1. (a) Installation, operation, and maintenance.

   1. (1) Each electric utility shall provide, own, install, operate, and maintain at its expense equipment necessary for regulating and measuring service delivered to customers.

   2. (2) A utility may charge an Arkansas Public Service Commission-approved fee for additional meters:

      1. (A) Used as special meters; or
      2. (B) Provided for the customer's convenience.
   3. (3) The amount of the approved fee shall be set forth in the utility's tariffed schedule of fees and charges.

2. (b) Meter location.

   1. (1)

      1. (A) A meter shall not be more than six feet (6’) nor less than four feet (4’) above the final standing surface, measured from the center of the meter cover.
      2. (B) There shall be a minimum of three feet (3’) of unobstructed space in front of a meter, measured from the surface on which the meter is mounted.

   2. (2) Outdoor meters.

      1. (A) Meters installed outdoors shall be:

3. (i) Placed in locations not subject to severe vibration; and

   1. (ii) Readily accessible to authorized company representatives for meter reading, testing, and maintenance.

      1. (B) Meters shall not be placed in locations where they:

         1. (i) Are subject to accidental damage; or
         2. (ii) Will cause inconvenience either to the customer or to the company's representative.

   2. (3) Indoor meters.

      1. (A) Meters installed indoors:

         1. (i) Shall not be placed in locations subject to severe vibration or excessive dampness; and
         2. (ii) Shall be readily accessible to authorized company representatives for meter reading, testing, and maintenance.

      2. (B)

         1. (i) Meters shall not be installed in:
4. (a) (a) A location that may endanger the safety of those working on the meter; or

5. (b) (b) Any place that will cause unreasonable inconvenience either to the customer or the meter reader.

   1. (ii) Meters shall not be installed near belts or moving machinery that could endanger the safety of those working on them.

      1. (iii) Meters shall be installed at least eighteen inches (18”) from the conductors of other circuits carrying in excess of one hundred (100) amperes unless the circuit metered or the neighboring circuit is in conduit, in which case no limitation shall be imposed.

         1. (c) Meter relocation.

   2. (1)

      1. (A) An electric utility may, at its option and expense, relocate meters.
      2. (B) Meters relocated at the option of the company shall be for just cause.
      3. (C) An electric utility shall coordinate and cooperate with the customer in relocating the meter.

   3. (2) The customer shall provide and have installed at his or her expense all wiring and equipment necessary for relocating the meter when relocation is:

      1. (A) Requested by a customer;
      2. (B) Required because of customer-initiated alterations; or
      3. (C) Necessary to prevent a recurrence of discovered tampering or damage caused by the customer.

Codification Notes: This section was promulgated as Rule 3.06 of the Special Rules — Electric prior to codification in the Code of Arkansas Rules.