Needles Municipal Code § 6.5 Master metering

Customer shall not resell electricity from City to any person except:

(a) Where energy is purchased at rates specifically applicable to resale service, or

(b) Where the charge to the tenants is absorbed in the rental for the premises or space occupied, or

(c) Where Customer is owner, lessee or operator of a multi-family housing or similar facility, and submeters and resells electricity to tenants at the same rates and charges that City would charge for the service if supplied by it directly, or

(d) Qualifies for submeter resale under the criteria identified in section 6.5.4.

City shall refuse service to all new construction and/or expansion of

existing permanent residential mobile home parks unless construction and/or expansion is individually metered by City.

buildings. City shall refuse service to all new construction of apartment complexes and condominiums which are master metered unless the building(s) will be served by a centralized heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning system and the contractor can provide to City an analysis demonstrating that the central unit will result in a favorable cost/benefit relationship for the residents.

Master metering will be

allowed at RV parks, marinas, small craft harbors and similar type of services. The master meter Customer may submeter individual spaces, slips or berths. An “extended stay” or permanent residential, commercial, recreational or similar facilities shall be individually metered by City. Existing master metered facilities shall be exempt from these requirements, except for any new facilities that are added to the RV park, marina, small craft harbor, etc., after the effective date of these terms and conditions. The rates and charges to the submeter user must not exceed those that would be applied if user was purchasing electricity directly from City.

7. Termination of service.