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 20VAC5-305-70 - Periodic tests and checks

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Each owner shall have a testing program the primary purpose
				  of which is to maintain an acceptable degree of accuracy during the service
				  life of the equipment. All submetering equipment shall be tested in accordance
				  with the provisions of ANSI C12.1 or ANSI B109. All energy allocation equipment
				  shall be tested in accordance with manufacturer's suggested testing procedures
				  and practices for such equipment.
No submeter shall be placed in service until its percentage
				  registration has been established. This may be accomplished either through the
				  engagement of a qualified expert or by a certificate provided by the
				  manufacturer. All submeters shall be adjusted as close as possible to the
				  condition of 100% registration. No electric submeter that exceeds the test
				  calibration limits for watt-hour meters as set forth by ANSI C12.1 shall be
				  placed in service or left in service. No natural gas submeter that exceeds the
				  test calibration limits for meters as set forth by ANSI B109 shall be placed in
				  service or left in service.
Whenever a submeter is found to exceed these limits, it shall
				  be adjusted.
Energy allocation equipment shall be adjusted to the
				  manufacturer's specifications before being placed in service.
If any submetering or energy allocation equipment is removed
				  from service or replaced by other equipment for any purpose whatsoever, it
				  shall be properly tested and adjusted before being placed in service
				  again.
The owner shall keep and maintain the following
				  records:
1. A record of all
				submetering or energy allocation equipment, showing the equipment number and
				location (the tenant's address where installed or if in reserve) in the
				apartment house, office building, shopping center, or campground.
2. The record of each test made shall show
				the identifying number of the equipment, the standard number and other
				necessary devices used, the date and kind of test made, by whom, the percentage
				registration at each load tested for submetering equipment, the accuracy level
				of the parameter measured by the energy allocation equipment, and sufficient
				data to permit verification of the calculations.
3. A record of all the portable standards and
				reference standards used to test equipment. Test equipment shall at all times
				be accompanied by a certified calibration card signed by the proper authority,
				giving the date when it was last certified and adjusted. Records of
				certifications and calibrations of all standards shall be kept on file in the
				office of the owner.
The aforementioned records for each dwelling, nonresidential
				  rental unit, or campsite shall be made available, upon request, to the tenant
				  of that unit during reasonable business hours at the resident manager's office
				  or, if there is no resident manager, at the dwelling, nonresidential rental
				  unit, or campsite of the tenant at the convenience of the owner and tenant. The
				  owner of the building or campground may impose and collect a reasonable charge
				  for copying documents, reflecting the actual costs of materials and labor for
				  copying, prior to providing copies of the records to the tenant.
All records shall be made available to the commission upon
				  request.
Statutory Authority
§§ 12.1-13 and 56-245.3 of the Code of Virginia.