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Roseville council introduces ordinance to create EV public-transit time-of-use rate
Summary
The City Council voted to introduce an ordinance establishing a new time-of-use (TOU) electric rate for zero-emission public transit charging and to update municipal code language on city-owned EV charging stations.
The Roseville City Council on July 16 voted to introduce for first reading an ordinance that adds a new zero-emission public transit time-of-use (TOU) general service rate and updates city code language for city-owned electric vehicle charging stations.
City staff said the new TOU rate is designed to encourage off-peak charging of electric buses, support Roseville’s electrification goals and protect grid reliability by shifting large fleet charging away from on-peak hours. Carrie, identified by staff as the city’s electric rate analyst, told the council the new rate keeps the medium-commercial basic service charge at $65 per month and a demand charge of $6.16, but breaks the consumption charge into off-peak, on-peak and super-peak tiers for winter and summer months. She said the California renewable energy surcharge, greenhouse gas emission surcharge and hydroelectric adjustment would remain unchanged.
The rate, staff said, applies only to transit charging on isolated (separately metered) points of service. When Council members asked whether a charging station at the Galleria would qualify, staff said the rate applies only where charging load is separately metered and not routed through a building meter; if a regional charger at the mall has a separate meter, it could qualify.
After the presentation, the council made the motion to introduce the ordinance for a first reading and the motion passed on a roll-call vote of five to zero. The ordinance was presented as an amendment to Section 14.24.055 of the Roseville Municipal Code and included removing an expired energy cost surcharge provision that staff said had been incorporated into base rates in the prior rate increase.
The city opened and then closed the public hearing on the item; no members of the public addressed the council on this matter during the hearing.
Councilmembers and staff said the structure aims to give public agencies a clear financial signal to implement managed-charging strategies for fleet electrification while minimizing infrastructure upgrades.
Votes at a glance: Item 38 — motion to introduce ordinance approving amendments to Section 14.24.055 of the Roseville Municipal Code (new zero-emission public transit TOU rate; EV charging station code updates; remove expired energy cost surcharge) — motion moved and seconded; roll-call vote: Vice Mayor Albert: yes; Council Member Heldersheult: yes; Council Member Adonsa: yes; Council Member Locucci: yes; Mayor Bernasconi: yes. Outcome: motion approved (introduce for first reading).
The council indicated the ordinance will return for a subsequent second reading and formal adoption at a later meeting.
