[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of Madison as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 12-27-1993 by Ord. No. 37-93[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also superseded
former Ch. 94, Electric Utility, Art. I, Rates, adopted 11-7-1979
by Ord. No. 28-79, as amended.
A.
The rates for the electric utility service provided
by the Borough of Madison shall be as set forth in Appendix A annexed
hereto and entitled "Borough of Madison — Schedule of Rates
for Electric Utility — December 1993" and as revised from time
to time by ordinance of the Borough Council.
B.
The schedule of rates (Appendix A) consists of the
electric utility rates for the following service classifications:
[Amended 7-10-2000 by Ord. No. 30-2000; 9-27-2004 by Ord. No. 45-2004]
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RS
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Residential Service
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GSS
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General Service (nondemand)
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GS
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General Service (demand)
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GS-ML
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Mid Level General Service - Demand
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GSL-D
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Large General Service - Demand
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OL
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Outdoor Area Light Service
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OPW
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Off-Peak Water Heating Service Rider
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Standby Facilities Service Rider
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C.
The schedule of rates for customers who generate and
feed electricity into Madison’s electrical system, which is
applicable to all service classifications, is set forth in Appendix
A.[2]
[Added 10-11-2006 by Ord. No. 48-2006]
[2]
Editor's Note: Appendix A is included as an attachment to this chapter.
D.
A one-hundred-fifty-dollar per applicant targeted annual electric
utility rebate credit program is hereby established for income-eligible
Madison residents, subject to annual appropriations therefor in the
municipal budget. The program guidelines, eligibility criteria and
application process, attached hereto, shall be set forth in Appendix
A.[3]
[Added 2-23-2015 by Ord. No. 6-2015; amended 4-11-2016 by Ord. No. 16-2016]
[3]
Editor’s Note: Said program guidelines, eligibility
criteria and application process are on file in the Borough offices.
E.
An annual electric customer cost adjustment program is hereby established
as follows: The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) will provide a written
report to the governing body in January of the financial results of
the electric utility for the preceding calendar year. The report will
include a detailed accounting of all monetary inflows and outflows.
Costs will include utility operational costs, employee compensation
and benefits, transmission costs, capacity/demand charges, commodity
costs, physical plant and equipment charges, appropriations for the
Electric Utility Capital Improvement Fund, operating reserves, contingency,
transfers of electric surplus to the municipal budget for tax relief,
debt service, municipal operating support and general capital improvements,
a minimum free balance of at least $1,000,000, line loss and such
other financial factors as deemed appropriate and prudent by the CFO
and governing body. To the extent there are funds remaining after
all items cited above have been subtracted from the total electric
utility revenue, the CFO, with the Council's approval, may annually
recommend a prospective cost adjustment credit be applied to each
kilowatt-hour (KWH) supplied under all rate schedules and tariffs.
This adjustment, if any, will be set to the nearest $0.0001 via resolution
and applied to all kilowatt-hours supplied during subsequent billing
periods until the next annual financial analysis in January of the
following year by the CFO and governing body of the operating results
and performance of the Electric Utility. The cost adjustment credit
factor may be revised during the course of any calendar year period
by the governing body via resolution upon a showing of good cause.
[Added 11-28-2016 by Ord.
No. 65-2016[4]]
[4]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also indicated that it would
take effect 1-1-2017.
[1]
Editor's Note: The schedule of rates is included at the end of this chapter.
[Amended 10-11-2006 by Ord. No. 48-2006]
A.
The procedures and practices of the Madison Electric
Utility and customer requirements shall be carried out in accordance
with the terms and conditions of the rules and regulations of the
electric utility of the Borough of Madison currently in effect and
as amended from time to time by ordinance or resolution of the Madison
Council.
B.
The rules and regulations of the electric utility
shall be as set forth in Appendix C annexed hereto and entitled “Borough
of Madison - Rules and Regulations of the Electric Utility.”[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix C is included at the end of this chapter.
[Added 10-11-2006 by Ord. No. 48-2006; amended 4-26-2023 by Ord. No. 27-2023]
An electric utility customer who plans to install
a generator to produce electricity on the customer side of the meter
must comply with Section 6 of the Rules and Regulations of the Electric
Utility Department of the Borough of Madison (see Appendix C) and:
A.
Apply for service under the self-generation rules,
pay the plan review fee of $500 at the time of application and obtain
the proper construction permits. If resubmission of plans is required,
customer must pay a fee of $250 for each subsequent submission of
plans.
B.
Acknowledge and accept the terms of this schedule
and the rules and regulations regarding the interconnection and operation
of a self-generation system.
C.
Enter into an agreement with the Borough of Madison
as provided in Section 6 of the Rules and Regulations of the Electric
Utility Department of the Borough of Madison (see Appendix C).
[Amended 10-11-2006 by Ord. No. 48-2006]
All ordinances and amendments to ordinances
establishing rates for the electric utility contrary to the provisions
of this article are hereby repealed and/or amended as required.
[Amended 10-11-2006 by Ord. No. 48-2006]
Each section of this article and every part
of each section is an independent section or part of a section, and
the holding of any section or a part thereof to be unconstitutional,
void or ineffective for any cause shall not be deemed to affect the
validity or constitutionality of any other section or part thereof.
[Added 3-28-2011 by Ord. No. 11-2011]
A.
The Borough
of Madison Electric Utility System or its authorized designee is the
sole entity permitted to bid demand response on behalf of retail customers
served by the Borough of Madison Electric Utility System directly
into any Federal Energy Regulatory Commission-approved independent
system operator’s or regional transmission organization’s
organized electric markets.
B.
Retail customers
served by the Borough of Madison Electric Utility wishing to bid their
demand response into a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission-approved
independent system operator’s or regional transmission organization’s
organized electric markets may do so by participating in the program
established by the Borough of Madison Electric Utility or its authorized
designee. Retail customers are not permitted to participate in the
demand response program of any other entity without the express prior
authorization of the Borough of Madison Electric Utility.
[Added 3-28-2011 by Ord. No. 11-2011]
A.
The Borough
of Madison Electric Utility or its authorized designee is the sole
entity permitted to bid demand response on behalf of retail customers
served by the Borough of Madison Electric Utility directly into any
Commission-approved independent system operator’s or regional
transmission organization’s organized markets for energy imbalance,
spinning reserves, supplemental reserves, reactive power and voltage
control, or regulation and frequency response ancillary services (or
its functional equivalent in the Commission-approved independent system
operator’s or regional transmission organization’s tariff).
B.
Retail customers
served by the Borough of Madison Electric Utility wishing to bid their
demand response into a Commission-approved independent system operator’s
or regional transmission organization’s organized markets for
energy imbalance, spinning reserves, supplemental reserves, reactive
power and voltage control, or regulation and frequency response ancillary
services (or its functional equivalent in the Commission-approved
independent system operator’s or regional transmission organization’s
tariff) may do so only by participating in the program established
by the Borough of Madison Electric Utility or its authorized designee.
Retail customers are not permitted to participate in the demand response
program of any other entity without the express prior authorization
of the Borough of Madison Electric Utility.
[Added 12-13-2021 by Ord.
No. 47-2021; amended 7-25-2022 by Ord. No. 33-2022; 5-22-2023 by Ord. No. 30-2023]
A.
There shall be an electric utility connection fee established in accordance with Chapter 62 of Title 40 of the Revised Statutes of the State of New Jersey. This connection fee is in addition to the fees for department services set forth in Chapter 94 of the Borough Code. The electric connection fee is effective July 1, 2023, and shall be:
(1)
For
single-family dwelling units, $3,023, and for multiple-dwelling units,
$3,023 per unit.
(2)
In the
case of any building or portion thereof to be used for industrial,
commercial, educational or other than dwelling purposes, the Borough
Engineer shall determine by accepted standards the number of units
to be connected or added to an existing connection; where a unit equals
an average annual consumption of 9,000 kWh.
B.
This fee
shall, pursuant to statute, be recalculated at the end of each budget
year and may be reset by ordinance of the Borough Council after public
hearing, on a yearly basis. The electric utility connection fee shall
be payable in full to the Borough of Madison at the time a building
electric connection permit is issued for connection to the municipal
electric distribution system by the Borough of Madison.
