HLS 25RS-423 ORIGINAL
2025 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 254
BY REPRESENTATIVE CREWS
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
UTILITIES: Provides for creating a list of energy utility providers that provide annual
consumption reporting mechanisms
1 AN ACT
2To enact Chapter 67-A of Title 51 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be
3 comprised of R.S. 51:3275.1 through 3275.5, relative to energy utility providers that
4 provide annual consumption reporting mechanisms; to provide for definitions; to
5 require the Public Service Commission to publish certain utility data; to provide for
6 information gathering; to provide for implementation; to provide for an effective
7 date; and to provide for related matters.
8Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
9 Section 1. Chapter 67-A of Title 51 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950,
10comprised of R.S. 51:3275.1 through 3275.5, is hereby enacted to read as follows:
11 CHAPTER 67-A. ENERGY UTILITY REPORTING TRANSPARENCY ACT
12 §3275.1. Short title
13 This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Energy Utility
14 Reporting Transparency Act".
15 §3275.2. Definitions
16 For the purposes of this Chapter, the following definitions apply:
17 (1) "Annual consumption report" means a detailed report of the aggregate
18 energy usage for all the meters associated with a property during the previous
19 calendar year, including but not limited to total usage, peak usage periods, and cost.
20 (2) "Commission" means the Public Service Commission.
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1 (3) "Energy utility" means any public utility providing electricity or natural
2 gas services within the state.
3 §3275.3. Publication of utility data
4 A. The commission shall annually publish a list that includes both of the
5 following:
6 (1) Energy utilities that offer property owners with multiple meters the
7 option to request an annual consumption report.
8 (2) Energy utilities that do not offer the option listed in Paragraph (1) of this
9 Subsection.
10 B. The commission shall do all of the following with the list required by
11 Subsection A of this Section:
12 (1) Publish on the commission's website.
13 (2) Distribute to relevant state and local government offices, including but
14 not limited to:
15 (a) Louisiana Economic Development.
16 (b) Parishes.
17 (c) Cities.
18 C. The commission shall publish the list required by Subsection A of this
19 Section by March first of each year, covering the previous calendar year.
20 §3275.4. Information gathering
21 An energy utility shall self-report to the commission annually, by January
22 fifteenth, whether it does or does not offer property owners with multiple meters the
23 option to request an annual consumption report.
24 §3275.5. Implementation
25 A. The commission shall promulgate any rules and regulations necessary for
26 the collection and publication of the information outlined in this Chapter.
27 B. This Chapter does not require an energy utility to provide an annual
28 consumption report, but an energy utility shall disclose to the commission whether
29 it does or does not provide this service.
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1 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
2signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
3by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
4vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
5effective on the day following such approval.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 254 Original 2025 Regular Session Crews
Abstract: Requires the publication of a list of energy utility providers that provide annual
consumption reporting mechanisms.
Proposed law creates the Energy Utility Reporting Transparency Act.
Proposed law defines "annual consumption report", "commission", and "energy utility".
Proposed law provides that the Public Service Commission (commission) shall annually
publish a list on whether an energy utility offers property owners with multiple meters the
option to request an annual consumption report at no additional cost.
Proposed law provides that the commission shall publish and distribute the list required by
proposed law.
Proposed law provides that the commission shall publish the list required by proposed law
by March 1
st
of each year, covering the previous calendar year.
Proposed law provides that energy utilities shall self-report to the commission annually, by
January 15
th
, whether they offer property owners with multiple meters the option to request
an annual consumption report.
Proposed law provides that the commission shall promulgate any rules and regulations
necessary for the collection and publication of the information outlined in proposed law.
Proposed law provides that proposed law shall not require energy utilities to provide an
annual consumption report, but energy utilities shall disclose to the commission if they do
or do not provide this service.
Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Adds R.S. 51:3275.1-3275.5)
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