If you are an electrician/member seeking to disconnect power to work past the meter, please click this button and fill out the quick form to notify us. We will disconnect power remotely to allow the work to be done. We need to be notified so we can attach the meter seal after you are done. 

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AMI Opt-Out options 

General Opt-out: - Click here to opt-out with this option

  • There will be a $240 fee to replace the meter as well as a $50 monthly charge to read the meter manually each month. You will receive a digital meter, but it won't send signals electronically through RF technology.
  • You will receive a non-AMI meter. 
  • Garkane employee will read your meter once a month manually.  

 

Budget Billing Opt-out: - Click here to opt-out with this option

  • Member completes an opt-out request form and pays the associated Non-Standard Meter Replacement Fee of $240.00. (Plant Investment Fees & Garkane Service Charges Tariff) Upon review and acceptance of a complete application, Garkane will install the Non-Standard Meter from our inventory, review historic usage data, make any calculations or estimates, and place the requested account on our Budget Payment Plan. 
  • The member's account will then be invoiced monthly per Garkane's Budget Payment Plan policies for the budgeted usage plus $16.67 for reading the non-standard meter. 
  • Garkane's metering staff will read the meter quarterly and adjust the monthly payment plan as needed.   
  • An account true-up payment or credit will be made annually. 
  • By choosing to participate in the AMI opt-out budget payment option, the member will agree to the following
  • Complete and unfettered daytime and emergency (after-hours) access to the member's meter for the purpose of making manual reads. 
  • Manual reads will not be scheduled with the member and will be made by Garkane at intervals and at times that allow the most efficient use of its staff time.
  • The account will be served on the Residential Service rate. Additional rate schedules and savings programs requiring AMI data will not be available for the account.
  • With 60 days public notice Garkane's board may alter the terms of its AMI opt-out options. 

 

Once-A-Day Opt-Out: - Click here to opt-out with this option

  • A member completes an opt-out request form and pays the associated Non-Standard Meter Replacement Fee of $240.00. (Plant Investment Fees & Garkane Service Charges Tariff) 
  • Upon review and acceptance of a complete application, Garkane will install the Non-Standard Meter from our inventory.
  • By choosing to participate in the Once A Day AMI Communications Opt-Out option, the member will agree to the following
  • Not to place any items beyond the plane of the residence's exterior wall that might block or interfere with Garkane's ability to make the once a day scheduled read.  
  • I have complete and unfettered daytime and emergency (after-hours) access to the member's meter to make manual reads if needed.
  • The account will be served at the Residential Service rate. Additional rate schedules and savings programs requiring AMI data will not be available for it.
  • During an electrical service outage, the meter will make a limited number of unscheduled communications attempts. Garkane's additional programming settings cannot turn off this feature.  
  • With 60 days public notice Garkane's board may alter the terms of its AMI opt-out options.