Alabama Administrative Code
Title 770 - ALABAMA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
Chapter 770-X-3 - SPECIAL ELECTRIC RULES
Section 770-X-3-.08 - Periodic Tests Of Watt-Hour And Demand Meters
Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 5, February 29, 2024
(1) All types of watt-hour meters and demand meters installed upon customer's premises shall be tested in accordance with the latest revision of the American National Standards Institute's Code for Electricity Metering (ANSI C12.1) and with the preceding Electric Rules 770-X-3-.04, 770-X-3-.05 and 770-X-3-.06.
(2) All watt-hour and demand meters in service on and after the date of this order for which there is no record of test made within the period of time specified for that class and rating of meter in Section (A) above shall be tested as soon as possible.
(3) The Commission may relieve the utility from the requirements under this Rule in any particular case in which it is shown that the failure to make the periodic test was due to causes beyond the utility's control.
(4) All in service meter testing plans developed in accordance with this rule shall be submitted to the Commission staff for review on an annual basis.
Author: Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 37-1-32, 37-1-38, 37-1-53, 37-1-57.