Section 9 - Meters

9-A SUPPLY OF METERS. The measurement of electric service shall be by meters furnished and installed by the Company. The Company will select the type and make of metering equipment, and may, from time to time, change or alter the equipment.

9-B SPECIAL MEASUREMENTS. The Company shall have the right, at its option and its own expenses, to place demand-meters or other instruments, on the premises of any Customer, for the purpose of measuring the demand, or for other tests of all, or any part, of the Customer's load.

9-C METER TESTS. The Company, at its expense, will make periodic tests and inspections of its meters in order to maintain them at a high standard of accuracy; also such other tests as it deems necessary for the proper administration of its rates, or as are required by the Maine Public Utilities Commission.

9-D REQUEST TESTS. The Company will make additional tests or inspections of its meters at the request of a Customer, but reserves the right to make the charge provided for in Standards of Service of the Public Utilities Commission of the State of Maine, when such test shows the meter to be correct within 4 percent.

9-E ADJUSTMENT OF ERROR REFUND. Whenever in any test a meter is found to have a positive average error in excess of 4 percent the Company shall refund to the Customer an amount equal to the excess charged for the kilowatt-hours incorrectly metered for a period equal to one-half of the time elapsed since the last previous test, but not to exceed six months; except that in cases where the starting date of the error can be fixed the refund shall cover the entire period.

9-F ADJUSTMENT OF ERROR CHARGE. Whenever in any test a meter is found to have a negative average error in excess of 4 percent, the Company shall make a charge to the Customer for the kilowatt hours in excess of those registered for a period equal to one-half of the time elapsed since the last previous test, but not to exceed six months. In cases of no registration for any period, the Company may estimate and charge for the kilowatt hours used by averaging the amounts registered over similar periods, preceding or subsequent thereto, or over corresponding periods in previous years taking into consideration the character of use by the Customer.

9-G RENTAL METERS. A charge of One Dollar ($1.00) per meter per month will be made for extra meters installed for the Customer's convenience.

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