Gas coefficients for apartment buildings. temperature coefficients. Temperature coefficient and gas meters: where does it come from
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What is the temperature coefficient that applies to gas meter readings, in what cases is it legal to use it and can it be abandoned? We are publishing clarifications from OOO Gazprom Mezhregiongaz Rostov-on-Don.
Why is a “temperature coefficient” applied to gas meter readings?
The gas meter is located outside. At one time, the work was carried out by specialists from Gorgaz, all the documents are available. The technical characteristics of the meter indicate that it can operate at temperatures from -40°С to +40°С, however, a calculation coefficient of 1.06 has been introduced. Explain where this figure came from and on what basis it was introduced into the calculation scheme?
In accordance with paragraph 26 of the Rules for the supply of gas to meet the domestic needs of citizens, approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of 21.07.2008. No. 549, the volume of gas consumed according to the readings of a gas meter that does not have temperature compensation is determined as the difference in the readings of a gas meter at the beginning and end of the reporting period, multiplied by the temperature coefficient (factor of reduction to standard conditions) approved for such types of gas meters Federal Agency for Technical Regulation and Metrology.
Thus, when determining the amount of payment for consumed natural gas, the readings of the gas consumption meter for the billing month, in order to bring the volume of gas to standard conditions, are multiplied by the appropriate coefficient, and then by the retail price approved by the Regional Tariff Service Rostov region.
In accordance with the technical characteristics specified in the passport of the household gas meter, the temperature parameters of the measured and environment are set, for example, for the gas flow meter SGK-G4 from - 20 ° С to + 60 ° С. This means that the gas meter can be operated within the range determined in accordance with the technical specifications. In your case, the device can operate at temperatures from -40°C to +40°C.
State Committee for Standards, Measures and measuring instruments USSR approved State standard No. 2939-63 "Gases. Conditions for determining the volume. This standard applies to gases and establishes conditions for determining their volume in mutual settlements with consumers.
Regardless of what specifications at your gas meter, the volume of gas must be reduced to the following condition - gas temperature + 20 ° C. In connection with a change in the temperature of the external environment, a change in the volume of gas occurs. To bring the volume of gas to standard conditions when measuring by meters without temperature compensation, installed outdoors, temperature coefficients are used for settlements with consumers in the Rostov region.
Temperature coefficient when calculating gas consumption. Reference
The use of temperature coefficients when paying for gas using consumer metering devices without temperature compensation is provided for in clause 26 of Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated July 21, 2008 No. 549 “On the procedure for supplying gas to meet domestic needs of citizens”. Temperature coefficients for the Saratov region are approved every six months by the Federal Agency for Technical Regulation and Metrology.
According to GOST 2939-63 “Gases. Conditions for determining the volume", the volume of gas in mutual settlements with consumers should be reduced to the following conditions: temperature 20 ° C and pressure 760 mm Hg. Art., humidity is 0.
The need to establish standard conditions to which the volume of consumed gas should be reduced in settlements with consumers is due to natural factors. physical properties gas to change its volume depending on temperature and pressure.
To measure the volume of gas consumed by the population of the Rostov region, gas meters are used, both automatically bringing the volume of gas to standard conditions, and meters that do not have correctors for temperature and pressure.
The consumer has the right to either use a gas meter without temperature compensation and pay for the consumed volume of gas using temperature coefficients, or use a gas meter with temperature compensation and pay for gas without using temperature coefficients. In this case, the consumer can choose the type of metering device.
PRICES AND TARIFFS FOR GAS
Resolution of the Department of the Smolensk Region on Energy, Energy Efficiency, Tariff Policy (Resolution No. 60 of 06/25/2019) from July 1, 2019, retail prices for natural gas sold in the territory of the Smolensk region to the population and legal entities, acquiring gas as a communal resource for the provision of gas supply services to the population.
Directions for the use of natural gas |
unit of measurement |
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1. If there are gas flow meters |
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1.1 Cooking and heating water using gas stove(in the absence of other gas uses) |
Rub. per m 3 |
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1.2. Water heating using a gas water heater in the absence of central hot water supply (in the absence of other directions for using gas) |
Rub. per m 3 |
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1.3 Cooking and heating water using a gas stove and heating water using a gas water heater in the absence of central hot water supply (in the absence of other uses of gas) |
Rub. per m 3 |
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1.4. Heating or heating with the simultaneous use of gas for other purposes (except for heating using boilers of all types and (or) other equipment that are in common shared ownership of the owners of premises in apartment buildings) |
Rub. per 1000 m 3 |
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1.5. Heating using boiler rooms of all types and (or) other equipment that is in the common shared ownership of the owners of premises in apartment buildings |
Rub. per 1000 m 3 |
5 570,00 |
2. In the absence of gas consumption meters |
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2.1 Cooking and heating water using a gas stove (in the absence of other uses of gas) |
Rub. per m3 |
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2.2. Water heating using a gas water heater in the absence of central hot water supply (in the absence of other directions for using gas) |
Rub. per m3 |
6,00 |
2.3 Cooking and heating water using a gas stove and heating water using a gas water heater in the absence of central hot water supply (in the absence of other uses of gas) |
Rub. per m3 |
6,00 |
2.4. Heating of residential premises |
Rub. per 1000 m3 |
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2.5. Heating of non-residential premises |
Rub. per 1000 m3 |
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2.6. Preparation of feed and heating of water necessary for keeping farm animals and poultry in personal subsidiary plots |
Rub. per m3 |
6,00 |
If the consumer does not have a gas meter (meter), the gas consumption is determined in accordance with the established standards for natural gas consumption. Their values are approved by Decree No. 71 of August 2, 2017 of the Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Tariff Policy of the Smolensk Region.
STANDARDS FOR NATURAL GAS CONSUMPTION WITH NO METERING INSTRUMENTS IN THE SMOLENSK REGION:
Reference:
In accordance with paragraph 26 of the Rules for the supply of gas to meet the domestic needs of citizens, approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of 21.07.2008. No. 549, the volume of gas consumed according to the readings of a gas meter that does not have temperature compensation is determined as the difference in the readings of a gas meter at the beginning and end of the reporting period, multiplied by the temperature coefficient (factor of reduction to standard conditions) approved for such types of gas meters Federal Agency for Technical Regulation and Metrology. According to GOST 2939-63 “Gases. Conditions for determining the volume”, - the volume of gas in mutual settlements with consumers should be reduced to the following (standard) conditions: temperature 20 ° C and pressure 760 mm Hg. Art., humidity is 0.
You can control the recalculation by calling the division of Gazprom Mezhregiongaz Smolensk LLC, or wait for a receipt for the next billing period.
PROCEDURE FOR RECALCULATION OF THE AMOUNT OF THE FEE IN THE TEMPORARY ABSENCE OF THE CONSUMER
According to paragraph 86-97 of the Rules for the provision of public services to owners and users of premises in apartment buildings and residential buildings, approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of 05/06/2011 No. 354 with temporary, that is, more than 5 full calendar days in a row, the absence of a consumer in a dwelling that is not equipped with an individual or common (apartment) metering device due to the lack of technical feasibility of its installation, confirmed in the manner prescribed by these Rules, the amount of payment for the utility service provided to the consumer in such a dwelling is recalculated, with the exception of utility services for heating, electricity and gas supply for the purpose of heating residential (non-residential) premises.
If the residential premises are not equipped with an individual or common (apartment) metering device and at the same time the lack of technical feasibility of its installation is not confirmed in the manner established by these Rules, or in the event of a malfunction of an individual or common (apartment) metering device in the residential premises and the consumer fails to comply with the requirements of paragraph 81.13 of these Rules of the obligation to eliminate its malfunction, recalculation is not made, except for the case of the absence of all persons living in the residential premises confirmed by the relevant documents as a result of force majeure.
The recalculation of the amount of payment for utilities is made in proportion to the number of days of the period of temporary absence of the consumer, which is determined based on the number of full calendar days of his absence, not including the day of departure from the dwelling and the day of arrival in the dwelling.
In a statement on the recalculation, the surname, name and patronymic of each temporarily absent consumer, the day of the beginning and end of the period of his temporary absence in the residential premises are indicated.
To the statement the recalculation must be accompanied by documents confirming the duration of the period of temporary absence of the consumer, as well as an inspection report to establish the lack of technical feasibility of installing individual, common (apartment) metering devices.
As documents confirming the duration of the period of temporary absence of the consumer at the place of permanent residence, the application for recalculation may be accompanied by:
a) a copy of the travel certificate or a copy of the decision (order, instruction) on sending on a business trip or a certificate of a business trip with copies of travel tickets attached;
b) a certificate of being treated in an inpatient medical institution or in a sanatorium-and-spa treatment;
c) travel tickets issued in the name of the consumer (if the name of the consumer is indicated in such documents in accordance with the rules for issuing them), or their certified copies. In the case of issuing travel documents in in electronic format the contractor is presented with their printout on paper, as well as a document issued by the carrier confirming the fact of using the travel document (boarding pass on the plane, other documents);
d) bills for accommodation in a hotel, hostel or other place of temporary residence or their certified copies;
e) a document of the body that carries out temporary registration of a citizen at the place of his temporary stay in the Russian Federation cases, or a certified copy thereof;
f) a certificate from the organization that carries out non-departmental security of the residential premises in which the consumer was temporarily absent, confirming the beginning and end of the period during which the residential premises were under continuous protection and which was not used;
g) a certificate confirming the period of temporary stay of a citizen at the location educational institution, orphanage, boarding school, special educational and other children's institution with round-the-clock stay;
h) a certificate from a consular office or a diplomatic mission of the Russian Federation in the country of residence, confirming the temporary stay of a citizen outside the Russian Federation, or a certified copy of an identity document of a citizen of the Russian Federation, containing marks on crossing the state border of the Russian Federation when leaving the Russian Federation and entering to the Russian Federation;
i) certificate of country, garden, horticultural partnership confirming the period of temporary stay of a citizen at the location of the dacha, garden, garden partnership;
j) other documents that, in the opinion of the consumer, confirm the fact and duration of the temporary absence of the consumer in the residential premises.
The results of the recalculation of the amount of payment for utilities are reflected:
a) in the case of filing an application for recalculation before the start of the period of temporary absence - in payment documents generated by the contractor during the period of temporary absence of the consumer in the occupied residential premises;
b) in the case of filing an application for recalculation after the end of the period of temporary absence - in the next payment document.
For the inhabitants of the Volgograd region, especially the inhabitants of private houses, gas is the same essential product as bread or, say, water. Without affordable and environmentally friendly fuel, many simply cannot imagine their existence.
Accordingly, fluctuations in the cost of natural gas in one direction or another cannot but affect the daily life of people. Therefore, it is not surprising that the appearance at one time of the so-called "temperature coefficient for gas calculations by meters without temperature compensation" gave rise to a lot of lawsuits and complaints in all instances. It turned out that in the cold season, the application of the coefficient automatically increased the volume of gas consumed, and hence the amount of payments for it.
In 2006, the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of May 23 N 307 "On the procedure for providing public services to citizens" was adopted. This document approved the Rules for the provision of public services, which finally spelled out the use of temperature coefficients when calculating with household consumers.
In general, it turns out that the legislator actually acknowledged the fact that it was not quite legally applied to the population before the decision was issued. On the other hand, there were and still are a number of regulations that asserted the need to take into account the volume of gas brought to standard conditions using this same coefficient in calculations.
Where is the truth? And how fairly and reasonably are temperature coefficients applied now? We decided to get answers to these and other questions from all interested parties from among the competent ones.
Cases of past years, not closed today
The use of the gas coefficient before 2007, when the new Rules for the provision of public services were approved, in our opinion, was clearly illegal, - Z.G. Shukh, Head of the Consumer Rights Protection Department of the Administration of the Volgograd Region. - Since 2004, we have received a stream of complaints and requests about the temperature coefficient. We have prepared a statement of claim in court in defense of an indefinite number of persons as guidelines, which was then sent to all chapters municipalities. And local consumer protection authorities, except, perhaps, the relevant structures of the city of Volgograd, initiated the process of defending the rights of our citizens in court.
However, the court system of the Volgograd region did not support the demands of consumers and consumer protection authorities. As a result, there was an appeal to the Supreme Court on the suit of the Elan Committee for the Protection of Consumer Rights. And so the judge of the Supreme Court issued a ruling dated 01/30/2007 on the transfer of the case to the presidium of the Volgograd Regional Court for re-examination of the case in connection, I quote, "with a significant violation of the norms of procedural and substantive law." The presidium of the regional court supported the consumer, and the case was sent to the district court for a new trial. Now there is another task - to return the money overpaid by the coefficient by the court.
Gas workers have their own reasons. Here is the official comment given to us by the press service of Volgogradregiongaz LLC. “The Volgograd Region was among the first in Russia to introduce the practice of applying a correction factor in order to bring the volume of gas consumed by subscribers to standard conditions. This gave rise to questions among the population, which resulted in a number of lawsuits. Out of more than 30 litigations that touched upon the legality of applying the correction temperature coefficient in settlements with consumers, Volgogradregiongaz LLC won everything.
The ruling of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation dated January 10, 2007, which is often referred to by specialists from consumer protection departments, does not contain words that the use of a correction temperature coefficient is contrary to current legislation. By the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation dated January 10, 2007, the case on the appeal of the district committee for the protection of consumer rights of the Elansky district of the Volgograd region to consider the legality of applying the correction temperature coefficient in settlements with domestic gas consumers was sent for consideration on the merits to the presidium of the Volgograd regional court. In turn, the Volgograd Regional Court decided to return the case for consideration to the Yelansky District Court, which has not yet issued its judicial decision. This means that the final judgment in this case is absent, from which it follows that all statements regarding one or another of its outcomes, to put it mildly, are premature.
As for the application of the coefficients, according to the gas industry, the legal framework for their application is extensive and beyond doubt. Firstly, these are the Gas Accounting Rules approved by the Ministry of Fuel and Energy on November 15, 1996. This list also includes GOST 2939-63 “Gases. Conditions for determining the volume. The Law of the Russian Federation "On Ensuring the Uniformity of Measurements" dated April 27, 1993 N 4871-1, state standards are classified as regulatory documents to ensure the uniformity of measurements.
“According to Art. 9 of the Law of the Russian Federation “On Ensuring the Uniformity of Measurements”, the All-Russian Research Institute of the Metrological Service of the State Standard of Russia (FSUE “VNIIMS”) in 2002, in agreement with JSC Rosgazifikatsiya, developed, certified and approved the “Typical Method for Performing Measurements with Membrane Gas Meters without Temperature compensation” (MI 2721-2002). FSUE "VNIIMS" confirmed the correctness of the results of the calculations related to measuring the amount of gas consumed in the Volgograd region. Authorized government agency in the field of gas metering - the Federal Agency for Technical Regulation and Metrology (formerly the State Standard of the Russian Federation) - by letter N 120 / 25-544 dated February 08, 2005, clarified that the introduction of correction factors for membrane gas meters according to MI 2721 is based on the Law of the Russian Federation " On Ensuring the Uniformity of Measurements”.
So what did the Supreme Court say?
There is a proverb: "How many lawyers, so many opinions." Having familiarized myself with the decision of the Presidium of the Volgograd Regional Court dated February 26, 2007, adopted after the decision of the Supreme Court, on the consideration of a supervisory appeal against the decision of the Yelansky District Court dated November 2, 2005, I personally understood that the case was returned for retrial to the district court with a rather categorical wording.
The resolution, in particular, reads: “Article 157 of the Housing Code of the Russian Federation provides that the rules for the provision of public services to citizens are established by the government of the Russian Federation. Such rules in relation to this case were the Rules for payment to citizens of housing and utilities, approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of June 30, 2004 N 392.
... The indicated rules did not grant the right to resource supply enterprises to introduce correction factors for the readings of meters that did not have correction for temperature and pressure. Clause 2.5 of the Rules for Gas Accounting approved by the Russian Ministry of Fuel and Energy on October 14, 1996, which was referred to courts in asserting the right of OAO Volgogradregiongaz to independently establish correction factors for the readings of meters that do not have a special correction device, it provides that the measurement and accounting of the amount of gas is carried out according to the methods certified in the prescribed manner. Meanwhile, these Rules, as can be seen from the introductory part, gas consumers are legal entities that use gas as fuel or raw material.
... For the first time, the use in settlements between the gas supply service provider and household consumers for gas using temperature coefficients in the case of the consumer using gas metering devices without temperature compensation was introduced by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of May 23, 2006 N 307 "On the procedure for providing utility services to citizens" ... When In such circumstances, judicial decisions cannot be recognized as lawful and justified, and they are subject to cancellation.
This is how, quite unambiguously, the definition of the presidium of the regional court sounds. It should be noted that in this case, in the motivational part, it practically repeats the ruling of the Supreme Court word for word. The decision of the Elansky court was canceled by the decision of the presidium and returned for a new consideration.
It is clear that this whole situation from the point of view of the laws of economics looks a little strange. Gas companies receive fuel from suppliers using a temperature coefficient, and deliver it to legal entities under the same conditions. Individuals, that is, ordinary citizens, fell out of this order. It turns out that our legal gaps are plugged up by the nerves of consumers and the possible losses of gas supply organizations. And again, how transparent is the very procedure for determining tariffs, is their methodology correct?
The ratio is approved. Long live the ratio?
We decided to ask the specialist responsible for the unity of all measurements in the Volgograd region, the deputy head of the Federal State Institution "Volgograd Center for Standardization and Metrology", chief metrologist V. V. MALYUK, how the coefficients are now determined in the region.
Valery Vasilyevich, tell us a little about the history of the issue.
I want to note right away that I can only cover its technical side. In the current GOST 2939 “Gases. Conditions for determining the volume” indicates that when calculating for the consumed gas, the volume of gas reduced to normal (standard) conditions is used. As a metrologist, I can say that natural gas is a highly compressible substance, has a high coefficient of thermal expansion, that is, its volume significantly depends on pressure and temperature.
Accounting for the volume of gas consumed is carried out using meters. Some of their types have so-called temperature compensation devices that automatically recalculate the volume of gas, bringing it to normal conditions. However, the cost of such devices is comparable to the price of the household meter itself, and therefore they have not received wide distribution among private homeowners. This necessitated the use of coefficients for meters without compensation.
The country simply did not have a document for a long time that would define uniform rules for recalculation. Therefore, in 2002, the recommendations MI 2721-2002 were approved, developed and approved by the All-Russian Research Institute of Metrological Service (VNIIMS), the head of the standardization and metrology system. They also included the "Typical Method for Performing Measurements with Membrane Gas Meters without Temperature Compensation".
This technique was the first in Russia. Naturally, as the first similar experience she could not take into account all the nuances. First of all, the temperature zoning of Russian regions, some of which can accommodate several European states. In addition, it did not indicate what to do if the meter is located in a residential area, the temperature in which is clearly different from the conditions in the open air. In addition, in fact, the "Method" was only technical document. In Russian legislation, it was not spelled out who, what authority approves the temperature coefficients for a particular region. As a result, as you know, there was a lot of controversy. And not only in our area.
So what changes have taken place?
In 2005, a new document was developed and adopted - recommendations MI 2721-2005. First of all, in the new standard methodology, it was determined that the temperature coefficient for a membrane meter without compensation installed in a heated room is equal to one - that is, what volume of gas is measured by the meter, and this is payable.
By Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of May 23, 2006 N 307, the “Rules for the provision of public services to citizens” were adopted. In them, in chapter XII "Peculiarities of gas supply to consumers through the connected network", in paragraph 94, it was clearly stated that the approval of temperature coefficients in the case of the use by the consumer of gas metering devices without temperature compensation should be carried out federal body executive power, carrying out the functions of control and supervision in the field of technical regulation and metrology. In turn, the Federal Agency for Technical Regulation and Metrology, in accordance with the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation, issued Order N 3145 dated November 8, 2006, which, from January 1, 2007, established the procedure for approving temperature coefficients in gas calculations using metering devices without temperature compensation and special instruction.
In short, as before, the calculation of the coefficients is carried out by the gas supply organization. She sends her calculations to VNIIMS, at the same time applying to them certified data from the meteorological service for a certain period for the selected climatic zones of the region. According to the instructions, calculations are carried out for each half of the current year based on the temperature and pressure of the previous year. The Institute checks the correctness of the calculations and submits them for approval to the deputy head of the federal agency.
In addition, by Order No. 3145, FSUE VNIIMS was instructed to continue work on developing a methodology for calculating coefficients for metering devices located indoors.
- ... It turns out that in the current methodology (from 2005) certain shortcomings were revealed?
We received a number of appeals from citizens and departments for the protection of consumer rights of administrations of municipal districts. All of them unanimously speak about one thing: the main drawback of this technique is that the calculation of temperature coefficients for the current year is based on the data of the previous year. And in this warm winter, there is a coefficient calculated on the average temperature of January-February last year, when frosts reached 35 degrees, which is completely atypical for our region. In its turn warm winter according to this methodology will cause the calculation of coefficients not in favor of the gas companies. So, for the balance of interests, it would be much more correct, in my opinion, if averaged data for some longer observation period, say, three to five years, were used.
Unfortunately, our center is not authorized to take part in the calculations and approval of the coefficients, however, we could not ignore the numerous requests addressed to us by interested organizations and citizens. We sent proposals to VNIIMS on the use of temperature coefficients. I think, taking into account the accumulated experience, metrological scientists will make a balanced and reasoned decision.
In general, dear readers, the use of gas coefficients has been legalized in all conceivable instances since this year. And for their use before the advent of new communal rules in May 2006 take place litigation who will decide how to deal with claims in a particular case. The development of a methodology for gas meters without temperature compensation, located indoors, will also continue. Is it preparing something for consumers?.. The question remains: how transparent and open for the inhabitants of the region will be the new procedure for developing and approving coefficients? To be continued?
Dmitry Sokhin
Temperature coefficients for normalizing the volume of gas when measured by meters without temperature compensation installed outdoors.
The volume of gas supplied to the population, public utilities and industrial enterprises in accordance with GOST 2939-63 must be brought to standard conditions (gas temperature 20ºС, pressure 760 mm Hg, humidity 0%) using correction factors calculated according to the methods or automatically, when help of proofreaders.
The use of a correction factor to bring to standard conditions the volumes of gas that have passed through membrane (diaphragm) meters without temperature compensation follows from a number of legislative acts and metrology rules.
Article 18 federal law dated March 31, 1999, No. 69-FZ “On Gas Supply in the Russian Federation”, gas is supplied on the basis of an agreement between the supplier and the consumer, regardless of ownership, in accordance with civil law and the rules approved by the Government of the Russian Federation for the supply and use of gas in the Russian Federation. In order to fulfill this requirement, clause 4.3 has been introduced into the gas supply agreement with the population, which provides for the reduction of gas volumes to standard conditions.
In accordance with article 5, paragraph 1 of the Federal Law of 26.06.2008. No. 102-FZ "On Ensuring the Uniformity of Measurements", gas volume measurements must be carried out in accordance with duly certified methods. In pursuance of the Federal Law, FSUE VNIIMS, Moscow, in 2005, developed MI 2721-2005 "Typical method for performing measurements by membrane gas meters without temperature compensation" and in pursuance of this method, the computer program "Correction of gas volume measurements", which calculates the correction factor to reduce to standard conditions of gas volumes passing through the meter. This program "Correction of gas volume measurements" was developed specifically for use on the territory of the Stavropol Territory, taking into account its specifics, and the calculation of correction factors, in accordance with the methodology of MI 2721-2005, is carried out for climatic territories on a monthly basis according to monthly average values of air temperature and barometric pressure, provided by ANO "North Caucasian Meteorological Agency" for the year preceding the settlement year. The Stavropol Territory is divided into 5 zones, characterized by the height of the location above sea level. (Zone 1 = from 0÷200 m, Zone 2 = from 200÷400m, Zone 3 = 400÷600 m, Zone 4 = 600÷800 m, Zone 5 = 800÷1000 m Inside the zones, a monthly correction factor is set for meters located outside the premises.
On July 21, 2008, the Government of the Russian Federation adopted Decree No. 549 “On the procedure for supplying gas to meet household needs of citizens”, where in the section “Basic rules for accounting for supplied gas, determining the volume of gas consumed and calculating the amount of gas payment”, paragraph 26 establishes: “The volume of gas consumed according to the readings of a gas meter that does not have temperature compensation is determined as the difference in the readings of a gas meter at the beginning and end of the reporting period, multiplied by the temperature coefficient (factor of reduction to standard conditions) approved for such types of gas meters Federal Agency for Technical Regulation and Metrology".
The Federal Agency for Technical Regulation and Metrology for settlements with consumers in the Stavropol Territory approves the coefficients for reducing to standard conditions the volumes of gas that have passed through meters without temperature compensation in 5 zones of the Stavropol Territory for the 1st and 2nd half of the current year, which are sent to Gazprom Mezhregiongaz Stavropol LLC .
Gas / Gas meters
What is the temperature coefficient for gas metering? Where does it come from and how is it applied? Such questions often come to us at EnergoVOPROS.ru. We are publishing explanations from Gazprom Mezhregiongaz Saratov on this topic.
Where does the temperature coefficient for a gas meter come from?
Question: The gas meter is located on the street. At one time, the work was carried out by specialists from Gorgaz, all the documents are available. The technical characteristics of the meter indicate that it can operate at temperatures from -40 to +40, however, a calculation coefficient of 1.06 has been introduced. Explain where this figure came from and on what basis it was introduced into the calculation scheme?
Answer of a specialist from Gazprom Mezhregiongaz Saratov: In accordance with paragraph 26 of the Rules for the supply of gas to meet the domestic needs of citizens, approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of 21.07.2008. No. 549, the volume of gas consumed according to the readings of a gas meter that does not have temperature compensation is determined as the difference in the readings of a gas meter at the beginning and end of the reporting period, multiplied by the temperature coefficient (factor of reduction to standard conditions) approved for such types of gas meters Federal Agency for Technical Regulation and Metrology.
Thus, when determining the amount of payment for consumed natural gas, the readings of the gas consumption meter for the billing month, in order to bring the volume of gas to standard conditions, are multiplied by the appropriate coefficient, and then by the retail price approved by the Committee state regulation tariffs of the Saratov region.
In accordance with the technical characteristics specified in the passport of the household gas meter, the temperature parameters of the measured and the environment are set, for example, for the gas flow meter SGK-G4 from - 20 ° С to + 60 ° С.
This means that the gas meter can be operated within the range determined in accordance with the technical specifications. In your case, the device can operate at temperatures from -40 to +40.
The State Committee for Standards, Measures and Measuring Instruments of the USSR approved State Standard No. 2939-63 “Gases. Conditions for determining the volume. This standard applies to gases and establishes conditions for determining their volume in mutual settlements with consumers. Regardless of what technical characteristics your gas meter has, the volume of gas must be reduced to the following condition - gas temperature +20 ° C. In connection with a change in the temperature of the external environment, a change in the volume of gas occurs.
To bring the volume of gas to standard conditions when measuring by meters without temperature compensation, installed outdoors, temperature coefficients are used for settlements with consumers in the Saratov region.