Alaska Administrative Code › Title 3 - Commerce, Community, and Economic Development › Part 7 - Regulatory Commission of Alaska › Chapter 52 - Operation of Public Utilities › Article 5 - Electric Utilities › 3 AAC 52.465 - Meter measurements, adjustments, and testing

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A utility shall
				  sell all of its electricity on the basis of meter measurements, unless
				  otherwise provided for in the utility's tariff or by special
				  contract.
(b) Only meters that are
				  known to be mechanically or electrically sound, calibrated correctly, and
				  tested and adjusted, if necessary, in accordance with meter test standards as
				  outlined in (c) of this section and in
				  3 AAC 52.475 may be installed by a utility.
(c) Repealed 4/24/2004.
(d) If a meter in service is tested and found
				  to have over-registered the amount of power delivered by more than two percent,
				  a utility shall recalculate the bills for service from the known date of error,
				  and shall make a refund or credit for the entire over-registered amount if it
				  exceeds $5. If the beginning date of error is unknown, the utility shall refund
				  or credit the most recent customer of record for the billed error for the
				  period since the meter was last tested, not to exceed six months, or the period
				  during which the most recent customer of record received service through the
				  meter, whichever period is less.
(e) If the meter of a residential or small
				  commercial customer is tested and found to have under-registered the amount of
				  energy or power delivered, a utility may not charge the customer for any
				  underbillings unless there is evidence of meter or electric service tampering
				  by the customer. If the meter of a wholesale, large power, or large commercial
				  customer is tested and found to have under-registered the amount of energy or
				  power delivered, a utility may charge the customer for underbillings for usage
				  for no more than the four previous months unless there is evidence of meter or
				  electric service tampering by the customer.
(f) A utility shall test a meter upon request
				  of a customer, and may charge the customer for the meter test according to its
				  effective tariff. However, the utility may not charge the customer for the
				  meter test if the meter is found to over- or under-register by more than two
				  percent and there is no evidence of meter or electric service tampering by the
				  customer.
(g) Meters and associated
				  service switches must be installed in a location where the meters will be
				  readily and safely accessible for reading, testing, and inspection, and where
				  such activities will cause the least interference and inconvenience to the
				  customer. The customer shall provide sufficient and proper space for
				  installation of meters, at a suitable and easily accessible location without
				  cost to the utility.
(h) If where
				  the meter or service line location on the customer's premises is changed at the
				  request of the customer or is changed as a result of alterations to the
				  customer's premises, the customer shall provide and have installed at his or
				  her expense all wiring and equipment necessary for relocating the meter and
				  service line connection, and the utility may charge for moving the meter and
				  service line.
Authority:
AS
						42.05.141
AS 42.05.151
AS 42.05.291
AS 42.05.331
AS 42.05.341
AS
						42.05.351