Electric Rules & Regulations
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The following
Rules, Regulations, and Schedules of rates and charges shall
be considered a part of the contract of any person, firm, or
corporation who obtains Electric Service from the Salamanca
Board of Public Utilities; and every person, firm, or
corporation shall be deemed bound thereby upon execution of
an Application in the form set forth herein.
Written
Applications will not be required from persons, firms, or
corporations being served on the effective date of these
Rules and Regulations, but this shall in no way relieve them
of compliance with such Rules and Regulations or
applicability of such rates and charges.
All Rules and
Regulations, rates, and charges heretofore enacted by the
Board of Public Utilities in connection with Electric supply
and service are hereby repealed.
Section 1 - Territory To Which Rules and Regulations
Apply
City of Salamanca, New York;
portions of the Towns of Salamanca, New York; Great Valley,
New York; and Red House, New York.
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Section 2 - Definitions
As used in these Rules and
Regulations and Schedules of rates and charges, the words
and phrases listed below shall be deemed to have the
following meaning:
CITY - As used herein shall mean the City of Salamanca,
New York.
MUNICIPALITY - As used herein shall mean the City of
Salamanca, New York.
BPU - As used herein shall mean the Board of Public
Utilities of the City of Salamanca, New York.
MANAGER - As used herein shall mean the General Manager
of the Board of Public Utilities duly appointed by such
Board to have charge of the Electric system and all of its
operations.
RULES - Shall mean the Rules and Regulations established
by the Board of Public Utilities as contained herein and as
revised or modified from time to time.
OWNER - Shall mean a person, firm, corporation, or agent
controlling the property served or to be served.
APPLICANT - Shall mean the individual, firm, or
corporation making application for Electric service from the
Board of Public Utilities.
ELECTRIC SYSTEM - Shall mean the Electric System of the
Salamanca Board of Public Utilities, operated by the BPU and
its duly authorized officers and employees.
SCHEDULE - Shall mean the schedule of rates and charges
for supply and services in connection therewith or as the
same may hereafter be amended, altered, revised, or modified
by the Board of Public Utilities.
RESIDENTIAL ACCOUNT - All Salamanca Board of Public
Utilities' Electric Service Classification #1 Customers,
being served in permanent living quarters.
COMMERCIAL ACCOUNT - All Salamanca Board of Public
Utilities' Electric Service Classification #2 Customers.
INDUSTRIAL ACCOUNT - All Salamanca Board of Public
Utilities' Electric Service Classification #3 Customers.
FAMILY UNIT - Shall mean one (1) or more persons
occupying accommodations with a cook-stove upon which their
food is prepared.
BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENT – Any individual, firm,
partnership, company, corporation, association, or other
legal entity established and doing business under the laws
of the State of New York.
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Section
3 - How Service May Be Obtained
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Written applications for service
will be received on the Form |
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Prescribed (and attached) as
Appendix A from individuals eighteen (18) years of
age, or older. In the event that the Applicant is a
Tenant in a rental unit, the Salamanca Board of
Public Utilities may verify with the Landlord that
he/she is the Renter-Of-Record, before service is
established. |
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Written
application for electric service shall be made at
the office of |
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the Salamanca Board of
Public Utilities in the Municipal Building at 225
Wildwood Avenue in Salamanca, New York, by the
property Owner or his authorized representative, on
the Application Form supplied for such purpose by
the Board of Public Utilities. The written
Application for Electric service shall constitute a
contract between the applicant and the Board of
Public Utilities of the City of Salamanca. The
Applicant agrees that the Rules and Regulations
contained herein, together with such amendments,
alterations, revisions, or modifications to said
rules as may be made hereafter, shall be considered
a part of the contract. The Applicant, at the time
of submission of the Application for Electric
service, may be required to make a Deposit of an
appropriate amount as and for security for the
payment of overdue charges for Electric supply and
services, which said Deposit may be used for the
purpose of crediting the applicant's account for
charges for Electric supply and services. All
connections to the BPU electrical distribution lines
will be made by duly authorized personnel of the
Salamanca Board of Public Utilities. |
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Deposits |
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The Salamanca Board of Public
Utilities may require the prospective Customer to
make a Deposit equal to the estimated bills for two
(2) month's use of service. Said Deposit for
electrical service may be refunded at any time at
the discretion of the Board of Public Utilities and
shall be refunded when service is disconnected, less
any amount owing to the Salamanca Board of Public
Utilities. |
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Deposit for all Commercial
and Industrial accounts. All new |
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commercial and industrial
customers shall be required to make a
Deposit equal to the estimated bills for two
(2) months of service for the premises for
which application is made for electrical
service. |
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Deposit for Residential
non-property owners in the City of
Salamanca. The Deposit initially required of
Non-Property Owner Electric Customers in the
City of Salamanca shall be Fifty Dollars
($50.00), or the amount equal to two (2)
months average billings on the electric,
prior to any electric service being rendered
to such Customer. |
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Deposits for Residential
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Salamanca. All electric
customers outside the City of Salamanca, but
within the area served by the Salamanca
Board of Public Utilities, are required to
make a consumer deposit to the Salamanca
Board of Public Utilities in the amount
equal to two (2) months average billings on
the electric, prior to any electric service
being rendered to such Customer. |
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The amount of the
required Residential consumer deposits shall
be initially set at: |
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$90.00 for electric customers receiving service to
mobile homes |
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$50.00 for all other
electric customers
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For electrically heated
structures, past consumption history will
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utilized as the basis for calculating
Deposit amounts. |
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At the request of the
Customer, the Board of Public Utilities
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following two (2) full
years of service, review the Deposit amount
on-file, to insure appropriateness. |
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Deposit Alternatives are: |
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A
Certificate of Deposit at a local Banking Institution
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in the names of the
Customer and the Salamanca Board of Public
Utilities, to be held by the Board of Public
Utilities or Banking Institution. Interest
is to be paid directly to the Customer by
the Banking Institution. |
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A
Performance Bond issued by a recognized Bonding Company
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licensed to do business
in New York State, in an amount equivalent
to two (2) months of estimated service
billings, guaranteeing payment of all
outstanding utility arrearages in the event
of default by the Customer. |
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A Guarantee Card executed by a property owner in the City of
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Salamanca, who has
service in their name at the address being
used to sign with, guaranteeing payment of
all outstanding utility arrearages in the
event of default by the Customer; and
further authorizing that all such
arrearages, if unpaid by the Guarantee Card
Signer, are to become a lien against the
property of such Signer. |
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Customer's wiring |
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Inspection. In the
case of new installations, service will not be |
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rendered until a
certificate of approval of the customer's
service entrance wiring from any Inspection
Agency approved by the Public Service
Commission of the State of New York has been
furnished. A similar certificate must be
furnished for changes in or additions to the
service entrance. In addition to the
foregoing inspection, the Board of Public
Utilities shall have the right, but shall
not be obligated, to inspect any
installation before service is energized, or
at any later time, and reserves the right to
inspect any wiring or appliances not in
accordance with the Commission's standards;
but such inspection or failure to inspect or
reject shall not render the Board of Public
Utilities liable or responsible for any loss
or damage resulting from defects in the
installation, wiring or appliances, or from
violation of the Board of Public Utilities’
rules, or from accidents which may occur
upon the Customer's premises. |
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Meter and service
entrance. The Customer shall provide a safe
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and convenient location
for the meter and a service entrance in
conformity with the National Electrical Code
and with standard practice. In every case,
the meter and entrance location must be
approved by the Municipality in advance. All
service Classification 3 Customers shall
provide an adequate weather-tight steel
enclosure for the installation of necessary
metering transformers as approved by the
Board of Public Utilities in advance. |
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Point of delivery. The
point where the wires of the Municipal |
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System enter the service
conduit, underground system, overhead
system, or equivalent owned by the Applicant
shall be considered as the "point of
delivery" and the location of such point
shall be designated by the Board of Public
Utilities at the time application is made.
All wiring and equipment beyond this point,
with the exception of the meter and/or the
transformers and accessories, shall be
furnished and maintained by the Customer. |
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All Meter Sockets
utilized in the service entrance installation |
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shall be supplied by the
Board of Public Utilities, and shall be
weatherproof for exterior mounting. (see
Meter Socket Charge information under
Section 4-4). |
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Section
4 - General Information and Charges
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Basis of charges
for service. |
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Billings for multiple-family dwellings and office
buildings will be on |
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the basis of each "Family Unit"
and each "Business Establishment" located within the
building. One (1) or more persons using or operating
a cook stove upon which their food is prepared shall
be considered a "Family Unit". A "Business
Establishment" is any individual, firm, partnership,
company, corporation, association, or other legal
entity established and doing business under the laws
of the State of New York. Each such "Family Unit"
and "Business Establishment" shall be separately
metered. |
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There are no
service connection charges during normal working
hours. |
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Other Charges |
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Reconnection charges shall be Twenty Dollars
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normal working hours.
Reconnections will not occur after normal
working hours, but must occur within a 24
hour period following the payment of all
delinquent utility charges. In the event
Reconnection can be made during the same
service call for both electricity and
potable water, there shall be only one
Reconnection charge. |
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Bad Checks |
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Any and all checks or
money orders received by the Board of Public
Utilities as payment of utility billings,
and subsequently dishonored by the Issuing
Agency, will incur a Service Charge of $20.
In that event, the Customer's Account will
not be credited with the amount of the
payment until such time as that Customer
makes payment in cash of the amount of the
dishonored check or money order, plus the
$20 Service Charge, at the Board of Public
Utilities’ Office. |
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Any Board of Public
Utilities' customer issuing three checks
within any twenty-four month period which
are not honored by the bank, will be given
notice that only cash, or bank-certified
checks will be accepted for utility payment
for the following twenty-four month period. |
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Following such
twenty-four month period, personal checks
may again be accepted, however, upon the
issuance of one additional check not honored
by the bank, the Board of Public Utilities
will have the option of permanently
accepting payment from that Customer in the
form of cash, or bank-certified check only. |
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(3) |
Consumer
Records Service Charge |
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There is hereby
established a $ 5.00 charge for each request
from Landlords and other interested parties
for information on consumption and cost
histories for service for each account
requested, payable to the Salamanca Board of
Public Utilities at the time the request is
made at the Board of Public Utilities’
Business Office. |
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Meter
Socket Charges |
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The $30.00 charge for
such single position Meter Socket, or $30.00
per position in multiple or gang Sockets,
shall be paid at the Board of Public
Utilities' Business Office at the time of
the issuance. Electrical Service will not be
energized until such payment has been made. |
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Other
Prerequisites |
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Any previous amounts
which a Customer may owe to the Salamanca
Board of Public Utilities for utility
service will be paid in-full before utility
service is re-established. Also, any amounts
due for the extension of lines, the
installation of the service lateral,
reconnection of service, etc., or as an
advance payment of any charges as may be
required by the BPU, under any pertinent
provision of this schedule, shall be paid
before service is established. |
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Section
5 - How Service May Be Disconnected
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By the Customer |
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The Customer may discontinue service
at any time by giving notice to the Salamanca Board
of Public Utilities. The Customer will be
responsible for any use of service until three (3)
days after such notice is received by the Salamanca
Board of Public Utilities, and shall pay the minimum
charge for the remainder of the term if service has
not been taken for the full initial term as provided
by the "Service Classification". |
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By the Salamanca
Board of Public Utilities |
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The Board
of Public Utilities may discontinue service
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Customer following proper
notification for any of the following
situations: |
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Failure to pay
the required Deposit. |
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Failure to pay
any bill for service, within thirty
(30) days |
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from the date of rendering. |
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Failure to comply
with the provisions of a payment
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agreement (see section 6C). |
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Failure to comply with
the Rules and Regulations |
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The Board of Public
Utilities may discontinue service |
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forthwith and without notice if the
Customer's wiring or other
facilities are found to be in a
state of disrepair or in a dangerous
condition. |
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The Board of Public
Utilities may discontinue service |
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forthwith and without notice if
there is a theft of Electric Service
or the indication of theft devices;
or if needed to protect the Board of
Public Utilities against fraud. |
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In the event of
disconnection for non payment, the Customer |
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will be required to pay
at-least 50% of all outstanding amounts plus
the appropriate Reconnection Charge and
enter into a Payment Agreement before
service will be reconnected. (see section
6C) |
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When
service is discontinued pursuant to the
foregoing, it |
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not be reestablished
under any circumstances until the violations
have been corrected. |
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Section 6 -
Billing
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Prorated bills |
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The rates and charges in this
service are on a monthly basis. The Salamanca Board
of Public Utilities will endeavor to read meters at
regular monthly intervals but whenever for any
reason the meter-reading period is more than
thirty-five (35) or less than twenty-five (25) days,
bills may be prorated. |
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Terms of payment |
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Bills are due and payable when
rendered. Terms are net cash within twenty (20) days
after bill is rendered; after which a 1½% Penalty
will be added. |
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Payment Agreements |
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Customers who are in-arrears in
the payment of their utility billings may enter into
a Payment Agreement with the Board of Public
Utilities which provides for the payment of 50% of
the outstanding delinquency at the time the
Agreement is signed, with the remaining 50% being
paid over a period of several months along with the
Customer's then-current monthly billings. Complying
with the provisions of the Agreement will prevent
"disconnection of service for non-payment". Failure
to comply with the provisions of the Agreement,
however, will result in service Disconnection
without further notice. In this event, non-payment
Reconnection Charges will apply. |
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Terms and conditions of the
Payment Agreements cannot be changed after signing
until the original delinquency amount has been paid
in-full. |
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Electric charges -
a Lien against the Property |
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All charges for Electric supplied
within the City of Salamanca; for repairs, meter
testing, and any and all other charges made in
connection with the supply of Electric to any
premises, shall be regarded as due from the Owner.
Notwithstanding that the ownership may be changed
subsequent to the charges being incurred, payment
therefore may be enforced under any appropriate
provision of the law and such charges shall become a
Lien against the Property. |
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Access to premises |
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The Owner
specifically agrees to give the Manager of the Board
of Public Utilities or any of his duly authorized
employees, access to the premises at any reasonable
time, for inspecting the Customer's installation, to
read or test meters, to examine or to repair, remove
and inspect any equipment, or to examine the manner
of use and the quantity of Electric being used.
In case of fraud on the part of the Owner or
Applicant, or in the case of failure to provide and
permit access to the premises as outlined above, the
Electric may be disconnected forthwith and without
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Section
7 - General Service Information and
Miscellaneous Customer Responsibilities
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Service laterals |
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An overhead service lateral up to
one hundred (100) feet in length measured from the
Street, Roadway, or Utility Easement boundary line,
will be provided for each Customer without charge.
Where a longer lateral is required, the Customer may
be charged for the additional cost. In any event,
the Customer shall provide, at his own expense, and
shall own and maintain any poles or other supports
located on his property which are necessary for the
service lateral. The Salamanca Board of Public
Utilities does not install underground service
laterals from its lines. |
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Multiple service |
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Rates and charges stated in this
schedule are on the basis of service through a
single meter. Where more than one (1) meter is
installed, each meter will be considered separately
and a separate bill rendered therefor. Billings for
multiple-family dwellings and office buildings will
be on the basis of each "Family Unit" and each
"Business Establishment" located within the
building. One (1) or more persons using or operating
a cook stove upon which their food is prepared shall
be considered a "Family Unit". A "Business
Establishment" is any individual, firm, partnership,
company, corporation, or association established and
doing business under the laws of the State of New
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Temporary service |
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Where service is required for a
temporary installation, the Customer shall pay the
entire cost of installing and removing the necessary
poles, transformer wires, etc., and shall pay for
the current used on the basis of the appropriate
"service classification" for a period of not less
than one (1) month. Such customers, however, will be
relieved of any obligation under the "term
provision" of the appropriate service
classification. |
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Special Services |
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Whenever application is made for
any service or facility not herein specifically
provided for, such service may be provided at the
discretion of the Board of Public Utilities, but
subject to such terms and conditions as the Board of
Public Utilities may in each circumstance prescribe
by resolution. |
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Meter testing |
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The Municipality will furnish and
install suitable meters and devices to measure all
current supplied the Customer and will make
periodical tests and inspection of such equipment in
order to maintain a high standard of accuracy. The
Municipality will make additional tests of its
meters at the request of the Customer. If such tests
show that the meter is accurate within two (2)
percent, slow or fast, no adjustment will be made in
the Customer's bill and the Customer will be
required to pay the actual cost of accomplishing
such test. In case the test shows the meter to be in
excess of two (2) percent, slow or fast, an
adjustment shall be made in the Customer's bill over
a period not to exceed thirty (30) days prior to the
date of the test, and the cost of making such test
will be borne by the Salamanca Board of Public
Utilities. |
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Service on
consumer's premises |
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Complaints regarding service
interruptions or quality of service will be
investigated by the Salamanca Board of Public
Utilities without charge to the Customer. If the
cause of the interruption or faulty service is
determined to originate in the Customer's wiring or
equipment, the Salamanca Board of Public Utilities
may, but is not obligated to, make minor or
temporary repairs to Customer's wiring or equipment
where no materials are required and the amount of
labor necessary is only incidental. If the repairs
required to be made to the Customer's wiring or
equipment are extensive, requiring considerable
labor and material, the Salamanca Board of Public
Utilities will refer the Customer to local
electricians or other tradesmen. |
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Construction jobbing or contract
work on Consumer's premises, construction (at
Consumer's expense) services or facilities not
includible in the operating property of the
Salamanca Board of Public Utilities, deliberately
undertaken by the Salamanca Board of Public
Utilities on behalf of the Customer under the
provisions of the Uniform System of Accounts, will
be charged-for on the basis of current labor and
material costs plus a charge to cover indirect costs
and expenses. |
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The Applicant shall pay the cost
of any special installation necessary to meet his
particular requirements for service at other than
standard voltage or frequency, and for the supply of
closer voltage regulations than is required by
standard utility practice. |
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Section
8 - Operational Provisions
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Character of
service |
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The voltages and frequencies
specified in individual "Service Classifications"
are approximate. The continuity of service is not
guaranteed. The Salamanca Board of Public Utilities
will exercise reasonable diligence to provide a
regular and uninterrupted source of power, but in
case the supply of current should be interrupted for
any cause, the Salamanca Board of Public Utilities
will not be liable for any damages of any kind
resulting there from. |
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Salamanca Board of Public Utilities' Equipment |
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Any equipment of the Salamanca
Board of Public Utilities installed on the
Customer's premises will remain its property and may
be removed by it if service is discontinued. The
Customer must not, in any way, interfere or tamper
with the Salamanca Board of Public Utilities'
meters, fuses, or other devices and shall exercise
reasonable care to protect them from damage. |
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Customer's
Equipment |
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Motors:
Individual motors must be of a type not
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excessive
starting current or must be equipped with a
suitable starting current or device
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Service
Interference: The Customer shall so
arrange, maintain, |
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operate his installation so that it will not
cause voltage fluctuations on the Salamanca
Board of Public Utilities' distribution
system, or interference with the quality of
service to other Customers. The Salamanca
Board of Public Utilities may require the
Customer, at his own expense, to install
suitable apparatus which will reasonably
limit voltage fluctuations, low power
factor, harmonics, radio, or other
interferences, or disturbances of any sort
caused by the operation of his equipment or
apparatus. |
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Increased
electric loads: The Customer shall give the
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Salamanca
Board of Public Utilities reasonable advance
notice of his intention to materially
increase his electric load so that adequate
facilities to provide for the same may be
supplied. |
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Notice of
trouble: The Customer shall notify the
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Board of
Public Utilities immediately should the
service be unsatisfactory for any reason, or
should there be any defects, trouble, or
accidents affecting the supply of
electricity. |
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Extension of
primary lines |
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Whenever an Owner or Occupant
makes Application to the Salamanca Board of Public
Utilities for any property abutting on any public
streets, avenues, roads, or ways upon which there is
an existing overhead Electric line appropriate to
the service requested, within a distance of five
hundred (500) feet for single-phase service or three
hundred (300) feet for three-phase service from said
property, the Salamanca Board of Public Utilities
shall furnish, place, and construct the overhead
line extension to serve said property, provided that
said Owner or Occupant shall agree to pay the
Salamanca Board of Public Utilities the rates
charged for the time-period specified. |
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Nothing contained herein shall be
construed as preventing the Board of Public
Utilities from installing, at its own expense, new
mains along any street or highway, or on or across
private property under easement, for the purpose of
replacing inadequate, defective, or obsolete lines
for the purpose of improving its distribution system
or service, or as preventing the Board of Public
Utilities, either wholly or partly at its own
expense, from replacing inadequate, defective, or
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Section 9
- Term of Service
Unless
otherwise provided by the "service classification", the
Customer shall take and pay-for service for an initial
period as follows:
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For poly-phase service or for single-phase service
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extension of line
is required, or the installation of a new service
lateral, or of special transformers or other
facilities, for one (1) year. |
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In all other cases
for six (6) months. |
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Section
10 - Continuity of Service
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Regulated use. |
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The Board of Public Utilities
shall have the right at all times to regulate,
diminish, or entirely cut off the supply of Electric
from any or all premises being served, and to make
such temporary or permanent Rules and Regulations
for the use of Electric as it shall deem necessary
and expedient to the conditions prevailing. |
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Emergency cut-off. |
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The Board of Public Utilities
undertakes to use reasonable care and diligence to
provide a constant supply of Electric, but reserves
the right at any time after due notice, except when
circumstances do not permit the giving of said
notice, to shut off the Electric for the purpose of
emergency repairs, testing, maintenance, or
installation work. No refund shall be made for any
such interruptions in service, unless the
interruption shall continue for a period in excess
of ten (10) days, in which case equitable
adjustments of charges will be made. |
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Section
11 - Service
Classification No. 1
| PSC No. 1
Electricity |
Leaf: 4. |
| Company:
Salamanca Board of Public |
Revision: 3 |
| Utilities |
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| Initial
Effective Date: 11/01/2004 |
Superseding Revision: 2 |
SERVICE CLASSIFICATION
NO. 1
APPLICABLE TO USE OF
SERVICE FOR:
Single-phase residential purpose
usage in an individual residence, in an individual flat, or
individual apartment in a multi-family dwelling; for
residential purposes in a rooming house where not more than
(4) rooms are available for rent; and for single phase farm
service when supplied through the farm residence meter; use
exclusively in connection with religious purposes by
corporations or associations organized and conducted in good
faith for religious purposes, and including the operation by
such corporation or association of a school not withstanding
that secular subjects are taught at such school; for
single-phase service exclusively in connection with a
community residence as defined in subdivision 28, 28A, or
28B of section 1.03 of the Mental Hygiene Law, provided that
such residence is operated by a not-for-profit corporation
and if supervisory staff is on site on a twenty-four hour
per day basis that the residence provided living
accommodations for fourteen or fewer residents; and use for
any post or hall owned or leased by a not-for-profit
organization that is a veterans organization.
CHARACTER OF SERVICE:
Continuous, alternating current, single-phase, approximately
60 cycles, 115 volt 2 wire, or 115/230 volt 3 wire.
MONTHLY RATE:
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Net Rate |
| Per KWH per month |
$ .0249 |
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| PLUS CUSTOMER CHARGE |
$ 2.08 |
TERMS OF PAYMENT:
All bills are due when rendered.
Full payment must be received on or before the date shown on
the bill to avoid a late payment charge of 1.5% as provided
in Rule VIII of the NYMPA generic tariff.
MINIMUM BILLING CHARGE:
The minimum charge is the
customer charge.
PURCHASED POWER ADJUSTMENT:
The charges set forth in this
service classification shall be subject to a purchased power
adjustment as explained in Role IX of the NYMPA generic
tariff.
BASE PURCHASED POWER PER KILOWATT-HOUR:
The base purchase power cost per
kilowatt-hour pursuant to Rule IX.B of the NYMPA generic
tariff is $0.012663.
FACTOR OF ADJUSTMENT:
The factor of adjustment
pursuant to Rule IX.D of the NYMPA generic tariff is
1.050610.
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Section
12 - Service
Classification No. 2
| PSC No. 1 ELECTRICITY
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LEAF: 6 |
| COMPANY: SALAMANCA
BOARD |
REVISION: 3 |
| OF PUBLIC UTILITIES |
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| INITIAL EFFECTIVE DATE:
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| 11/01/2004 |
SUPERSEDING REVISION: 2 |
SERVICE CLASSIFICATION
NO. 2
APPLICABLE TO USE OF SERVICE FOR
All purposes not otherwise
specifically provided for in other “service classifications”
in this schedule.
CHARACTER OF SERVICE:
Continuous, alternating current,
at approximately 60 Cycles, at secondary voltage ranging
from 115 to 460 volts. Department will indicate, upon
application, the types of service available and appropriate
for the customer’s requirements – single or three-phase; two
(2), three (3) or four (4) wires; and the voltage.
MONTHLY RATE:
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Net Rate |
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Per KWH per month |
$ .0263 |
| PLUS CUSTOMER CHARGE |
$ 2.08 |
TERMS OF PAYMENT:
All bills are due when rendered.
Full payment must be received on or before the date shown on
the bill to avoid a late payment charge of 1.5% as provided
in Rule VIII of the NYMPA generic tariff.
MINIMUM CHARGE:
The minimum charge is the
customer charge.
TERM:
One (1) month and thereafter
until terminated with three (3) days advance notice to the
Salamanca Board of Public Utilities’ Electric Department. In
case service is resumed by the customer at the same location
within the same billing period, service will be billed for
the entire billing period without giving effect to the
temporary suspension.
SPECIAL PROVISIONS:
Customers taking service for a
welder, X-ray machines, or other equipment or appliances
having highly fluctuating demand, which causes undue voltage
disturbances upon the circuit from which service is taken,
shall install or pay for the necessary circuit protection
equipment to be installed.
PURCHASE POWER ADJUSTMENT:
The charges set forth in this
service classification shall be subject to a purchased power
adjustment as explained in Rule IX of the NYMPA generic
tariff.
BASE PURCHASED POWER PER KILOWATT-HOUR:
The base purchase power cost per
kilowatt-hour pursuant to Rule IX.B of the NYPA generic
tariff is $0.012663.
FACTOR OF ADJUSTMRNT:
The factor of adjustment
pursuant to Rule IX.D of the NYMPA generic tariff is
1.050610.
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Section
13 - Service
Classification No. 3
| PSC No. 1 Electricity |
Leaf: 8 |
| Company: Salamanca Board
of Public |
Revision: 1 |
| Utilities |
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| Initial Effective Date:
2/12/1999 |
Superseding
Revision: 0 |
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SERVICE CLASSIFICATION NO.
3
APPLICABLE TO USE OF SERVICE FOR:
Sixty cycle primary or secondary
service for all purposes not otherwise specifically provided
for in other “service classifications” in this schedule when
active demand is fifty (50) kilowatts or more and/or the
monthly use of energy is ten thousand (10,000) KWH or more.
CHARACTER OF SERVICE:
Continuous, single or
three-phase, approximately 60 cycle alternating current. The
Municipality will indicate voltage available and
appropriate. Characteristics depend upon the available
circuits.
ADJUSTMENT OF CHARGES IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHANGES IN
PURCHASED POWER COST:
The energy charges for electric
service under this Service Classification shall be increased
by the amount per KWH that purchased power cost of the
Salamanca Board of Public Utilities is above the base
purchased power cost, multiplied by the Factor of
Adjustment.
MONTHLY RATE:
| Active demand charge: |
Net Rate |
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Per kilowatt, per month |
$ 3.90 |
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| Plus energy charge: |
Net Rate |
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Per kilowatt, per month |
$ .0104 |
If the customer requests the addition
of Pulse Initiator and/or Demand Threshold with End of
Interval Equipment to the Demand Metering Installation an
additional flat charge of $5.00 per month will be
applicable.
MONTHLY CHARGE:
The minimum monthly demand
charge is the charge computed under “rate”; “the active
demand” being determined in accordance with the provisions
included under “determination of demand”.
DETERMINATION OF DEMAND:
The “active demand” shall be the
maximum fifteen (15) minute integrated kilowatt demand. For
billing purposes the demand shall be the greatest of the
following:
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(1)
The demand occurring during the month for which
charge is made. |
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(2)
One-half (1/2) the highest demand occurring during
any of the preceding eleven (11) months. |
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(3)
Fifty (50) kilowatts |
TERMS OF PAYMENT:
All bills are due when rendered.
Full payment must be received on or before the date shown on
the bill to avoid a late payment charge of 1.5% as provided
in Rule VIII of the NYMPA generic tariff.
TERM:
One (1) year from commencement
of service under this “service classification” and
thereafter until canceled by the customer upon ninety (90)
days prior notice to the Salamanca Board of Public
Utilities’ Electric Department. Cancellation by the customer
followed by resumption of service at the same location
within one (1) year shall not modify in any way the
“determination of demand”, as above provided.
SPECIAL PROVISIONS:
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(A)
Written application of service upon a Salamanca
Board of Public Utilities form is required, to which
a rider, whenever applicable, shall be attached. |
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(B)
A discount of five percent (5%) of the monthly bill
will be granted to customers who supply and maintain
their own transformers, transformer platform (or
pad), lightning arrestors, and cutouts, and take
service at primary voltage. |
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(C)
Municipality shall not be required to provide
facilities to supply service in excess of the amount
of the active demand specified in the written
application for service. |
PURCHASED POWER ADJUSTMENT:
The charges set forth in this
service classification shall be subject to a purchased power
adjustment as explained in Rule IX of the NYMPA generic
tariff.
BASE PURCHASED POWER ADJUSTMENT:
The base purchased power cost
per kilowatt-hour pursuant to Rule IX.B of the NYMPA generic
tariff is $0.012663.
FACTOR OF ADJUSTMENT:
The factor of adjustment
pursuant to Rule IX.D of the NYMPA generic tariff is
1.050610.
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Section
14 - Service
Classification Rider No. 3-1
| PSC No. 1 Electricity |
Leaf: 12 |
| Company: Salamanca Board
of Public |
Revision: 1 |
|
Utilities |
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| Initial Effective Date:
2/12/1999 |
Superseding
Revision: 0 |
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SERVICE CLASSIFICATION
RIDER NO. 3 - 1
INTERRUPTIBLE SERVICE CREDIT PROGRAM
The Salamanca Board of Public Utilities (BPU) offers to
its Service Classification No.3 customers, the opportunity
to voluntarily participate in the Interruptible Service
Credit Program. The program is designed to offer a
rebate/credit to participating customers in proportion to
the BPU’s realized incremental power cost savings associated
with lower BPU Municipal Utility System peak power demands.
The program will be implemented in accordance with the
following provisions:
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(1)
Each participating customer shall enter into a
written contractual agreement with the BPU. This
agreement to participate will be an integral part of
the tariff rider. |
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(2)
A program participant must give a minimum commitment
for interruptible/ curtail able load of 50 kW in
each month. |
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(3)
The BPU is solely responsible for determining the
need for load curtailment requests. |
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(4)
The credit amount will be $7.29 per interrupted kW
per month for primary metered customers and $7.42
per interrupted kW per month for secondary metered
customers. |
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(5)
Credit will only be given for load
curtailed/interrupted consistently (every time the
BPU requests a customer to shed load during a
billing period) that results in an actual peak
demand reduction for the System that would have been
the highest demand usage during that billing period.
Failure of a customer to interrupt load when
requested on that peak day will be cause to deny any
credit to that customer for that billing period
(even though the customer may have participated on
non-peak days during that period). |
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(6)
In a particular billing period, if the actual peak
demand reduction is lower than the total
interruptible load commitment, then the credit due
to each program participant will be proportionately
reduced. |
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(7)
The BPU will have the responsibility of determining
the realized savings brought about by the load
interruptions and the credit due to the program
participants. |
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(8)
Customers opting for this program will be required
to participate for a minimum period of one year. |
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(9)
The BPU will install, own and maintain special
metering and communications equipment required for
this program and the verification of Contract Load
Shed Commitments. The BPU may inspect its facilities
located on the customer’s property, at all
reasonable times. |
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(10)
This rider shall not apply to service interruptions
resulting from System emergency operating
conditions. |
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Section
15 - Service
Classification No. 6
| PSC No. 1 Electricity |
Leaf: 11 |
| Company: Salamanca
Board of Public |
Revision:
3 |
| Utilities |
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| Initial Effective Date:
11/01/2004 |
Superseding Revision: 2 |
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SERVICE CLASSIFICATION
NO. 6
APPLICABLE TO USE OF SERVICE FOR:
Security lighting on consumer’s premises. Fixture,
energy, original installation (on customer’s support), and
continuing maintenance will be provided by the Utility.
MONTHLY RATE: (Per Fixture)
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Net Rate |
| Per Fixture Per Month |
$ 5.20 @ 175 Watt
Fixture |
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| Per Fixture Per Month |
$ 7.38 @ 250 Watt
Fixture |
PURCHASED POWER ADJUSTMENT:
The charges set forth in this service classification
shall be subject to a purchased power adjustment as
explained in Rule IX of the NYMPA generic tariff.
BASE PURCHASED POWER PER KILOWATT-HOUR:
The base purchase power cost per kilowatt-hour pursuant
to Rule IX.B of the NYMPA generic tariff is $0.012663.
FACTOR OF ADJUSTMENT:
The factor of adjustment pursuant to Rule IX.D of the
NYMPA generic tariff is 1.050610.
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APPENDIX A
Board
of Public Utilities Service Application (MS Word)
Board
of Public Utilities Service Application (Adobe Acrobat)
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