Sec. 92.1. General provisions

(a) The rules and regulations contained in this Part are promulgated to establish minimum requirements for the guidance of meter service providers in instituting practices in connection with the testing and maintenance of electricity meters in order to promote a high degree of metering performance.

(b) The Department of Public Service Part 92 Operating Manual (March 14, 2003) contains additional procedures which must be adhered to by all entities providing metering services. The metering procedures shall be available for public inspection by contacting the Public Service Department's Office of Consumer Services, Three Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223-1350 and will be posted on the department's website at www.dps.state.ny.us.

(c) For the purpose of this Part, the term meter service providers shall include all corporations, municipalities, and persons installing, testing, maintaining or operating electricity meters used for billing customers.

(d) Each meter service provider shall provide adequate and proper meter testing facilities and shall have all electricity meters, used or intended to be used for the purpose of billing customers, tested and adjusted as required by this Part.

(e) Rules pertaining to watt-hour meters shall apply, insofar as they are applicable, to volt- ampere hour meters, varhour meters, compensated meters, and other electricity meters.

(f) Meters and metering devices used or intended to be used for the purpose of billing customers shall be of types approved by the commission.

(g) Any approved types of meters and metering devices may be used in various combinations provided that the over-all percentage registrations are within the limits as specified in the Part 92 Operating Manual.

(h) A meter or metering device that has been tagged or sealed for a referee test shall be unsealed, tested, replaced or removed in the presence of or at the direction of the commission or its designee.

(i) Specifications for test equipment, calibration intervals and testing of metering devices are specified in the Part 92 Operating Manual.