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Title of Presentation 3
Illegal Use of Electricity
• Knowingly use or receive the direct benefit of
electric service obtained through any of the
acts mentioned in subsections (a), (b), (c),
and (d)
Contents:
Title of Presentation 13
Differential billing
• Differential billing shall refer to the amount to be
charged to the person concerned for the unbilled
electricity illegally consumed by him as determined
through the use of methodologies
Title of Presentation 15
Differential Billing
Methodologies to be Used:
• Surcharges
– Consumer may be assessed a surcharge
– 25% of the next clean bill for first violation
Overview of Approved
Amendments
Title of Presentation 19
Approved Amendments
• Options how to recover differential
from persons other than registered
customers or actual users
– Filing of a complaint with the regular courts or
other legal remedies
• Enforcement of Disconnection
– Customer is given one business day to settle
the differential billing
Title of Presentation 20
Approved Amendments
Title of Presentation 21
Approved Amendments
• Routine Inspection Features:
– Notice to customer of conduct of routine inspection
– No Officer of the Law or ERC representative required
to be present
– No removal of meter unless the customer or actual
user or their representative is present
– Findings of meter tampering resulting from laboratory
test by the ERC can entitle the DU to collect
differential billing
– Other Prima Facie Evidence of Illegal use has to be
witnessed by an Officer of the Law or ERC rep
Title of Presentation 22
Approved Amendments
• Anti-Pilferage Inspections:
– To be conducted in the presence of an Officer
of the Law or an ERC representative
– Inspection conducted without the customer,
actual user or their representative, no
disconnection of electric service
– Customer, actual user or their representative
refuses to witness the inspection or sign the
Inspection Report, the Officer of the Law must
attest to that fact supported by other
evidence
Title of Presentation 23
Approved Amendments