LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 8, 2013 TO: Honorable John Carona, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB241 by Carona (Relating to the authority of an electric customer to choose not to have a utility's advanced meter.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Utilities Code relating to the authority of an electric customer to choose not to have a utility's advanced meter. The bill would require a utility to send by mail to each customer scheduled to receive an advanced meter and to each customer that has already received an advanced meter a notice to inform the customer that he or she may decline to have the meter installed or may choose to have the meter removed. If a customer declines to have the advanced meter installed or chooses to have the advanced meter removed, the bill would allow the utility to charge the customer a reasonable fee for the costs associated with: (1) the refusal of installation and providing traditional metering services; or (2) removing the advanced meter, installing a conventional meter, and providing traditional metering services. The bill would require the Public Utility Commission (PUC) to adopt rules to establish a mechanism for charging the fees authorized by the bill. Based on information provided by the PUC, duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished by utilizing existing resources. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:473 Public Utility Commission of Texas LBB Staff: UP, RB, ED
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 8, 2013
TO: Honorable John Carona, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB241 by Carona (Relating to the authority of an electric customer to choose not to have a utility's advanced meter.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable John Carona, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB241 by Carona (Relating to the authority of an electric customer to choose not to have a utility's advanced meter.), As Introduced
Honorable John Carona, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce
Honorable John Carona, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB241 by Carona (Relating to the authority of an electric customer to choose not to have a utility's advanced meter.), As Introduced
SB241 by Carona (Relating to the authority of an electric customer to choose not to have a utility's advanced meter.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Utilities Code relating to the authority of an electric customer to choose not to have a utility's advanced meter. The bill would require a utility to send by mail to each customer scheduled to receive an advanced meter and to each customer that has already received an advanced meter a notice to inform the customer that he or she may decline to have the meter installed or may choose to have the meter removed. If a customer declines to have the advanced meter installed or chooses to have the advanced meter removed, the bill would allow the utility to charge the customer a reasonable fee for the costs associated with: (1) the refusal of installation and providing traditional metering services; or (2) removing the advanced meter, installing a conventional meter, and providing traditional metering services. The bill would require the Public Utility Commission (PUC) to adopt rules to establish a mechanism for charging the fees authorized by the bill. Based on information provided by the PUC, duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished by utilizing existing resources.
The bill would amend the Utilities Code relating to the authority of an electric customer to choose not to have a utility's advanced meter. The bill would require a utility to send by mail to each customer scheduled to receive an advanced meter and to each customer that has already received an advanced meter a notice to inform the customer that he or she may decline to have the meter installed or may choose to have the meter removed. If a customer declines to have the advanced meter installed or chooses to have the advanced meter removed, the bill would allow the utility to charge the customer a reasonable fee for the costs associated with: (1) the refusal of installation and providing traditional metering services; or (2) removing the advanced meter, installing a conventional meter, and providing traditional metering services. The bill would require the Public Utility Commission (PUC) to adopt rules to establish a mechanism for charging the fees authorized by the bill.
Based on information provided by the PUC, duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished by utilizing existing resources.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 473 Public Utility Commission of Texas
473 Public Utility Commission of Texas
LBB Staff: UP, RB, ED
UP, RB, ED