SECTION 165:35-13-7. Multiple residence units

(a)   The basic statewide standard for service to multiple residences, apartment complexes, or similar residential units shall be individual metering, one (1) meter per residence with billing under the applicable residential rate schedule.

(b)   Exceptions to the standard for service to multiple residences set forth in (a) of this Section may be granted by the Commission with respect to new and future multiple residence units. A utility or the owner of such a multiple residence unit may submit an application seeking authorization to furnish service at one or more points of delivery. The Commission shall grant such authority if it determines that providing service in the manner requested will encourage:

(1)   Conservation of energy.

(2)   The efficient use of facilities and resources by the utility providing such service.

(3)   Equitable rates to the consumers of such service.

(c)   Except as provided in this Chapter, no consumer shall separately meter and separately bill another consumer for electricity. A landlord or innkeeper may include the cost of electricity in rent.

(d)   Multiple residences, apartment complexes, or similar residential units being served under and with a single or multiple meters and at a commercial rate schedule may be continued without block billing or, at the option of the consumer, may revert to and have service by individual meters at the applicable residential rate.

(e)   As an alternative to (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this Section, residences, apartment complexes, or similar residential units and multicommercial unit complexes may be or may continue to be served with a single utility meter and consumer submeter system, if such measuring of electrical service is deemed to:

(1)   Encourage conservation of energy.

(2)   Contribute to the efficient use of facilities and resources of electric utilities.

(3)   Results in equitable rates to the electrical consumers affected by such meters. Application for utilization of such electric utility meters and consumer submeters referred to in (e) of this Section may be made by a letter jointly submitted by both the affected utility and consumer of electric service to the PUD Director, requesting administrative approval by the Commission. In the event the PUD Director shall deny such a joint letter application or in the event such a joint letter application is not presented, either the affected utility or the consumer shall have the right to file a formal application with notice for hearing before the Commission seeking such approval. The applicable rate for such service shall be the applicable utility commercial rate without block billing or similar type billing.

[Source: Amended at 36 Ok Reg 620, eff 7-25-19]