Section 57.254. Advanced meter standards

(a) A qualified advanced meter, meter-related device and a network shall conform to § § 57.20—57.25 (relating to meter testing) and the American National Standards Institute Standard C12, as applicable, or as these standards may be updated.

(b) A qualified advanced meter, meter-related device and network shall be the customer’s billing meter and shall meet the standards adopted by the Commission from time to time after consideration of the recommendations of the Committee. Qualified advanced meters, meter-related devices or networks shall possess open, nonproprietary communications capabilities to allow both an EGS and an EDC to access information in a standard data format. In addition, a qualified advanced meter, meter-related device or network shall be capable of measuring hourly usage and may support one or more functional requirements, such as the ability to do one or more of the following:

(1) Modify a profile interval.

(2) Provide a communications port for a customer to monitor usage.

(3) Provide a pulse output to allow for usage monitoring.

(4) Provide password protection.

(5) Measure in two directions.

(6) Have multiple callout capability.

(c) Access to meter reading information shall be limited only to the customer, the EDC or the current EGS.

(d) A meter, meter-related device and network that meets the requirements in subsections (a) and (b) shall be considered a qualified advanced meter, meter-related device and network and shall be subject to applicable surcharges and other requirements of this subchapter. The Commission will periodically review and revise these requirements as necessary.

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Cross References

This section cited in 52 Pa. Code § 57.253 (relating to approval of advanced meters); 52 Pa. Code § 57.255 (relating to EDC responsibilities regarding advanced metering); and 52 Pa. Code § 57.256 (relating to EDC responsibilities regarding network deployment).