Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-6 - ELECTRIC SERVICE BY ELECTRIC PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part IV - GENERAL SERVICE PROVISIONS › Section 25-6.059 - Meter Test by Request

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Upon request
				  of a customer, the utility shall, without charge, make a test of the accuracy
				  of the meter in use at his premises provided that the meter has not been tested
				  by the utility or the Commission within twelve (12) months previous to such
				  request. This may be a shop test.
(2) Should any customer request a meter test
				  more frequently than provided for in subsection (1) of this rule, the utility
				  may require a deposit to defray costs of testing, such deposit not to exceed
				  one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each test. If the meter is found to be
				  running fast in excess of the allowable limit the deposit shall be refunded,
				  but if the meter is below the allowable limit, the deposit may be retained by
				  the utility as a service charge for conducting the test.
(3) If the customer so desires, he or his
				  authorized representative shall have the privilege of witnessing the test. A
				  written report giving the results of the test shall be furnished to the
				  customer upon request.
(4) At the
				  request of the customer, the utility shall make arrangements for a meter test
				  to be conducted by an independent meter testing facility of the customer's
				  choosing. The customer shall be responsible for negotiating and paying to the
				  independent meter testing facility any fee charged for such a test. Such
				  independent meter testing facilities shall, at a minimum, conform to the
				  requirements of the American National Standard for Electric Metering, Code for
				  Electricity Metering (ANSI C12.1 2001), which is incorporated herein by
				  reference. Where appropriate, the meter may be field tested. The customer shall
				  be responsible for all the costs incurred by the utility related to a meter
				  test by an independent testing facility. The utility shall provide a detailed
				  estimate of costs the utility expects to incur related to the meter test and
				  may require payment of such costs prior to the actual meter test. The customer
				  shall provide to the utility a detailed estimate of charges from the
				  independent testing facility for the meter test prior to the actual test. If
				  the meter is found to be running fast in excess of the limits established by
				  these rules, any payment collected by the utility related to the meter test
				  shall be refunded, but if the meter is found to be within the limits
				  established by these rules, the utility may retain any payments collected by
				  the utility related to the meter test.
(5) The utility may, at its discretion,
				  conduct its own test of the meter in conformance with the testing standards
				  established by these rules. In the event that separate tests of the same meter
				  conflict as to whether the meter meets the accuracy standards established by
				  these rules, at the request of the utility or the customer, the Commission will
				  resolve the matter.
(6) For
				  equipment tested under this rule, any previous accuracy test result on record
				  at the time the meter test is requested must be retained in accordance with
				  Rule  25-6.022,
				  F.A.C.
Rulemaking Authority
						366.05(1) FS.
						Law Implemented 366.05(3), (4),
						(5)
						FS.
New 7-29-69, Amended 10-11-83, Formerly 25-6.59, Amended
						7-3-06.