Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 305 - RULES FOR ELECTRICITY AND NATURAL GAS SUBMETERING AND FOR ENERGY ALLOCATION EQUIPMENT › Section 20VAC5-305-95 - Billing for campgrounds

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Bills charged to a tenant shall be based upon the tenant's
				  actual measured usage. For submetering, the unit of measurement shall be the
				  energy unit as defined in
				  20VAC5-305-10. For energy
				  allocation equipment, the units of measurement shall be those characteristics
				  monitored by the allocation equipment.
The owner shall render bills to the tenant in the same energy
				  unit or units as billed the owner by the utility.
The tenant's bills shall be calculated in the following
				  manner: utilizing the most recent electric or natural gas bill from the utility
				  to the owner, said owner shall divide the "total current charges" by the total
				  number of energy units billed by the utility to determine the average cost in
				  cents per energy unit. The average energy unit cost shall be multiplied by each
				  tenant's energy unit consumption to obtain the tenant's charges.
For the purposes of computing the average cost per energy
				  unit, the "total current charges" shall include or exclude the following, as
				  applicable:
Include:
1.
				Customer, demand, commodity, and energy charges.
2. Fuel adjustment charge.
3. Purchased gas adjustment.
4. Local taxes.
5. Surcharges (i.e., interim rate relief,
				unrecovered deferred fuel, temporary energy surcharge).
6. Facilities charge.
Exclude:
a.
				Miscellaneous charges (e.g., charges by the utility for late
				payments).
b. Outdoor and security
				lighting charges.
c. Merchandise
				charges.
The owner may impose a service charge in accordance with §
				  56-245.3 of the Code of Virginia.
The owner shall recalculate the average cost per energy unit
				  each month based upon the most recent master meter bill received from the
				  utility for the campground. The owner shall implement the new average cost per
				  energy unit within five calendar days of the date the master meter bill is
				  issued to the owner by the utility.
For service at campgrounds where an owner and a tenant have
				  an agreement that clearly states that the campground is or will be using
				  submetering or energy allocation equipment, meter readings for the assigned
				  campsite shall be taken at the time a tenant registers to stay at the
				  campground, and the owner shall provide each tenant a written statement when
				  the tenant registers, stating:
1. That
				the energy used at the tenant's assigned campsite will be billed to the
				tenant;
2. A description of how the
				energy unit cost will be calculated; and
3. The initial meter reading for the assigned
				campsite.
Meter readings for the assigned campsite shall also be taken
				  at the time of the tenant's checkout. The tenant may be billed at checkout for
				  the tenant's actual electric or natural gas usage at the assigned campsite
				  based upon the tenant's report of the meter reading or upon the owner's reading
				  of the meter for the assigned campsite.
The tenant's bill shall be provided to the tenant at
				  checkout. A tenant's bill shall contain the following:
1. The initial energy reading and date for
				the current billing period;
2. The
				final energy reading and date for the current billing period;
3. The applicable rate;
4. The amount due; and
5. A statement that payment is due
				immediately or the date on which payment is due.
On request of a tenant who has been or will be billed for
				  energy usage, the owner shall show the tenant the master meter bill received
				  from the utility for the campground that corresponds to the rates that the
				  tenant has been or will be charged for the assigned campsite.
Estimated bills shall not be rendered unless the meter or
				  energy allocation equipment has been tampered with, and in such case, the bill
				  shall be distinctly marked "estimated." Such estimates shall be based upon
				  previous consumption at the campsite during a similar billing
				  period.