170 Ind. Admin. Code 4-5-2

Current through December 4, 2024

Section 170 IAC 4-5-2 - Definitions

Authority: IC 8-1-1-3; IC 8-1-2-36.5

Affected: IC 8-1-2-36.5

Sec. 2.

Definitions.

(a) Qualifying building: Any building containing more than one residential unit including trailer courts and similar multi-user installations which are provided electric service through a master meter pursuant to 170 IAC 4-1.5 but does not include buildings not qualified for master metering pursuant to 170 IAC 4-1.5 and also does not include hotels, motels or other similar transient lodging.

(b) Commission: The term commission means the Indiana utility regulatory commission.

(c) Owner: Any owner, operator or manager of a "qualifying building" who engages in electric submetering.

(d) Electric submetering: The instrumentation devices used to measure the number of KWH used by a tenant and the owner during a particular billing period.

(e) Dwelling unit: A room or rooms suitable for occupancy as a residence containing kitchen and bathroom facilities. This includes trailer court lots and similar multi-user installations.

(f) Hearing: Any proceeding based on an application, petition, complaint, or motion.

(g) "Month" or "monthly": The period between any two consecutive meter readings by the utility, either actual or estimated, at approximately thirty day intervals.

(h) Master meter: A meter used to measure, for billing purposes, all electric usage of a building including common areas, common facilities and dwelling units therein which is authorized pursuant to 170 IAC 4-1.5.

(i) ANSI: The American National Standards Institute. Standards of American National Standards Institute are referred to herein and defined as follows:

(1) -ANCI: C12.1-1982, American National Code for Electric Metering, 7th Edition, approved July 6, 1982, American National Standards Institute; published by The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc., 345 Est [sic.] 47th Street, New York, NY 10017, and

(2) -ANSI/IEEE C57.13-1978, American National Standard Requirements for Instrument Transformers, approved September 9, 1976, IEE Standards, Board; published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Inc., 345 East 47th Street, New York, NY 10017.

Any reference to the above does not include any later amendments or editions.

Copies of aforementioned are available from the Indiana utility regulatory commission, 101 West Washington Street, Suite 1500 E., Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 at costs or from the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc., 345 East 47th Street, New York, NY 10017.

170 IAC 4-5-2

Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission; 170 IAC 4-5-2; filed Dec 13, 1984, 3:13 pm: 8 IR 485, eff Jan 1, 1985 [IC 4-22-2-5 suspends the effectiveness of a rule document for thirty 30 days after filing with the Secretary of State. LSA Document #84-57(F) was filed Dec 13, 1984.]; readopted filed Jul 11, 2001, 4:30 p.m.: 24 IR 4233; readopted filed Apr 24, 2007, 8:21 a.m.: 20070509-IR-170070147RFA; errata filed Jul 21, 2009, 1:33 p.m.: 20090819-IR-170090571ACA; readopted filed Aug 2, 2013, 2:16 p.m.: 20130828-IR-170130227RFA

Readopted filed 4/11/2019, 9:04 a.m.: 20190508-IR-170190136RFA