Section 15-4400. PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY

 

4400.1The purpose of this chapter is to establish standards and requirements for the accuracy, testing, billing, recordkeeping, and regulation of submetering and energy allocation equipment, and appropriate safeguards for the tenant, as well as to define the responsibilities of the owner.

 

4400.2Any owner of a building which is not individually metered for electricity or natural gas for each nonresidential rental unit may install submetering equipment or energy allocation equipment for the purpose of fairly allocating:

 

(a) The cost of electrical or natural gas consumption for each nonresidential rental unit; and

 

(b) Electrical or natural gas demand and customer charges made by the utility and electricity and natural gas supplier.

 

authority

The Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia (Commission) hereby gives notice, pursuant to section 34-802 of the District of Columbia Official Code and in accordance with section 2-505 of the District of Columbia Official Code and the “Clean and Affordable Energy Act of 2008.”

source

Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 9521, 9522 (November 11, 2011).