Sec. 92.2. Definitions

(a) A meter testing facility is a laboratory or shop maintained or used by a meter service provider that is suitably equipped to test the accuracy of electricity meters. The facility must be certified by the Public Service Commission or its designee.

(b) A standardizing laboratory is a laboratory or shop equipped to maintain basic units of electrical measurements to apply those measurements to the testing of electricity metering test equipment, and to provide traceability to the standards maintained National Institute of Standards and Technology. The laboratory must be certified by the commission or its designee.

(c) The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is the Federal agency responsible for the maintenance of nationally recognized measurement standards.

(d) Traceability is the process by which the assigned value of a measurement is compared, directly or indirectly, through a series of calibrations to the value established by the U.S. national standard.

(e) A complaint test (request test) is an as-found accuracy test of an electricity meter, made by a meter service provider as a result of a complaint made to the energy service company, meter service provider or T&D utility by a customer.

(f) A referee test is a test of an as-found accuracy test of an electricity meter made or witnessed by a representative of the commission as a result of a complaint made to the commission by a customer or at the request of an energy services company, meter service provider or T&D utility. Referee tests shall be made in a manner acceptable to the commission or its designee.

(g) An as-found test is a test of an electricity meter made at prescribed load points to determine its performance prior to any adjustment or dissembly.

(h) An as-left test is a test of an electricity meter made at prescribed load points to determine its performance after adjustments have been made and prior to being placed in or restored to service.

(i) An in-service test is an as-found test of an electricity meter made in accordance with a test program, as defined in the Part 92 Operating Manual, which is designed to establish the overall performance of the meter population.

(j) The customer is the individual or entity purchasing electrical energy for a fee based on date provided by an electricity meter. This shall include direct customers of the ISO.

(k) The New York Independent System Operator (ISO) is a New York not-for-profit corporation providing operating control over the bulk electricity transmission system within New York State.