- (1) Every meter and/or associated device shall be inspected and tested, either by the utility or the manufacturer, in accordance with the standards contained in American National Standards for Electric Meters - ANSI C.12.1, latest edition, before being placed in service, and the accuracy of each meter shall be certified to be within the tolerances permitted by Rule 1220-04-04-.38. A meter removed from a customer’s premises may be returned to service without testing if the type of meter is included in an In-Service performance test program conducted under Rule 1220-04-04-.35, in accordance with American National Standard for Electric Meters - ANSI C.12.1, latest edition and the performance of that type meter in such program is acceptable.
Authority: T.C.A. § 65-2-102. Administrative History: Original rule certified May 9, 1974. Amendment filed October 30, 2000; effective January 13, 2001. Administrative changes made to this chapter on April 27, 2018 pursuant to Public Chapter 94 of 2017; “Tennessee Regulatory Authority” references were changed to “Tennessee Public Utility Commission,” “Authority” references were changed to “Commission,” “Authority Director” references were changed to “Commissioner,” and “Chief” references were changed to “Director.”