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Utah House approves bill letting utilities place telemetry on residential meters, shifts program to opt-out
Summary
The House passed third-substitute SB47 to expand a utility peak-demand program — moving residential telemetry and load control from opt-in to opt-out — after members debated protections for seniors and clarified the program applies to residential air-conditioner compressors only.
The Utah House of Representatives on March 11 approved third-substitute Senate Bill 47, authorizing utilities, under Public Service Commission oversight, to place telemetry equipment on residential electric service and to manage peak loads by temporarily cycling air-conditioner compressors. Representative Brown, the House floor sponsor, said the program is intended to reduce peak demand and delay costly capacity expansion.
"What it means is it allows the power company ... to place on your electric service what's called telemetry equipment," Representative Brown said, explaining the utility can temporarily shut an air-conditioner compressor…
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