98-257RESOLUTION NO. 98R- 257
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
AMENDING RATES, RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE SALE AND
DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICITY AS ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION
NO. 71R-478 AND MOST RECENTLY AMENDED BY RESOLUTION NO.
98R-72.
WHEREAS, the City of Anaheim (Anaheim) maintains electric
generation and distribution systems for the distribution of
electricity to residents and inhabitants of Anaheim and has
adopted Rates, Rules and Regulations for the sale and
distribution of electricity; and
WHEREAS, the Anaheim Municipal Code authorizes the City
Council to approve reasonable Rates, Rules and Regulations
governing electric service and fees for providing electric
service; and
WHEREAS, Section 385 of the California Public Utilities Code
requires that each local publicly owned electric utility
establish a nonbypassable usage based charge to fund investments
by the utility and others for certain enumerated public benefit
purposes, which charge shall be collected from all electric
service customers of Anaheim's electric utility, regardless of
the customer's energy supplier; and
WHEREAS, those statutorily-enumerated purposes are 1) cost
effective demand-side management services, 2) new investment in
renewable energy resources and technologies consistent with
existing statutes and regulations which promote those resources
and technologies, 3) research, development and demonstration
programs for the public interest to advance science or technology
which is not adequately provided by competitive and regulated
markets, and 4) services provided for low-income electricity
customers, including but not limited to, targeted energy
efficiency service and rate discounts; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution 98R-72, the City Council approved
Rule 25 of the Electric Rates, Rules and Regulations establishing
the CA Public Benefits Fee to fund the Public Benefits Program
for four years from January 1, 1998, to December 31, 2001; and
WHEREAS, at its meeting on November 5, 1998, the Public
Utilities Board recommended approval of the Senior Low-Income
Energy Assistance Program and Rule 26 of the Electric Rates,
Rules and Regulations establishing a ten (10) percent (%) energy
credit for all qualifying residential electric customers as set
forth in Rule 26; and