VI. Inapplicable Authority

PG&E contends that Rule 17, Meter Test and Adjustment of Bills for Meter Error, is applicable to this case. It is not. Rule 17(B) provides as follows:

"Meter error is the incorrect registration of the Customer's energy usage resulting from a malfunctioning or defective meter. It does not include incorrect registration attributable to billing error or unauthorized use."

Further, Rule 17, II, b. provides:

"If a meter for nonresidential service is found to be nonregistering, PG&E may bill the Customer . . . "

The record in this case clearly establishes that the meter of MRCH was and is not malfunctioning, defective or nonregistering. No allegation or evidence has been put forward that the meter itself is defective. Rather, it is plain that only the wires and/or adapter utilized by PG&E to connect the meter to MRCH facilities were found to be broken or unconnected to the meter.