Common use of Metering Clause in Contracts

Metering. 8.1 The Network Customer shall provide for the installation of meters, associated metering equipment and telemetering equipment. The Network Customer shall permit the Transmission Provider’s and Host Transmission Owner’s representative to have access to the equipment at all reasonable hours and for any reasonable purpose, and shall not permit unauthorized persons to have access to the space housing the equipment. Meter owner will permit the Network Customer and/or Host Transmission Owner, as applicable, to remotely interrogate through read-only access any delivery point meter for the purpose of obtaining load data and other data, if available utilizing existing equipment. At the request of Network Customer, or Host Transmission Owner, the meter owner will cooperate on the installation of advanced technology metering in place of the standard metering equipment at a delivery point at the expense of the requestor; provided, however, that meter owner shall not be obligated to install, operate or maintain any meter or related equipment that is not approved for use by the meter owner and/or Host Transmission Owner, and provided that such equipment addition can be accomplished in a manner that does not interfere with the operation of meter owner’s equipment or any Party’s fulfillment of any statutory or contractual obligation. 8.2 The Network Customer shall provide for the testing of the metering equipment at suitable intervals and its accuracy of registration shall be maintained in accordance with standards acceptable to the Transmission Provider and consistent with Good Utility Practice. At the request of the Transmission Provider or Host Transmission Owner, a special test shall be made, but if less than two percent inaccuracy is found, the requesting Party shall pay for the test. Representatives of the Parties may be present at all routine or special tests and whenever any readings for purposes of settlement are taken from meters not having an automated record. If any test of metering equipment discloses an inaccuracy exceeding two percent, the accounts of the Parties shall be adjusted. Such adjustment shall apply to the period over which the meter error is shown to have been in effect or, where such period is indeterminable, for one-half the period since the prior meter test. Should any metering equipment fail to register, the amounts of energy delivered shall be estimated from the best available data. 8.3 If the Network Customer is supplying energy to retail load that has a choice in its supplier, the Network Customer shall be responsible for providing all information required by the Transmission Provider for billing purposes. Metering information shall be available to the Transmission Provider either by individual retail customer or aggregated retail energy information for that load the Network Customer has under contract during the billing month. For the retail load that has interval demand metering, the actual energy used by interval must be supplied. For the retail load using standard kWh metering, the total energy consumed by meter cycle, along with the estimated demand profile must be supplied. All rights and limitations between Parties granted in Sections 8.1, and 8.2 are applicable in regards to retail metering used as the basis for billing the Network Customer.

Appears in 20 contracts

Sources: Service Agreement for Network Integration Transmission Service, Service Agreement for Network Integration Transmission Service, Service Agreement for Network Integration Transmission Service

Metering. 8.1 The (a) Unless otherwise agreed, Transmission Provider shall be responsible for the purchase, installation, operation, maintenance, repair and replacement of all metering equipment necessary to enable Transmission Provider to provide Network Integration Transmission Service. Transmission Customer shall provide reimburse Transmission Provider for the installation cost of meterssuch meters through monthly charges as provided in the Service Agreement. If Transmission Customer obtains energy from any generator that is not owned or controlled by Transmission Provider, associated Transmission Customer must either provide a non- dynamic schedule between Control Areas or ensure that there is sufficient metering to measure the amount of energy provided to Transmission Provider's Control Area by that generator. All metering equipment shall conform to Good Utility Practice and telemetering equipmentthe standards and practices of Transmission Provider's Control Area. The Network If Transmission Customer is responsible for metering, then, prior to its installation, Transmission Provider shall approve the type of metering equipment to ensure conformance with such standards or practices, and such approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. (b) Electric capacity and energy received by Transmission Provider from Transmission Customer shall permit the be measured by meters installed at Transmission Customer's Network Resources if such Network Resources are electronically located within Transmission Provider’s 's Control Area. When measurement is made at any location other than a Point of Receipt, suitable adjustment for losses between the point of measurement and Host the Point of Receipt shall be agreed upon in writing between the parties hereto and will be applied to all measurements so made. Metered receipts used in billing and accounting hereunder shall in all cases include adjustments for such losses. (c) Electric capacity and energy delivered to Transmission Owner’s representative Customer's Network Load by Transmission Provider shall be measured by meters installed at the Point(s) of Delivery to have access such Network Loads. When measurement is made at any location other than Point(s) of Delivery, suitable adjustment for losses between the point of measurement and the Point(s) of Delivery will be agreed upon in writing between the parties hereto and will be applied to all measurements so made. Metering equipment shall normally be installed on Transmission Customer's side of the equipment delivery point. Metered receipts used in billing and accounting hereunder shall in all cases include adjustments for such losses. (d) Meters at all reasonable hours Transmission Customer's Network Resources and for any reasonable purpose, and Network Loads shall not permit unauthorized persons to have access to the space housing the equipment. Meter owner will permit the Network Customer and/or Host Transmission Owner, as applicable, to remotely interrogate through read-only access any delivery point meter for the purpose of obtaining load data and other data, if available utilizing existing equipmentbe tested at least once every year. At the request of Network Customer, or Host Transmission Owner, the meter owner will cooperate on the installation of advanced technology metering in place of the standard metering equipment at a delivery point at the expense of the requestor; provided, however, that meter owner shall not be obligated to install, operate or maintain any meter or related equipment that is not approved for use by the meter owner and/or Host Transmission Owner, and provided that such equipment addition can be accomplished in a manner that does not interfere with the operation of meter owner’s equipment or any either Party’s fulfillment of any statutory or contractual obligation. 8.2 The Network Customer shall provide for the testing of the metering equipment at suitable intervals and its accuracy of registration shall be maintained in accordance with standards acceptable to the Transmission Provider and consistent with Good Utility Practice. At the request of the Transmission Provider or Host Transmission Owner, a special test shall of any meter will be made, but if less than two percent inaccuracy is found, performed. All costs of such a test will be paid by the Party requesting Party shall pay for the test, unless metering inaccuracy as defined in paragraph 3(e) is discovered, in which case costs will be borne by the Party that owns the meter. Representatives of the Parties may both parties shall be afforded an opportunity to be present at all routine or special tests tests. All meters will be sealed and whenever any readings for purposes of settlement seals will be broken only by the owning Party and only when meters are taken from meters not having an automated record. If any test of metering equipment discloses an inaccuracy exceeding two percent, to be tested or adjusted. (e) In the accounts of the Parties shall be adjusted. Such adjustment shall apply to the period over which the meter error is shown to have been in effect or, where such period is indeterminable, for one-half the period since the prior meter test. Should event any metering equipment fail used to registermeasure capacity and energy is found to be inaccurate by more than one (l) percent or is inoperable, the amounts meter will be promptly replaced, repaired or readjusted by the owner of energy delivered the meter. Adjustments made for metering inaccuracy or other meter malfunctions will be made for the period the inaccuracy or malfunction is known, or for a mutually agreed upon period, if not known. If agreement on the period of adjustment cannot be reached, a period of three months from the date of discovery of the inaccuracy or malfunction shall be estimated from the best available datautilized. 8.3 If (f) Either Party shall have the Network Customer is supplying energy right to retail load that has a choice in its supplierinstall check metering at any Point(s) of Receipt or Delivery, as herein provided without charge by the Network Customer Party owning the metering equipment for the purpose of checking the meters installed by the other Party. (g) Each Party shall read any meters owned by it, except as may be responsible for providing mutually agreed, and shall furnish to the other Party all meter readings and other information required by the Transmission Provider for operations and for billing purposes. Metering Such information shall be remain available to the Transmission Provider either by individual retail customer or aggregated retail energy information other Party for that load the Network Customer has under contract during the billing month. For the retail load that has interval demand metering, the actual energy used by interval must be supplied. For the retail load using standard kWh metering, the total energy consumed by meter cycle, along with the estimated demand profile must be supplied. All rights and limitations between Parties granted in Sections 8.1, and 8.2 are applicable in regards to retail metering used as the basis for billing the Network Customerthree (3) years.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Interconnection and Operating Agreement (Virginia Electric & Power Co), Interconnection and Operating Agreement (Dominion Resources Inc /Va/)

Metering. 8.1 The Network Customer shall provide for the installation of meters, associated metering equipment and telemetering equipment. The Network Customer shall permit the Transmission Provider’s and Host Transmission Owner’s representative to have access to the equipment at all reasonable hours and for any reasonable purpose, and shall not permit unauthorized persons to have access to the space housing the equipment. Meter owner will permit the Network Customer and/or Host Transmission Owner, as applicable, to remotely interrogate through read-only access any delivery point meter for the purpose of obtaining load data and other data, if available utilizing existing equipment. At the request of Network Customer, or Host Transmission Owner, the meter owner will cooperate on the installation of advanced technology metering in place of the standard metering equipment at a delivery point at the expense of the requestor; provided, however, that meter owner shall not be obligated to install, operate or maintain any meter or related equipment that is not approved for use by the meter owner and/or Host Transmission Owner, and provided that such equipment addition can be accomplished in a manner that does not interfere with the operation of meter owner’s equipment or any Party’s fulfillment of any statutory or contractual obligation. 8.2 The Network Customer shall provide for the testing of the metering equipment at suitable intervals and its accuracy of registration shall be maintained in accordance with standards acceptable to the Transmission Provider and consistent with the Good Utility Practice. At the request of the Transmission Provider or Host Transmission Owner, a special test shall be made, but if less than two percent inaccuracy is found, the requesting Party shall pay for the test. Representatives of the Parties may be present at all routine or special tests and whenever any readings for purposes of settlement are taken from meters not having an automated record. If any test of metering equipment discloses an inaccuracy exceeding two percent, the accounts of the Parties shall be adjusted. Such adjustment shall apply to the period over which the meter error is shown to have been in effect or, where such period is indeterminable, for one-half the period since the prior meter test. Should any metering equipment fail to register, the amounts of energy delivered shall be estimated from the best available data. 8.3 If the Network Customer is supplying energy to retail Retail load that has a choice in its supplier, the Network Customer shall be responsible for providing all information required by the Transmission Provider for billing purposes. Metering information shall be available to the Transmission Provider either by individual retail customer or aggregated retail energy information for that load the Network Customer has under contract during the billing month. For the retail load that has interval demand metering, the actual energy used by interval must be supplied. For the retail load using standard kWh metering, the total energy consumed by meter cycle, along with the estimated demand profile profile, must be supplied. All rights and limitations between Parties granted in Sections 8.1, and 8.2 are applicable in regards to retail metering used as the basis for billing the Network Customer.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Network Integration Transmission Service Agreement

Metering. 8.1 The Network Customer shall provide for the installation of meters, associated metering equipment and telemetering equipment. The Network Customer shall permit the Transmission Provider’s and Host Transmission Owner’s representative to have access to the equipment at all reasonable hours and for any reasonable purpose, and shall not permit unauthorized persons to have access to the space housing the equipment. Meter owner will permit the Network Customer and/or Host Transmission Owner, as applicable, to remotely interrogate through read-only access any delivery point meter for the purpose of obtaining load data and other data, if available utilizing existing equipment. At the request of Network Customer, or Host Transmission Owner, the meter owner will cooperate on the installation of advanced technology metering in place of the standard metering equipment at a delivery point at the expense of the requestor; provided, however, that meter owner shall not be obligated to install, operate or maintain any meter or related equipment that is not approved for use by the meter owner and/or Host Transmission Owner, and provided that such equipment addition can be accomplished in a manner that does not interfere with the operation of meter owner’s equipment or any Party’s fulfillment of any statutory or contractual obligation. 8.2 The Network Customer shall provide for the testing of the metering equipment at suitable intervals and its accuracy of registration shall be maintained in accordance with standards acceptable to the Transmission Provider and consistent with the Good Utility Practice. At the request of the Transmission Provider or Host Transmission Owner, a special test shall be made, but if less than two percent inaccuracy is found, the requesting Party shall pay for the test. Representatives of the Parties may be present at all routine or special tests and whenever any readings for purposes of settlement are taken from meters not having an automated record. If any test of metering equipment discloses an inaccuracy exceeding two percent, the accounts of the Parties shall be adjusted. Such adjustment shall apply to the period over which the meter error is shown to have been in effect or, where such period is indeterminable, for one-half the period since the prior meter test. Should any metering equipment fail to register, the amounts of energy delivered shall be estimated from the best available data. 8.3 If the Network Customer is supplying energy to retail Retail load that has a choice in its supplier, the Network Customer shall be responsible for providing all information required by the Transmission Provider for billing purposes. Metering information shall be available to the Transmission Provider either by individual retail customer or aggregated retail energy information for that load the Network Customer has under contract during the billing month. For the retail load that has interval demand metering, the actual energy used by interval must be supplied. For the retail load using standard kWh metering, the total energy consumed by meter cycle, along with the estimated demand profile profile, must be supplied. All rights and limitations between Parties granted in Sections 8.1, and 8.2 are applicable in regards to retail metering used as the basis for billing the Network Customer.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Network Integration Service Agreement

Metering. 8.1 Metering requirements shall include the following: (a) The Network Customer will be responsible for the purchase, installation, operation, maintenance, repair and replacement of all metering equipment necessary to provide NITS and any related Ancillary Services. All metering equipment of the Network Customer shall conform to Good Utility Practice and the standards and practices of the Transmission Owner’s BA. Prior to the installation of new or replacement metering equipment, the Transmission Owner and the Network Customer shall review the metering equipment to ensure its conformance with such standards or practices. (b) Electric capacity and energy from the Network Customer’s Network Resources will be measured by meters installed at the output of the Network Customer’s Network Resources located within the LG&E/KU BA Area, except when Network Customer’s Network Load is served with behind-the-meter generation, in which case, the requirements of subsection (i) to this section apply. (c) When measurement is made at any location other than a Delivery Point, suitable adjustment for losses between the point of measurement and the Delivery Point will be agreed upon in writing between the Transmission Owner and Network Customer and will be applied to all measurements so made. Metered receipts used in billing and accounting hereunder will in all cases include adjustments for such losses. (d) Meters at the Network Customer’s Network Resources or Network Load will be tested at least biennially by the Network Customer. Representatives of the Transmission Owner will be afforded an opportunity to witness such tests. (e) The Network Customer will, upon request of the Transmission Owner, test any meter at its Network Resources or any meter owned by the Network Customer and used for determining the receipt or delivery of capacity and energy for Network Service by the Transmission Owner which is reasonably suspected to be inaccurate. In the event the test shows the meter to be inaccurate, the Network Customer will make any necessary adjustments, repairs or replacements thereon as soon as practicable. In the event that the test shows the meter to be accurate, as defined by Section 4(f) of this NOA, the Transmission Owner will reimburse the Network Customer for its costs of performing the test. (f) In the event any meter used to measure capacity and energy fails to register or is found to be inaccurate, appropriate billing adjustments, based on the best information available, will be agreed upon by the Transmission Owner and Network Customer. Any meter tested and found to be not more than one (1) percent above or below normal will be considered to be correct and accurate insofar as correction of billing is concerned. If, as a result of any test, a meter is found to register in excess of one (1) percent either above or below normal, then the reading of such meter previously taken will be corrected according to the percentage of inaccuracy so found, but no correction will extend beyond ninety (90) days previous to the day on which inaccuracy is discovered by such test. (g) The Transmission Owner will have the right to install suitable metering equipment at any point(s) of receipt for Network Resources or delivery, as herein provided for the purpose of checking the meters installed by the Network Customer. (h) The Network Customer will read the meters owned by it, except as may be mutually agreed by the Transmission Owner and the Network Customer, and will furnish to the Transmission Owner all meter readings and other information required for billing purposes by the second business day of each month. All metering and billing information will remain available to the Transmission Owner for three (3) years. (i) In cases where Network Customer’s Network Load is being served with behind- the-meter generation, either in part or in its entirety, electric capacity and energy delivered to the Network Customer’s Network Load will be measured on an hourly integrated basis by suitable metering equipment installed at each connection to such Network Load and Delivery Point, and at each generating facility and at each auxiliary load at such generating facility. Network Customer shall provide for the installation of meters, associated metering equipment and telemetering equipment. The Network Customer shall permit the Transmission Provider’s and Host Transmission Owner’s representative to have access to the equipment at all reasonable hours and for any reasonable purpose, and shall not permit unauthorized persons to have access to the space housing the equipment. Meter owner will permit the Network Customer and/or Host Transmission Owner, as applicable, to remotely interrogate through read-only access any delivery point meter for the purpose of obtaining load data and other data, if available utilizing existing equipment. At the request of Network Customer, or Host Transmission Owner, the meter owner will cooperate on the installation of advanced technology metering in place of the standard metering equipment at a delivery point at the expense of the requestor; provided, however, that meter owner shall not be obligated to install, operate or maintain any meter or related equipment that is not approved for use by the meter owner and/or Host Transmission Owner, and provided that such equipment addition can be accomplished in a manner that does not interfere with the operation of meter owner’s equipment or any Party’s fulfillment of any statutory or contractual obligation. 8.2 The Network Customer shall provide for the testing diagram of the metering equipment at suitable intervals and its accuracy each of registration shall be maintained in accordance with standards acceptable these locations to the Transmission Provider Owner and consistent with Good Utility Practicesuch diagram will be attached to this NOA. At the request of the Transmission Provider or Host Transmission Owner, a special test shall This diagram may be made, but if less than two percent inaccuracy is found, the requesting Party shall pay for the test. Representatives of amended from time to time by the Parties to reflect metering changes. The actual hourly components of Network Customer’s Network Load, by Delivery Point, internal generation site, auxiliary load, and point where power may be present at all routine or special tests flow to and whenever any readings for purposes of settlement are taken from meters not having an automated record. If any test of metering equipment discloses an inaccuracy exceeding two percent, the accounts of the Parties shall be adjusted. Such adjustment shall apply to the period over which the meter error is shown to have been in effect or, where such period is indeterminable, for one-half the period since the prior meter test. Should any metering equipment fail to register, the amounts of energy delivered shall be estimated from the best available data. 8.3 If the Network Customer is supplying energy to retail load that has a choice in and its supplierNetwork Resources, the Network Customer with separate readings for each direction of flow, shall be responsible for providing all information required by the Transmission Provider for billing purposes. Metering information shall be available to the Transmission Provider either by individual retail customer or aggregated retail energy information for that load the Network Customer has under contract during the billing month. For the retail load that has interval demand metering, the actual energy used by interval must be supplied. For the retail load using standard kWh metering, the total energy consumed by meter cycle, along with the estimated demand profile must be supplied. All rights and limitations between Parties granted in Sections 8.1, and 8.2 are applicable in regards to retail metering used as the basis for billing the Network Customerprovided.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Network Operating Agreement

Metering. 8.1 The Network Customer shall provide for the installation of meters, associated metering equipment and telemetering equipment. The Network Customer shall permit the Transmission Provider’s and Host Transmission Owner’s representative to have access to the equipment at all reasonable hours and for any reasonable purpose, and shall not permit unauthorized persons to have access to the space housing the equipment. Meter owner will permit the Network Customer and/or Host Transmission Owner, as applicable, to remotely interrogate through read-read- only access any delivery point meter for the purpose of obtaining load data and other data, if available utilizing existing equipment. At the request of Network Customer, or Host Transmission Owner, the meter owner will cooperate on the installation of advanced technology metering in place of the standard metering equipment at a delivery point at the expense of the requestor; provided, however, that meter owner shall not be obligated to install, operate or maintain any meter or related equipment that is not approved for use by the meter owner and/or Host Transmission Owner, and provided that such equipment addition can be accomplished in a manner that does not interfere with the operation of meter owner’s equipment or any Party’s fulfillment of any statutory or contractual obligation. 8.2 The Network Customer shall provide for the testing of the metering equipment at suitable intervals and its accuracy of registration shall be maintained in accordance with standards acceptable to the Transmission Provider and consistent with Good Utility Practice. At the request of the Transmission Provider or Host Transmission Owner, a special test shall be made, but if less than two percent inaccuracy is found, the requesting Party party shall pay for the test. Representatives of the Parties may be present at all routine or special tests and whenever any readings for purposes of settlement are taken from meters not having an automated record. If any test of metering equipment discloses an inaccuracy exceeding two percent, the accounts of the Parties parties shall be adjusted. Such adjustment shall apply to the period over which the meter error is shown to have been in effect or, where such period is indeterminable, for one-half the period since the prior meter test. Should any metering equipment fail to register, the amounts of energy delivered shall be estimated from the best available data. 8.3 If the Network Customer is supplying energy to retail Retail load that has a choice in its supplier, the Network Customer shall be responsible for providing all information required by the Transmission Provider for billing purposes. Metering information shall be available to the Transmission Provider either by individual retail customer or aggregated retail energy information for that load the Network Customer has under contract during the billing month. For the retail load that has interval demand metering, the actual energy used by interval must be supplied. For the retail load using standard kWh metering, the total energy consumed by meter cycle, along with the estimated demand profile must be supplied. All rights and limitations between Parties parties granted in Sections 8.1, and 8.2 are applicable in regards to retail metering used as the basis for billing the Network Customer.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Service Agreement for Network Integration Transmission Service

Metering. 8.1 The Network Customer shall provide for the installation of meters, associated metering equipment and telemetering equipment. The Network Customer shall permit the Transmission Provider’s and Host Transmission Owner’s representative to have access to the equipment at all reasonable hours and for any reasonable purpose, and shall not permit unauthorized persons to have access to the space housing the equipment. Meter owner will permit the Network Customer and/or Host Transmission Owner, as applicable, to remotely interrogate through read-only access any delivery point meter for the purpose of obtaining load data and other data, if available utilizing existing equipment. At the request of Network Customer, or Host Transmission Owner, the meter owner will cooperate on the installation of advanced technology metering in place of the standard metering equipment at a delivery point at the expense of the requestor; provided, however, that meter owner shall not be obligated to install, operate or maintain any meter or related equipment that is not approved for use by the meter owner and/or Host Transmission Owner, and provided that such equipment addition can be accomplished in a manner that does not interfere with the operation of meter owner’s 's equipment or any Party’s 's fulfillment of any statutory or contractual obligation. 8.2 The Network Customer shall provide for the testing of the metering equipment at suitable intervals and its accuracy of registration shall be maintained in accordance with standards acceptable to the Transmission Provider and consistent with Good Utility Practice. At the request of the Transmission Provider or Host Transmission Owner, a special test shall be made, but if less than two percent inaccuracy is found, the requesting Party shall pay for the test. Representatives of the Parties may be present at all routine or special tests and whenever any readings for purposes of settlement are taken from meters not having an automated record. If any test of metering equipment discloses an inaccuracy exceeding two percent, the accounts of the Parties shall be adjusted. Such adjustment shall apply to the period over which the meter error is shown to have been in effect or, where such period is indeterminable, for one-half the period since the prior meter test. Should any metering equipment fail to register, the amounts of energy delivered shall be estimated from the best available data. 8.3 If the Network Customer is supplying energy to retail load that has a choice in its supplier, the Network Customer shall be responsible for providing all information required by the Transmission Provider for billing purposes. Metering information shall be available to the Transmission Provider either by individual retail customer or aggregated retail energy information for that load the Network Customer has under contract during the billing month. For the retail load that has interval demand metering, the actual energy used by interval must be supplied. For the retail load using standard kWh metering, the total energy consumed by meter cycle, along with the estimated demand profile must be supplied. All rights and limitations between Parties granted in Sections 8.1, and 8.2 are applicable in regards to retail metering used as the basis for billing the Network Customer.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Service Agreement

Metering. 8.1 The Network Customer 9.1. Prior to Customer's Completion Date, the City shall provide for the installation of metersinstall all equipment necessary to accurately measure and record a) Customer's Thermal Energy utilization, associated metering equipment and telemetering equipmentb) Customer's Capacity (“Metering Equipment”). 9.2. The Network Customer shall permit the Transmission Provider’s and Host Transmission Owner’s representative City to have access install Metering Equipment in Customer's Building or on Customer's premises in the area adjacent to the Point of Delivery as necessary to assure proper measurement of Customer's Thermal Energy use and Capacity demand. 9.3. The City shall own and maintain the City's Metering Equipment in good repair and operating condition as an operating expense. If the equipment is damaged and such damage is the fault of Customer, Customer shall bear the costs of repairs. 9.4. Any electricity required for the operation or maintenance of the Metering Equipment shall be supplied by the Customer at all reasonable hours the Customer's expense. 9.5. Customer shall promptly notify the City if at any time the Customer has any reason to believe the Metering Equipment is not accurately measuring the Thermal Energy used by the Building Heating System or Customer's Capacity. 9.6. The City shall cause the testing and for any reasonable purposecalibration of the Metering Equipment at the Customer's request, providing that the cost of such testing and calibration shall not permit unauthorized persons to have access be done at the cost to the space housing Customer if such testing does not disclose an inaccuracy of more than three percent 3% in measuring utilization of Thermal Energy or Capacity. Upon the equipment. Meter owner will permit the Network Customer and/or Host Transmission Owner, as applicable, to remotely interrogate through read-only access discovery of any delivery point meter for the purpose of obtaining load data and other data, if available utilizing existing equipment. At the request of Network Customer, or Host Transmission Ownersuch inaccuracy, the meter owner will cooperate on the installation of advanced technology metering in place of the standard metering equipment at a delivery point at the expense of the requestor; provided, however, that meter owner shall not be obligated to install, operate or maintain any meter or related equipment that is not approved for use by the meter owner and/or Host Transmission Owner, and provided that such equipment addition can be accomplished in a manner that does not interfere with the operation of meter owner’s equipment or any Party’s fulfillment of any statutory or contractual obligation. 8.2 The Network Customer shall provide for the testing of the metering equipment at suitable intervals and its accuracy of registration Metering Equipment shall be maintained in accordance with standards acceptable promptly repaired or replaced as an operating expense to accurately measure the Transmission Provider and consistent with Good Utility Practice. At the request use of the Transmission Provider Thermal Energy or Host Transmission Owner, a special test shall be made, but if less than two percent inaccuracy is found, the requesting Party shall pay for the test. Representatives of the Parties may be present at all routine or special tests and whenever any readings for purposes of settlement are taken from meters not having an automated recordCapacity. If any test measuring inaccuracy of metering equipment discloses greater than 3% is discovered, an inaccuracy exceeding two percentappropriate adjustment to the Customer's Service ▇▇▇▇ shall be made to Customer's next ▇▇▇▇ and thereafter until the time of repair or replacement. 9.7. Notwithstanding the foregoing Section 9.6, during any Billing Period during which the Metering Equipment shall fail to measure the use of Thermal Energy by a Customer, the accounts amount of the Parties shall be adjusted. Such adjustment shall apply to the period over which the meter error is shown to have been in effect or, where Thermal Energy used by Customer during such period is indeterminable, for one-half the period since the prior meter test. Should any metering equipment fail to register, the amounts of energy delivered shall be estimated from the best available data. 8.3 If the Network Customer is supplying energy to retail load that has a choice in its supplier, the Network Customer shall be responsible for providing all information required by the Transmission Provider for billing purposes. Metering information shall be available to City based on the Transmission Provider either Thermal Energy used by individual retail customer or aggregated retail energy information for that load the Network Customer has under contract in the past and the Thermal Energy used by other customers with similar usage characteristics during the billing month. For the retail load that has interval demand metering, the actual energy used by interval must be supplied. For the retail load using standard kWh metering, the total energy consumed by meter cycle, along with the estimated demand profile must be supplied. All rights and limitations between Parties granted period in Sections 8.1, and 8.2 are applicable in regards to retail metering used as the basis for billing the Network Customerquestion.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Thermal Energy Agreement

Metering. 8.1 The Network Customer shall provide for the installation of meters, associated metering equipment and telemetering equipment. The Network Customer shall permit the Transmission Provider’s and Host Transmission Owner’s Owners ’ representative to have access to the equipment at all reasonable hours and for any reasonable purpose, and shall not permit unauthorized persons to have access to the space housing the equipment. Meter owner will permit the Network Customer and/or Host Transmission OwnerOwners , as applicable, to remotely interrogate through read-only access any delivery point meter for the purpose of obtaining load data and other data, if available utilizing existing equipment. At the request of Network Customer, or Host Transmission OwnerOwners , the meter owner will cooperate on the installation of advanced technology metering in place of the standard metering equipment at a delivery point at the expense of the requestor; provided, however, that meter owner shall not be obligated to install, operate or maintain any meter or related equipment that is not approved for use by the meter owner and/or Host Transmission OwnerOwners , and provided that such equipment addition can be accomplished in a manner that does not interfere with the operation of meter owner’s equipment or any Party’s fulfillment of any statutory or contractual obligation. 8.2 The Network Customer shall provide for the testing of the metering equipment at suitable intervals and its accuracy of registration shall be maintained in accordance with standards acceptable to the Transmission Provider and consistent with Good Utility Practice. At the request of the Transmission Provider or Host Transmission OwnerOwners , a special test shall be made, but if less than two percent inaccuracy is found, the requesting Party shall pay for the test. Representatives of the Parties may be present at all routine or special tests and whenever any readings for purposes of settlement are taken from meters not having an automated record. If any test of metering equipment discloses an inaccuracy exceeding two percent, the accounts of the Parties shall be adjusted. Such adjustment shall apply to the period over which the meter error is shown to have been in effect or, where such period is indeterminable, for one-half the period since the prior meter test. Should any metering equipment fail to register, the amounts of energy delivered shall be estimated from the best available data. 8.3 If the Network Customer is supplying energy to retail load that has a choice in its supplier, the Network Customer shall be responsible for providing all information required by the Transmission Provider for billing purposes. Metering information shall be available to the Transmission Provider either by individual retail customer or aggregated retail energy information for that load the Network Customer has under contract during the billing month. For the retail load that has interval demand metering, the actual energy used by interval must be supplied. For the retail load using standard kWh metering, the total energy consumed by meter cycle, along with the estimated demand profile must be supplied. All rights and limitations between Parties granted in Sections 8.1, and 8.2 are applicable in regards to retail metering used as the basis for billing the Network Customer.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Service Agreement for Network Integration Transmission Service

Metering. 8.1 The Network Customer shall provide for the installation of meters, associated metering equipment and telemetering equipment. The Network Customer shall permit (or provide for, if the Network Customer is not the meter owner) the Transmission Provider’s and Host Transmission Owner’s Owners’ representative to have access to the equipment at all reasonable hours and for any reasonable purpose, and shall not permit unauthorized persons to have access to the space housing the equipment. Meter owner will permit Network Customer shall provide to (or provide for, if the Network Customer and/or is not the meter owner) the Host Transmission Owner, as applicable, Owners access to remotely interrogate through read-only access any delivery point meter for the purpose of obtaining load data and other datadata available from any delivery point meter. If the Network Customer does not own the meter, the Host Transmission Owners shall make available, upon request, all load data and other data obtained by the Host Transmission Owners from the relevant delivery point meter, if available utilizing existing equipment. At the request of The Network Customer, or Host Transmission Owner, the meter owner Customer will cooperate on the installation of advanced technology metering in place of the standard metering equipment at a delivery point at the expense of the requestor; provided, however, that meter owner shall not be obligated to install, operate or maintain any meter or related equipment that is not approved for use by the meter owner and/or Host Transmission OwnerOwners, and provided that such equipment addition can be accomplished in a manner that does not interfere with the operation of the meter owner’s equipment or any Party’s fulfillment of any statutory or contractual obligation. 8.2 The Network Customer shall provide for the testing of the metering equipment at suitable intervals and its accuracy of registration shall be maintained in accordance with standards acceptable to the Transmission Provider and consistent with Good Utility Practice. At the request of the Transmission Provider or Host Transmission OwnerOwners, a special test shall be made, but if less than two percent inaccuracy is found, the requesting Party shall pay for the test. Representatives of the Parties may be present at all routine or special tests and whenever any readings for purposes of settlement are taken from meters not having an automated record. If any test of metering equipment discloses an inaccuracy exceeding two percent, the accounts of the Parties shall be adjusted. Such adjustment shall apply to the period over which the meter error is shown to have been in effect or, where such period is indeterminable, for one-half the period since the prior meter test. Should any metering equipment fail to register, the amounts of energy delivered shall be estimated from the best available data. 8.3 As of the effective date of this Operating Agreement, this section is not applicable to the Network Customer, but if circumstances change, the Network Customer shall comply with the following: If the Network Customer is supplying energy to retail load that has a choice in its supplier, the Network Customer shall be responsible for providing all information required by the Transmission Provider for billing purposes. Metering information shall be available to the Transmission Provider either by individual retail customer or aggregated retail energy information for that load the Network Customer has under contract during the billing month. For the retail load that has interval demand metering, the actual energy used by interval must be supplied. For the retail load using standard kWh metering, the total energy consumed by meter cycle, along with the estimated demand profile must be supplied. All rights and limitations between Parties granted in Sections 8.1, and 8.2 are applicable in regards to retail metering used as the basis for billing the Network Customer.and

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Sources: Settlement Agreement

Metering. 8.1 The Network Customer KPP shall provide for the installation of meters, associated metering equipment and telemetering equipment. The Network Customer KPP shall permit the Transmission Local Delivery Provider’s and Host Transmission the Local Delivery Owner’s representative representatives to have access to the equipment at all reasonable hours and for any reasonable purpose, and shall not permit unauthorized persons to have access to the space housing the equipment. Meter owner will permit KPP and/or the Network Customer and/or Host Transmission Local Delivery Owner, as applicable, to remotely interrogate through read-only access any delivery point Point of Delivery meter for the purpose of obtaining load data and other data, if available utilizing existing equipment. At the request of Network Customer, KPP or Host Transmission the Local Delivery Owner, the meter owner will cooperate on the installation of advanced technology metering in place of the standard metering equipment at a delivery point Point of Delivery at the expense of the requestor; provided, however, that meter owner shall not be obligated to install, operate or maintain any meter or related equipment that is not approved for use by the meter owner and/or Host Transmission Local Delivery Owner, and provided that such equipment addition can be accomplished in a manner that does not interfere with the operation of meter owner’s equipment or any Party’s fulfillment of any statutory or contractual obligation. 8.2 The Network Customer KPP shall provide for the testing of the metering equipment at suitable intervals and its accuracy of registration shall be maintained in accordance with standards acceptable to the Transmission Local Delivery Provider and consistent with Good Utility Practice. At the request of the Transmission Local Delivery Provider or Host Transmission Local Delivery Owner, a special test shall be made, but if less than two percent inaccuracy is found, the requesting Party shall pay for the test. Representatives of the Parties may be present at all routine or special tests and whenever any readings for purposes of settlement are taken from meters not having an automated record. If any test of metering equipment discloses an inaccuracy exceeding two percent, the accounts of the Parties shall be adjusted. Such adjustment shall apply to the period over which the meter error is shown to have been in effect or, where such period is indeterminable, for one-half the period since the prior meter test. Should any metering equipment fail to register, the amounts of energy delivered shall be estimated from the best available data. 8.3 If the Network Customer KPP is supplying energy to retail load that has a choice in its supplier, the Network Customer KPP shall be responsible for providing all information required by the Transmission Local Delivery Provider for billing purposes. Metering information shall be available to the Transmission Local Delivery Provider either by individual retail customer or aggregated retail energy information for that load the Network Customer KPP has under contract during the billing month. For the retail load that has interval demand metering, the actual energy used by interval must be supplied. For the retail load using standard kWh metering, the total energy consumed by meter cycle, along with the estimated demand profile must be supplied. All rights and limitations between Parties granted in Sections 8.1, and 8.2 are applicable in regards to retail metering used as the basis for billing the Network Customer.KPP

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Sources: Service Agreement for Network Integration Transmission Service