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April 22, 2003
Weld County Commissioners
P.O. Box 758
915 10th St.
Greeley, CO 80631-0758
RE: New Changes in Board Policies Concerning Planned Development for
Future Home Sites
To the Weld County Commissioners:
Enclosed is a new Morgan County Rural Electric Board Policy effective
February 18th, 2003. The first page that is highlighted has to do with a new
subdivision policy. The second page is for new consumers and the
allowances we give to them after the backbone line has been installed by the
developer.
If you have any questions or if this needs to be forwarded to Planning and
Zoning, you may. Please feel free to call. Thanks.
Sincerely,
Kevin Martens
Field Engineer
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NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHANGES
TO THE MORGAN COUNTY RURAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION
RULES AND REGULATIONS AND EXTENSION POLICY
You are hereby notified that Morgan County.Rural Electric
Association, Inc. proposes to make certain changes to its Rules and
Regulations and Extension Policy.
The staff and board of directors, after review,have prepared certain revisions to the cooperative's
Rules and Regulations and Extension Policy. Many of the changes in the updated version are clerical in
nature. Other housekeeping changes are considered necessary to assure that the rules and regulations are
consistent with current practices and traditional electric utility service rules and procedures.
For your information,the following sets out a summary of those revisions which make
substantive changes to the rules,regulations and extension policy of the cooperative utility:
Sec. I—B (1) - Amended to provide that after March 1, 2002,the utility will provide,pay for and own
the meter base or pedestal on all new or upgraded electrical service installations. Prior to March 1, 2002,
the consumer has been required to provide and pay for the meter base.
Sec. I— C (3)(a) - Amended to provide that a consumer found to be diverting power,will be charged a
minimum of$200.00 for investigation,disconnection,reconnection and for service calls. The current
charge is$40.00.
Sec.I—D (4)(d) - Amended to provide that in addition to the utility having the right to specify location
of a meter,the proposed change allows the utility to charge the consumer for meter relocation, in cases
where the consumer has made the meter inaccessible and unavailable to be read and maintained by the
utility.
Sec.II—B (2) -Amended to add the classification"real estate subdivision"as an"indeterminate
services"classification. As an indeterminate service, a newly served real estate subdivision will be y
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required to pay the entire cost of the"backbone"electrical system required to serve the subdivision. A
"real estate subdivision"has not previously been assigned a particular service classification.
Sec. 11—C(3)-Amended to change a formula-derived consumer construction credit to a fixed credit of
$2000.00; the same credit which has been allowed in years past. In addition,the regulation, as revised,
specifies that the cost of necessary transformers will be charged against, and offset by the construction
credit,the same as other items which are charged against and offset by the construction credit.
Previously,the cost of transformers has not been one of the charges to the consumer's construction
credit.
Sec. II—Sheets 40,40;40b - These sheets have been amended to rescind the Tri-State G&T and
Morgan County REA joint electric motor rebate program.Motor rebate programs may still be offered to
our consumers,but not as part of the cooperative's Rules and Regulations and Extension Policy.
Copies of the full text of the Rules and Regulations and Extension Policy as well as the current
Rules and Regulations and Extension Policy are available for inspection at the Morgan County Rural
Electric Association office during business hours Monday through Friday.
A written protest may be filed with the Board ofDirectors at Morgan County Rural Electric
Association, 20169 US Highway 34(or P.O. Box 738), Fort Morgan, CO 80701, by Apri110, 2003.
The final decision of the Board of Directors regarding any protests may, upon appeal, be ultimately
reviewed by the Public Utilities Commission of the State of Colorado.
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MORGAN COUNTY RURAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION• Colo.PUC No. 2
Second Revised Sheet No. 37
Cancels First Revised Sheet No. 37
H-EXTENSION POLICY
Rules,Regulations or Extension Policy
A. GENERAL
The Association proposes to provide service to all who desire it within the Association's area at
the lowest possible cost consistent with sound business principles,but subject to the rules and
regulations as promulgated by the Association. The Association will make every effort to
anticipate the growing energy requirements of its consumers in order to achieve the highest
possible standards of quality and continuity of service by use of available technology.
B. SERVICE CLASSIFICATION DEFINITIONS
In considering extension of facilities,the Association will classify the service to be furnished as
permanent,indeterminate or temporary. •
(1) PERMANENT includes service to irrigation, commercial,domestic and farm
consumers where the permanency of use can be reasonably assured.
(2) INDETERMINATE includes service to stock wells,real estate subdivisions, oil
production,mining, industrial and manufacturing consumers;also to irrigation,
commercial, domestic and farm consumers where the permanency of use cannot be
reasonably assured.
(3) TEMPORARY includes service to consumers where the expected period of usage is
18 months or less,except in special cases where the period of usage may be longer than
18 months, such as at heavy construction projects.
C. EXTENSIONS TO PERMANENT SERVICE
The Association will extend its facilities to provide service to applicants classified as
"Permanent"under the following terms and conditions:
(1) The applicant enters into a contract with the Association for electric service at the
applicable rate schedule.
(2) The term of the contract is not less than five years.
(3) The total construction investment required does not exceed a construction credit of$2000.
The construction credit includes installation of transformers,meter pole and loop or meter
pedestal,secondary overhead wire or secondary underground wire installed in conduit.
The consumer will be responsible for all additional work including the service disconnect
below the meter and any wiring beyond the meter. If additional investment is required
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Colo.PUC No. 2
First Revised Sheet No. 38
Cancels Original Sheet No. 38
II-EXTENSION POLICY
Rules,Regulations or Extension Policy
in excess of this construction credit,the consumer shall make payment of a cash
contribution in aid of construction for the differential amount prior to construction of any •
facilities in addition to all fees associated with applicable rate class(membership, deposit,
and permits). If the applicant guarantees an annual revenue sufficient to pay the
estimated operating expenses, including interest,amortization and taxes, on the extension
and specific additions required on the backbone plant over and above the construction
credit, then, at the option of the Association,with board approval, such excess costs, or
any part thereof may be amortized and collected from the applicant over a specified
period of time agreed to by the Association and the consumer, not to exceed five years.
(4) Where more than one consumer is to be supplied from the proposed extension, the
construction costs from the entire extension will be prorated among the applicants on an
equitable basis.
D. EXTENSIONS TO INDETERMINATE SERVICE
The Association will extend its facilities to provide service to applicants classified as
"Indeterminate"under the following terms and conditions:
(1) The applicant enters into a contract with the Association for electric service at the
applicable rate schedule.
(2) The term of the contract is not less than one year.
(3) The applicant guarantees an annual revenue sufficient to pay the estimated operating
expenses, including interest, amortization and taxes, on the extension and specific
additions or changes required on the backbone plant.
(4) At the option of the Association, the applicant may be required to deposit all or a portion
of the estimated construction cost,prior to construction. Such deposit will not draw
interest and will be a contribution in aid of construction, or refunded on the basis specified
in the service contract. However,any amount still un-refunded upon termination of
service by consumer will remain as a contribution to the Association.
(5) Platted developments being subdivided for future potential residential home sites will
require a construction contribution to be made to cover the cost of the basic backbone
primary system being installed. Future individual residential connections eventually
made,including necessary transformers and service drops, will be extended under the
provisions of C(3)above.
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