Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 45 - Gas Service Utilities › Subchapter 7 - Gas Pressure, Measurement, and Odorization › Part 3 - GAS MEASUREMENT › Section 165:45-7-11 - Gas measurement requirements

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) All gas transmitted by any utility shall
				  be measured accurately by proper apparatus prior to entering the pipe line, and
				  all gas consumed for light, heat or power in connection with its transmission
				  shall be measured accurately in order that the "lost and unaccounted for" gas
				  may be accurately determined.
(b)
				  All gas transmitted by any utility shall be measured accurately by proper
				  apparatus, and all gas consumed for light, heat, or power in connection with
				  its distribution shall be measured in order that the "lost and unaccounted for"
				  gas in distribution may be accurately determined.
(c) Each utility shall keep a record of the
				  monthly input and output of its system.
(d) All the measurements required by this
				  Section shall be recorded and the totals of the input and output measurements
				  shall be reported each month to the Commission on its Forms G.D. and G.T.,
				  "Comparative Monthly Report of Revenues and Expenses." The measurements shall
				  be reported on the 14.73 (p.s.i.a.) pressure base. Sales to consumers may be
				  reported as billed when the pressure at which the gas is delivered is at
				  standard delivery pressure.
(e) The
				  utility shall treat each point of delivery as a separate consumer, or contract,
				  and shall separately meter and charge accordingly. The utility shall not
				  combine meter readings for the purpose of giving the consumer a lower rate,
				  except as otherwise authorized by the Commission. More than one point of
				  delivery to a single consumer at a single location will be permitted only if
				  required by the physical characteristics of the facilities served. In such
				  cases, total usage at multiple points of delivery shall be combined for billing
				  purposes.
(f) All gas service
				  rendered by a utility shall be subject to meter measurement, except as
				  otherwise authorized by the Commission.
(g) Service to newly-constructed multiple
				  residences, apartment complexes or similar residential units shall be
				  individually metered, one meter per residence, and billed under the applicable
				  rate schedule.
(h) Where four (4)
				  or fewer rooms are rented to the public, for strictly residential purposes,
				  within a residence with a single meter, the residential rate shall be applied
				  to service for the entire residence.
(i) Exceptions to the standard set forth in
				  subsection (g) of this Section for service to multiple residences may be
				  granted by the Commission with respect to newly-constructed 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. While the Commission may deny authorization for safety and other
				  reasons, the Commission shall grant such authorization only 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; and,
(3) Equitable rates to the consumers of such
				  service.