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Some standards are specified for the consumers in order to help them
maintain the standards related to the electricity grid. All these regulations
are specified by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) and the Central
Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) at central level and the State
Electricity Regulatory Commissions (SERC) at state level as per the
provisions of the Electricity Act, 2003. State Regulatory Commissions has
given specification related to regulations in the respective states of their
jurisdiction and these states are Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu,
Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi and Karnataka.

In Tamil Nadu, after implementation of these regulations, consumer is

accountable to pay compensation at 15% of the respective tariff in case
when they exceed harmonics injection limits which are specified by CEA.
But this compensation is not imposed with respect to the intensity of
harmonics which are injected into the grid. Penalty of around 15% of
respective tariff is applied irrespective of the amount of harmonics which
are injected by consumer in the distribution grid. In Gujarat and
Maharashtra, consumers are held responsible for taking corrective
measures related to harmonic injection but no such penalty is specified so
far in regulations. In Andhra Pradesh, consumer should pay compensation
in case when there is default in voltage regulation. Only Tamil Nadu has
started imposing penalties and follow regulation properly. All the states
should follow and implement the regulations strictly like Tamil Nadu has
done.