4400.1 The purpose of this chapter is to establish standards and requirements for the accuracy, testing, billing, recordkeeping, and regulation of submetering and energy allocation equipment, and appropriate safeguards for the tenant, as well as to define the responsibilities of the owner.

4400.2 Any owner of a building which is not individually metered for electricity or natural gas for each nonresidential rental unit may install submetering equipment or energy allocation equipment for the purpose of fairly allocating:

(a) The cost of electrical or natural gas consumption for each nonresidential rental unit; and

(b) Electrical or natural gas demand and customer charges made by the utility and electricity and natural gas supplier.

Source: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 9521, 9522 (November 11, 2011).