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D. Metering and Metering Equipment

1. Each member shall make available to the Cooperative a suitable site, as determined by the Cooperative, to place the Cooperative's physical facilities for the furnishing and metering of electric service.  Each member shall permit the Cooperative’s authorized employees, agents and independent contractors to have access safely and without interference from hostile dogs or any other hostile source, for meter reading, bill collecting and for inspection, maintenance, replacement, relocation, repair or disconnection of such facilities at all reasonable times.
2. The Cooperative reserves the right to make final decisions with respect to methods and equipment used in measurement of loads for billing purposes.
3. Meter Testing – All testing of metering equipment will be done by qualified personnel, either Cooperative employees or by independent agents meeting the requirement of the Cooperative.  The Cooperative may, at its option, either conduct field tests on the member’s premises, or remove metering equipment for shop testing.
   1. Routine Tests – The Cooperative will, through test procedures, endeavor to maintain its metering equipment within industry accepted accuracy limits.
   2. Tests Requested by Member – Test of individual meters will be made upon request of the member, with payment of a meter test fee.  The Cooperative reserves the right to refuse to test any meter upon request more frequently than once in six (6) months.  If such test reveals meter registration of more than 102% of that of the test equipment, the charge will be refunded and a billing adjustment made.  If meter accuracy is found to be within the plus or minus two percent (2%) accuracy range, the charge will not be refunded and a billing adjustment will not be required.  When it appears that there may be sufficient reason to question meter accuracy (for example, a marked increase in metered consumption without a corresponding change in a member's living or working patterns or in the number and kind of appliances or equipment in use on the member’s premises), the Cooperative may waive the meter test charge or it may install a second meter, at no charge to the member, to provide check readings.
   3. Failure to Register – When a meter has stopped, or has failed to register all of the energy used, the Cooperative will make a charge to the member for the energy estimated to have been used based on the best information available.
4. Meter Sockets
   1. The Cooperative will provide a meter socket as part of a 200 amp meter loop for a new overhead secondary service terminating on the Cooperative transformer pole or yard pole only.  The Cooperative will not provide a disconnect switch as part of the meter loop.  The Cooperative will not install a larger meter loop merely to accommodate additional consumer secondary wires.
   2. The Cooperative will not provide a meter socket for any service terminating on a building or house.  The Cooperative will provide secondary conductors to the point of metering only.
   3. The Cooperative may provide a meter socket for commercial services only where current transformers are installed at the power transformer and the socket is mounted adjacent to the transformer.
   4. The Cooperative will not provide meter pedestals for mobile homes.
   5. Arrangement and location of all metering equipment shall be at the discretion of the Cooperative.
   6. The member shall be responsible for all necessary equipment beyond the meter socket.
5. Location of Meters: 
   1. Meters for all single-family farm/residential service will be installed outdoors.
   2. An authorized representative of the Cooperative will determine the acceptability of the meter location in all cases.
6. Meter Reading:
   1. Members on a self-reading basis shall read their electric meters on the 1st of each month and report their readings by the 15th of the month.
   2. A service that has not reported a meter reading for one month will have an estimated meter reading entered.
   3. A service that has not reported a meter reading for 60 days (2 months) will have the meter read by the Cooperative and their account will be assessed a service charge.
   4. Incorrect meter readings will be addressed in the following manner.
      1. First Adjustment – unreported kWh's will be prorated over the period in question and the applicable rate applied.
      2. Second Adjustment – unreported kWh's will be billed at the first rate step.
      3. Third Adjustment – member is subject to expulsion as stipulated by the Bylaws or is required to prepay an estimated year’s usage plus all unreported kWh's.
7. Electric Heat Meters:
   1. The sub-meter is to be installed at an outside location readily accessible to Cooperative personnel.
   2. Mor-Gran-Sou has a standard for allowing CT metering for electric heat.  Please call the Cooperative for details. 
   3. The member is responsible for having all wiring including the sub-meter socket installed by a licensed electrician.
   4. A wiring certificate is required before the sub-meter is installed where applicable.

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