Public Hearing – February 16, 2023 concerning Ordinance 2023-02 Distributed Generation Avoided Cost of Generation Rate

Jan 30, 2023

Public Hearing Notice

Ordinance 2023-02

On Thursday, February 16, 2023, City Council will hold a 2^nd and final Public Hearing concerning Ordinance 2023-02 Distributed Generation Avoided Cost of Generation Rate being added to Sec 11.803 Power Cost Adjustment Factor, to the City of Seymour Ordinances at 7:00 p.m., at the Portwood Art & Civic Center, 800 E. Morris Street, Seymour Texas. Suggested additions as follows:

POWER COST ADJUSTMENT FACTOR & DISTRIBUTED GENERATION AVOIDED COST GENERATION RULE

The monthly charges for all rates shall be adjusted in accordance with the Power Cost Adjustment Factor (PCAF) that is attached as Exhibit A.

The monthly charges for those generating power rates shall be adjusted in accordance with the Distributed Generation Avoided Cost of Generation Rate (DG ACGR) that is attached as Exhibit C.

Exhibit C – Distributed Generation Avoided Cost of Generation Rate

(1) The purpose of this schedule is to set the annual energy rate that the City will reimburse for energy generated by an authorized distributed generation (DG) system that is interconnected to the City’s electric system and in parallel operation with the City’s system and exports energy to the City.

(2) Energy exported by a DG system will be measured by a City electric meter on a monthly basis. The City will reimburse customers that export energy to the City based on the City’s annual avoided cost of generation from the previous calendar year.

(3) The formula for calculation of the annual Avoided Cost of Generation Rate (ACGR) is as follows:

ACGR = Annual Generation Costs (from monthly wholesale power invoices) for 12 calendar months in a year / total energy purchases.

The public is invited to attend this meeting. If you are not able to attend, you may listen on KSEY FM 94.3, AM 1230 or email your comments to ctorrez@cityofseymour.org, at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. The City of Seymour attempts to make its meetings accessible to all its citizens. If you have need of auxiliary aids, please notify the ADA Coordinator, City Secretary, Conchita Torrez at 940-889-3148. Citizens are encouraged to attend.