West Virginia Code of State Rules
Agency 150 - Public Service Commission
Title 150 - EXEMPT LEGISLATIVE RULE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
Series 150-04 - Government of Gas Utilities and Gas Pipeline Safety
Section 150-4-3 - Meter Requirements
Universal Citation: 150 WV Code of State Rules 150-4-3
Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 13, March 29, 2024
3.1. Gas measurement requirements.
3.1.1. Gas purchased -- Every utility shall
measure and record the quantity of gas purchased by it.
3.1.2. Gas sales -- Every utility shall
measure and record the quantity of gas sold by it.
3.1.3. Exchange gas -- Every utility shall
measure and record the gross cubic feet of gas exchanged with others.
3.1.4. Storage gas -- Every utility shall
measure and record separately the quantity of gas put into storage and gas
removed from storage.
3.1.5.
Company gas -- Every utility shall measure where practicable and record all gas
used, for any purpose, by the utility. The records shall be kept so as to
indicate the division of its system, production, transmission or distribution,
where the gas was used.
3.2. Use of meter.
3.2.1. Gas sold -- All gas sold by a utility
shall be charged for by meter measurements.
3.2.2. Other gas -- All gas delivered as
compensation for leases, rights-of-way, or other reasons, not charged for at
the utility's regular schedule of charges, shall be metered and a record kept
thereof.
3.3. Utility to provide meters and regulators -- Unless otherwise authorized by the Commission, each utility shall provide and install at its own expense (except as provided in Rule 5.6.) and shall continue to own, maintain, and operate all equipment necessary for the regulation and measurement of gas, in accordance with tariff or contract provisions, to its customers. Where meters or regulators not required by these rules are furnished by the utility for the convenience of the customer, a charge for such meters or regulators may be made.
3.4. Location of meters.
3.4.1. Urban meters
3.4.1.a. When meters are installed inside
buildings, they should be located in a dry place not subject to excessive heat,
and as near as possible to the entrance of service.
3.4.1.b. When meters are located outside of
buildings, they may be enclosed by a small box or other protective device
specially built for that purpose.
3.4.1.c. The meter location in all cases
shall be subject to the approval of the utility.
3.4.2. Tagging house piping -- When a number
of meters are placed in the same location, each house pipe should be tagged
close to the meter, so as to indicate the particular part of a building or
premises served by such meter.
3.4.3. Rural meters -- When the distance
between the utility's main and the nearest point of consumption is more than
150 feet, the meter shall be located as near to the utility's main as may be
practicable.
3.4.4. Protection
required -- No customer's meter shall be installed in any location where it may
reasonably be expected to be exposed to damage, such as from vehicular traffic
or road maintenance activities, unless it is protected from such damage at the
utility's expense and in compliance with 49 C.F.R. Part 192.353.
3.5. Meter readings.
3.5.1. Meter requirements -- Each service
meter of the displacement type shall indicate clearly the cubic feet of gas
registered. Where gas is metered under high pressure, or where the quantity is
determined by calculation from recording devices, the utility shall show on the
bill the information needed to make clear the method by which the quantity is
determined.
3.4.2. Meter-reading
period -- As a matter of general practice, all service meters shall be read at
monthly intervals, on the corresponding day of each meter-reading period or as
near thereto as practical. Approval may be granted for the reading of meters at
other than monthly intervals, if the circumstances warrant.
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