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.