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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a customer's right to privacy of smart meter collected |
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data. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 39.107(b), Utilities Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) Metering services provided to residential customers and |
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to nonresidential customers other than those required by the |
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independent system operator to have an interval data recorder meter |
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shall continue to be provided by the transmission and distribution |
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utility affiliate of the electric utility that was serving the area |
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before the introduction of customer choice. Retail electric |
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providers serving residential and nonresidential customers other |
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than those required by the independent system operator to have an |
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interval data recorder meter may request that the transmission and |
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distribution utility provide specialized meters, meter features, |
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or add-on accessories so long as they are technically feasible and |
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generally available in the market and provided that the retail |
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electric provider pays the differential cost of such a meter or |
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accessory. Metering and billing services provided to residential |
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customers shall be governed by the customer safeguards adopted by |
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the commission under Section 39.101. All meter data, including all |
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data generated, provided, or otherwise made available, by advanced |
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meters and meter information networks, shall belong to a customer, |
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including data used to calculate charges for service, historical |
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load data, and any other proprietary customer information. A |
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customer may authorize its data to be provided to one or more retail |
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electric providers under rules and charges established by the |
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commission. An entity other than a retail electric provider or |
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electric utility may only have access to meter data with written |
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consent from a customer under rules established by the commission. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |