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1. For the purpose of determining the amount of electricity used, a meter
or meters shall be installed by the Department at points most convenient for the
Department's service, upon the reading of which meter or meters all bills shall
be computed. If more than one set of meters are installed, unless for the
Department's convenience, each set shall be considered by itself in computing
the amount of the bill. When more than one set of meters are installed for the
Department's convenience, the sums of the consumptions and demands, in all
cases, shall be taken as the total consumption and demand.
2. When a change in rate is made, the new rate will apply to all meter
readings made on and after the date upon which the change becomes effective.
3. All bills shall be due and payable upon presentation, and shall be
rendered monthly unless the Department desires bills rendered bi-monthly in
which case it may be done by adjusting to a bi-monthly basis all the monthly
figures referred to in the Department's schedule of rates.
4. The customer is responsible for all charges for electricity furnished
under this agreement until the Department has been notified in writing to
discontinue the service and has time to remove the meter. The customer shall
also be responsible for selecting the billing rate for which they may be
eligible when more than one rate may be applicable to their type of service.
5. The customer is responsible for all damage to, or loss of the
Department's property located upon his or her premises unless occasioned by the
Department's negligence.
6. The Department shall not be
responsible for any failure to supply electricity, or for interruptions or
reversal of the supply if such failure, interruption or reversal is without
willful default or neglect on its part, nor will the Department be responsible
for any damage to the customer's property and/or wiring to the outside lines of
this Department unless said damage is due to the Department's gross negligence.
7. The Department reserves the right to discontinue service at any time
without notice whenever the customer has violated this agreement. The Department
also reserves the right to shut off the supply of electricity for repairs or
want of supply.
8. All lamps, meters, wires and other appliances furnished by the
Department shall remain the property of the Department, and it is agreed that
all wiring upon the premises of the customer to which the Department's service
is to be connected shall be installed in accordance with the requirements of the
National Electric Code and shall be kept in such condition by the customer.
9. Permission is given the Department to enter the customer's premises at
all times prescribed by law for the purpose of inspecting and keeping in repair
or removing any or all of its apparatus used in connection with the supply of
electricity, and for said purpose the customer hereby authorizes his or her
landlord, if any, to permit said Department to enter said premises. The customer
and/or landlord herewith waives any damage caused by the Department by such
entrance.
10. The benefits and obligations of this agreement shall commence on the
day the customer is connected to the Department's service for the purpose of
taking electricity hereunder, and shall inure to and be binding upon the
successors and assigns, survivors and executors or administrators (as the case
may be) of the original parties hereto.
11. The Commercial and Industrial customer agrees, on demand of the
Department, to deposit with it as collateral security, for the performance of
the terms of this agreement by him or her a sum of no less than the average
monthly bill for three months.
12. The Domestic customer agrees
on demand of the Department, to deposit with it as collateral security, for the
performance of the terms of this agreement by him or her, $75.00 for Domestic
Rate 1, $150.00 for Domestic Rate 6, and $300.00 for Domestic Rate 7; or a sum
equal to the average monthly bill for three months, whichever is higher. The
sufficient advanced deposit is required of all new customers and may be waived
upon the customers providing proof of ownership of said property. The advanced
deposit will be returned in January next following two years from the date of
deposit provided the customer has maintained a good credit record. This will be
determined by the account having no unpaid balances at the end of the billing
period and before the next bill is rendered. During the deposit period, the
customer will be allowed an annual interest as required by statutes. This
interest will be credited to the customer’s bill rendered December.
13. No agent has power to make, modify, or alter this agreement, or waive
any of its conditions, or to bind the Department by making any promise or by
accepting any representation or information not contained in this agreement.
14. Current supplied to a power or
heating service may NOT be used f
or
any other purpose, except as delineated by the rate schedules. Electric energy
provided by the Department is for
the exclusive use of the Customer of Record and is not for
resale.
15. The Town of Hudson, Municipal
Lighting Plant, shall not be liable for, or in any way in respect of, any
interruption, abnormal voltage, discontinuance or reversal of its service, due
to causes beyond its immediate control, whether accident, labor difficulties,
conditions of fuel supply, the attitude of any public authority, reduction in
voltage rotating of the use of feeders, selected black-outs, or failure to
receive any electricity for which in any manner it has contracted or due to the
operation in accordance with good utility practice of an emergency load
reduction program by the Municipal Lighting Plant or one with whom it has
contracted for the supply of electricity or inability for any other reasons to
maintain uninterrupted and continuous service; provided however, that if the
Municipal Lighting Plant is unable for any of the causes enumerated above to
supply electricity for a continued period of two (2) days or more, that upon
request of the customer, the demand charge, if any, shall be suspended for the
duration of such inability.
16. The customer agrees to make the electric meter readily accessible
during the hours of 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. daily excepting all legal holidays
and business shutdowns. If the customer unduly hinders the Department's access
to the meter either physically or by arbitrary rules preventing ready access to
the meter, the Department may require the customer to move the meter to such a
location as to make it readily available for inspection, maintenance, or
reading.
17. To be eligible for the rates
available for those engaged in the business of farming or agriculture, a
customer must provide proof to the Department’s satisfaction that he meets the
definition of a farmer.
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