Multifamily
5. Energy Efficiency
5.4 Electricity Meter
Mandatory except for zero-bedroom dwelling units
Install individual or sub-metered electric meters in multifamily housing units.
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Important Considerations
Codes and Regulations
Minnesota Rule - 7670.0800 - Subpart 1.A:
Multifamily electrical metering
In new multifamily dwellings, the electrical energy consumed by each individual dwelling unit must be separately metered with individual metering readily accessible to the individual occupants.
Specifications
26 20 00 (16400) Low Voltage Distribution Specify individual or sub-metered electric meters.
The information above refers to the Construction Specification Institute's (CSI) MasterFormat. The numbers listed above refer to some of the most relevant but not all of the possible MasterFormat sections related to this strategy. The 6-digit numbers refer to the newer 2004 MasterFormat edition. Numbers in parenthesis refer to the older 1995 edition.
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