City of Riverside
Adopted by Board of Public Utilities: July 1, 2011
Approved by City Council: September 27, 2011
Effective Date: September 27, 2011
Board Resolution No. 2011-2
Council Resolution: 22277
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ELECTRIC RULE 12
ELECTRIC SUPPLY THROUGH MASTER METERING AND RESALE OF
ELECTRICITY
(Effective [Month] 20, 2026, e Master is mMetering is no longer available for new Customers)
A. MASTER METERING
No electricity shall be served and in dividually charged to two or more separate parcels of property thr ough a common electric meter unless covered by an existing Master Electric Meter Agreement. At the discretion of the Electric Utility, electricity supplied through a master electric meter may be permitted for the following types of development.
Apartment Complex
Condominiums/Townhouses
Shopping Centers
Industrial Parks
Mobile Home/Trailer Parks
B. RESALE OF ELECTRIC ENERGY AND SUBMETERING
No Customer shall resell any of the electric energy received from the Electric Utility, except as may be authorized by a previously approved Master Electric Meter Agreement and Customer shall not resell electric energy to a tenant at a monthly charge higher t han tenant’s measured pro rata share of the total monthly charges as rendered by the Utility. The cumulative monthly amount charged to tenants by a Customer under a Master Electric Meter Agreement cannot exceed the total monthly amount the Customer is charged by the Electric Utility. Electric energy used by any Customer shall be restricted to use on the Premises specified in the application for service. “Tenants” may also include owners of property within a development.
A copy of the applicable rate schedules and this Rule No. 12 shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the Premises being serviced by the Utility. The Utility shall have the right to disconti nue service to any Customer violating this rule.
C. USE OF ELECTRIC SERVICE CONNECTION WHEN PROPERTY IS
SUBDIVIDED
When property with an existing Electric Service Connection is subdivided, the Electric Service Connection shall be c onsidered as belonging to the lot or parcel of land which it will continue to se rve. If the existing Electric Service Connection does not abut the lot or parcel which it will continue to serve, it City of Riverside
Adopted by Board of Public Utilities: July 1, 2011
Approved by City Council: September 27, 2011
Effective Date: September 27, 2011
Board Resolution No. 2011-2
Council Resolution: 22277
shall be at Customer’s expense and responsibility to have City of Riverside
Adopted by Board of Public Utilities: July 1, 2011
Approved by City Council: September 27, 2011
Effective Date: September 27, 2011
Board Resolution No. 2011-2
Council Resolution: 22277
Public Utilities Department 12-2
connection relocated adjacent to lot or parcel where use will continue.
The charges for any relocations and any required public utility easements shall be in accordance with Rules No. 10 and 11.
D. SPECIAL CONDITIONS
1. Availability
Effective [Month] 20, 2026 (“Effective Date”), the execution of new, amended, or future Master Electric Meter Agreements is prohibited and shall no longer be authorized under this rule.
Master Electric Meter Agreements exec uted prior to [Month] 20, 2026, shall remain in effect under the terms of their original execution until either the Customer ceases to receive electric service at the property under master metering or as described by secti on B and C above. However, no such agreement may be extended, renewed, or materially amended after the Effective Date. Any modification to a pre-existing Master Electric Meter Agreement after this date shall trigger its immediate termination and require a transition to individual metering.
A Master Metering Customer may elect to permanently switch to individual metering at the Customer’s expens e. The charges for any upgrade or relocation shall be in accordance with Rule No. 10 and 11.
All properties currently operating under a Master Electric Meter Agreement (“Agreement”) must maintain compliance with the Agreement as well as with all safety and maintenance standards. Failure to maintain submeter facilities may result in a violation of the Agreement and an order to transition to direct utility metering at the Customer's expense.