Section 170 IAC 6-3-22 - Payment for heating service; recommended payment scheduleAuthority: IC 8-1-1-3; IC 8-1-2-4
Affected: IC 8-1-2-33; IC 8-1-2-38; IC 8-1-2-39
Sec. 22.
Payment for Heating Service.
(a) All hot water heating service shall be furnished on a season basis and bills shall be payable monthly from October 1st to April 1st, inclusive. The per cent of the total heating bill that should be due per month of service shall be determined by the utility, subject to the approval of the commission and included as a part of the contract with the consumer. The following payments for heating service are recommended:
October 1st .............................................................................. 10 per cent.
November 1st ............................................................................ 15 per cent.
December 1st ............................................................................ 15 per cent.
January 1st .............................................................................. 20 per cent.
February 1st ............................................................................. 20 per cent.
March 1st ............................................................................... 10 per cent.
April 1st ................................................................................ 10 per cent.
(b) A consumer receiving service as per his request for a period less than the full heating season shall be charged one-half of the regular rate for that portion of the heating season in which service is not taken and at the full rate for that part of the season in which service is taken.(c) All contracts for hot water heating service should be made in duplicate, one copy of which shall be given to the consumer and the other copy retained on file by the utility.Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission; No. 17689: Standards of Service For Central Station Hot Water Heating Utilities Sec 22; filed Jan 2, 1946, 10:00 am: Rules and Regs. 1947, p. 1665; readopted filed Jul 11, 2001, 4:30 p.m.: 24 IR 4233; readopted filed Apr 24, 2007, 8:21 a.m.: 20070509-IR-170070147RFAReadopted filed 2, 2013, 2:16 p.m.: 20130828-IR-170130227RFA