05-C2 Oncor Electric petition Ord.

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PETITION OF ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY COMPANY LLC TO MODIFY LIGHTING SERVICE TARIFF PURSUANT TO THE ENERGY POLICY ACT OF 2005 TO THE HONORABLE GOVERNING BODY OF EACH MUNICIPALITY WITH ORIGINAL JURISDICTION OVER THE RATES OF ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY COMPANY LLC: NOW COMES Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC ("Oncor") and files this request to: 1) close its lighting service tariff to new mercury vapor installations effective March 1, 2008, for street lighting and outdoor lighting service; and 2) implement a plan to replace mercury vapor ballasts and fixtures with high pressure sodium units when the fixture and/or ballast must be changed, and in support thereof would respectfully show as follows: I. BACKGROUND The energy conservation standards that the U.S. Congress prescribed in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ("EPACT 2005") specify that mercury vapor lamp ballasts shall not be manufactured or imported after January l, ,2008. Because of this ban on mercury vapor ballasts effective January l, 2008, Oncor proposes to: 1) close its tariffs for new mercury vapor installations effective March 1, 2008; and 2) implement a plan to replace mercury vapor fixtures with high pressure sodium fixtures when the fixture and/or ballast must be changed. The relevant portion of the tariff which Oncor proposes to modify in this proceeding is found at Section 6.1.1.6 - Lighting Service. Oncor would note that the proposed changes apply both to Street Lighting Service (Sheet 6, pages 1-5), and Outdoor Lighting Service (Sheet 6, pages 6-7), and a copy of the proposed tariff sheets are included as Attachment A. Although the Outdoor Lighting Service offering is already closed to new customers, that portion of the tariff will also be modified to set out the replacement chart for existing mercury vapor installations. The replacement chart for the street lighting service and outdoor lighting service is identical, as follows: 1 EXHIBIT,g. . ~ 7