HomeMy WebLinkAbout12 Electric Panel Upgrades Agenda Item # I
Memorandum
To: Board of Directors
From: Stephen Hollabaugh
Date: September 26, 2003
Date of Board Meeting: October 1, 2003
Subject: Policy on electric panel upgrades
1. WHY THIS MATTER IS BEFORE THE BOARD
A policy for handling electric panel upgrades is attached. Only the Board can authorize
a new policy.
2. HISTORY
At the September 171h Board meeting, Richard Wrenn came before the Board to discuss
the facilities fee calculation for upgrading his electric panel. The Board reviewed our
current method of calculating facilities fee for electric panel upgrades and recommended
another method.
3. NEW INFORMATION
By way of clarification, when a customer increases his panel size the customer pays the
facilities fees for the upgrade. A policy for calculating electric facilities for electric panel
upgrades is attached. The policy attached is in section 7.12.025 Application for Service
— New Construction and Upgrades. I propose to add section 7.12.025.5 to address this
issue, which is attached.
RECOMMENDATION
Consider adding the policy 7.12.025.5 concerning electric panel upgrades and
the calculation of facilities fees for electric panel upgrades.
Existing District Code
Title 7 Electric Service
7.12.025 Application for Service - New Construction and Upgrades
7.12.025.1 Applications for electrical service shall be defined as an electrical project as used in
this rule.
7.12.025.2 Electrical project applications shall be processed in accordance with the Electrical
Project Review Guidelines contained in Appendix A.
7.12.025.3 The applicant shall be responsible for the costs of trenching, backfilling, conduit and
other costs as may be outlined in individual development agreements in order to provide electric
service for an electrical project.
7.12.025.4 The General Manager shall develop operational methods for staff use to implement
the intent of this policy which shall be effective as of the date of adoption.
(Electric Rule 9, Res. 8617, Res 9503)
Proposed additional policy:
7.12.025.5 The facilities fees for electrical panel upgrades (residential or commercial) will be
calculated by taking the difference between the new and existing panel size in
amps and multiplying it by the current dollar per amp rate for facilities fees. The
residential panel upgrades will be calculated at the full panel rating. Below is an
example of the possible residential electric panel upgrades available for calculating
the electric facilities fee.
Assume a fee of $6/amp for the existing facilities fee. Below are the possible
residential single-phase 120/240-volt electric panel upgrades available for
residential panel upgrades up to 200 amps.
New Panel Size Amps Existing Panel Size Amps Elec. Facilities fee
200 1 100 $600,00
200 60 $840.00
EEE100 60 $240.00
400 200 $1200.00