H.R. 1148 · 119th Congress
SMARTER Act
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Stop Misappropriating Ratepayer Tariffs for Excessive Resources Act or the SMARTER Act
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Feb 7, 2025
Stop Misappropriating Ratepayer Tariffs for Excessive Resources Act or the SMARTER Act
This bill requires nonregulated utilities and state regulators of utilities to consider implementing a standard to prohibit electric utilities from recovering costs relating to the deployment of any smart grid system from their consumers. It also repeals the current requirement for states to consider authorizing electric utilities to recover costs relating to the deployment of certain smart grid systems from their consumers.
Within a year, each nonregulated utility and state regulatory authority must consider adopting the prohibition. Within two years, they must determine whether or not to implement the prohibition. However, the deadlines do not apply if a state has already considered or implemented a comparable standard.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: SMARTER Act
Also known as: Stop Misappropriating Ratepayer Tariffs for Excessive Resources Act
Latest action (Feb 7, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Policy area: Energy · Origin: House · Introduced: Feb 7, 2025
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.