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CHAPTER 25. SUBSTANTIVE RULES APPLICABLE TO ELECTRIC SERVICE PROVIDERS. Subchapter G. SUBMETERING. (II) have the person's attending physician submit a written statement to the mobile home park owner; and (III) enter into a deferred payment plan. (ii) The prohibition against electric service termination provided by this subparagraph shall last 63 days from the issuance of the electric bill or a shorter period agreed upon by the mobile home park owner and the customer or physician. (B) Disconnection of energy assistance clients. A mobile home park owner shall not disconnect electric service to a pad site tenant for a billing period in which the mobile home park owner receives a pledge, letter of intent, purchase order, or other notification that the energy assistance provider is forwarding sufficient payment to continue service; and (C) Disconnection during extreme weather. A mobile home park owner shall not disconnect electric service to a pad site tenant on a day when: (i) the previous day's highest temperature did not exceed 32 degrees Fahrenheit, and the temperature is predicted to remain at or below that level for the next 24 hours, according to the nearest National Weather Service (NWS) reports; or (ii) the NWS issues a heat advisory for any county in which the mobile home park is located, or when such advisory has been issued on any one of the preceding two calendar days. (f) Submeters. (1) Submeter requirements. (A) Use of submeter. All electrical energy sold by an owner shall be charged for by meter measurements. (B) Installation by owner. Unless otherwise authorized by the commission, each owner shall be responsible for providing, installing, and maintaining all submeters necessary for the measurement of electrical energy to its tenants. (2) Submeter records. Each owner shall keep the following records: (A) Submeter equipment record. Each owner shall keep a record of all of its submeters, showing the tenant's address and date of the last test. (B) Records of submeter tests. All submeter tests shall be properly referenced to the submeter record provided in this section. The record of each test made shall show the identifying number of the submeter, the standard meter and other measuring devices used, the date and kind of test made, by whom made, the error (or percentage of accuracy), and sufficient data to permit verification of all calculations. (3) Submeter unit indication. Each meter shall indicate clearly the kilowatt -hours consumed by the tenant. (4) Submeter tests on request of tenant. Each owner shall, upon the request of a tenant, and if the tenant so desires, in the tenant's or the tenant's authorized representative's presence, make a test of the accuracy of the tenant's submeter. The test shall be made during reasonable business hours at a time convenient to the tenant desiring to observe the test. If the submeter tests within the accuracy standards for self - contained watt -hour meters as established by the latest edition of American National Standards Institute, Incorporated, (ANSI), Standard C12 (American National Code for Electricity Metering), a charge of up to $15 may be charged the tenant for making the test. However, if the submeter has not been tested within a period of one year, or if the submeter's accuracy is not within the appropriate accuracy standards, no charge shall be made to the tenant for making the test. Following §25.142 - -5 effective 1/6/11 (P 37684)