Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 1220 - Tennessee Public Utility Commission
Subtitle 1220-04 - Division of Public Utilities
Chapter 1220-04-04 - Regulations for Electric Companies
Section 1220-04-04-.07 - DISPOSITION OF ELECTRICITY
Universal Citation: TN Comp Rules and Regs 1220-04-04-.07
Current through September 24, 2024
(1) All electricity sold by a utility shall be on the basis provided in its filed rates. All sales be on the basis of meter measurement except when other basis is provided in the filed rates or when the nature of the usage is such that the consumption may be readily computed.
(2) Master Metering.
(a) Each dwelling and commercial
unit in a multi-dwelling unit residential building, mobile home park or
commercial building, the construction of which has commenced after the
effective date of this rule, shall have installed a separate electric meter,
except that individual unit metering will not be required:
1. where commercial unit space requirements
are subject to alteration with a change in tenants as evidenced by temporary
versus permanent type wall construction separating the commercial unit
spaces;
2. for electricity used in
central heating, ventilating and air-conditioning systems;
3. for electric back-up service to storage
heating and cooling systems.
(b) For purposes of this rule, "dwelling
unit" means a structure or that part of a structure which is used or is
intended to be used as a residence or a sleeping place such as a house, a
mobile home or an apartment, but does not include multi-dwelling facilities
used principally for temporary occupancy such as hotels, campgrounds, hospitals
and dormitories.
(c) For purposes
of this rule, "constructed'' means totally newly built or renovated to the
extent that general rewiring is necessary.
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 65-2-102, 65-4-104, and 65-4-105.
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