An EGS providing advanced metering services who wishes to replace the PPL meter must give notice to PPL at least four-business days prior to the date it proposed to change the meter. Such notice shall be given electronically. Business processes and required data to be exchanged will be defined by November 1, 1998 consistent with the data transfer procedures established by the Electronic Data Exchange Working Group Standards and the Data Transfer Schedule.

The transaction shall include the scheduled date that the EGS will change the meter.

An EGS providing advanced metering service may arrange for the installation of an advanced meter and the removal of the existing meter. The existing meter must be returned by the EGS to PPL within five-business days. An advanced meter cannot be installed within four (4) business days prior to the customer’s regularly scheduled meter reading date or one-business day after the customer’s regularly scheduled meter reading date. In the fourth quarter 1999, this time period will be revisited by the parties and PPL will determine whether to modify the timing. PPL will provide 60-days advance notice so that parties that disagree with PPL’s decision not to modify the timing may request the Commission to overrule or modify PPL’s decision.

An EGS installing an advanced meter must comply with all applicable Commission standards and PPL’s electric service requirements manuals.

PPL will not require removal of an Advanced Meter that meets PPL’s required specifications as a condition of a customer’s return to PLR service.

Transformer-rated meter installations.

Current Transformers (CT) & Voltage Transformers (VT)

• PPL will own all CT & VT installations
• PPL will install and replace all CT’s & VT’s at the request of an EGS providing metering service
• An EGS providing metering service will be responsible for verifying all CT’s & VT’s operate accurately, with their meter, and ensuring compliance with PUC installation requirements. PPL will be responsible for the accuracy testing of CT’s and VT’s (ratio and phase angle) prior to installation. If necessary, PPL will provide a copy of the test results to the EGS upon request.
• An EGS providing metering service is responsible for coordinating any customer outages required for changes to the customer’s meter, CT’s & VT’s, or associated equipment

Instrument Transformer Wiring

• PPL will own all CT & VT wiring (color-coded), from the CT & VT up to the meter test switch
• the “line of demarcation”, where PPL responsibility ends and the responsibility of the EGS providing metering service begins, is at the load-side (meter side) of the meter test switch
• PPL is responsible to connect / disconnect meter wiring from the meter test switch, unless a qualified EGS providing metering service chooses to do so

Meter Panels

• PPL will own and provide a meter panel for all transformer rated meter installations. The meter panel must be kept in place at all times, with wiring and components left intact.
• PPL will leave the existing meter panel in place for use by an EGS providing metering service. The EGS providing metering services can elect to install their meter into the PPL meter panel or provide a wiring extension from the load side (meter side) of the test switch to an EGS provided meter and/or panel, if the standard ANSI socket configuration is not acceptable.
• PPL will not be responsible for wiring past the load side (meter side) of the test switch if the EGS decides to install an adjacent meter panel. The PPL provided meter panel must remain in place at all times and will act as the demarcation point for the metering wiring.
• PPL will install and maintain meter panels for all existing and new installations.
• An EGS provided meter panel must be removed from service after termination of a customer contract unless arrangements are made for use by a future meter service provider.

Metering Credits

• If an existing or upgraded PPL meter is required for metering a customer’s account, the customer will not receive a metering credit
• PPL’s meter must be replaced by the meter of the EGS providing metering service, in order for the customer to receive the applicable metering credit.
• If an existing PPL meter is removed by an EGS, it must be returned to PPL in order for a customer to receive the applicable metering credit. The credit will be retroactive to the actual removal date.

Non-Transformer-Rated Meters

Meter Panels

• The Customer is responsible for meter panel / meter socket for all non-transformer rated meter installations, per PPL’s Rules for Electric Meter and Service Installations.

Metering Credits

• If an existing or upgraded PPL meter is required for metering a customer’s account, the customer will not receive a metering credit.
• PPL’s meter must be replaced by the meter of the EGS providing metering service, in order for the customer to receive the applicable metering credit.
• If an existing PPL meter is removed by an EGS, it must be returned to PPL in order for a customer to receive the applicable metering credit. The credit will be retroactive to the actual removal date.

7.

Access to customer premise for meter installation and maintenance. The EGS is responsible to obtain access to customer premises or locked rooms within customer premises directly from the customer. PPL will not provide an EGS with customer keys or access to PPL‘s customer keys in order to gain access to restricted areas within the customer’s facility.

8.

PPL will provide an EGS with security keys for PPL’s barrel lock rings.

Issued August 12, 1998