Common use of METERING AND BILLING Clause in Contracts

METERING AND BILLING. (a) Company's meters will be read and bills rendered monthly. (By special order of the regulatory agencies bimonthly reading is permitted under certain conditions.) Meter readings may be obtained manually on the Customer’s premises, or remotely using radio frequency or other automated meter reading technology. Billing statements will show the readings of the meter at the beginning and end of the billing period; except, however, when interval load data is used to determine the bill under certain rate schedules or riders, only the billing units may be shown. (b) Bills rendered for periods of less than 26 or more than 34 days and all initial and final bills rendered on a Customer’s account will be prorated on the basis of a normal 30-day billing period; however, if an initial and final bill occur with the same billing month, no such proration will be made. (c) If Company is unable to read Customer's meter for any reason, his use may be estimated by Company on the basis of his use during the next preceding billing period for which readings were obtained, unless some unusual condition is known to exist. A bill rendered on the basis of such estimate shall be as valid as if made from actual meter readings. (d) The term "Month" or "Monthly" as used in Company's Schedules and Riders refers to the interval

METERING AND BILLING. (a) Company's meters will be read and bills rendered monthly. (By special order of the regulatory agencies bimonthly reading is permitted under certain conditions.) Meter readings may be obtained manually on the Customer’s premises, or remotely using radio frequency or other automated meter reading technology. Billing statements will show the readings of the meter at the beginning and end of the billing period; except, however, when interval load data is used to determine the bill under certain rate schedules or riders, only the billing units may be shown. (b) Bills rendered for periods of less than 26 or more than 34 days and all initial and final bills rendered on a Customer’s account will be prorated on the basis of a normal 30-day billing period; however, if an initial and final bill occur with the same billing month, no such proration will be made. (c) If Company is unable to read Customer's meter for any reason, his use may be estimated by Company on the basis of his use during the next preceding billing period for which readings were obtained, unless some unusual condition is known to exist. A bill rendered on the basis of such estimate shall be as valid as if made from actual meter readings. (d) The term "Month" or "Monthly" as used in Company's Schedules and Riders refers to the intervalinterval transpiring between the previous meter reading date and the current reading date.