BGE Metering & Billing Systems Flashcards
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Before removing a BGE electric meter from its socket, what safety step must always be performed first?
Answer: De-energize the meter socket or open the service disconnect
The service disconnect or meter socket must be de-energized before meter removal to prevent electric shock, arcing, and equipment damage.
What is the primary purpose of inspecting meter socket jaws during a BGE meter exchange?
Answer: To check for damage, corrosion, or overheating that could cause poor electrical contact
Inspecting socket jaws ensures solid electrical contact; damaged or corroded jaws create resistance that causes overheating, arcing, and potential meter failure.
What information is typically recorded when a BGE field technician performs a meter exchange?
Answer: Old meter serial number with final reading, and new meter serial number with initial reading
A complete meter exchange record captures the outgoing serial number with its final reading and the incoming serial number with its initial reading to ensure seamless billing continuity.
How are standard single-phase residential BGE meters typically connected within the meter socket?
Answer: Line-load blade configuration with two hots and a neutral
Standard single-phase residential meters connect via two hot line/load blades and a neutral, measuring energy consumed across the 120/240V service.
Under BGE policy, who owns and is responsible for the meter socket enclosure at a customer's premises?
Answer: The customer owns the meter socket; BGE owns only the meter itself
The meter socket enclosure is customer-owned equipment; BGE's responsibility ends at the meter itself and the service conductors up to the point of delivery.
After installing a new BGE AMI meter, what must the technician verify before leaving the job site?
Answer: That the meter is communicating on the RF network and the initial reading is confirmed in BGE's system
Confirming successful AMI network registration and initial read capture is mandatory; a meter that is not communicating fails the primary purpose of the AMI deployment.