The following tariffs were deemed IlOn cost reftective and have !>een discontinued:
Supertension (ST3-Part)
Excess night & weekend demand options (ST3-Part)
Low Voltage Two-Part Tariff (LV2-Part)
TARIFFS ANALYSIS
Customers are encouraged to study their load profile and ensure thai they purchase electricity on the most efficient tariff structure available.
For more information and advice In this regard, please contact the Customer and Retail Services Department on:
03131192851Sn
ENERGY EFFICIENCY ADVISORY SERVICE
EThekwini Electricity works closely with Eskom Energy Advisory services to provide advice on energy efficiency matters with the intention of helping customers to attain high levels of energy efficiencies within their factories.
For more information on this service, please contact the Customer and Retail Services Depar1ment on: 031 311 9285/6/7
QUALITY OF SUPPLY SERVICES
EThekwini Electricity has adopted a quality charter recommended by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) which defines its commilment to ensuring the delivery of electricity of apropriale quality and of dealing with problems that customers may experience with regard to quality from time to lime.
The Quality of Supply Branch of HV Network Control is responsible for conducting power quality investigations. These investigations are in accordance with the standards reflected in NRS 048 and concentrate primarily on Voltage Dips, Harmonics, Regulation. Unbalance and Frequency Flicker.
Please contact: 031 311 9464 for more information on services offers and applicable tariffs.
Voltage Dip are recorded and may be viewed on eThekwini Electricity·s website: www.durnan.gov.za/electricity.
GENERAL SERVICES
For general information and advice on aU electrical related mailers, please contact our Call Centre on: 080 1313 111
Notice to our valued customers,
NERSA has approved an Es~om tariff structure change for municipalities effective 01 July 2009. Our bulk tariffs will need to be aligned to this structural change to promote the drive for cost reflectivity. This In turn will have a limited impact on customers. Customers will now have an opportunity to reatile a reduction In their bill ~Id they be able to shift consumption off the pea~ periods.
An the tariffs have been modeled to be revenue neutral for each agreement type. More Information on t!'lese tariffs will be communicated at later stage once finalized and approved. In the Interim. we would like to notify our bulk supply customers of the following changes that are proposed.
lV3·patJ Bulk Agreements
The lV3·Parllarili will be discontinued from 1 July 2009. The restricted demand discount times will now be changed from 6:00 to 22:0000 weekdays. The LV3·Part tariff will attract a higher tariff increase in an effort to move existing customers off this tariff. Customers are encouraged to move onto the proposed time of use tariffs which will become cheaper.
TIme: of Use AKreement
The current Ume of Use tariff will now be restructured and aligned with Eskom's Megaflex tariff as follows:·
Current Time Of Use New Time 01 Use
"IS ak e/kWh 78.2461
"'
'k 83.0395IH/S) std (e/kWh) 22.5502 (H/S) std 23.0152
H (5) off peak (e/kWh 11.0726 H S off ,k 11.5717
illS) peak (e/~Wh) 21.94)4 ILlS) pe~k 25.1121
LIS SId e/kWh) 15.842 (LIS std 15.7102
LIS off ak(e/kWh 11.9313 . (L/S of (peak 10.7824
Ma~lmum Demand Charge
R I!;VA 48.1622 Rebil~ncing levy (e/kWh) >.2.
Transmission SureharKe .% Network Demand Char e IRjkVA) 36.nSS
TKhnlcalloss )% Network Ao::cess Cha e R kVA 11.3868
Voltage Surcharge Based on Voltage VoltaRe SurcharRe Based on VoltaRe
Based on
Distribution SureharKe Notified Demand Service Chin!e R 1334.61
Current Tariff (2008/2009 rates) Proposed Tariff (In 200812009 rates)
Also note that the minimum demand charge ba~d on 70% of the notified demand will fall away and a 'Network Access Charge' will be introduced. This charge will be based on a minimum demand of lOOkVA.
CommeKl;1 Time of Use DI!tf
Seasonal HI h Season Ie/kWh low Season Ie/kWh
,k
'"
off .k'"
offNewCOmTOU
124.S0n 49.0685 36.7288 51.0159 40.0026 34.7614
ThiS is 3 new tariff Illat has been designed for customers below 100kVA that want to go onto a time of use tariff. Customers on this tariff will have to enter into an annual agreement.
LVZ·Pars and STHart
The lV2·Part tariff is no longer available and customers on this tariff will be given an option to move onto one of our more COSI reflective tariffs. We will be assi~ting the affe<;ted customers In thiS process.
Two Rats (Scale 2)
The Scale 2 tariff will be discontinued from 1 July 2009. In an effort to move existing customers off thiS tariff, It will attril<\ a hlghel'" tariff increase. Cuslome~ are encouraged to move onlO the proposed time of u~ tariffs which will become d'leaper.
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Appendix C
Electricity Tariff increase and structural changes for 2009/2010
(Subject to NERSA approval)
TARIFF INCREASES
The individual increases are tabled below:-
I I
STRUCTURAL CHANGES
Industrial Time of Use
customers -1 phase, energy
; I
energy rate,
31.5%
The CUfrent induslriallime-of-use tariff will have a structural change which will make it more cost-reflective.
The new Siructure and the rates thaI will be applicable from 1 July 2009 are tabled below:-
Note:
1755.00
1. HIS", High Season (High demand period from June to August)
2. US= Low Season (Low demand season from September to May) .
3. The network access charge (NAG) will be based on the notified maximum demand (NMO) for the industrial lime 01 use tanff. Customers are urged to check their NMO and ensure that it is correclly staled.
Scale 5, 6 & 7
Customers that are on Scale 5, Scale 6 and Scale 7 will be moved onto the Scale 1 tariff. There will be no negative impact on the customer as a result. Customers are requested to consolidate split distribution boards.
Scale 2121
This tariff will not be available to new customers from 1 July 2009 LV2-Part & ST3-Part
LV2-Part and ST3-Part will be redundant. The remaining customers on these tariffs will have to opt for one of the available tariffs.
LV-3 Part
The LV-3 Part tariff will not be available to new customers from 1 July 2009. The restricted demand period applicable to the LV3-Part customers will now be from 16hoo to 2OhOO.
NEW TARIFFS
Residential TIme of Use
A residential lime ol-use-Iariff will be introduced and will be available subject to the rolloul of a Smart Metering project by Council.
The rates that will be applicable Irom 1 July 2009 for this non seasonal tariff is labled below'-
Non Seasonal cJkWh Service Char
Residential TIme Of Use L..E!ak ,Id off- eak Rands
(excl. vat) 106.14 54.07 40.62 63.50
Commercial Time of Use
A co~mer~jal ti~e'ol use-tariff will also be introduced from 1 July 2009. Business customers that have the ability to shift their load should conSider mlgrallng onto this tarilf The rates effective from 1 July 2009 for this tarill are tabled below',
High Season (cIkWh) peak 161.86
sl 63.79
Commercial Time Of Use Low Season (cIkWh) .. peak 66.35 (exel. vat)
sId 52.00
off 45.19
Service Charge (Rands) 116.31