South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 103 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
Article 3 - ELECTRIC SYSTEMS
Subarticle 6 - INSPECTIONS AND TESTS
Section 103-370 - Electrical Utility Inspection and Tests
Universal Citation: SC Code Regs 103-370
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 3, March 22, 2024
Each electrical utility shall make such tests as are prescribed under these rules with such frequency and in such manner and at such places as is herein provided or requested by the ORS or as may be approved or ordered by the commission.
1. All electric meters shall be tested and calibrated under the applicable periodic or sample testing plan as prescribed by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standard C12 - Code of Electricity Meters. Results from sample-tested meters shall be communicated to the ORS on an annual basis.
2. Meter Testing on Request of Customers.
A. Each electrical utility shall, at any time
(when requested in writing by a customer) upon reasonable notice, test the
accuracy of the meter in use by him.
B. No deposit or payment shall be required
from the customer for such meter test except when a customer requests a meter
test within one year after date of installation or the last previous test of a
meter, in which case he shall be required upon request by the electrical
utility to deposit the estimated cost of the test, but not to exceed $15.00
without approval of the commission. The amount so deposited with the electrical
utility shall be refunded or credited to the customer, if the meter is found,
when tested, to register more than 2% fast or slow, otherwise the deposit shall
be retained by the electrical utility.
C. A customer may request to be present when
the electrical utility conducts the test on his meter, or if he desires, may
send a representative appointed by him. The electrical utility shall honor such
request.
D. A report giving the
name of the customer requesting the test; the date of the request; the location
of the premises where the meter has been installed; the type, make, size, and
serial number of the meter; the date of removal; the date tested; and the
result of the test shall be kept by the electrical utility.
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