approved by the commission. The following shall apply:
(1) A customer may select an electromechanical analog
meter by providing a notice to the electric distribution
company of the customer's selection. Upon request by the
customer, the electric distribution company shall provide a
form for the customer to make a selection under this
subsection by certified mail or electronically through the
electric distribution company' s publicly accessible Internet
website.
(2) I f an electric distribution company has previously
installed smart meter technology on a customer's property,
the electric distribution company may charge the customer for
the installation of an electromechanical analog meter and the
actual costs incurred to provide service through the
electromechanical analog meter as approved by the commission
on a full and current basis.
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Section 3. Title 66 is amended by adding a section to read:
ยง 2807.1. Duties of public utilities.
(a) Usage reporting.--A public utility shall provide a
customer with easily accessible methods to report energy usage
on a monthly basis, including by phone, certified mail and
online reporting.
(b) Meter switching.--A public utility shall inform a
customer of the option to switch the customer's current meter to
an electromechanical analog meter .
(c) Natural gas distribution utilities.--A natural gas
distribution utility as defined in section 1403 (relating to
definitions) shall provide a customer with the option of a
usage-measuring meter that does not transmit or receive
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