Expository Hearing on the DRAFT RULES TO GOVERN THE INSTALLATION OR RELOCATION OF RESIDENTIAL ELECTRIC METERS BY DISTRIBUTION UTILITIES TO ELEVATED METERING CENTERS OR INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTIAL ELECTRIC METER TO OTHER ELEVATED SERVICE January 21

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Expository Hearingon theDRAFT RULES TO GOVERN
THE INSTALLATION OR RELOCATION OF RESIDENTIAL
ELECTRIC METERS BY DISTRIBUTION UTILITIES TO
ELEVATED METERING CENTERS OR INDIVIDUAL
RESIDENTIAL ELECTRIC METER TO OTHER ELEVATED
SERVICE January 21 23, 2009

• Consumer Service Division
• Consumer Affairs Service

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• The ERC Rules of Practice and Procedures governs
  billing disputes arising from the
  relocation/installation of meters to EMC
• (Article 1.3 of the Draft Rules)

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Legal Basis

• Article 11, par. 2 of the Magna Carta
• Meters may be located in other areas based on
  justifiable reasons.

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• Article 11 of the Magna Carta and 2.11.1 of the
  DSOAR
• Provided that the location is accessible to both
  the DU and the consumer for reading and testing

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Instance when elevated meters may be allowed

• Rampant electricity and meter theft in areas with
  informal settlers
• Non-availability of ROW
• Customer requests
• (Article 2.2 of the Draft Rules)

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Concerns on EMCs/Other Elevated Service

• Method for objective validation of meter
  registration
• Protection from possible illegal tapping
• Compliance with technical requirements
• Maintenance of service wires
• Tracking of consumption
• Cost of conversion
• Technical loss
• Administration procedures

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Rules address these concerns

• Meter reading using digital photography/basket
  trucks and archiving of meter-reading pictures in
  case a consumer questions the correctness of the
  reading
• (Articles 3.2.15 3.2.16 of the Draft Rules)

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• Consumer/designated representative shall witness
  the monthly meter reading with the Barangay
  Chairman/his appointed constituent/appointed
  representative serves as default witness
• DU to inform the customer/his representative on
  the conduct of meter reading 2 days prior to the
  scheduled reading date. The latter has the
  option to be present at the time of the meter
  reading
• (Articles 3.2.12, 3.2.13 3.2.14 of the Draft
  Rules)

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• DU shall issue meter reading cards with monthly
  readings (net of line losses) to be filled up by
  the meter readers. The customer/his
  representative shall be furnished with the
  previous and present months reading including
  the pictures taken during the reading, if
  available.
• (Article 3.2.17 of the Draft Rules)

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• House 10 service drop wires with a protective
  material to avoid electricity theft/tampering and
  no more than 30 electric meters in an EMC frame
• (Article 3.2.4 3.2.5 of the Draft Rules)

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• Consumers utilization voltage is within the
  variations set by the PDC
• (Article 4.1.1 of the Draft Rules)

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• Size of service drop wires must conform with law
• (Article 4.1.2 of the Draft Rules)

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• DUs shall install a system-operated automatic
  power shut-off in case of fire in an EMC area
• (Article 4.1.3 of the Draft Rules)

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• A safety switch/circuit breaker securely
  clustered near the meter is necessary to isolate
  each meter from the other in case of faulty
  connection at the load side and must be
  accessible to both the DU and the customer/his
  representative
• (Article 4.1.4 of the Draft Rules)

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• Service drop wires not to exceed 130 meters
  length and DU to maintain and replace it due to
  wear and tear
• (Articles 3.2.1 3.2.2 of the Draft Rules)

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• DU shall conduct meter readings twice every
  billing month and any abrupt change in customers
  consumption must be recorded
• (Article 3.2.11 of the Draft Rules)

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• DU to shoulder cost of service wires and all
  necessary conduits including relocation per
  customers requests
• (Articles 3.1.1, 3.1.3 3.1.4 of the Draft
  Rules)

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• Costs advanced by the customer shall be refunded
  by the DU
• (Article 3.1.2 of the Draft Rules)

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• Error in connecting the service drop wires is at
  the DUs costs
• (Article 4.1.5 of the Draft Rules)

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• No charges/fees other than those allowed by the
  ERC shall be collected by the DU for new
  applicants
• (Article 3.1.5 of the Draft Rules)

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• DU bears the line loss on the service drop wires
  after 130 meters length
• (Article V of the Draft Rules)

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• Requests for meter relocation/service application
  shall be acted in a timely manner without
  discrimination
• (Article 3.2.18 of the Draft Rules)

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• Information campaign/show proof shall be done
  before meter/s are elevated
• (Article 3.2.10 of the Draft Rules)

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• DU to coordinate with the concerned LGU for the
  relocation site
• (Article 3.2.7 of the Draft Rules)

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• Thank you!!!