HR 1148
SMARTER Act
Summary
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.
Bill status
- Status
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew [R-NJ-2]
- Cosponsors
- 0
- Policy area
- Energy
- Introduced
- 2025-02-07
- Latest action
- 2025-02-07: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Committee referrals
Recent actions
- 2025-02-07: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 2025-02-07: Introduced in House
- 2025-02-07: Introduced in House