town of landis...town of landis released april 22, 2019 established in 1901 mike mahaley, mayor...

Town of Landis

Released April 22, 2019

Established in 1901

Mike Mahaley, Mayor

Tommy Garver, Mayor Pro Tem Seth Moore, Alderman

Bobby Brown, Alderman Tony Corriher, Alderman

312 South Main Street P. O. Box 8165

Landis, North Carolina 28088 Phone: 704.857.2411

Fax: 704.855.3350

ElectriCities - Facts, Questions & Answers

Facts

• Landis has been a member of ElectriCities since 1978 • Landis serves approx. 2,900 electrical customers • Landis’ customer ratio is 87% Residential and 13%

Commercial/Industrial • Landis wholesale rate is slightly higher than other

NCMPA1 members due to lower MWh demand/sales • Wholesale rates are determined by all 19 members based

upon previous results and forecasted revenues • Local retail rates are set by the Town Board during the

budget process • Landis’ ownership share of Catawba reactor #2 is

approximately 1.1298% • Landis’ remaining debt relating to the reactor is about

$10.2 Million, which is estimated for to be paid off in 2032 • The license of Catawba is to expire in 2046, at which time

ElectriCities will apply for a 20-year extension. This would provide the members of NCMPA1 the opportunity to provide significantly reduced retail rates through 2066.

Q&A

Questions provided by Liz Moomey, Salisbury Post

Q1: What are the perks that come with ElectriCities compared with Duke Energy? What does the Town of Landis participate in or use?

A1: Please see attached EC Member Services Fact Sheet for details of the benefits of being a Public Power community and a member of ElectriCities (EC). Also see attached EC Programs and Services list detailing a sample of the programs and services provided to members. Landis takes advantage of many of these services. Duke does not provide most of these services for wholesale customers they serve directly.

Town of Landis


Established in 1901

Mike Mahaley, Mayor





Fax: 704.855.3350

Q2: Can you give a breakdown of how the bill from NCMPA1 translates to the citizen’s utility bills? Including the debt?

A2: See answer immediately below.

Q3: In the budget workshop, it was stated there is no annual payment for the Catawba Nuclear Station, how is the debt being paid? When is it expected to be paid off?

A3: The wholesale rates for NCMPA1, which are the same for all 19 NCMPA1 members including Landis, are set annually by the NCMPA1 Board (which consists of representatives from each of the 19 NCMPA1 members) at a level to recover all costs associated with operating NCMPA1. The costs of operating NCMPA1 include, among other items, the costs to operate its share of the Catawba Nuclear Station (which are billed monthly to NCMPA1 by Duke, who is the operator of the station) and the cost of the debt that has been issued by NCMPA1. Each member has a contractual responsibility for a share of the outstanding debt, but the cost of that debt is included as a wholesale power cost recovered through wholesale rates rather than billed directly to each member. NCMPA1’s debt is scheduled to be paid off by 2032.

NCMPA1 provides power cost projections for each member annually based on the current NCMPA1 wholesale rate projection. The members, including Landis, use this projection of wholesale power cost as an input to their cost of running their local system. To this value they add the cost of operating the local utility and the cost of owning and maintaining its distribution system. The member retail rates are set by the local board at a level sufficient to cover the wholesale cost of power plus local utility costs.

Town of Landis


Established in 1901

Mike Mahaley, Mayor





Fax: 704.855.3350

Q4: The wholesale utility bills were published on the Transparency tab. Could you break down what the different blocks mean? There are some highlighted portions — could you explain their importance?

A4: Please see attached Understanding Your Billing Statement for a full description of the bill. The yellow highlighted values are the key billing components.

Understanding your billing statement Provided by ElectriCities

Total Amount Due The total billed amount for the month. The payment will be drafted on the 20th of the month, unless the 20th falls on a holiday or weekend, when the payment is drafted on the next business day.

A Please remit to: NCMPA1

NCMPA1 P.O. Box 29513

ppr Raleigh, NC 27626-0513

North Carolina Municipal Power Agency Number 1

Power Billing Statement Page 1

PARTICIPANT

BILLING DATE

DUE DATE

FOR SERVICE 04/01/12 To

04/30/12

TOTAL AMOUNT DUE

PARTICIPANT

05/10/12

05/20/12

$312,252.23

RS-27

Wholesale Power Service Schedule DESCRIPTION

Demand Charges: First Demand Block Second Demand Block Annual Demand Charge Purchased Power

Adjustment Credit

Energy Charges: First Energy Block Second Energy Block

Surplus Energy Credit Rider

RATE QTY AMOUNT

$ 50.00/kW 4,258 212,900.00 $ 1.00/kW $ 1.00/kW

1,059 9,801

1,059.00 9,801.00

$ 0.00/kW 4,258 0.00

$0.031400/kWh 54,776.33 $0.021100/kWh 1, 649,784 34,810.44

10 (7,000.00)

$312,252.23 TOTAL AMOUNT DUE

have any questions concerning this bill, call Susan Benton at 1-800-768-7697, ext. 6107 you

Additional Charges DESCRIPTION Delivery Charge Distribution Charge

PARTICIPANT 051 Renewable Energy Portfolio

1 Standard (REPS) Charge

Special Obligation Charges

SEPA Transmission Charge Demand Side Management Credit Economic Development Credit Load Management Generation Credit Other Charges/(Credits)

AMOUNT

1,631.11 0.00 0.00 0.00

(297.98)

RATE

QTY AMOUNT $0.025/kW 5,317

132.93

$0.48/kW

5,317

2,552.16

1,887.24

ELECTRICITIES Understanding your Wholesale Power Billing Statement of NORTH CAROLINA, INC.

Demand Charges The monthly demand is the average hourly demand recorded during the On-Peak Demand Period on the Peak Management Day in which the Power Agency experienced the greatest average load. The monthly demand is adjusted by the DG Policy and the SEPA allocation, if applicable. First Block demand is the allocated demand given in the rate schedule. Second Block demand is the monthly demand less the First Block Demand (allocated demand). Annual Demand is last year's monthly demand at the NCMPA1 annual system peak. It is determined in October of each year.

Rider 10 Surplus Energy Credit The credit is based on the participant's allocation of NCMPArs Surplus Sales. The participant receives the credit amortized monthly over three years or two years at the participant's discretion.

SEPA Transmission Charge The Participant's allocated amount of the Transmission charge for delivering Southeastern Power Authority (SEPA) energy.

Other Charges/ (Credits)

Demand Side Other charges or credits

Management Credit are miscellaneous amounts.

Agency funded rebates to The details are given in a bill

be paid to a Participant's attachment. For example,

customers for a water some participants receive

heater and/or heat pump. a credit each month for the

Details are given in a bill power used by the Agency's

attachment. generator.

Wholesale Rate Schedule ID Specifies the current rate.

Delivery Charge The Delivery Charges are defined by Rider 3. It is billed based on the monthly demand. This charge recovers the costs paid to Duke for all metering and transmission equipment required for the delivery of power.

Distribution Charge Rider 4 specifies the rate for the Distribution Charge and which delivery points incur the charge. The charge is based on the monthly demand (for each delivery point). The distribution charge is effective for all delivery points that are leased by the Participant.

Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard (REPS) Charge. The REPS programs were mandated by Senate Bill 3 in 2007. Rider 15 specifies the rate for the REPS Charge. It collects on a per customer basis the amount designated to recover the costs of compliance for all NCMPA1 members. The customer count is based on the EIA-861 report for the year specified in Rider 15.

Energy charges The monthly energy is the total energy delivered to the Participant by NCMPA1 during the month, after adjustments for the DG Policy and SEPA allocation, if applicable. First Energy Block is the energy in the on-peak period, i.e. non-holiday weekdays between 7 AM and 11 PM EPT. Second Energy Block is total monthly energy less the First Energy Block, or the energy used during the off-peak period.

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EXCESS kVAR

METERED kVAR

1,237,824

1,237,824

(E) DGA/PPP kW REDUCTION

(F) SEPA kW


City NCP The City NCP is the City's maximum hourly demand for the month. The total hourly demand across all of the delivery points are summed to identify the maximum City demand.

16._ Please remit to: NCMPA1

NCMPA1 P.O. Box 29513 Raleigh, NC 27626-0513

FOR SERVICE 04/01/12 To 04/30/12

City OP The Participant's monthly demand before any adjustment, i.e. the average hourly demand recorded during the On-Peak Demand Period of the Peak Management Day in which the Power Agency experienced the greatest average load, before it is adjusted by the DG Policy and the SEPA allocation, if applicable. It matches the data in column D on page 2.

Page 2

(F) SEPA kW For Participants assigned an allocation of power from the Southeastern Power Administration (SEPA), the demand is reduced by the amount of SEPA allocation (a fixed amount) each month.

04/17 @ 1400 - 1800 • 697,034 Kilowatts

NCMPA1 OP =

(D) OP kW The OP kW is the average hourly demand recorded during the On-Peak Demand Period of the Peak Management Day in which the Power Agency experienced the greatest average load.

(H) Delivery Point Data Each delivery point for the Participant is listed. For each delivery point, the energy amounts are shown.

(G) Billed kW The billed demand is the On-Peak demand adjusted for any generation that is subject to the DG policy and the SEPA allocation.

(E) DGA/PPP kW Reduction The DG Policy specifies the kW reduction for Participant and customer owned generators that operate when NCMPA1 calls for them. PPP is Prime Power Park. The energy and demand for the PPP is billed on a separate rate schedule.

Metered kVAR and Excess kVAR Shown for information only.

(G) BILLED kW (D-E-F=G)

(L) BILLED kWh (I-J-K=L)

3,394,253

43,398 3,394,253

(J) (K) DGA/PPP kWh SEPA REDUCTION kWh

0 43,398

6,795 0 1,478 5,317

6,795 0 1,478 5,317

(I) Metered kWh The total metered energy for each delivery point (DP). The total includes energy metered at the DP and energy from generators on that DP, according to the DG Policy.

(J) DGA/PPP kW Reduction The DG Policy specifies the kW reduction for Participant and customer owned generators that operate when NCMPA1 calls for them. PPP is Prime Power Park. The energy and demand for the PPP is billed on a separate rate schedule.

(K) SEPA kWh For Participants assigned an allocation of power from the Southeastern Power Administration (SEPA), the energy is reduced by the amount of SEPA energy deemed to have been delivered to that Delivery Point. SEPA power comes from hydroelectric power plants operated by the Federal Government.

(L) Billed kWh Billed Energy is the total kWh delivered to the Participant adjusted for generation subject to the DG Policy and the SEPA allocation.

(I) METERED kWh

(H) DELIVERY

POINT DATA

CITY NCP 04/30 8 1800 7,896 kW

NCMPA1 OP month/ date @ start hour — end hour Specifies the date and hour of the On-Peak Demand Period of the Peak Management Day in which the Power Agency experienced the greatest average load.

(A) Delivery Point Data Each delivery point for the Participant is listed. For each delivery point, the date and hour of the NCP and the NCP kw are shown in columns B and C.


Power Billing Statement

CITY OP

6,795 kW

PARTICIPANT

PARTICIPANT

BILLING DATE 05/10/12

3,437,651

3,437,651

PARTICIPANT BK1 04/30 @ 1800 7,896

CITY TOTAL

PARTICIPANT BED

CITY TOTAL

(A) (B) (C) (D) DELIVERY POINT DATA

NCP DATE/HOUR

NCP kW

OP kW

2

NCMPA1 P.O. Box 29513

,4 Ral0„,. eigh, NC 27626-0513

Please remit to: NCMPA1 Power Billing Statement


Fiscal Year JUL11 - APR12

BILLING SUMMARY • Calendar Year JAN12 - APR12

(A) Total Amount Due

(C)

610,404.49(D)

(298,152.26) (E)

Less Other Project Revenues

Total Monthly Project Power Costs (B-C=D)

Monthly Supplemental Power Costs )A-O=E)


FOR SERVICE 04/01/12 Tc

04/30/12

Total Bill $1,297,813.29 $3,589,253.83

(A) Metered Energy 15,595,392 42,231,646

(B) DGA/PPP reduction 0 0

(C) SEPA kWh 284,998 791,567

(D) Billed kWh (A-B-C=D) 15,310,394 41,440,079

PROJECT AND SUPPLEMENTAL POWER COSTS SUMMARY This section is provided as required by the Project and Supplemental Power Sales Agreements.

It is for informational purposes only and does NOT affect your total amount due.

312,252.23

655,443.40 Monthly Project Power Costs 45,038.91 (B)

Billing Summary The billing summary gives year-to-date totals for the calendar year and fiscal year. This summary is a good source of data for EIA-861 reporting.

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PARTICIPANT

PARTICIPANT

Project and Supplemental Power Costs Summary This section is required by the Power Sales Agreements to show the Participants how much of the All Requirements charges cover the Participant's share of the project cost and any amount over and above that covers supplemental power costs.

AhL. Please remit to: NCMPA1

NCMPA1 P.O. Box 29513 rr Raleigh, NC 27626-0513



FOR SERVICE 03/01/12

To 03/31/12

PARTICIPANT

PARTICIPANT

BILLING DATE

05/10/12

PARTICIPANT

PARTICIPANT


ELECTRICITIES Understanding your Wholesale Power Billing Statement of NORTH CAROLINA INC

SEPA transmission reconciliation Each month, we bill the participant's allocated amount of the Transmission charge for delivering SEPA energy. In most months, we estimate the charge, then reconcile the amount of the estimated charge compared to the actual charge in the subsequent month. The amount of the reconciliation is included in Other Charges/ Credits on page 1.

OTHER CHARGES/CREDITS

Charge/(Credit) S 96.11 •

This month's power billing statement includes a charge in the amount of $96.11. This charge reflects a reconciliation for SEPA transmission for March 2012,

AL, Please remit to: NCMPA1

NCMPA1 P.O. Box 29513 'NV Raleigh, NC 27626-0513



FOR SERVICE 04/01/12

To 04/30/12

OTHER CHARGES/CREDITS

Charge/(Credit) $ (394.09)

This month's power billing statement includes a credit for the Power Agency generator's monthly usage to maintain the block heater, lights, and security system at the generator site. The determinants for the credit are included in the attached billing statement for NCMPA1.

NCMPA1 payment for power used by Agency's generator The amount of the credit is included in Other Charges/Credits on page 1. Each month, a credit is issued for the power used by the Agency's generator(s) located in your city. The credit is based on the meter readings for the generator and the city's rate schedule. This is an example of something included in other charges/credits.

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Programs and Services Provided by ElectriCities

Programs and Services

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Learning and Development

➢ Professional Development Classes➢ Career Development Programs➢ Lineworker Safety Schools➢ Customer Service Training➢ Technical Workshops

Legislative and Regulatory

➢ State and Federal Legislative Outreach and Reporting

➢ Grassroots Network➢ Reliability Compliance Monitoring

Rates, Billing, and Settlements

➢ Rate Design & Retail Operations➢ Billing➢ Invoicing➢ Meter Reading

Safety Programs

➢ Crew Audits ➢ On-Site Safety Meetings and

Inspections➢ OSHA Compliance Support

Economic Development and Industrial/Commercial Services

➢ Target Marketing Plans and Assistance in Client Recruitment

➢ Key Accounts Management➢ Industrial Energy Audits➢ Energy Solutions Partner

Technology Solutions

➢ Smart Grid Deployment➢ Project and Implementation Support➢ Product Support➢ Hosted Solutions (CIS, SCADA, SG

Metering)

Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency

➢ Energy Efficiency➢ REPS Compliance➢ Community Solar➢ Customer Programs

Budgeting/Forecasting

➢ Manage Debt Repayment and Wholesale Rates

➢ Corporate and Plant-Level Budgets➢ Consumption and Energy Price Forecasting

Consolidated Services

➢ Service Contracts➢ Joint Purchasing➢ Standardization Initiatives➢ Emergency Assistance Program➢ Records Management

Corporate Communications

➢ City and Power Agency Issues, Advertising and Customer Communications

➢ Publications➢ Advertising Planning and Design➢ Graphic Design Services

Huntersville/Cornelius/Pineville/Lexington (Regions)

➢ Distribution system operations and maintenance

➢ Management of projects➢ Customer service

Member Services Fact Sheet Provided by ElectriCities

ElectriCities, the energy behind public power, is a not-for-profit membership organization that consolidates many of the administrative, technical, legal and legislative services needed by municipally owned electric utilities.

ABOUT ELECTRICITIES

70 NC PUBLIC POWER COMMUNITIES

www.electricities.com 1427 Meadow Wood Blvd., Raleigh, NC 27604 11316 Sam Furr Rd., Huntersville, NC 28078

32 North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency (NCEMPA) = 32 cities and towns in eastern North Carolina

16 ADVANTAGES OF PUBLIC POWERGoverned by a 16-member board of directors

Local employees,local controlFewer outages

Faster restorationJob creationAffordable rates

NUCLEAR

41%

16%

6%

5.7%

5%

.3%

31%

COAL PURCHASED RENEWABLE

RENEWABLE

HYDRONATURAL GAS & OIL

NUCLEAR

90%

NCMPA1 owns 75% of Catawba Nuclear Station Unit 2.

75

1.2NORTH CAROLINASOUTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA

MILLIONPEOPLE

NC Public Power illuminates the homes and workplaces of 1.2 million people, more than the populations of Raleigh and Charlotte combined. We also provide services to non-power agency members throughout North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.

19North Carolina Municipal Power Agency Number 1 (NCMPA1) = 19 cities and towns in piedmont and western North Carolina

1%

HYDRO

NCEMPA RESOURCE MIX

NCMPA1 RESOURCE MIX

4%

NATURAL GAS & OIL

As the energy behind public power, ElectriCities provides many services to meet member needs. If you have questions or are interested in any of the above services, please contact Gregg Welch at (919) 760-6353.

www.electricities.com 1427 Meadow Wood Blvd., Raleigh, NC 27604 11316 Sam Furr Rd., Huntersville, NC 28078

TECHNOLOGY SERVICESSAFETY

RATES & REVENUES COLLABORATION

EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

RENEWABLES

CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONSECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

TRAININGProfessional skill development, safety training, and customer relations training for public power communities. Classes are offered throughout the state.

Smart Metering solutions, SCADA, Utility Billing and ERP solutions, Prepay and other systems that are essential to meeting customer expectations. Hosting, integration, and project management are available.

BUSINESS AND KEY ACCOUNTSCommercial and industrial energy and power quality audits, infrared scanning, load management consultations, education events and Questline bi-monthly newsletters.

ENERGY EDUCATION & SUPPORTResidential energy auditing and training for member cities. Community education programs focus on smart energy use and are available for a range of community events.

Career Development, safety training and meetings, field crew audits, and accident investigations for member cities.

Services vary from retail rate analysis to billing audits which assess billing system parameters and processes to ensure accuracy and revenue protection.

Share best practices, join in collaborative discussions, joint purchasing and contribute to guidelines that improve the safety and efficiency of public power communities.

Since 1986, this program has assisted in safe, speedy power restorations through hurricanes, floods, tornadoes and snow storms.

Services include education & customer resources, Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards (REPS) compliance, business case and rate development, and interconnection standards and assistance.

Services focus on promoting the value of public power: advertising, brand and creative strategy, photography and video projects, graphic design, public relations and public power social media.

Support for potential developers in a variety of areas: identifying best rates available, facilitating fast track permitting, discussing available incentives, attending global trade shows and events to promote ElectriCities communities.

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