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H 5292·MA·house

An Act relative to smart meters

Reported by CommitteeFiled Mar 25, 2026
Sponsor: Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy
Latest Action

House: Read second and ordered to a third reading

Apr 21, 2026

Summary

The bill lets residential and commercial electric customers choose not to have advanced meters installed by notifying their utility. Utilities must remove them from the rollout and inform the state department, and they can charge a standard fee for regular metering. The fee must be set statewide and applied equally by all utilities.

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