sums due for such service plus a
reasonable attorney's fee to be fixed by the court.
[CC 1984 §25.360]
Gas service shall be supplied only through meters installed
and meeting the City's specifications. No free gas service shall be
furnished to any premises or the owner or occupant thereof.
[CC 1984 §25.370]
It shall be a misdemeanor for any person or persons to tamper with any physical portion of the gas system or to make any connection to the natural gas system of the City without written permission from the City or to reconnect service when service has been discontinued for non-payment of a bill for service until such bill, including the reconnection charge, has been paid in full. Upon conviction, there shall be imposed a fine in accordance with Section 100.220 of this Code.
