83 Ill. Adm. Code 460.15
Meter Service Components
Section 460
Section 460.15 Meter Service
Components
Metering service consists of the
following 16 functions:
a) Meter reading. On-site visual data retrieval from metering
and/or data retrieval from metering on-site or remotely via a form of
electronic communication using a computerized device as applicable.
b) Meter equipment installation. The tasks associated with the
physical assembly and placement of metering equipment at a metering point.
c) Meter equipment exchange. The tasks associated with the
physical removal and the installation of metering equipment at a metering
point.
d) Meter equipment removal. The tasks associated with the
physical extraction of metering equipment from a metering point.
e) Maintenance of the meter system components. The remote or
on-site testing, calibration, programming, modification, repair and replacement
of meter system components.
f) Meter communications device installation and maintenance. The
remote or onsite installation, testing, calibration, programming, modification,
repair and replacement of meter communication devices.
g) Meter equipment provision. The ability of the MSP to supply
and install metering equipment.
h) Initiation or transfer of metering service. The removal,
replacement, disabling, modification, or programming of metering equipment, for
the purpose of establishing or changing the provider of metering service.
i) Meter accuracy testing. Tasks associated with verifying the
accuracy of measurement of the metering equipment ultimately used for billing,
in accordance with applicable standards for required testing contained in this
Part.
j) Meter equipment design and engineering. Analyzing, specifying
and documenting customers' metering equipment requirements.
k) Meter attribute record keeping. Meter attribute record keeping
includes, but is not limited to, what is required by Section 460.330.
l) Accept raw meter data. The act of retrieving raw meter usage
data used for billing from either the meter equipment directly, or from the
agent or contractor with which the MSP has contracted to perform the retrieval
function.
m) Translate data into format for internal processing. The act of
converting raw meter data received into a convenient internal format for
storage, archiving, validating, editing, and estimating other business
processes.
n) Associate meter reads with customer identifiers for use in
validation or estimation. The verified matching of meter data with the
corresponding customer records.
o) Validate, edit and estimate translated meter data. The act of
checking a customer's translated meter data against documented thresholds for
errors and/or omissions using documented estimation procedures to correct and
edit meter data that fails the data integrity check.
p) Translate data into common formats and post to server. The act
of converting the validated, edited, and estimated data into documented common
formats and posting to server accessible to applicable market participants.