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  Reporting Requirements
  Reporting Requirements from Section 6 of the Part 92 Operating Manual 
  d) Reporting Requirements 
  i)Reports of In-Service, Complaint, and Office tests of watt-hour meters shall be made each year and 
  filed with staff not later than the 15th day of March of the following year. 
  ii)All  reports  of In-Service Tests are to include the number of meters tested, the number of meters 
  found outside of limits, and the size of the population. Where appropriate, the reports should break 
  down the population of meters by type and be accompanied by appropriate performance parameters 
  for that type. 
  iii) Where poorly performing types are being reported on, the report will be accompanied by a plan for 
  handling that type. 
  iv) The annual report must include performance data that might be appropriate for tracking of types that 
  is excluded from In-Service Test Plans because of their coverage by a poor performance action plan. 
  v) All reports should be filed electronically in a form acceptable to staff. 
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  Reporting Steps
  1. Download the Microsoft Excel electric meter test data submission template. There are separate templates for 
  variable interval testing and statistical sampling testing. The templates are located at this link or on 
  https://www.dps.ny.gov/ under Utility Metering in the A-Z Index
  2. Fill in the template starting on the row just below the header row. The Excel template includes validation rules. 
  Do NOT change the template or add any information outside of the table. You do not need to fill in the cells in 
  green. These are calculated automatically.
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  3. You MUST use the file naming conventions specified below for submitting reports. Submissions that do not 
  follow these naming conventions will be not be accepted and you will receive an error response by email.
     a. For Variable Interval Test Reports
         CompanyNumber_ReportingYear_electric_meter_variable_report.xlsx
         Example: 1000_2020_electric_meter_variable_report.xlsx
     b. For Statistical Sampling Test Reports
         CompanyNumber_ReportingYear_electric_meter_statistical_report.xlsx
         Example: 1000_2020_electric_meter_statistical_report.xlsx
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  4. Email your completed report as an attachment. If you have multiple reports, send one per email.
  Address: metrology@dps.ny.gov 
  Subject: Meter Test Report Submission YYYY-mm-dd
  Replace YYYY-mm-dd with current date
  5. If you are required to submit a plan for handling a poorly performing meter type(s), you must submit the plan in a separate 
  email. 
  Address: metrology@dps.ny.gov 
  Subject: Poorly Performing Meter Type Handling Plan
  6. For the Statistical Sampling reports: submit the Statistical Sampling In-Service Test Program Summary including the testing 
  requirements for the current calendar year.
  Address: metrology@dps.ny.gov 
  Subject: Meter Test Report Submission YYYY-mm-dd
  Replace YYYY-mm-dd with current date
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    Data Dictionary for Variable Interval Testing (VIT)
       Column Data Label                                 Data Type                 Description
      Company Name                                      Text                     Company name registered with NYS DPS DMM. Visit the 
                                                                                 following address for listing, 
                                                                                 http://dmm.dps.state.ny.us/dmm/Masters/ExistingCompanyMa
                                                                                 ster.aspx
      Company Number                                    Text                     Company number assigned by NYS DPS DMM.
      Report Year                                       Numeric                  Report year
      Meter Manufacturer                                Text                     Meter manufacturer name
      Meter Type                                        Text                     Meter type 
      Meter Type In First Year of Service               Yes/No                   Yes if report year is first year meter was in service