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<br /> ~fìN <br /> .. <br /> CITY OF SAN MARCOS <br /> . <br /> RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR ELECTRIC SERVICE <br /> DEFINITIONS <br />Customer - Any person, partnership, corporation, municipality, <br /> g.overnmental agency, cooperative, or other entity receiving <br /> electric service from the City of San Marcos. <br />Connected Load - A customer's connected load is the sum of the <br /> continuous rated capacities, or in the absence of such rated <br /> capacities, . the maximum demand determined by test where <br /> necessary" of all ènergy 'consuming devices on customer's <br /> premises, expressed in kilowatts or horsepower. <br />Demand or Load - The load at the receiving terminals averaged over <br /> a specified interval of time expressed in kilowatts or <br /> kilovolt-amperes. <br /> - <br />Horsepower (HP) - The unit of mechanical power representing rate <br /> of consumption of power and equivalent to 746 watts. <br /> ~ <br />Kilowatt (kW) - The unit of electric power, representing the rate <br /> of consumption equivalent to 1,000 volts. <br />Kilovolt-ampere (kVa) - The unit of electric power representing <br /> the rate of consumption equivalent to one kilowatt at 100% <br /> power factor. <br />Kilowatt-hour (kWh) - The consumption of energy equivalent to the <br /> use of one kilowatt for one hour. <br />Energy Charge - A charge for the kilowatt-hours used. <br />Power Factor - The ratio of the kilowatts to the kilovolt-amperes. <br />Operating Agent - The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA). <br />Month - The period between two successive monthly meter readings <br /> taken as nearly as practicable, on the same day of each <br /> calendar month. <br />Point of Delivery - The point at which the customer's wiring and <br /> installation connect at a single voltage with the facilities <br /> of the City or other part as arranged by the city. <br />Demand Charge - A charge for the kilowatts billed. <br /> -38- <br />