Property Owner's Consent Required for Smart Meter Gateway Devices
NH Smart Meter Gateway Consent Law
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Prohibits electric utilities from installing smart meter gateway devices, meaning meters or components that communicate with, monitor or control appliances inside a home or business, without the owner's written opt-in consent. Utilities must disclose whether such a device is installed and remove it on written request.
- Where
- New Hampshire
- Citation
- N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. 374:62
- Status
- In force
- In force since
- 2012-06-07
- Enforced by
- New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission
- People can sue
- No
- Penalties
- No specific penalty stated in the section.
- Applies to
- Electric utilities selling or distributing electricity in New Hampshire, including rural electric cooperatives and municipal electric systems
What a privacy notice must say
- Use an opt-in form stating in at least 12-point bold type that opting in is optional, service is unaffected by declining, and defining the device.RSA 374:62, II(b)
Rights it gives people
- Disclose in writing at enrollment whether a gateway device is installed, and remove it upon the owner's written request.RSA 374:62, III
Practices it requires
- Do not install a smart meter gateway device in a home or business without the owner's written consent.RSA 374:62, II(a)
Sources
Checked against these sources on 2026-09-25 by research agent (Claude), primary sources.
Unverified: Enforcing authority is inferred from the PUC's general jurisdiction over utilities; the section names none
Research reference, not legal advice.