South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 103 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
Article 3 - ELECTRIC SYSTEMS
Subarticle 6 - INSPECTIONS AND TESTS
Section 103-372 - Facilities and Equipment for Testing
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 3, March 22, 2024
A. Each electrical utility furnishing metered electric service shall, unless specifically excused by the commission, provide and have available such meter laboratory, standard meters, instruments and facilities as may be necessary to make the tests required by these rules or other orders of the commission or as requested by the ORS, together with such portable indicating electrical testing instruments, watt-hour testing meters, and facilities of suitable type and range for testing service watt-hour meters, voltmeters and other electrical equipment, used in its operation, as may be deemed necessary and satisfactory to the commission or the ORS.
B. All portable indicating electrical testing instruments such as voltmeters, ammeters and wattmeters, when in regular use for testing purposes, shall be checked against suitable reference standards whenever used in testing service meters of the electrical utility.
C. When the size of the electrical utility is such that it is more economical to contract for meter testing, such procedure is authorized provided the contract work is done by a recognized meter testing laboratory.
