23 CAR § 463-708 – Meter testing programs and filing requirements

(a) Meter test programs for new meters. Before installation:
1. (1) All new meters shall be inspected and tested in a meter shop or laboratory, either on a one hundred percent (100%) basis or on a sampling basis acceptable to the Arkansas Public Service Commission; and
2. (2) Appropriate action shall be taken to ensure that the meters conform to the requirements of 23 CAR § 463-705(b) and ANSI C12.1-1982, § 8.1.5.
(b) Meter test programs for in-service meters.
1. (1) Meters may be tested under any of the following test programs:
  1. (A) Periodic interval, ANSI C12.1-1982, § 8.1.8.4 and § 8.2.3.1;
  2. (B) Variable interval, ANSI C12.1-1982, § 8.1.8.5; or
  3. (C) Statistical sampling, ANSI C12.1-1982, § 8.1.8.6.
2. (2) In each of these three (3) categories, all of the meters shall be tested under the same program.
(c) Test method filing requirements. A utility shall state in its tariffs on file with the Arkansas Public Service Commission:
1. (1) Which sampling method is used by the utility for testing new meters; and
2. (2) Which sampling method described in subsection (b) of this section is used by the utility for testing in-service meters.
(d) Report to the Arkansas Public Service Commission.
1. (1) A report on the results of the previous calendar year sample test program shall be sent to the Arkansas Public Service Commission by March 30 to be filed in Docket No. 86-033-A.
2. (2) The report shall include the:
  1. (A) Meter type;
  2. (B) Number of meters in service;
  3. (C) Number of meters sample-tested; and
  4. (D) Test results.
3. (3) The report shall indicate:
  1. (A) The lots rejected;
  2. (B) A complete summary of the meter retirement history for the previous five (5) years; and
  3. (C) The proposed meter retirements.

Codification Notes: “ANSI” refers to American National Standards Institute. This section was promulgated as Rule 7.08 of the Special Rules — Electric prior to codification in the Code of Arkansas Rules.