Whereas, The City of Hawarden wishes to offer it's customers a renewable energy program by which to purchase renewable energy, and;
Whereas, The State of Iowa has mandated we have such a program in place prior to January 1, 2004, and;
Whereas, The City must formally adopt a renewable electric energy rate to participate in the River Winds Project;
BE IT ORDAINED By the City of Hawarden City Council as follows:
Section 1 - Title 12, Chapter VI "Rates", Section 6.6 "Electric Utility Rates" is hereby amended by adding a new Section 6.6.7 Entitled "Renewable Energy Rates".
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Section 6.6.7 Renewable Electric Energy Rate.
$2.00 per 100 kWh block of renewable wind energy purchased.
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Note: Underline text shown indicates new text to be added; asterisks "*" indicate portions of this section of the code that will be unaffected by this ordinance.
Section 2. Repealer. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 3. Severability. If any section, provision, or part of this ordinance shall be adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole or any section, provision, or part thereof, not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 4. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in effect after its final passage, approval, and publication as provided by law.
Passed and approved this 8th day of October 2003.
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Ricard R. Porter, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Craig M. Coffey, City Administrator/Clerk
First Reading: September 8, 2003
Second Reading: September 22, 2003
Third Reading: October 8, 2003
I hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 619 was published in the Hawarden Independent, a newspaper printed and published and has a circulation in the City of Hawarden, Iowa on the 16th day of October 2003.
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Craig Coffey, City Administrator/Clerk