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Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 40 - Standard Terms of Purchases from Purchasers of 300 KW OR LESS › Subchapter 5 - Installation and Parallel Operation › Part 5 - OPERATING PROCEDURES › Section 165:40-5-32 - Equipment which adversely affects electric service

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Many types of electric equipment can
				  adversely affect the quality of electric service. This is true of all
				  generating equipment. Close consultation between the producer and the
				  cooperative/utility will be required before such equipment is interconnected
				  and to remedy unsatisfactory operating conditions.
(b) Producers whose use of or production of
				  electricity is intermittent and subject to violent fluctuations may be served
				  with other electrical loads or by a transformer dedicated solely to that
				  equipment and served as a separate account. Producers contemplating the
				  installation of such equipment must make specific prior arrangements with the
				  cooperative/utility.
(c) Producers
				  contemplating the installation of electric equipment, whose performances may be
				  adversely affected by voltage fluctuations and distorted 60 Hz. wave forms,
				  must make specific prior arrangements with the cooperative/utility.
(d) Producers found to be operating electric
				  equipment which produces frequencies that result in interference or generate
				  distorted wave forms into the 60 Hz. electric supply system, which adversely
				  affects the operation of equipment owned by producer or by other consumers of
				  the cooperative/utility or the cooperative/utility's system, shall be required
				  to consult with the cooperative/utility and to eliminate the cause of the
				  interference.
(e) If it is
				  determined by the cooperative/utility that remedial action is required to
				  correct an adverse effect produced by the producer through use of any equipment
				  causing such adverse effect, the cooperative/utility reserves the right to have
				  the producer install, at the producer's expense, any system protection
				  facilities necessary to reasonably limit such adverse effect.
(f) In lieu of requesting the producer to
				  install such system protection facilities, the cooperative/utility may, at its
				  option, install additional facilities (which may or may not be dedicated solely
				  to such producer) or other equipment specially designed to reasonably limit
				  such adverse effect. The cost of these facilities will be paid for by the
				  producer.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 40 - Standard Terms of Purchases from Purchasers of 300 KW OR LESS › Subchapter 7 - Standard Purchase Rate Schedule for Power Producers of 300 kw or Less › Section 165:40-7-1 - Area affected

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Standard purchase rate schedule for power producers of 300
				  kW or less is effective in all territories served.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 40 - Standard Terms of Purchases from Purchasers of 300 KW OR LESS › Subchapter 7 - Standard Purchase Rate Schedule for Power Producers of 300 kw or Less › Section 165:40-7-2 - Availability

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Standard purchase rate schedule for power producers of 300
				  kW or less is available to cogenerators or small power producers who:
(1) Have a maximum rated capacity of 300 kW
				or less.
(2) Employ equipment
				compatible with the particular line segment of the cooperative/utility.
(3) Sign a purchase agreement with
				the cooperative/utility.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 40 - Standard Terms of Purchases from Purchasers of 300 KW OR LESS › Subchapter 7 - Standard Purchase Rate Schedule for Power Producers of 300 kw or Less › Section 165:40-7-3 - Purchase option

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Producer shall have the option of selling gross production of
				  energy from the generating unit, or net production of energy after serving own
				  load.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 40 - Standard Terms of Purchases from Purchasers of 300 KW OR LESS › Subchapter 7 - Standard Purchase Rate Schedule for Power Producers of 300 kw or Less › Section 165:40-7-4 - Purchase rate (firm vs. non-firm)

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The purchase for firm vs. non-firm power will be set forth in
				  the rate schedule as follows:
(1) Firm
				power at_cents per kWh. Contracts may provide that if producer fails to provide
				firm power, as contracted, the producer shall reimburse the cooperative/utility
				for the difference between the firm and non-firm rate;
(2) Non-firm power at_cents per kWh;
				or
(3) Purchase rate described in
				165:40-7-5.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 40 - Standard Terms of Purchases from Purchasers of 300 KW OR LESS › Subchapter 7 - Standard Purchase Rate Schedule for Power Producers of 300 kw or Less › Section 165:40-7-5 - Purchase rate (summer vs. winter)

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The purchase rate for summer vs. winter power will be set
				  forth in the rate schedule as follows:
(1) Winter from_to_at_cents per
				kWh.
(2) Summer from_to_at_cents
				per kWh.
(3) Plus the fuel
				adjustment as calculated under the Commission order.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 40 - Standard Terms of Purchases from Purchasers of 300 KW OR LESS › Subchapter 7 - Standard Purchase Rate Schedule for Power Producers of 300 kw or Less › Section 165:40-7-6 - Design, operation, and maintenance data

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
In addition to the requirements of the terms and conditions
				  of purchase, the producer shall maintain a diary of the facility including
				  installation date, date and nature of any changes, non-routine maintenance and
				  repair, and date and reason for any extended periods of non-generation, and
				  such other information as is reasonably necessary to evaluate the facility and
				  its potential impact on the cooperative/utility electrical system. The producer
				  shall make such records available to the cooperative/utility and to the
				  Commission.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 40 - Standard Terms of Purchases from Purchasers of 300 KW OR LESS › Subchapter 7 - Standard Purchase Rate Schedule for Power Producers of 300 kw or Less › Section 165:40-7-7 - Rights of producer

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The producer has the right:
(1) To generate in parallel with the
				cooperative/utility in a manner which does not degrade the integrity of the
				cooperative/utility's system. The cooperative/utility shall make reasonable
				effort to operationally accommodate the producer's facility.
(2) To good faith negotiation with the
				cooperative/utility.
(3) To bring
				complaint or dispute to the Commission for mediation, hearing, or other
				resolution.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 40 - Standard Terms of Purchases from Purchasers of 300 KW OR LESS › Subchapter 7 - Standard Purchase Rate Schedule for Power Producers of 300 kw or Less › Section 165:40-7-8 - Modifications

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The purchase agreement, purchase rate schedules, and
				  conditions of purchase may be changed from time to time as approved by the
				  Commission. The purchase rates will change as additional information becomes
				  available on avoided costs, reliability of technologies, and other pertinent
				  factors.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 40 - Standard Terms of Purchases from Purchasers of 300 KW OR LESS › Subchapter 9 - Optional Net Energy Billing Purchase Rate › Section 165:40-9-1 - Area affected

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Optional net energy billing purchase rate is effective in all
				  territories served.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 40 - Standard Terms of Purchases from Purchasers of 300 KW OR LESS › Subchapter 9 - Optional Net Energy Billing Purchase Rate › Section 165:40-9-2 - Availability

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Optional net energy billing purchase rate is available to
				  cogenerators or small power producers who:
(1) Have a maximum rated capacity of 300 kW
				or less.
(2) Employ equipment
				compatible with the particular line segment of the cooperative/utility.
(3) Sign a purchase agreement with
				the cooperative/utility.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 40 - Standard Terms of Purchases from Purchasers of 300 KW OR LESS › Subchapter 9 - Optional Net Energy Billing Purchase Rate › Section 165:40-9-3 - Purchase rate

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) For power
				produced in excess of on-site requirements, subject to OAC
				165:40-9-2, the producer will be
				compensated by the retail purchase meter running in reverse. The
				cooperative/utility shall bill the producer for the excess of energy supplied
				by the cooperative/utility over and above the energy supplied by the producer
				during each billing period according to the cooperative/utility's applicable
				retail rate schedule.
(b) When the
				energy supplied by the producer exceeds the energy supplied by the
				cooperative/utility during a billing period, the monthly charge and/or minimum
				bill of the retail rate schedule shall be billed by the cooperative/utility;
				any net excess energy for the billing period shall be credited, or paid, in
				dollars in the next billing period(s), at the utility's avoided energy
				cost.
(c) The billing period shall
				be considered the monthly bill period associated with the monthly meter
				reading.
(d) Systems with an
				installed capacity greater than 125% of the customer's peak load may be
				excluded from the net-metering provision, and shall be paid under the small
				power producer or qualifying facilities tariff, subject to Subchapter 11
				herein.
(e) The utility shall file
				a tariff with the Commission to enact the provisions of this rule.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 40 - Standard Terms of Purchases from Purchasers of 300 KW OR LESS › Subchapter 11 - Method of Calculating Purchase Rates for the Standard Rate Schedule › Section 165:40-11-1 - Costs

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
All costs in calculating purchase rates for the standard rate
				  schedule are in current dollars and shall be updated
				  annually.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 40 - Standard Terms of Purchases from Purchasers of 300 KW OR LESS › Subchapter 11 - Method of Calculating Purchase Rates for the Standard Rate Schedule › Section 165:40-11-2 - Firm power purchase rates

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Annual firm power purchase rates will be calculated by the
				  following method:
(1) The purchase
				rate (PR) will be equal to the sum of the capacity component (CC), the energy
				component (EC), and the fuel adjustment component (FA); thus, the equation
				being PR = CC + EC + FA.
(2) The
				initial capacity component (CC) will be equal to the average annual cost of the
				next unit of capacity or the next unit of capacity of the wholesale power
				supplier per kWh (CAP/KWH); thus, the equation being CC = CAP/KWH. The next
				unit of capacity may be equal to the average annual cost of a purchased power
				contract.
(3) In turn, the average
				annual cost of the next unit (CAP/KWH) is equal to the product of the initial
				total capital investment per KW (CI/KW) times annual carrying, fixed operation,
				and fixed maintenance and administrative expense per dollar of investment
				(ACI/CI) divided by the product of the hours in the year times the capacity
				utilization ratio. The initial capacity utilization ratio will be .60.,
				resulting in (CI/KW × ACI/CI)/(8760 × .60).
(4) The energy component (EC) shall equal the
				current average cost per kWh of fuel embedded in the base retail rates or the
				fuel imbedded in the base wholesale rates of the wholesale power supplier(s)
				(ER), and shall be changed if the base rate amounts change; plus, an amount
				equal to average variable generation operations and maintenance expense (OM)
				per kWh; plus, the savings in line loss. The savings will be calculated as five
				percent (5%) of energy charges, resulting in equation of EC = ER + .05ER +
				OM.
(5) The fuel adjustment
				component (FA) for each month shall be the current month's retail fuel
				adjustment for investor owned utilities or the current month's fuel adjustment
				of the wholesale power supplier(s) for distribution cooperatives.
(6) Firm power means energy delivered to the
				cooperative/utility with at least a sixty-five percent (65%) on-peak season
				capacity factor. The on-peak season is those hours specified as peak period in
				the cooperative/utility's retail tariffs or in the tariff of the wholesale
				power supplier. If not specified in either the retail or wholesale supplier
				tariffs, the on-peak season shall be 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., June through
				September.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 40 - Standard Terms of Purchases from Purchasers of 300 KW OR LESS › Subchapter 11 - Method of Calculating Purchase Rates for the Standard Rate Schedule › Section 165:40-11-3 - Non-firm purchase rates

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Non-firm power purchase rates shall be calculated as the
				  energy component (EC) plus the fuel adjustment component as for firm power
				  purchases. No capacity component shall be applied for non-firm
				  power.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 40 - Standard Terms of Purchases from Purchasers of 300 KW OR LESS › Subchapter 11 - Method of Calculating Purchase Rates for the Standard Rate Schedule › Section 165:40-11-4 - Seasonal purchase rated

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Seasonal buy-back (purchase) rates may be selected in lieu of
				  annual rates at the cooperative/utility's option if there are seasonal rates
				  for standard retail service. If selected, the seasonal rates will be calculated
				  as follows: the sum of the months in effect for each period times the rate for
				  each period must equal twelve months times the annual rate, and the difference
				  between the summer and winter rates for purchase must be the same as the
				  difference between rates for service at the standard residential service rates.
				  The following formula will calculate the summer purchase rate (SPR):
(SMO)(SPR)+(12-SMO)(SPR-(SSR-WSR)=12(APR)
Where SPR = Summer purchase rate
SMO = Months summer service rate in effect
SSR = Summer service rate
WSR = Winter service rate
APR = Annual purchase rate
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 45 - Gas Service Utilities › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 165:45-1-1 - Purpose

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The rules in this Chapter are intended to define good
				  business practice under normal conditions, to insure safe, adequate and
				  reliable service, and to ensure fairness to the public and to the utility.
Amended at 13 Ok Reg
				  3259, eff 7-25-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 45 - Gas Service Utilities › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 165:45-1-3 - Commission authority

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Commission has authority to promulgate rules concerning
				  the provision of natural gas service to all end-users within the State of
				  Oklahoma pursuant to Okla. Const. Art IX, §§ 18 and 34, 17 O.S.
				  § 151 et seq., and 52 O.S. § 24 et seq.
Amended at 13 Ok Reg
				  3259, eff 7-25-96; Amended at 15 Ok Reg 2177, eff
				  7-1-98
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 45 - Gas Service Utilities › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 165:45-1-4 - Scope of this Chapter

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) This
				Chapter shall apply to the operations of any gas utility, including gas supply
				gathering, transmission and storage facilities operating within the State of
				Oklahoma subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission. Amendments or changes
				to this Chapter shall not apply retroactively to existing systems that were in
				physical compliance with all applicable laws that were in effect at the time of
				their installation, unless otherwise specifically stated in this Chapter.
(b) All tariffs filed by gas
				utilities shall conform to this Chapter. The filing or acceptance of a tariff
				which is in conflict herewith shall not be deemed a waiver of this Chapter,
				unless it specifically states that this Chapter is waived and cites the
				specific authority for the waiver.
(c) Gas utilities shall submit proposed
				tariffs which conform to the provisions of this Chapter, as revised, within one
				hundred twenty (120) calendar days after July 1, 1996.
(d) Gas utilities shall submit proposed
				tariffs which conform to the provisions of Subchapter 17 of this Chapter within
				thirty (30) calendar days from the effective date of Subchapter 17, or the date
				of the Commission order approving the utility's unbundling plan or alternative
				to an unbundling plan, as applicable.
(e) Nothing provided in this Chapter shall
				relieve any utility from any duty prescribed by the laws of the State of
				Oklahoma or the United States.
(f)
				No rate, special contract, agreement, rule, or term and condition of service
				which is in conflict with the rules of this Chapter shall be effective unless
				the utility has been granted a waiver by the Commission pursuant to OAC
				165:45-1-4.2.
Amended at 13 Ok Reg
				  3259, eff 7-25-96; Amended at 15 Ok Reg 2177, eff
				  7-1-98
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 45 - Gas Service Utilities › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 165:45-1-4.1 - Interpretation of rules of this Chapter

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The words contained in this Chapter shall
				be given their ordinary and customary meanings, with technical terms and words
				being construed as generally understood in the gas industry, except where
				otherwise expressly provided.
(b)
				This Chapter shall not be construed so as to enlarge, diminish, modify, or
				alter the jurisdiction, powers, or authority of the Commission or the
				substantive rights of any person.
Added at 15 Ok Reg 2177,
				  eff 7-1-98
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 45 - Gas Service Utilities › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 165:45-1-4.2 - Relief from rules of this Chapter

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Whenever compliance with any requirement
				of this Chapter would result in unreasonable hardship upon or excessive expense
				to a party or parties subject to the requirements of this Chapter, or for other
				good cause shown, the Commission may waive or modify the requirements of this
				Chapter consistent with Federal and/or State law, upon application of an
				affected party and after notice and hearing. Such application shall set forth
				the specific rule or rules sought to be waived and the reasons for requesting
				such waiver.
(b) If relief from
				Subchapter 17 is requested, a copy of the application requesting a waiver shall
				be served on all parties who participated in the rulemaking docket in which
				Subchapter 17 was promulgated by the Commission. The Commission may determine,
				after notice and hearing, whether to grant such waiver.
(c) The Commission may grant temporary relief
				from the requirements of this Chapter pending hearing.
Added at 15 Ok Reg 2177,
				  eff 7-1-98
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 45 - Gas Service Utilities › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 165:45-1-4.3 - Controversy over rules of this Chapter

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Whenever a controversy exists in connection with the
				  interpretation of this Chapter and the applicability of the requirements set
				  forth herein, or any right or duty imposed thereby, the Commission, upon
				  application of any interested party and after notice and hearing, will enter
				  such order thereon as it may deem appropriate.
Added at 15 Ok Reg 2177,
				  eff 7-1-98
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 45 - Gas Service Utilities › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 165:45-1-4.4 - Severability

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
If any provision of this Chapter is held invalid, such
				  invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this Chapter
				  which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to
				  this end, the provisions of this Chapter are declared to be
				  severable.
Added at 15 Ok Reg 2177,
				  eff 7-1-98
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 45 - Gas Service Utilities › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 165:45-1-5 - Exceptions or variances

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) A
				utility shall not prescribe terms and conditions for furnishing service that
				are inconsistent with this Chapter. Utility-prescribed terms and conditions
				shall not be valid until filed with and approved by the Commission.
(b) A utility may refuse or discontinue
				service for noncompliance with its service terms and conditions only in cases
				where its terms and conditions, as approved by the Commission, specifically so
				provide.
(c) If a utility seeks an
				exception or variance from this Chapter in its rates or terms and conditions of
				service, such exception or variance shall be clearly shown by a footnote on
				each respective page of the tariff. The footnote must be sufficient to plainly
				bring to the Commission's attention the exact nature of the requested exception
				or variance. Any exception or variance not so marked or identified in the
				tariff shall be superseded by this Chapter to the extent that said exception or
				variance is in conflict therewith. Such waiver or modification shall apply only
				to the party seeking such waiver or modification unless otherwise stated in the
				order approving the variance. Upon approval by the Commission, the tariff shall
				state the Commission order number approving the variance.
(d) The provisions of this Chapter shall in
				no way preclude the Commission from allowing or requiring additional or
				different terms and conditions of service, service, equipment, facilities, or
				standards other than those prescribed by this Chapter.
Amended at 13 Ok Reg
				  3259, eff 7-25-96; Amended at 15 Ok Reg 2177, eff
				  7-1-98
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 45 - Gas Service Utilities › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 165:45-1-6 - Violations

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Aviolation of this Chapter shall constitute contempt of the
				  Commission pursuant to 17 O. S. § 1 et seq.
Added at 15 Ok Reg 2177,
				  eff 7-1-98
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 45 - Gas Service Utilities › Subchapter 3 - Plant, Equipment, and Facilities › Section 165:45-3-1 - Maintenance of plant, equipment, and facilities

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Each utility shall install, operate, and
				maintain its entire plant and system in such condition as will enable it to
				furnish safe, adequate and reliable gas service, subject only to emergency
				conditions beyond its control.
(b)
				The transmission and distribution systems, including transmission lines,
				distribution mains, compressing equipment, regulators, meters, services, etc.,
				shall be constructed, installed, and maintained in accordance with the U.S.
				Department of Transportation, Regulations for Transportation of Natural and
				other Gas by Pipeline - Title 49 C.F.R. § 192; and all applicable rules
				adopted by the Commission.
(c)
				Each utility shall file with the Commission, annually, a statement regarding
				its plant, equipment, and facilities in such form as the Commission may
				require.
(d) If PUD informs the
				utility of any safety issues concerning the utility's plant, equipment, or
				facilities by identifying the relevant Commission rule, or other applicable
				Federal or State laws implicated by the safety issue, the utility shall
				electronically provide photographic evidence to PUD showing completion of work
				and that the issue has been resolved. These safety issues shall not include
				those under the jurisdiction of the Commission's Pipeline Safety
				Department.
Amended at 13 Ok Reg
				  3259, eff 7-25-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 45 - Gas Service Utilities › Subchapter 3 - Plant, Equipment, and Facilities › Section 165:45-3-2 - Extent of system in which utility shall maintain service

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Each utility shall operate and maintain
				in safe, efficient, and proper condition all of its facilities and
				instrumentalities used in connection with the transmission, distribution,
				storage, regulation, measurement, and delivery of gas to each consumer up to
				and including the point of delivery into the piping owned by the consumer.
				Unless otherwise agreed by the utility and the consumer, the point of delivery
				shall be at the outflow side of the meter.
(b) Customer owned piping shall conform to
				requirements of the applicable city or town ordinances. In towns, villages, and
				suburban territory where there are no applicable regulations as to gas service,
				customer owned piping, and venting shall comply with the International Gas
				Code.
(c) Customer owned piping
				shall include a shut-off valve on the outside of the structure for the
				consumer's use. The consumer shall cause to have one installed on all new
				construction or when the customer owned piping is altered outside the
				structure.
(d) All gas lines,
				pipes, and equipment owned by the consumer shall be maintained in safe,
				efficient, and proper condition by and at the expense of the consumer. The
				utility shall have the right to inspect a new installation prior to furnishing
				service, the right to inspect an existing installation under reasonable
				conditions, and may refuse or discontinue service until the provisions of this
				Chapter are complied with. Service may be refused or discontinued wherever a
				test reveals excessive loss of gas through leakage on consumer's premises.
Amended at 22 Ok Reg
				  1808, eff 7-1-05
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 45 - Gas Service Utilities › Subchapter 3 - Plant, Equipment, and Facilities › Section 165:45-3-3 - Service lines

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Upon
				application by any bona fide applicant for service, a utility shall, at its own
				expense, furnish and install a stopcock and service line of suitable capacity
				to the meter location.
(b) Where
				by agreement between the utility and the consumer the meter is located at a
				point other than at the property line or curb line of the consumer, the proper
				consumer's service line shall be installed and maintained by or at the expense
				of the consumer. The utility shall install and maintain the service line up to
				the property or curb line and all measurement equipment wherever located. Any
				such agreement hereafter made shall be in writing, signed by the consumer first
				taking service thereunder, and shall be binding upon all consumers subsequently
				receiving service at the premises. The agreement shall not be deemed a special
				contract under
				165:45-15-2.
(c) Where a utility and consumer cannot agree
				upon the location, dimensions, and type of equipment to be installed, the
				Commission shall, upon application of either the consumer or the utility and
				after notice and hearing, designate the installation to be made.
(d) When the installation of a service line
				requires a trench to remain open on the consumer's property for an inspection
				or waiver of inspection, the utility shall perform the inspection, or request
				that the inspection be performed if done by a third party, within fourteen (14)
				calendar days of the installation.
(e) All open trenches shall be clearly marked
				for the safety of the public using, at a minimum, caution tape or
				flags.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 45 - Gas Service Utilities › Subchapter 3 - Plant, Equipment, and Facilities › Section 165:45-3-5.1 - Acquisition, control, or merger of domestic public gas utilities

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) An original and
				four (4) copies of an application for approval, consistent with
				165:5-7-1, shall be filed with
				the Commission's Court Clerk no less than forty-five (45) calendar days prior
				to the effective date of any of the following transactions pursuant to 17 O.S.
				§§191.1 through 191.13:
(1)
				acquisition of all or any controlling interest in a domestic public
				utility,
(2) merger of a domestic
				public utility,
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 45 - Gas Service Utilities › Subchapter 3 - Plant, Equipment, and Facilities › Section 165:45-3-6 - Tampering with measuring or regulating equipment

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) No regulator, regulator station, meter,
				meter house, or other property or equipment owned by a utility wherever
				situated, whether upon the consumer's premises or elsewhere, shall be tampered
				with or interfered with, either for the purpose of adjustment or otherwise,
				except by representatives of the utility owning the same. Official
				responsibility under authority of a municipal government shall not constitute
				an exception to this Section.
(b)
				If the customer tampers with the utility's equipment or receives the benefit of
				the tampered service, the utility may:
(1)
				Disconnect service.
(2) Charge a
				tampering fee in accordance with the utility's tariff.
(3) Charge a reconnect fee in accordance with
				the utility's tariff.
(4) Charge a
				deposit in accordance with OAC
				165:45-11-1.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 45 - Gas Service Utilities › Subchapter 3 - Plant, Equipment, and Facilities › Section 165:45-3-7 - Supply of gas and pipeline capacity

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The supply of gas and the pipeline capacity to transport this
				  supply must be sufficient to meet all normal peak day demands for service and
				  provide a reasonable reserve for emergencies. This subsection is not applicable
				  to curtailable or interruptible gas service contracts, to less than full
				  requirements gas supply and/or transmission service contracts, whether firm or
				  interruptible, to stand-by gas supply and/or transmission service contracts,
				  whether firm or interruptible, to service under interruptible tariffs or to
				  where gas supply is obtained from or furnished by a third-party
				  supplier.
Added at 13 Ok Reg 3259,
				  eff 7-25-96; Amended at 15 Ok Reg 2177, eff
				  7-1-98
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 45 - Gas Service Utilities › Subchapter 5 - Meters and Regulators › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 165:45-5-1 - Installation

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Each utility
				  shall provide and install, at its own expense, and shall continue to own,
				  maintain, and operate sufficient equipment for the regulation and accurate
				  measurement of gas delivered to each consumer.
(b) Where additional meters are furnished by
				  the utility for the convenience of the consumer, a charge for such meters may
				  be made in accordance with a schedule filed with and approved by the
				  Commission.
(c) No residential
				  meter shall be installed inside a residence after the effective date of this
				  Chapter.
(d) Every meter shall be
				  installed at the nearest feasible point to the property line or curb line of
				  the premises of the consumer except where the utility and consumer agree upon a
				  different location.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 45 - Gas Service Utilities › Subchapter 5 - Meters and Regulators › Part 3 - TESTING › Section 165:45-5-10 - Meter testing facilities and equipment

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Equipment and facilities arranged
				  for accurate testing of meters.
Each utility furnishing metered gas
				  service shall own or arrange for equipment and facilities and follow test
				  procedures necessary for accurate testing of its meters to the limits of
				  accuracy specified in this Subchapter. The laboratory apparatus and equipment
				  shall be available at all times for inspection or use by the Commission or its
				  authorized representative. A utility may contract for testing of its meters by
				  another utility. A facility operated by a person other than a utility engaged
				  in the repair and testing of meters, may, after inspection by the Commission,
				  be authorized to test and certify meters for utilities as provided in this
				  Section.
(b)
Equipment for
				  testing small capacity meters.
Each utility shall own and maintain, or
				  have available, a minimum of one (1) meter prover of approved type and of a
				  capacity adequate for the testing of small capacity meters. Each meter prover
				  shall be equipped with all accessories needed for accurate meter testing, and
				  it shall be maintained in proper adjustment so that it will be capable of
				  determining the accuracy of any service meter to within plus or minus one-half
				  (1/2) of one (1) percent. Each meter prover shall be so placed that it will not
				  be subjected to drafts and excessive changes of temperature.
(c)
Equipment for testing large
				  capacity meters.
Each utility furnishing metered gas service through
				  large capacity meters shall have available and maintain in proper adjustment,
				  proving equipment, equipped with all accessories needed for accurate meter
				  testing and suitable for determining the accuracy of any large capacity meter
				  to within plus or minus one-half (1/2) of one (1) percent
(d)
Equipment for testing orifice
				  meters.
Each utility furnishing metered gas through orifice meters shall
				  have available and maintain in proper working condition, equipment suitable for
				  the testing and calibration of such devices to ensure the accuracy based upon
				  nationally recognized industry standards and practices such as American Gas
				  Association Report Number 3.
Amended at 13 Ok Reg
					 3259, eff 7-25-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 45 - Gas Service Utilities › Subchapter 5 - Meters and Regulators › Part 3 - TESTING › Section 165:45-5-11 - Place and methods for meters and test equipment

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Domestic meters-diaphragm type
				  (under 500 c.f.h. capacity).
(1) All
				  tests on domestic meters in service, provided for in this Chapter, shall be
				  made at an approved testing facility with a suitable meter prover as specified
				  in OAC 165:45-5-10. The differential
				  pressure carried on the prover shall not exceed two inches (2") of water column
				  pressure.
(2) Meters shall be
				  tested at two or more rates of flow as needed to ascertain their accuracy. When
				  two rates are used, the low flow rate shall be equivalent to 20% to 40% of the
				  applicable badged capacity and the high flow rate shall be equivalent to 80% to
				  120% of the applicable badged capacity (See ANSI B109.1 Section 4.2.4). Before
				  being placed in service, meters shall be adjusted to an accuracy of 100% within
				  the limits of plus or minus one (1) percent at a low flow rate (20% to 40% of
				  capacity) and a high flow rate (80% to 120% of capacity). The numerical
				  difference between the test values for these two rates should not exceed one
				  (1) percentage point.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 45 - Gas Service Utilities › Subchapter 5 - Meters and Regulators › Part 3 - TESTING › Section 165:45-5-12 - Meter accuracy requirements

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Installation test.
(1) Every domestic meter, whether new,
				  repaired, or removed from service for any cause, shall be in good order when
				  installed and shall not be more than plus or minus one (1) percent in error on
				  check proof, and the open proof shall be within plus or minus one (1) percent
				  of the check proof. Each repaired meter shall be marked to indicate the month
				  and year of the last test made on that meter.
(2) Every orifice meter, linear, or positive
				  meter with more than 500 c.f./hr. capacity, whether new, repaired, or removed
				  from service for any cause, shall be in good order when installed and shall not
				  be more than plus or minus one (1) percent in error when operating at any rate
				  of flow within the limits of its capacity as specified in OAC
				  165:45-5-11.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 45 - Gas Service Utilities › Subchapter 5 - Meters and Regulators › Part 3 - TESTING › Section 165:45-5-13 - Periodic testing of meters and test equipment

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Every utility shall make periodic tests
				  of all meters, associated devices, and instruments to insure their accuracy.
				  Such tests shall be scheduled within the calendar year, or earlier, when the
				  interval is stated in years; or within the calendar month, or earlier, when the
				  interval is stated in months. The basic periodic test interval shall not be
				  longer than provided in the following schedule (Note: Maintenance programs
				  suggested by manufacturers of the following meters and devices should be
				  carefully followed.):
(1) Positive
				  displacement meters:
(A) Schedule as provided
				  in programs submitted to and approved by the Commission as provided in
				  subsection (b) of this Section
(B)
				  500 c.f./hr. or less - 10 years
(C)
				  501 to 1500 c.f./hr. - 7 years
(D)
				  1501 to 2500 c.f./hr. - 5 years
(E)
				  Over 2500 c.f./hr. - 3 years
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 45 - Gas Service Utilities › Subchapter 5 - Meters and Regulators › Part 3 - TESTING › Section 165:45-5-14 - Meter testing on request of consumer

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) If a written request of a consumer is
				  received at an office of a utility, the utility shall, within twenty (20)
				  calendar days, test the accuracy of the meter through which the consumer is
				  being served.
(b) A charge may be
				  made for a meter test requested by the consumer if it is found to test within
				  limits of accuracy prescribed by OAC
				  165:45-5-12.
				  The utility may make the charge if prescribed in the utility's
				  Commission-approved tariffs.
(c) A
				  consumer may make a written request to be present when the utility conducts the
				  test on the meter, and may have an expert or other representative present at
				  that time. The utility shall conduct the test in the presence of the persons
				  requested during regular working hours of the utility.
(d) A written report stating the name of the
				  consumer requesting the test, the date of the request, the location of the
				  premises where the meter has been installed, the type, make, size, and serial
				  number of the meter, the date of removal, the date tested, and the result of
				  the test shall be supplied to such consumer within ten (10) business days after
				  the completion of the test.
Amended at 13 Ok Reg
					 3259, eff 7-25-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 45 - Gas Service Utilities › Subchapter 5 - Meters and Regulators › Part 3 - TESTING › Section 165:45-5-15 - Meter tests monitored by the Commission

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Upon request to the Commission by a
				  consumer, a test may be made of the meter through which the consumer is being
				  served by the utility in the presence of a representative of the Commission.
				  The test shall be made within twenty (20) calendar days after receipt of the
				  request, during regular working hours of the utility and the Commission. The
				  consumer shall be notified of the scheduled test and be invited to attend or
				  have a representative present to witness the testing of the meter.
(b) Upon receipt of such request, the
				  Commission shall either notify the utility to remove and seal the meter in the
				  presence of the consumer for the purpose of testing the meter at a meter
				  testing facility, or shall notify the utility to perform the meter test at the
				  consumer's premises if feasible. If directed to seal the meter, the utility
				  shall keep the meter in the same condition with the seal unbroken until the
				  test can be made in the presence of the consumer and/or his representative and
				  the representative of the Commission.
Amended at 13 Ok Reg
					 3259, eff 7-25-96; Amended at 22 Ok Reg 1808, eff
					 7-1-05
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 45 - Gas Service Utilities › Subchapter 5 - Meters and Regulators › Part 3 - TESTING › Section 165:45-5-16 - Replacement of meters

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
A request from a consumer for replacement of the service
					 meter on his premises shall be deemed a request for the test of the meter
					 pursuant to OAC
					 165:45-5-14.
					 If such meter tests within the tolerances set forth in this Subchapter, the
					 meter may be left in place. Any meter which cannot be repaired to operate
					 within the tolerances set forth in this Subchapter shall be replaced by the
					 utility at no cost to the consumer.
Amended at 13 Ok Reg
					 3259, eff 7-25-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 45 - Gas Service Utilities › Subchapter 7 - Gas Pressure, Measurement, and Odorization › Part 1 - GAS PRESSURE › Section 165:45-7-1 - Gas pressure limits

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
As a safety measure, the pressure of gas as measured at the
					 outlet of the utility's service pipe to any consumer, or in the case of high
					 pressure system, at the outlet of the utility's service regulator, shall be
					 maintained as uniformly as practicable. It shall not be less than one-half nor
					 more than twice the pressure at which the regulator is set, provided, however,
					 that such limit may be exceeded by 2 p.s.i.g. if the regulator
					 fails.
Amended at 13 Ok Reg
					 3259, eff 7-25-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 45 - Gas Service Utilities › Subchapter 7 - Gas Pressure, Measurement, and Odorization › Part 1 - GAS PRESSURE › Section 165:45-7-2 - Allowable variations

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The
				  maximum pressure of gas at the outlet of the utility's service supply or
				  regulator on any day to any consumer shall not be greater than twice the
				  minimum set pressure on that day at that outlet.
(b) The utility shall not be deemed to have
				  violated (a) of this Section if the variations in gas pressure were due to
				  documented temporary conditions beyond the control of the utility.
Amended at 13 Ok Reg
					 3259, eff 7-25-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 45 - Gas Service Utilities › Subchapter 7 - Gas Pressure, Measurement, and Odorization › Part 1 - GAS PRESSURE › Section 165:45-7-3 - Pressure testing equipment

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Each utility shall comply with the pressure control,
					 testing and other requirements imposed by the U.S.D.O.T., Regulations for
					 Transportation of Natural and other Gas by Pipeline - Title
					 49 C.F.R. §§
											192.195,
					 192.197,
					 192.199,
					 192.739,
					 192.741,
					 and
					 192.743.
Amended at 13 Ok Reg
					 3259, eff 7-25-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 45 - Gas Service Utilities › Subchapter 7 - Gas Pressure, Measurement, and Odorization › Part 1 - GAS PRESSURE › Section 165:45-7-4 - Pressure surveys

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Each utility shall comply with the pressure survey,
					 recording, and other requirements imposed by the U.S.D.O.T., Regulations for
					 Transportation of Natural and other Gas by Pipeline - Title
					 49 C.F.R.
					 §§192.195,
					 192.197,
					 192.199,
					 192.739,
					 192.741,
					 and
					 192.743.
					 Each utility shall regularly record the pressures in various parts of its
					 distribution system. The charts or records thus obtained shall bear the date
					 and place where the pressure was taken and shall be retained for a period of at
					 least two (2) years.
Amended at 13 Ok Reg
					 3259, eff 7-25-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 45 - Gas Service Utilities › Subchapter 7 - Gas Pressure, Measurement, and Odorization › Part 3 - GAS MEASUREMENT › Section 165:45-7-10 - Definition of a cubic foot of gas

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) For the purpose of determining heating
				  value of gas under this Chapter, a cubic foot of gas means that amount of gas
				  having a gross heating value of at least nine hundred (900) British thermal
				  units, which when saturated with water vapor at a temperature of sixty degrees
				  Fahrenheit (60°F) and subjected to an absolute pressure equivalent to 14.73
				  p.s.i.a. and occupies a volume of one (1) cubic foot.
(b) For the purpose of measurement of gas to
				  a consumer, a cubic foot of gas shall contain no less than the heating value
				  prescribed in subsection (a) of this Section, and shall be that amount of gas
				  occupying one (1) cubic foot at a pressure base which shall be stated in the
				  utility's tariffs on file with and approved by the Commission.
(c) No gas regulator shall be adjusted to
				  allow gas to be metered to a consumer at less than the pressure base stated in
				  the utility's tariffs on file with and approved by the Commission.
(d) Where gas delivered to the consumer is
				  measured at a pressure greater than the pressure base upon which it is
				  computed, the volume registered by the meter shall be corrected by a multiplier
				  accepted by industry standards.
(e)
				  Where a utility has a contract or a tariff in effect on the effective date of
				  this Chapter specifying a pressure base other than 14.73 p.s.i.a., the pressure
				  base so specified may continue to be used for billing purposes. However, all
				  reports to the Commission will be at 14.73 p.s.i.a. pressure base, detailing
				  the conversion multipliers used.
Amended at 13 Ok Reg
					 3259, eff 7-25-96