Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 57 - ELECTRIC SERVICE › Subchapter O - ADVANCED METER DEPLOYMENT › Section 57.253 - Approval of advanced meters

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) A
					 qualified advanced meter, meter-related device or network shall be the
					 customer's billing meter and shall meet certain advanced meter standards
					 established by the Commission according to the following process:
(1) The Office of the Executive Director will
					 appoint and chair a Metering Committee (Committee) composed of, to the extent
					 possible, a balanced number of representatives from EDCs and EGSs, as well as
					 representatives of consumer, environmental and EDC electrical worker union
					 interests. The Committee will be designated an advisory body to the Commission
					 as provided in this subsection.
(2)
					 The Committee will meet as necessary to establish and modify recommendations to
					 the Commission for a catalog of qualified advanced meters, meter-related
					 devices and networks or to review recognized changes and improvements in
					 metering technology.
(i) The Committee will
					 include recommendations to the Commission in the catalog for a variety of
					 technologies that support the demands of customers and the services of EGSs
					 expected in the market. These technologies may include: networks, two-way
					 communication, time of use capabilities, load management, net metering for
					 self-generation and similar services. Qualified advanced meters, meter-related
					 devices and networks shall meet the standards described in §
													57.254 (relating to advanced meter
					 standards)
(ii) The Committee will
					 consider applicable technical standards, manufacturers' information, another
					 state's approval of a particular type of meter, meter-related device or network
					 and other appropriate areas in its meter catalog deliberations.
(iii) An interested party shall request, in
					 writing, to have an advanced meter, meter-related device or network to be
					 considered for review by the Committee. The written request shall include a
					 brief description of the subject meter, meter-related device, or network,
					 manufacturers' information, any proposal to use the device other than on a
					 Statewide basis, a statement claiming compliance with applicable standards in
					 § 57.254, and other information necessary for a Committee
					 recommendation.
(iv) Upon receipt
					 of a written request for inclusion of an advanced meter in the Catalog, the
					 Committee shall serve notice on an affected EDC. The EDC shall have 30 days
					 from the date of receipt of the notice to respond to the Committee regarding
					 costs and incompatibility. In the absence of an EDC response to costs and
					 incompatibility, the Committee may assume that the subject device is compatible
					 and incremental costs are de minimis.
(v) The Committee will make a recommendation
					 to the Commission regarding the subject meter, meter-related device or network
					 within 60 days from the date the request is received. The interested party that
					 proposed the meter or device, and any other interested party, shall have 14
					 days to submit comments to the Commission concerning the Committee's
					 recommendation.
(vi) Upon receipt
					 of the Committee's recommendations, the Commission will serve the
					 recommendations on affected parties consistent with a service list developed by
					 the Office of Executive Director, including all EDCs, the OCA, the Office of
					 Small Business Advocate (OSBA) and the Office of Trial Staff. The Commission
					 will issue a decision regarding approval of the subject meter, meter-related
					 device or network within 60 days of the receipt of the Committee's
					 recommendation.
(3) The
					 Committee will submit a report to the Commission by October 1, 1999, and at
					 least annually thereafter, with its considerations and
					 recommendations.
(4) The Committee
					 shall include in its reports to the Commission facts concerning anticipated net
					 incremental costs of qualified advanced meters or meter-related devices and
					 recommendations concerning the appropriate level and manner of payment of the
					 charges, if any.