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Committee hears bills to reclassify shared well and septic meters in residential condominiums as residential service
Summary
Representative Allison Knabb and condo leaders told the Science, Technology and Energy Committee on Feb. 4 that meters serving only potable water and septic pumps in residential condominium developments should be billed at residential electricity rates rather than higher commercial tariffs.
Representative Allison Knabb (Rockingham 12) introduced three bills—HB 537, HB 539 and HB 680—saying they aim to require that electric meters used only for well and septic pump service in residential condominium developments be billed at residential (Schedule D/domestic) rather than commercial (Schedule G) rates.
The bills were presented as a narrowly drawn fix for condominiums whose common meters for potable water and septic pumps are billed at commercial rates, increasing costs for affected unit owners and, in some associations, causing managers to spread higher delivery charges across all units. "The homeowners association cannot, on the advice of counsel, change this charge ... The homeowners association is then forced to charge this expense back to all unit owners," Knabb said.
Nut graf: Proponents said the change would stop an outcome they described as an overcharge—commercial delivery rates for electricity that…
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