Flexibly priced interruptible gas service (schedule FS).
Richmond, Va., City Code § 28-245
in effectSec. 28-245. - Flexibly priced interruptible gas service (schedule FS).
(a) Scope. The rates, terms and conditions in this section shall apply to customers provided flexibly priced interruptible gas sales service under schedule FS.
(b) Applicability. Gas service shall be supplied for any user having gas facilities with a consuming capacity of 3,000,000 btu per hour or more at locations within the service area where facilities are available to supply the amount of gas requested by the customer, subject to the following conditions:
(1) The customer has installed and in regular use equipment, which shall be described in the contract, having a gas consuming capacity of not less than 3,000,000 btu per hour and agrees to use the gas supplied under this section only in the operation of such equipment.
(2) Gas delivered under this section shall be separately metered and shall not be used interchangeably with gas supplied under any other schedule.
(3) The maximum daily quantity of gas to be delivered under this section, expressed in cubic feet, shall be specified in the contract and may be increased only by the execution of a new contract.
(4) The customer has standby equipment installed and maintained in operating condition and a fuel supply adequate for its operations when gas service is interrupted.
(5) This service requires the installation and use of telemetering equipment at the delivery point. The City shall install, own and maintain the telemetering and other equipment necessary to transmit the telemetering information to the City. The customer shall provide a telephone line necessary for the reliable operation of the telemetering equipment and the transmission of the telemetering information. Customers who do not provide the City a phone line will be charged a monthly surcharge for alternative communications equipment. This equipment will be owned and maintained by the City.
A day shall be a period of 24 consecutive hours, beginning as near as practical at 8:00 a.m. or as otherwise agreed upon by the customer and the Director.
(c) Monthly commodity rate. The Director shall establish by regulation procedures for setting a flexibly based monthly commodity charge for interruptible sales service for each category of alternative fuel, including, but not limited to, No. 2 oil, No. 4 oil, No. 6 oil and propane. In establishing such procedures and in setting the commodity charge, the Director shall consider the cost of the alternative fuel, the cost of gas necessary to supply customers under this schedule and the competitive advantages and disadvantages of gas. The Director may adjust the commodity charge monthly and shall keep available for public inspection the currently effective commodity charge in each alternative fuel category. The commodity charge shall be subject to the following price floor and ceiling. The commodity charge shall not be less than the cost of gas purchased by the Department for sale to customers receiving this service, plus the amount of $0.01 per ccf. The commodity charge shall be no higher than the sum of:
(1) The average distribution charge for the quantities consumed under rate schedule CIS fixed rate, nontemporary purchase;
(2) The average cost per ccf of the CIS demand charge calculated at a 100 percent load factor; plus
(3) The purchased gas charge.
In no case shall the commodity charge be less than the cost of gas plus the amount set forth in this subsection.
(d) Minimum monthly charge. The minimum monthly charge for gas under schedule FS shall be as follows:
(1) For customers having facilities with a consuming capacity of 3,000,000 btu per hour or more, and not having installed No. 6 oil alternate fuel capability, each monthly bill for gas shall not be less than $547.74, except in months when the City delivers less than 500 ccf as provided in this subsection. When less than 500 ccf of gas is delivered in any month by reason of interruption or curtailment of service by the City, the monthly bill shall be computed on the basis of actual gas delivered at the monthly rate as set forth in this subsection. The term "month," as used in this subsection, shall be deemed to mean the period between any two consecutive readings of meters by the City, such readings to be made as near as practicable every 30 days.
(2) For customers having gas facilities with a consuming capacity of 3,000,000 btu per hour and having installed No. 6 oil alternate fuel capability, each monthly bill shall be not less than $1,187.20, except in months when the City delivers less than 1,500 ccf as provided in this subsection. When less than 1,500 ccf of gas is delivered in any month by reason of interruption or curtailment of service by the City, the monthly bill shall be computed on the basis of actual gas delivered at the monthly commodity rate per ccf as set forth in this subsection. The term "month," as used in this subsection, shall be deemed to mean the period between any two consecutive readings of meters by the City, such readings to be made as near as practicable every 30 days.
(e) Utility tax. Bills rendered under this schedule shall be subject to any applicable utility tax.
(f) Term of contracts. Contracts for gas service made under this schedule shall be for one year and may automatically be renewed from year to year unless cancelled by the customer or the Director upon 30 days' written notice to that effect given before the beginning of any contract year.
(g) Special provisions. Special provisions for discontinuance of use and unauthorized use of gas shall be as follows:
(1) Discontinuance of use at request of Director. A customer may use gas at any time, provided that the customer shall curtail or discontinue the use of service when requested by the Director, in the Director's sole discretion, on 30 minutes' notice.
(2) Unauthorized use of gas. All gas taken by a customer on any day during a period of interruption without the express permission of the Director and all gas taken by a customer on any day during a curtailment period in excess of the volume of gas authorized by the Director shall be paid for by the customer at the rate of $3.16 per ccf, in addition to all other charges payable under this rate schedule. The Director may waive any such additional charges for unauthorized use of gas if the City's cost of gas is not affected by such unauthorized use by the customer.
(Code 1993, § 29-244; Code 2004, § 106-207; Code 2015, § 28-199; Code 2020, § 28-199; Ord. No. 2011-57-84, § 1, 5-23-2011; Ord. No. 2015-71-102, § 1, 5-15-2015; Ord. No. 2019-191, § 1, 7-22-2019; Ord. No. 2021-056, § 1, 5-24-2021; Ord. No. 2022-071, § 1, 5-9-2022; Ord. No. 2023-071, § II(3), 5-8-2023; Ord. No. 2024-099, § III(§ 8), 5-13-2024)
Source: City of Richmond, Virginia, Code (2026 recodification) and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/va/richmond/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CH28UT_ARTIVRAFE_DIV1GARA_S28-245FLPRINGASESCFSFetched: 11/8/2026