Alaska Administrative Code
Title 3 - Commerce, Community, and Economic Development
Part 7 - Regulatory Commission of Alaska
Chapter 52 - Operation of Public Utilities
Article 5 - Electric Utilities
3 AAC 52.425 - Meter readings
Current through February 27, 2024
(a) A utility shall separately bill for each meter at a customer's premises. The readings of two or more meters may not be combined unless otherwise provided for in a utility's effective tariff.
(b) If, for a reason described in 3 AAC 52.435(b) (2) or (b)(3), a utility is unable to read a meter during the scheduled meter reading cycle, the utility shall estimate the consumption for the billing period considering, where applicable, the customer's usage during the same month of the previous year or the amount of usage during the preceding month or months.
(c) After the second consecutive month of estimating a customer's bill, a utility must obtain an accurate reading of the meter unless the meter is inaccessible due to severe weather or other dangerous conditions.
(d) A utility may allow for customer reading of meters, subject to the following criteria:
Authority:AS 42.05.141
AS 42.05.151
AS 42.05.291