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Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 165:35-1-4 - Location and retention of records

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Record retention.
Unless
				otherwise specified herein, all records required by this Chapter shall be
				preserved by the utility in the form and for a period of time not less than
				that specified by applicable rules of FERC or the RUS; or in absence thereof,
				for two (2) years.
(b)
Record
				location.
All records required by this Chapter shall be made available
				for review in Oklahoma at the office or offices of the utility and shall be
				open for examination by the Commission or its representatives; provided that if
				the general office of the utility is located outside of Oklahoma, the records
				may be kept at the general office. Each utility shall maintain records in such
				detail that the cost of property located and business done in the State of
				Oklahoma, including cost of fuel for generation purposes, can be accurately and
				readily ascertained, and the utility shall make available any such records for
				examination by the Commission or its authorized representative. Each utility
				shall notify the Commission as to the location of the office or offices at
				which the various classes of records are kept and shall file with the
				Commission such reports as the Commission may from time to time
				require.
(c)
Submetering
				records.
In the event of the use of company submetering, all submetering
				records shall be retained for a period of two (2) years and shall be available
				for inspection by the Commission, the affected consumer and/or duly interested
				party at a location accessible to the consumer affected by submeters.
(d)
Contact persons.
Each
				utility shall notify in writing, the PUD Director within thirty (30) days of a
				change in the company-designated contacts for PUD and CSD issues.
(1) The update shall include the name(s),
				physical street address(es), electronic mail addresses and telephone number(s)
				of the designated individual(s), and shall be furnished applicable to each
				operating district, town or any segment of the utility so that PUD will be able
				to reach the responsible person at any time. If this information is
				unavailable, the utility may seek a waiver from the PUD Director by making the
				request in writing.
(2) The contact
				name(s) provided pursuant to this subsection shall be the individual(s)
				primarily responsible for:
(A) Providing
				customer service;
(B) Repair and
				maintenance;
(C) Answering
				complaints;
(D) Authorizing and/or
				furnishing refunds to customers;
(E) Tariff issues;
(F) Regulatory matters;
(G) PUD Fee Assessment (and Fee Assessment
				Payments, if different);
(H)
				Primary emergency;
(I) After hours
				emergency;
(J) Annual reporting;
(K) Attorney for regulatory
				matters;
(L) Community liaison;
				and
(M) Engineering operations,
				meter tests and repairs.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 165:35-1-5 - Sale or disposal of jurisdictional facilities by utility

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Except upon
				order of the Commission made upon application, notice and hearing, no utility
				shall discontinue or abandon any segment of its jurisdictional distribution
				system or sell, transfer, or dispose to another any portion of its
				jurisdictional plant or property then constituting an integrated operating
				system, or major fractional part thereof, unless the following criteria are
				satisfied:
(1) The Commission shall determine
				the functional division of utility property. If the function of the property
				intended to be sold by a utility will remain a utility function after the sale
				as determined by the Commission, the Commission retains jurisdiction;
(2) Unless otherwise ordered by
				the Commission, after notice and hearing, no property shall be sold which may
				have a detrimental impact on rates or service levels of customers, shippers or
				producers;
(3) This Section shall
				not apply to discontinuance of service pursuant to OAC 165:35-21, nor to
				routine retirement or replacement of plant or equipment; and
(4) Any portion of a utility's plant or
				operating system which has previously been included in the rate base of such
				utility will remain as part of such utility's jurisdictional plant or operating
				system, unless otherwise ordered by the Commission
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 5 - Rate, Tariff, Map Submission Requirements, and Submission of System Mapping › Section 165:35-5-1 - Filing of rate schedules, contracts, agreements, and rules

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) It shall be
				unlawful for a utility to furnish, charge for, or receive payment for electric
				service, except strictly in accordance with a tariff, special contract, or rate
				schedule approved by and on file with the Commission.
(b) No jurisdictional tariff or rate schedule
				shall be instituted, added, deleted, changed, closed, or discontinued except
				pursuant to order of the Commission upon application, and after such notice and
				hearing as may be ordered by the Commission.
(c) Annual tariff submissions submitted for
				review and approval by the PUD Director, pursuant to prior Commission order,
				may be accepted or rejected. If there is a dispute and resolution is not
				accomplished, the tariff shall be subject to refund as of the date of notice of
				filing of a cause before the Commission to resolve the dispute.
(d) A special contract or agreement other
				than a filed tariff under which electric service is furnished to a consumer
				shall be deemed a tariff for the purpose for which approved and for purposes of
				this Chapter. No special contract for electric service shall become effective
				until it has been filed with and approved by order of the Commission, after
				notice and hearing when directed by the Commission.
(e) The utility shall maintain the following
				in each business office or furnish to a member of the public on request:
(1) A copy of every tariff and rate schedule
				under which electric service is being furnished to consumers within the area
				serviced by that business office.
(2) A copy of the approved rules and
				regulations of the utility which govern the furnishing of electric service.
(3) A copy of this Chapter and all
				amendments thereto.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 5 - Rate, Tariff, Map Submission Requirements, and Submission of System Mapping › Section 165:35-5-2 - Map Submission Requirements and Submission of System Mapping

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Each utility
				shall provide upon request within ten (10) business days to the Commission
				suitable, detailed maps, a size and media as agreed by the utility and the PUD
				Director, of its general system and shall maintain suitable, detailed maps of
				its entire system, which shall be made available to the Commission on request.
				The general system maps may be provided by sections or counties where necessary
				to meet the size requirements. Such maps shall be brought up to date annually,
				not later than ninety (90) days after the end of the utility's fiscal year.
				Electronic submission is preferred; however, all forms of submission will be
				accepted.
(b) No later than one (1)
				year after the effective date of this rule, each utility having a distribution
				system within the State of Oklahoma shall endeavor to provide the locations of
				the distribution lines within the utility's service territory, including all
				lines extending more than one mile outside of the utility's service territory,
				to the PUD Director using geographic information system data or standards as
				prescribed by the PUD Director. Electronic submission is preferred; however,
				all forms of submission will be accepted.
(c) For purposes of this subsection,
				transmission facilities shall be excluded from mapping submissions.
				Transmission facility maps shall be retained at the utility, and shall be made
				available onsite upon request by PUD, subject to other regulatory requirements.
(d) The Commission finds, pursuant
				to Article IX, Section 18 of the Oklahoma Constitution, and 51 O.S. §
				24A.22, that all general system maps that are not otherwise publicly available
				are hereby classified as confidential. All documents and information considered
				to be confidential must be clearly marked as such. All information classified
				as confidential shall be used by PUD, an ALJ, any party to filed cause pending
				before the Commission, and the Commission solely in connection with the review
				and disposition of all matters relating to this Section. PUD, the ALJ, the
				Commission and all other parties that receive or review information deemed
				confidential herein shall keep all such information confidential.
Amended at 16 Ok Reg
				  2237, eff 7-1-99
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 5 - Rate, Tariff, Map Submission Requirements, and Submission of System Mapping › Section 165:35-5-3 - Streamlined approval process

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
				A streamlined approval process shall be available for Commission review of
				minor changes to the utility's Commission-approved tariffs for optional or
				non-basic services, for new optional or nonbasic services, and/or minor terms
				and conditions of service.
(b) The
				streamlined approval process will not be available for a general rate change
				pursuant to OAC
				165:70-1-2.
(c) The projected impact on annual revenues
				caused by the requested tariff change, when combined with the actual revenues
				received from other tariff changes obtained under this streamlined approval
				process within the previous twelve months, shall not exceed one percent of the
				utility's jurisdictional annual gross operating revenue.
Added at 13 Ok Reg 2433,
				  eff 7-1-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 5 - Rate, Tariff, Map Submission Requirements, and Submission of System Mapping › Section 165:35-5-4 - Applications for streamlined approval

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The utility seeking approval of an
				application under the streamlined process shall file an application with the
				Commission's Court Clerk stating the name of the applicant, the specific change
				or changes requested, and the anticipated annual revenue effect.
(b) When the utility files an application for
				approval under the streamlined process, it shall submit to PUD a complete
				streamlined application package which conforms to the requirements set forth in
				this Subchapter. The streamlined application package shall contain a statement
				by the applicant that the package is in compliance with the filing requirements
				for streamlined application packages.
(c) Streamlined application packages shall
				contain at a minimum the following:
(1)
				Evidence that the application meets the requirements contained at OAC
				165:35-5-3.
(2) Annual impact of such change or new
				service on the utility's customers, in aggregate and on a per customer basis
				for each customer class.
(3)
				Documentation and schedules that quantify the annual revenue change
				anticipated, and the cost of providing the new service, when applicable.
(4) Evidence that the change or
				new service is not unjustly discriminatory.
(5) Evidence that good cause exists for the
				approval of the change or new service.
(6) A list of all Commission orders
				applicable to the applicant issued within the twelve month period prior to
				filing pursuant to this streamlined procedure.
(7) The amount per month of both projected
				and actual revenues or reductions derived from the applications approved
				relating to the orders identified within the filing package within the twelve
				month period prior to filing.
(8) A
				statement containing the utility's jurisdictional gross operating revenues for
				the twelve month period immediately preceding the filing.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 5 - Rate, Tariff, Map Submission Requirements, and Submission of System Mapping › Section 165:35-5-5 - Response to application for streamlined approval and subsequent pleading

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The tariff
				and/or terms and conditions of service will be effective pursuant to Commission
				order. If an objection to the streamlined application is filed within thirty
				(30) calendar days of the original filing, the Commission may set the matter
				for hearing and shall issue an order approving, denying or modifying the
				application within sixty (60) calendar days of the date the application was
				filed, unless otherwise ordered by the Commission.
(b) If an objection is not filed, the
				Commission shall issue an order approving, denying or modifying the application
				within forty-five (45) calendar days of the date the application was filed,
				unless otherwise ordered by the Commission.
(c) Applicant shall respond to data requests
				for additional data or information within five (5) business days of receiving
				the request.
Added at 13 Ok Reg 2433,
				  eff 7-1-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 5 - Rate, Tariff, Map Submission Requirements, and Submission of System Mapping › Section 165:35-5-6 - Streamlined approval - notice and intervention

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The applicant shall provide notice of the
				application for streamlined approval, which shall include notice to the Office
				of the Attorney General of the State of Oklahoma.
(b) If the application proposes a service or
				tariff that alters the current rate or offers a new rate for customers, the
				applicant shall provide notice of the application by publication for two (2)
				weeks. The first publication shall be no later than fifteen (15) calendar days
				after the Commission approves the notice. Publication shall be in a newspaper
				of general circulation published in each county in which are located utility
				customers affected thereby, unless the Commission orders otherwise.
Added at 13 Ok Reg 2433,
				  eff 7-1-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 5 - Rate, Tariff, Map Submission Requirements, and Submission of System Mapping › Section 165:35-5-7 - Effect of streamlined approval on subsequent proceedings

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Any addition, deletion, or amendment to a tariff or term and
				  condition of service, obtained through the streamlined process shall not
				  preclude an examination of the impact of the change upon the utility's revenue
				  requirement or operations in subsequent proceedings.
Added at 13 Ok Reg 2433,
				  eff 7-1-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 7 - Promotional Policies and Practices › Section 165:35-7-1 - Provisions governing promotional policies and practices

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The promotional policies and practices of each utility shall
				  be governed by 17 O.S. Supp. (1981), §180.1 et seq., and future amendments
				  or supplements thereto.
Amended at 16 Ok Reg
				  2237, eff 7-1-99
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 7 - Promotional Policies and Practices › Section 165:35-7-2 - Promotional practices prohibited [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Revoked at 16 Ok Reg
				  2237, eff 7-1-99
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 7 - Promotional Policies and Practices › Section 165:35-7-3 - Promotional practices permitted [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Revoked at 16 Ok Reg
				  2237, eff 7-1-99
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 7 - Promotional Policies and Practices › Section 165:35-7-4 - Advertising expenditures prohibited [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Amended at 10 Ok Reg
				  2633, eff 6-25-93; Revoked at 16 Ok Reg 2237, eff
				  7-1-99
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 7 - Promotional Policies and Practices › Section 165:35-7-5 - Advertising expenditures permitted [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Revoked at 16 Ok Reg
				  2237, eff 7-1-99
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 7 - Promotional Policies and Practices › Section 165:35-7-6 - Contributions [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Revoked at 16 Ok Reg
				  2237, eff 7-1-99
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 7 - Promotional Policies and Practices › Section 165:35-7-7 - Submission of promotional practices

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The utility shall submit an annual submission of current
				  promotional practices by May 1, and as programs are updated, to PUD. The report
				  shall include a list and description of all promotional practices and
				  activities. Although submission by the utility shall not assume approval by PUD
				  , it will allow PUD and the utility to review and dialogue as to the
				  appropriateness of the promotional practices, whether or not the expenses
				  should be recovered through rates, and ensure that the promotional practices
				  are provided on a nondiscriminatory basis.
Amended at 16 Ok Reg
				  2237, eff 7-1-99
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 7 - Promotional Policies and Practices › Section 165:35-7-8 - Exceptions; prior conditions and rules [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Revoked at 16 Ok Reg
				  2237, eff 7-1-99
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 9 - Extent of Service › Section 165:35-9-1 - Extent of service

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Point of delivery.
The point of delivery of electrical service
				shall be the point at which the electrical supply system of the utility
				connects to the wiring system of the consumer.
(b)
Service at primary distribution
				voltage.
When the consumer accepts service at primary distribution
				voltage, the delivery point shall be at or near the property line or point of
				transformation.
(c)
Service
				at secondary voltage.
(1) For overhead
				construction, the point of delivery is that point where the utility's overhead
				service drop connects to the consumer's service entrance conductors.
(2) For underground construction, the point
				of delivery is that point where the utility's service lateral connects to the
				consumer's service entrance conductors.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 11 - Allocation of Territories/Consumers; Changes in Service/Supplier › Section 165:35-11-1 - Allocating territories and/or consumers between utilities

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
An agreement between utilities for the purpose of allocating
				  territories or consumers shall be valid only if it is entered into by the
				  utilities and approved by the Commission in accordance with the following
				  provisions which provide "
Notwithstanding the effectuation of certified
				  territories established by or pursuant to this act, and the exclusive right to
				  service within such territory, a retail electric supplier may contract with
				  another retail electric supplier for the purpose of allocating territories and
				  consumer between such retail electric suppliers and designating which
				  territories and consumers are to be served by which of said retail electric
				  suppliers. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, a contract between
				  retail electric suppliers as herein provided when approved by the Commission
				  shall be valid and enforceable. The Commission shall approve such contract if
				  it finds that the contract will promote the purposes of (Section 158.23 of this
				  title) and will provide adequate and reasonable service to all areas and
				  consumers affected thereby
." [17 O.S. 1981, Section 158.26]
Amended at 10 Ok Reg
				  2633, eff 6-25-93
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 11 - Allocation of Territories/Consumers; Changes in Service/Supplier › Section 165:35-11-2 - Change of service

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
If a change in service to a consumer is required for the
				  convenience or benefit of the utility, the utility shall pay such part of the
				  cost associated with electric change out as determined by mutual agreement or
				  by the Commission in absence of such agreement.
Amended at 16 Ok Reg
				  2237, eff 7-1-99
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 11 - Allocation of Territories/Consumers; Changes in Service/Supplier › Section 165:35-11-3 - Changing retail suppliers in incorporated areas [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Amended at 10 Ok Reg
				  2633, eff 6-25-93; Amended at 10 Ok Reg 3561, eff 7-12-93; Amended at 14 Ok Reg
				  2558, eff 7-1-97; Revoked at 16 Ok Reg 2237, eff
				  7-1-99
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 11 - Allocation of Territories/Consumers; Changes in Service/Supplier › Section 165:35-11-4 - New large load equal to or greater than 1,000 kW notice

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Any retail electric supplier, not excluded by 17 O.S. §
				  158.28 of the Retail Electric Supplier Certified Territory Act, that intends to
				  provide retail electric service to a new electric-consuming facility within the
				  certified territory of another retail electric service provider shall notify
				  that incumbent retail electric service provider and PUD, either in writing or
				  by electronic mail, after a bid has been selected, and no less than three (3)
				  business days prior to implementation of service. This notice shall provide
				  information including but not limited to the following:
(1) A description of the anticipated location
				of the new electric-consuming facility, and the identification of the certified
				territory retail electric service provider.
(2) A general description of the size of the
				load to be added.
(3)
				Identification of the tariff, on file with PUD, under which the retail electric
				supplier intends to serve the electric-consuming facility.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 13 - Disposition of Electric Energy › Section 165:35-13-1 - Resale of electricity

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
				Except as set forth in subsection (b) below, no utility shall knowingly furnish
				electricity under a retail tariff for purposes of resale, except pursuant to a
				tariff or special contract approved by and on file with the
				Commission.
(b) If it comes to the
				attention of the utility that any consumer is reselling electricity, it shall
				notify the PUD Director of the name and address of any consumer reselling
				electricity. Unless otherwise directed, the utility may continue to provide
				electric service pending review by the PUD Director.
(c) Sales of charging services from an
				electric vehicle charging station, not owned by a regulated utility, for the
				purpose of fueling an electric vehicle, including the ability to sell on a kWh
				basis, shall not be considered resale of retail electricity, and such sales
				from the electric vehicle charging station shall not be subject to rate
				regulation by the Commission. Utility service to an electric vehicle charging
				station shall be provided subject to the utility's terms and conditions.
Amended at 22 Ok Reg
				  1799, eff 7-1-05
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 13 - Disposition of Electric Energy › Section 165:35-13-2 - Resale of power or energy

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
No utility shall knowingly sell power or energy to any
				  consumer for resale under Commission jurisdiction pursuant to a tariff
				  providing for resale unless the Commission has been advised fifteen (15)
				  calendar days prior to commencement of deliveries. No such sale shall be made
				  unless the purchaser from the utility has tariffs on file with and approved by
				  the Commission, rate schedules, rules, and regulations covering such resale, or
				  is exempt by law from such requirements.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 13 - Disposition of Electric Energy › Section 165:35-13-3 - Rented single, residence units

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Where four (4) or fewer rooms within a residence are rented
				  to the public for residence purposes only, by one owning or occupying the
				  residence and where a single meter is installed, a single application of the
				  residential rate shall apply to the entire service.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 13 - Disposition of Electric Energy › Section 165:35-13-4 - Point(s) of delivery

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
In serving a consumer, regardless of classification, the
				  utility shall regard each point of delivery as a separate consumer or contract
				  and shall separately meter and charge accordingly, and shall not combine meter
				  readings for the purpose of giving the consumer a lower rate unless the
				  approved tariffs of the utility provide otherwise. More than one point of
				  delivery to a single consumer at one premise or location will be permitted when
				  the physical or electrical characteristics of the facilities served require
				  more than one point of delivery according to good engineering and operating
				  practices, in which case total usage at multiple points of delivery shall be
				  combined for billing purposes.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 13 - Disposition of Electric Energy › Section 165:35-13-5 - Meter service measurement

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
All electric service rendered by a utility shall be on the
				  basis of meter measurement, except for installations where the load is constant
				  and the consumption may be readily computed, or as provided for in its filed
				  rate schedules, or as otherwise authorized by the Commission.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 13 - Disposition of Electric Energy › Section 165:35-13-6 - Records and reports of measurement of input and output

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Each utility shall keep a record of the
				input and output of its system in kilowatt-hours per month.
(b) The totals of input and output
				measurements shall be reported each month to PUD on its Forms E.D. and E.T.,
				"Comparative Monthly Report of Revenues and Expenses." A copy of RUS Form 7 may
				be filed in lieu thereof.
Amended at 16 Ok Reg
				  2237, eff 7-1-99
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 13 - Disposition of Electric Energy › Section 165:35-13-7 - Multiple residence units

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
				The basic statewide standard for service to multiple residences, apartment
				complexes, or similar residential units shall be individual metering, one (1)
				meter per residence with billing under the applicable residential rate
				schedule.
(b) Exceptions to the
				standard for service to multiple residences set forth in (a) of this Section
				may be granted by the Commission with respect to new and future multiple
				residence units. A utility or the owner of such a multiple residence unit may
				submit an application seeking authorization to furnish service at one or more
				points of delivery. The Commission shall grant such authority if it determines
				that providing service in the manner requested will encourage:
(1) Conservation of energy.
(2) The efficient use of facilities and
				resources by the utility providing such service.
(3) Equitable rates to the consumers of such
				service.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 15 - Meter Requirements › Part 1 - INSTALLATION, READING, AND RECORDS › Section 165:35-15-1 - Meters

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Except as
				  provided in OAC
				  165:35-13-5,
				  each utility shall provide and install at its own expense and shall continue to
				  own, maintain, and operate proper and sufficient equipment for the accurate
				  measurement of electricity 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 tariff filed with and approved by the
				  Commission.
(c) No meter shall be
				  installed which is known to be defective, or to have incorrect constants or
				  which has not been tested and adjusted, if necessary, in accordance with this
				  Chapter. The meter shall be consistent with the electric requirements of the
				  consumer.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 15 - Meter Requirements › Part 1 - INSTALLATION, READING, AND RECORDS › Section 165:35-15-2 - Meter reading, meter reading records, cards, and charts

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Meter
				  reading records.
The meter reading records shall show:
(1) Consumer's name, address, and rate
				  schedule symbol.
(2) Identifying
				  number or description of the meter.
(3) Meter readings and dates thereof.
(4) If the reading has been
				  estimated.
(5) Any applicable
				  multiplier or constant.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 15 - Meter Requirements › Part 3 - METER LOCATION, TESTING, AND OPERATION › Section 165:35-15-10 - Location of meters

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(a)
Outdoor meters.
(1) Where a meter
				  is installed outdoors, it shall be placed on the exterior of a building or on a
				  support or pole in a location readily accessible to authorized utility
				  representatives for meter reading, testing and maintenance; and shall not be
				  subject to severe vibration, dust, vapors or corrosive liquids. The meter shall
				  be the temperature compensating type.
(2) A meter shall not be placed in a location
				  where it may be accidentally damaged or at a location on a building where it
				  will cause inconvenience, either to the consumer or the utility's
				  representative.
(3) An outdoor
				  meter, except for unusual circumstances, shall not be more than five and
				  one-half feet (5 ½') or less than two and one-half (2½') feet
				  above ground level, measured from the center of the meter cover.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 15 - Meter Requirements › Part 3 - METER LOCATION, TESTING, AND OPERATION › Section 165:35-15-11 - Meter testing facilities and equipment

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
General.
Each utility
				  furnishing metered electric service shall own or arrange for equipment and
				  facilities and follow test procedures necessary for testing its meters to
				  limits of accuracy specified in this Chapter. The equipment facilities and
				  procedures shall be available for inspection by PUD or its authorized
				  representative. A utility may contract for testing of its meters by another
				  utility or by a non-utility concern performing meter testing service.
(b)
Test standards.
(1) Each utility furnishing metered electric
				  service shall provide for and have available portable indicating electrical
				  testing instruments or watt-hour meters of suitable range and type for testing
				  service watt-hour meters, demand meters, switchboard instruments, recording
				  voltmeters, and other electrical instruments.
(2) For testing the accuracy of portable
				  watt-hour meters, commonly called "rotating standards", and other portable
				  instruments used for testing service meters, each utility shall provide for and
				  have available as reference or check standards suitable indicating electrical
				  instruments, watt-hour meters, watt meters, or any or all of them, hereinafter
				  called reference standards. Service type of watt-hour meters may be used as a
				  check standard, but if so, such watt-hour meters shall be permanently mounted
				  in a meter testing facility and shall be used for no purpose other than for
				  checking working rotating standards.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 15 - Meter Requirements › Part 3 - METER LOCATION, TESTING, AND OPERATION › Section 165:35-15-12 - Accuracy requirements for service watt-hour meters

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
General.
No meter shall be
				  placed in service, or allowed to remain in service, which has an incorrect
				  register multiplier, watt-hour constant, gear ratio, or dial train; or which is
				  mechanically or electrically defective, incorrectly connected, installed, or
				  applied; or which registers outside the limits specified in (c) of this
				  Section. All tolerances in this Chapter are to be interpreted as maximum
				  permissible variations from conditions of zero error. No meter or associated
				  device shall be adjusted to be in error, even within the tolerances permitted
				  by this Chapter.
(b)
Test
				  loads.
For self-contained meters, the heavy load test current shall be
				  approximately one hundred percent (100%) of the meter test amperes (TA), and
				  the light load test current shall be approximately ten percent (10%) of the
				  meter test amperes (TA). For meters used with current transformers, the current
				  at heavy load shall be approximately one hundred percent (100%) of either the
				  meter test amperes (TA) or the secondary rating of the current transformer, and
				  at light load approximately ten percent (10%) of that rating.
(c)
Accuracy limits.
(1)
Acceptable performance.
The
				  performance of a watt-hour meter is considered to be acceptable when the
				  average percentage registration is not more than one hundred and two percent
				  (102%), nor less than ninety-eight percent (98%), calculated in accordance with
				  one of the methods described in (d) of this Section.
(2)
Adjustment limits.
When the
				  test of a watt-hour meter indicates that the error in registration exceeds one
				  percent (1%) at either light load or heavy load at unity power factor, or
				  exceeds two percent (2%) at heavy load at approximately 0.5 power factor lag,
				  the percentage registration of the meter shall be adjusted to within these
				  limits of error, as closely as practicable to the condition of zero error.
				  Where instrument transformers are used in conjunction with the meter, these
				  limits apply to the meter equipment as a whole. All meters which are tested
				  shall be left without creep.
(3)
Creeping.
No watt-hour meter which creeps shall be placed in
				  service or allowed to remain in service. A meter creeps if, with load wires
				  removed and with test voltage applied to the voltage circuits, the rotor moves
				  continuously. For the practical recognition of creep in a meter in service, it
				  is considered to creep when, with all load wires disconnected, the rotor makes
				  one (1) revolution in ten (10) minutes or less.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 15 - Meter Requirements › Part 3 - METER LOCATION, TESTING, AND OPERATION › Section 165:35-15-13 - Accuracy requirements for demand meters

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Acceptable performance.
The
				  performance of a demand meter or register shall be acceptable when the error in
				  registration does not exceed four percent (4%) in terms of full scale value
				  when tested at any point between twenty-five percent (25%) and one hundred
				  percent (100%) of full scale value.
(b)
Adjustment limits.
(1) When a demand meter or register indicates
				  that the error in registration exceeds ± four percent (4%) in terms of
				  full scale value, the demand meter or register shall be adjusted to within
				  ± two percent (2%) full scale value.
(2) The timing element when used to keep a
				  record of time of day at which the demand occurs, shall be adjusted to a
				  condition of as near zero error as practicable when it is found to be in error
				  by more than ± 0.25 percent.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 15 - Meter Requirements › Part 3 - METER LOCATION, TESTING, AND OPERATION › Section 165:35-15-14 - Place and methods for testing metering equipment

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Testing in place.
Tests on
				  watt-hour and demand meters in service may be made either on the consumer's
				  premises or in an approved meter testing facility.
(b)
Instrument transformers.
(1)
Preinstallation tests.
Prior
				  to installation, all new instrument transformers shall be tested for voltage
				  withstand, ratio correction factor, and phase angle in an approved laboratory,
				  meter shop, or by the manufacturer.
(2)
Transformers removed from
				  service.
All instrument transformers removed from service, unless
				  damaged, shall be tested for ratio correction factor and phase angle prior to
				  reinstallation.
(3)
In-service tests.
When metering installations are tested on
				  periodic schedules, the instrument transformers associated with the
				  installation shall be inspected for correctness of connections and evidence of
				  any damage. Current transformers shall be tested with a suitable variable
				  burden device to determine if the windings of the secondary circuit have
				  developed an open circuit, short circuit or unwanted grounds. When the primary
				  voltage is known, potential transformers may be tested by measuring the
				  secondary voltage to reveal defects in the transformers or secondary circuit
				  which affects its accuracy.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 15 - Meter Requirements › Part 3 - METER LOCATION, TESTING, AND OPERATION › Section 165:35-15-15 - Installation tests

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
New
				  meters.
New meters shall be inspected and tested in a meter testing
				  facility, or by the manufacturer, either on a one hundred percent (100%) basis
				  or on a statistical sampling basis acceptable to the Commission, and
				  appropriate action shall be taken by the utility to assure that the meters
				  conform to the accuracy requirements outlined in this Chapter.
(b)
Meters installed with instrument
				  transformers.
Meters installed with instrument transformers shall be
				  tested on a one hundred percent (100%) basis and adjusted to conform to the
				  accuracy requirement outlined in this Chapter prior to installation. In
				  addition, a complete inspection shall be made of the wiring after installation
				  to assure proper connections for metering.
(c)
Separate test of meters and
				  transformers.
The watt-hour meters may be tested independently of
				  instrument transformers, provided the transformer ratios and phase angles have
				  been determined and are taken into account in the calibration of the meters.
				  The transformer errors may be neglected in the calibration of the meters if
				  instrument transformers are used that conform to the 0.3 accuracy class limits
				  of the ANSI requirements with the actual secondary burden.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 15 - Meter Requirements › Part 3 - METER LOCATION, TESTING, AND OPERATION › Section 165:35-15-16 - Schedule for testing watt-hour meters

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Selective testing of alternating
				  current watt-hour meters.
Meters shall be tested in accordance with the
				  provisions of this Section, except that any utility may, upon written request
				  to the Commission, be authorized by the Commission to utilize a selective
				  testing program for alternating current watt-hour meters.
(b)
Periodic schedule for testing
				  alternating current watt-hour meters with surge-proof magnets and without
				  demand registers or pulse initiators (in lieu of selective testing
				  program).
The word "year" in the periodic test schedule stated below
				  means calendar year. The periods stated are required test intervals.
(1) Meters used with instrument transformers:
(A) Polyphase meters-at least once in 16
				  years.
(B) Single phase meters-at
				  least once in 16 years.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 15 - Meter Requirements › Part 3 - METER LOCATION, TESTING, AND OPERATION › Section 165:35-15-17 - Schedule for testing demand meters

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The following schedule is required for testing demand
					 meters:
(1) Block interval
				  demand-registers-equipped watt-hour meters.
(A) Meters with surge-proof magnets - 12
				  years.
(B) Meters without
				  surge-proof magnets - 8 years.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 15 - Meter Requirements › Part 3 - METER LOCATION, TESTING, AND OPERATION › Section 165:35-15-18 - Prepayment meters

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
No utility shall use prepayment meters geared or set as to
					 produce a rate or amount higher than would be paid if a standard type meter was
					 used, except pursuant to a special rate schedule for the particular class of
					 service which has been filed with and approved by the
					 Commission.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 15 - Meter Requirements › Part 3 - METER LOCATION, TESTING, AND OPERATION › Section 165:35-15-19 - Meter records and reports

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
General.
Current records
				  shall be kept, systematically arranged, of the identification number of each
				  watt-hour meter and the location of the meter.
(b)
Selective test date.
Any
				  utility authorized to utilize a selective testing program for alternating
				  current watt-hour meters may retain the test date of the groups of lots of the
				  meter selected for test, in lieu of the records required in (c) of this
				  Section.
(c)
Test
				  records.
Each utility shall keep the most recent test record of any
				  installed meter for the period installed and for six (6) months after the meter
				  is removed from service. Each record shall contain:
(1) Sufficient information to identify the
				  meter.
(2) The date of the
				  test.
(3) Reading of the
				  meter.
(4) Results of the
				  test.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 15 - Meter Requirements › Part 3 - METER LOCATION, TESTING, AND OPERATION › Section 165:35-15-20 - Meter testing on request of consumer

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Upon receipt at an office of a utility of
				  a written request of a consumer, the utility shall, within twenty (20) calendar
				  days, test the accuracy of the meter through which the consumer is being
				  served.
(b) No charge shall be made
				  for a meter test requested by the consumer, unless the meter is found to test
				  within limits of accuracy prescribed by this Chapter, in which case the utility
				  may make the charge prescribed in its approved tariffs.
(c) A consumer may make written request to be
				  present when the utility conducts the test on his/her meter and have an expert
				  or other representative present at the time; in which case, the utility shall
				  conduct the test in the presence of the consumer or the consumer's
				  representative, but 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
				  premise 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.
(e)
				  Each party affected by a consumer submeter may make demand of the consumer to
				  test the consumer submeter, and the testing requirements and the time for such
				  testing shall be as set forth in (a) through (d) of this Section.
Amended at 10 Ok Reg
					 2633, eff 6-25-93
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 15 - Meter Requirements › Part 3 - METER LOCATION, TESTING, AND OPERATION › Section 165:35-15-21 - Referee meter tests by Commission [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Revoked at 22 Ok Reg
					 1799, eff 7-1-05