(A) All applications for scheduled service shall be made in the name of the property owner or tenant who shall become the customer and who shall be responsible for payment of all charges, rents, and fees. Where premises are occupied by a tenant, the Electric Utility may advise the property owner of delinquent rents, charges, and fees and the Electric Utilities intent to discontinue service, and further the Electric Utility may advise the property owner of tenant initiated discontinuance of service. In all cases, the customer retains the right to discontinue services contracted in their name. In no case will both tenant and owner be assessed dual billing for the same charge, rent, or fee payable. Nothing in this section shall be construed as being in conflict with or negating § 51.076 of this chapter.
(B) The type of service furnished under Schedule R shall be single-phase with the potential of approximately 120/240 volts, three-wire 60 Hertz. However, the Electric Utility may elect to furnish 120 volt two-wire service. Single-phase service shall not be furnished where individual single-phase motors larger than five-horse power are installed, except where written permission is granted by the Manager. Where three-phase primary distribution is in place immediately adjacent or in close proximity to the customers premises and in the Electric Utilities opinion the customers use of three-phase service would justify the additional investment, the Electric Utility may furnish three-phase service under Schedule C.
(C) Multiple-dwelling units under Schedule R are applicable where not more than single dwelling units consisting of single-family homes, apartment, mobile home, or other individual living quarters is supplied through one meter. If more than a single dwelling unit is supplied through one meter, the customers minimum charge shall be the applicable rate multiplied by the number of units served. For new services supplied subsequent to the date of this chapter, the Electric Utility may require, prior to service being provided, that all single-dwelling units, living quarters, or apartments be individually wired and metered for separate billing under Schedule R.
(D) Schedule R is applicable for house heating service where in the service installation conforms to the specifications and conditions hereinafter set forth.
(1) All electric space heating equipment shall consist of a permanent installation in compliance with applicable state and local building and mechanical codes with maximum connected KVA explicitly stated. The equipment may consist of individual room-resistance space heating units, reversed cycle refrigeration units, or central furnace units. In no case shall any such heating equipment exceed a 25-KWH demand.
(2) The entire heating installation to include; heating units, wiring, controls, duct works, and building insulation shall be subject to inspection and approval by the Electric Utility manager prior to the provision of service.
(3) Wherein a home is heated by means of circulating hot water system using a resistance operated hot water heating unit, and the heating units aggregate rated capacity exceeds ten KWH with a maximum of 25 KWH, Schedule R shall apply.
(4) (a) A budget billing plan will be made available to a customer in a single family residence upon approval by the Electric Utility. A residential occupant must be a customer of the Hagerstown Electric Utility for a period of at least 12 months in the same residence immediately proceeding the time for which budget billing is being requested before making an application for budget billing approval for that residence.
(b) The Hagerstown Electric Utility will bill the customer each month 1/12 of the estimated cost of service for a 12 month period under the schedule set forth in § 51.136 herein, with said 12 month period commencing with the bill associated with the first full month billing term after the request for the monthly billing plan is approved by the electric utility, and will continue thereafter month-by-month for then subsequent months. During this period of 11 months, the cost of each month’s service calculated under the rate will be charged to the customer’s electric account, and all payments made by the customer will be credited to his or her electric account. The bill rendered for the twelfth month will be properly adjusted for the difference between the actual billing during the first 11 months and the payments made by the customer for service during the period. If at any time during the first 11 months the customer’s consumption, including variable costs of furnishing service, of electricity increases to such an extent that it is apparent that the estimate for the year’s service and the resultant monthly payments differ by more than 20% from the amount of the budget billing payments, the Hagerstown Electric Utility retains the right to revise the estimate and increase the monthly billing accordingly.
(c) The budget billing amount must be paid on or before the due date each month to allow the budget billing plan customer to continue to qualify for budget billing privileges. If the budget billing amount is not paid on or before the due date in two successive or non-successive months within a budget period, the budget billing privilege for the owner-occupant budget billing plan customer will be discontinued and the owner-occupant will not be qualified to apply for budget billing payments for at least 12 months following the end of the current budget billing plan period.
(d) Upon being disconnected, the full balance due for electric service will become immediately due and payable and reconnection fees will be added. If disconnect of electric service occurs in any month because of non-payment before the published disconnect date, the budget billing privilege for the owner-occupant budget billing plan customer will be immediately terminated. Following the disconnect, the owner-occupant will not be qualified to apply for budget billing privileges for at least 24 months following the end of the current budget billing plan period.
(5) Service provided under this schedule shall not be resold or submetered.
(Ord. 7-1992, passed 12-21-1992; Am. Ord. 13-2009, passed 12-1-2009; Am. Ord. 15-2017, passed 12-4-2017)