Section 185.79. Remote outside meter (ROM) and automatic meter reading (AMR) system tests.  


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  • (1)  The ROM and AMR systems shall be tested each time the associated meter is tested. If the total recorded consumption of the ROM agrees with that of the base meter or the AMR system read and the base meter read are the same, no further testing of the ROM or AMR systems is needed.
    (2)  The test of metering installations with remotes shall be sufficient to demonstrate that the accuracy of the meter-remote combination meets the requirements of s. PSC 185.65 .
    (3)  As an alternative to subs. (1) and (2) , a utility may receive approval and place on file with the commission a remote testing schedule which is specifically designed to meet the needs of the remote metering system used by the utility.