Section 378:51 – Online Energy Data Platform Established.
378:51 Online Energy Data Platform Established. – I. The department of energy shall require electric and natural gas utilities to establish and jointly operate a statewide, multi-use, online energy data platform. The data platform shall: (a) Consist of a common base of energy data for use in wide range of applications and business uses. […]
Section 378:52 – Platform Requirements.
378:52 Platform Requirements. – The utilities shall: I. Design and operate the energy data platform to provide opportunities for utilities, their customers, and third parties to access the online energy data platform and to participate in data sharing. II. Require, as a condition of accessing the online energy data platform, that a third party […]
Section 378:53 – Certification.
378:53 Certification. – The platform established under RSA 378:51 shall be certified by the Green Button Alliance and support the Energy Service Provider Interface of the North American Energy Standards Board and the Green Button "Connect My Data" initiative of the Green Button Alliance. Source. 2019, 286:2, eff. Sept. 17, 2019.
Section 378:54 – Cost Recovery.
378:54 Cost Recovery. – The utilities may: I. Impose reasonable charges to third parties for access to data via the multi-use, online energy data platform; and II. Otherwise recover costs from customers in a timely manner as approved by the commission. Source. 2019, 286:2, eff. Sept. 17, 2019.
Section 378:46 – Cramming Prohibited.
378:46 Cramming Prohibited. – No billing aggregator or service provider shall engage in cramming. Any billing aggregator or service provider that engages in cramming shall be subject to an administrative fine in an amount to be determined by the commission, not to exceed $1,000 per offense. The commission may consider intent as a factor […]
Section 378:47 – Charges by Service Providers.
378:47 Charges by Service Providers. – I. (a) Upon determining that it is technically and economically feasible, the commission shall require local exchange carriers to permit a customer to place a block on an account that prevents any non-telecommunications-related charges that do not originate from the customer’s local exchange or long distance carrier from […]
Section 378:48 – Rulemaking.
378:48 Rulemaking. – The commission shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, and consistent with rules regarding cramming adopted by the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, to enforce the provisions of this subdivision. Source. 1999, 168:1. 2002, 12:2, eff. Mar. 25, 2002.
Section 378:49 – Disclosure of Electric Service Energy Sources and Environmental Characteristics.
378:49 Disclosure of Electric Service Energy Sources and Environmental Characteristics. – I. The public utilities commission shall, after notice and hearing, by order or rule, approve a standard format and methodology that providers of electricity, as defined in RSA 362-F:2, XIV, shall use when providing information to existing or prospective customers regarding the energy […]
Section 378:50 – Definitions.
378:50 Definitions. – In this subdivision: I. " Data sharing " means providing data and accessing data provided by others. II. " Individual customer data " means the customer’s name, address, opt-in status pursuant to RSA 374:62, energy usage as recorded by meters supplied by electric and natural gas utilities, and other data segments […]
Section 378:41 – Repealed by 2014, 129:3, I, eff. Aug. 15, 2014.
378:41 Repealed by 2014, 129:3, I, eff. Aug. 15, 2014. –