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Page No. 28 <br />POLICY NO. 17 <br />RENDERING AND PAYMENT OF BILLS <br />A. Meter Readings and Billings <br />Meters shall be read and Customers billed as nearly as possible at regular <br />intervals. Regular meter readings and billings normally shall be monthly or bi- <br />monthly. Regular meter readings and billings for Residential Service may be on <br />a bi-monthly basis, in which event the minimum charge and the kWh in each block <br />of the applicable Rate Schedule shall be multiplied by a factor of two. Regular <br />meter readings and billings for all Customers other than residential shall be on <br />a monthly basis. <br />If for any reason service is unmetered, or if the meter is inaccessible or <br />cannot be read, or if the meter fails to register correctly, the kWh consumption <br />shall be established by the billing section as follows: <br />1. Previous consumption by metered service to the premises; or <br />2. The average consumption for the corresponding billing periods during <br />which the meter is known to have registered correctly; or <br />3. The consumption as registered by a substituted meter; or <br />4. By giving consideration to the nature of use, volume of business, <br />seasonal demand, and any other factors that may assist in determining <br />such consumption. <br />B. Prorating Bills <br />Rate schedules stated on a monthly basis are related to a thirty (30) day <br />consumption interval as a standard month. Whenever actual meter read intervals <br />differ from a standard 30 day period, bills related thereto computed from <br />monthly schedules are subject to being prorated on a 30 day basis. In computing <br />and rendering regular bills, minor variances between actual read intervals and <br />any established regular read interval need not be considered, in accordance with <br />the following. <br />1. <br />When bills are regularly rendered monthly, prorating <br />from monthly <br />Rate <br />Schedules may be made whenever actual read intervals <br />vary by more <br />than <br />five (5) days, greater or lesser, from the standard 30 <br />day interval. <br />2. <br />Where bills are regularly rendered bi-monthly, prorating from <br />Rate <br />Schedules may be made whenever actual read intervals <br />vary by more <br />than <br />six (6) days, greater or lesser, from the established read <br />interval. <br />3. <br />On opening accounts, the Utility may omit the initial <br />billing when <br />such <br />billing period is less than four (4) days on monthly <br />accounts and <br />less <br />than seven (7) days on bi-monthly accounts. <br />ISSUED BY <br />Thomas K. Clarke <br />Electric Utilities <br />Director <br />Effective by Resolution No. Dated <br />Superseding Resolution No. R-74-94 Dated 6/21/99 <br />