[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 24, Volume 4]

[Revised as of April 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 24CFR965.404]



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                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

 

CHAPTER IX--OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING, 

               DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

 

PART 965_PHA-OWNED OR LEASED PROJECTS_GENERAL PROVISIONS--Table of 

Contents

 

   Subpart D_Individual Metering of Utilities for Existing PHA-Owned 

                                Projects

 

Sec.  965.404  Order of conversion.



    Conversions to individually metered utility service shall be 

accomplished in the following order when a PHA has projects of two or 

more of the designated categories, unless the PHA has a justifiable 

reason to do otherwise, which shall be documented in its files.

    (a) In projects for which retail service is provided by the utility 

supplier and the PHA is paying all the individual utility bills, no 

benefit/cost analysis is necessary, and residents shall be billed 

directly after the PHA adopts revised payment schedules providing 

appropriate allowances for resident-supplied utilities.

    (b) In projects for which checkmeters have been installed but are 

not being utilized as the basis for determining utility charges to the 

residents, no benefit/cost analysis is necessary. The checkmeters shall 

be used as the basis for utility charges, and residents shall be 

surcharged for excess utility use.

    (c) Projects for which meter loops have been installed for 

utilization of checkmeters shall be analyzed both for the installation 

of checkmeters and for conversion to retail service.

    (d) Low- or medium-rise family units with a mastermeter system 

should be analyzed for both checkmetering and conversion to retail 

service, because of their large potential for energy savings.

    (e) Low- or medium-rise housing for the elderly should next be 

analyzed for both checkmetering and conversion to retail service, since 

the potential for energy saving is less than for family units.

    (f) Electric service under mastermeters for high-rise buildings, 

including projects for the elderly, should be analyzed for both use of 

retail service and of checkmeters.