20:10:26:03. Individual metering -- When required.
Individual gas metering or electric metering, or both, shall be required under
the following circumstances for all gas and electric utilities under the
commission's jurisdiction:
(1) For new multiple-occupancy
buildings;
(2) For new mobile home
parks and trailer courts;
(3) For an existing
multiple-occupancy building receiving either master metered gas service or
electric service, or both, which is substantially remodeled
or renovated, beginning after June 13, 1980, for continued use as a
multiple-occupancy building. Either gas service or electric service, or
both, shall be individually metered to the units of the building after
completion of the remodeling or renovation. However, if the owner of the
building can demonstrate to the commission that converting the building to
individual meters after the remodeling or renovation is impractical,
uneconomical, or infeasible, the commission may grant the owner a master
metering variance allowing the building to remain master metered after the
remodeling or renovation. The commission shall not consider expenditures made
prior to the filing of the application in its determination of what is
impractical, uneconomical, or infeasible; and
(4) For any multiple-occupancy
building constructed, owned or operated with funds appropriated through the
department of housing and urban development, or any other federal or state
government agency, unless a formal regulation of the funding agency requires
master metering.
Source:
18 SDR 26, effective August 7, 1991.
General
Authority: SDCL 49-1-11, 49-34A-4, 49-34A-27.
Law
Implemented: SDCL 49-34A-4, 49-34A-27.
Collateral
References: In the Matter of the Investigation of Master Metering, Docket
F-3237, Decision and Order dated June 13, 1980 (Errata Notice dated December
22, 1980); In the Matter of the
Investigation of Master Metering , Docket F-3237, Decision and Order dated
July 24, 1981; In the Matter of the
Petition For Declaratory Ruling by S&D Metering, Ltd., F-3621,
Declaratory Ruling and F-3237, Modifying in Part, Decision and Order dated
October 2, 1986.
