HB378
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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 278 to allow a customer of an electric retail electric supplier to opt out of having a smart meter installed if the customer owns the premises where the meter will be installed; require the retail electric supplier to give the customer 30 days' notice and give the customer 30 days to respond; prohibit the retail electric supplier for charging the customer for the installation of the meter or imposing a surcharge or fee for opting out of having the smart meter installed.
Introduced: January 14, 2026
Last action: January 22, 2026
Plain-language summary
This bill would give electric customers who own their home or property the right to refuse the installation of a smart meter. Electric companies would be required to give customers 30 days' notice before installing a smart meter and allow 30 days to opt out. Customers who choose to opt out could not be charged any extra fees or surcharges for doing so. Who it may affect: Kentuckians who own property and receive service from a retail electric supplier.
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