The following thermal treatment rules and regulations of the Kansas Corporation Commission governing electric service provided by the city be and the same are hereby adopted in compliance with the order of the commission dated March 31, 1978, issued in Docket No. 110,766-U, to-wit:

Thermal Treatment:  Standard specified hereunder shall be effective on and after August 1, 1978 for all new service provided for residential dwellings and commercial buildings for which the foundations have not been completed on August 1, 1978.  Before connection or attachment of service to a new residential dwelling or commercial building, the utility shall require a certificate from the owner that the structure meets the standards set forth herein.  Further, the owner will attach supporting statements from the architect and contractor, if either or both such persons were employed in the design and construction of the new residential dwelling of commercial building.  Compliance with such certification is required for permanent utility service.

(a)   A new residential dwelling must be equipped with storm windows and storm doors or other satisfactory window and door thermal treatment.  Total heat loss, based on the ASHRAE Handbook of Fundamentals, of a new residential dwelling shall not exceed 35 BTU’s per square foot per hour of floor area of heated finished living space at a design temperature differential of 80 degrees Fahrenheit with a maximum of 1 1/2 air changes per hour.

(b)   New commercial buildings must be constructed so heat transmission loss of heated areas, based on the ASHRAE Handbook of fundamentals, does not exceed 35 BTU’s per square foot per hour of floor area based on a design temperature differential of 80 degrees Fahrenheit.

(c)   All installed air conditioning systems on and after August 1, 1978 shall have an energy efficiency ratio of 7.0 BTU’s or more of cooling capacity per watt hours of input based in the current ARI Standards.  All heat pump systems, on and after August 1, 1978 shall have an energy efficiency ratio of 6.7 BTU’s or more of cooling capacity per watt hours of input based on current ARI Standards.

(d)   All installed air conditioning systems, on and after November 1, 1979, shall have an energy efficiency ratio of 8.0 BTU’s or more of cooling capacity per watt hours of input based on the current ARI Standards.  All heat pump systems, on and after November 1, 1979 shall have an energy efficiency ratio of 7.5 BTU’s or more of cooling capacity per watt hours of input based on current ARI Standards.

(Ord. 783, Sec. 1)