South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 103 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
Article 3 - ELECTRIC SYSTEMS
Subarticle 3 - METERS
Section 103-325 - Location of Meters
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 3, March 22, 2024
A. No customer's meter shall be installed in any location where it may be unreasonably exposed to damage, or in any unduly dirty, or inaccessible location.
B. Outdoor meters shall be used where practicable. Meters should not be placed on any unstable supports subject to vibration or tilting in excess of 4 degrees and should be free of obstruction for a distance of three feet in front of the meter and with sufficient space below the meter to allow the use of proper test facilities.
C. Meters should be easily accessible for reading, testing and making necessary repairs and adjustments, and where more than one meter is installed at one location, sufficient space shall be allowed between and in front of meters to facilitate repairs and tests. Each customer shall tag or mark each "house" loop to indicate circuit metered.
D. Each customer shall provide and maintain at his expense a suitable and convenient place for the location of meters, where they will be readily accessible at any reasonable hour for the purpose of reading, testing, repairing, etc., and such other appliances owned by the electrical utility and placed on the premises of the customers shall be so placed as to be readily accessible at such times as are necessary, and the authorized agent of the electrical utility shall have authority to visit such meters and appurtenances at such times as are necessary in the conduct of the business of the electrical utility.
