The Cooperative shall make every effort to read a consumer's meter monthly. However, there may be occasions when it becomes impossible to obtain a reading thus necessitating an estimated bill.
Variations from actual usage during the estimated month will self-adjust the next time an actual reading is obtained.
If a meter has been destroyed by fire, has stopped registering, or otherwise fails to correctly register power and energy supplied to the consumer, the Cooperative will render a bill based on an estimate of the amount of power and energy supplied by using the best available information.
When it has been determined that a consumer has caused the service furnished to be improperly or inaccurately metered, the Cooperative may render bills for such service based upon its reasonable estimate of the service actually furnished for the full period during which the service was unmetered or improperly metered.