Even after the phase two of this proceeding, opting out will
continue to be evaluated, especially as the benefits of
smart meters become tangible down the road. “At a minimum,
this opt-out option should be re-evaluated once default TOU
pricing is employed for all residential customers,” the CPUC
said in the ruling.
For all of the California utilities, and most utilities, the
rates of declining meters is turning out to be far lower
than originally anticipated. Pacific Gas & Electric had more
than 92,000 customers request that their smart meter
installation be delayed, but so far about 15,000 of those
have picked the analog smart meter. As of early April, only
about one-third of the people on the PG&E delay list had
even responded to the utility once the analog meter option
was finalized. In Maine, the earliest state to have a
comprehensive opt-out plan, uptake was also lower than
anticipated.
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