Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1911-11-09
RULES GOVERNING THE
FURNISHING OF
ELECTRICITY
PUBLISHED BY NEVADA
PUBLICITY COMMISSION

state Those rules governing the
electric service, read as follows;
Office of Public Service Comm
ission of Nevada, Carson CT
ty, Nevada, June1, 1911.
No electric meter, which registers
upon "no-load" shall be placed In
service or allowed to remain in SER
vice.
Rule 10.
No electric meter shall be placed In
service or allowed to remain in
service which has an error Of reg
istration in excess of 2 per cent
acity of the meter.
Isule 10.
Each electric service meter shall he
tested and adjusted for accuracy at
the time of It's installation.
Rule II.
Each electric service meter shall
be tested at least once a year; the
test to be made by comparing the
meter while connected in its place oil
service with suitable standards, on
normal operating load, and on 10
per cent of Its rated capacity.
Rule 18.
A complete record shall he kept
of all tests made on electric meters.
Rule 10.
Each company supplying electric
energy shall provide itself with
suitable equipment for the testing
of meters and shall employ such
methods as are approved by the
Public Service Commission.
Rule 2OA--cancelling Rule 20.
Each company supplying electric
energy shall make a test of the
accuracy of a meter upon. request
Of consumer, provided such con-
sumer does not make a request for
tests more frequently than once
in six months. Such tests shall be
made In the presence Of consumer
with meter connected in its place
of service, and such meter shall
not be uncovered for adjustment un-
til settlement of complaint Is made.
A report giving the results of such
tests shall be made to the consumer
and a complete record of the same
shall be forwarded to the Public
Service Commission.
Rule Fl.
Upon formal application of any
consumer to the Public Service Com.
mission, a test shall be made upon
the consumers meter by an inspec-
tor employed by the Commission.
such test to be made as soon as
practicable after the receipt of the
application For such a test a
fee of one and one-half dollars
shall be paid by the consumer max
ing application for the test if the
meter Is found to be slow or correct
within the allowable limit, and by
the comany owning the meter If the
meter Is found to be fast beyond
the allowable limit.
Rule %.
Each company supplying electrical
energy shall maintain record OF
all Interruptions of service over the
major division of it's system, and
include in such record time, dura-
tion land cause of each interruption.
Rule 23.
Each company supplying electrical
energy on constant or potential sys-
TENS shall adopt and maintain a
standard average voltage as meas
ured at any consumers cut-out,
which shall remain constant from
day to day, and vary during any
one day by an amount of not more
than per cent of the minimum
value.
Rule "a.
Each company supplying electrical
energy for incandescent illumination
shall, upon request inform its
consumers as to the conditions undel
which efficient and economical ill
uminating service may be secured
from its system.
Rule 25.
Bills shall be rendered monthly by
the electric company and shall des-
ignate the readings of the meter at
the beginning and end of the time
for which the, bill Is rendered, the
amount used during the month, and
the dates at which readings were
taken.
Rule 26.
Gas and electric companies shall
furnish printed instructions as to
the method of reading meters, and
post copies of the same in con-
spicuous place near the meter. They
shall also have their meter readers
present to consumers at the time tho
meter is read duplicate record of
his reading, which shall give the pre-
ent reading. the previous reading,
the consumption for the month just
passed, the consumption for the
previous month, and the dates of
of the readings.