Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
Section 57.16 - Records of system load and operation(a)Records required. A public utility shall keep in continuous operation meters and instruments and maintain records necessary to determine the characteristics of the system load and the mode of operation.(b)Content of records. Records of load and operation shall include all of the following: (1) Operation of a turboelectric and hydroelectric generating station.(2) Readings of switchboard recording instruments at attended generating stations and substations. The hourly readings of indicating instruments recorded at regularly attended generating stations and substations shall constitute a satisfactory continuous record.(c)Records of electric energy transactions. A public utility purchasing, selling or interchanging electric energy or power from, to, or with another public utility under the jurisdiction of the Commission shall install such instruments and meters as may be necessary to furnish continuous records of the energy and demand involved, unless such other public utility has itself installed such instruments and meters from which these records may be obtained. A public utility purchasing, selling, or interchanging electric energy or power from, to, or with a utility not under the jurisdiction of the Commission shall install or cause to be installed such instruments and meters as may be necessary to furnish continuous records of the energy and demand involved.The provisions of this § 57.16 adopted February 25, 1946; amended through May 29, 1973; amended January 7, 1983, effective 1/8/1983, 13 Pa.B. 131.The provisions of this § 57.16 issued under the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § § 331, 501, 504 and 1501.