STATEMENT TO
SENATE, No. 3092
with Senate Floor Amendments
(Proposed by Senator SMITH)
ADOPTED: NOVEMBER 21, 2022
These floor amendments would:
(1) clarify that electric public utilities would be required to authorize the installation of meter collar adapters owned by the utility, in addition to those owned by the residential customer or a third-party;
(2) provide that either a manufacturer of a meter collar adapter or an electric public utility may install, maintain, or service a meter collar adapter or associated equipment;
(3) allow utilities to recover the cost of service work on any customer-owned meter collar adapter by charging the customer directly; and
(4) provide that the bill would take effect immediately, rather than 180 days following the date of enactment.