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CHAPTER 25. SUBSTANTIVE RULES APPLICABLE TO ELECTRIC SERVICE PROVIDERS. Subchapter G. SUBMETERING. (B) The billing unit shall be that used by the electric utility in its billing to the owner. (C) The owner shall be responsible for determining that the energy billed to any dwelling unit shall be only for that submetered and consumed within that unit. (D) Submetered billings shall not be included as part of the rental payment or as part of billings for any other service to the tenant. A separate billing must be issued or, if issued on a multi -item bill, submetered billing information must be separate and distinct from any other charges on the bill and conform to information required in subparagraph (H) of this paragraph. The submetered bill must clearly state "submetered electricity." (E) The bill shall reflect only submetered usage. Utility consumption at all common facilities will be the responsibility of the owner and not of the tenant. Allocation of central systems for air conditioning, heating and hot water is not prohibited by this section as set forth in §25.141 of this title (relating to Central System or Nonsubmetered Master Metered Utilities). (F) The owner shall not impose any extra charges on the tenant over and above those charges which are billed by the retail electric provider or utility to the owner. The bill may not include a deposit, late penalty, reconnect charge, or any other charges unless otherwise provided for by these sections. (i) A one -time penalty not to exceed 5.0% may be made on delinquent accounts. If the penalty is applied, the bill shall indicate the amount due if paid by the due date and the amount due if the late penalty is incurred. No late penalty may be applied unless agreed to by the tenant in a written lease which states the exact dollar or percentage amount of the late penalty. (ii) In a mobile home park a reconnect fee may be applied for a mobile home not leased by the mobile home park owner if service to the pad site tenant is disconnected for non - payment of submetered bills in accordance with subsection (e)(1) of this section. Such reconnect fee shall be calculated based on the average actual cost to the owner for the expenses associated with the reconnection, but under no circumstances shall exceed 510. No reconnect charge may be applied unless agreed to by the tenant in a written lease which states the exact dollar amount of such reconnect charge. (G) The tenant's submeter bills shall be calculated in the following manner: after the electric bill is received from the utility or retail electric provider, the owner shall divide the net total charges for electrical consumption, plus applicable tax, by the total number of kilowatt-hours to obtain an average cost per kilowatt -hour. The average kilowatt -hour cost shall then be multiplied by each tenant's kilowatt-hour consumption to obtain the charge to the tenant. The computation of the average cost per kilowatt -hour shall not include any penalties charged by the utility or the retail electric provider to the owner for disconnect, reconnect, late payment, or other similar service charges. (H) The tenant's electric submeter bill shall show all of the following information: (i) the date and reading of the submeter at the beginning and at the end of the period for which the bill is rendered; (ii) the number of billing units metered; (iii) the computed rate per billing unit; (iv) the total amount due for electricity used; (v) a clear and unambiguous statement that the bill is not from the utility or retail electric provider, which shall be named in the statement; (vi) the name and address of the tenant to whom the bill is applicable; §25.142 - -2 effective 1/6/11 (P 37684)