Bill · H.R. 10284· House(119-HR-10284)
Smart Meter Data Privacy Protection Act
- Introduced
- 9/3/2026
- Last activity
- 9/3/2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Sponsored by
- Josh Riley
- Cosponsors
- - 0 - 1
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The "Smart Meter Data Privacy Protection Act" limits how certain state regulated electric utilities use personal consumption data from smart meters. It prohibits these utilities from selling, licensing, or monetizing this data unless used for authorized operational purposes. Covered utilities must provide annual reports to the Federal Trade Commission regarding their data usage. The bill establishes penalties for violations, including credits to consumers' bills. Enforcement is handled by the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general.
Yes· 3 of 13
Does this protect people from being watched or searched?+9
Protects individual consumers from the unauthorized commercial exploitation of their energy consumption data.
Does this give people more control over their personal data?+9
Strictly limits the use, sale, and monetization of smart meter data by covered utilities.
Does this give people more protection from unfair business practices?+8
Prohibits the monetization of personal smart meter data and provides financial restitution for violations.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Data Privacy: Covered utilities are prohibited from selling, licensing, or monetizing personal consumption data for commercial purposes, which protects consumer privacy (Section 2(a)).
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Financial Restitution: Consumers may receive a bill credit equal to 3 times the revenue generated if a utility violates the data use prohibitions (Section 2(c)(1)).
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Protection from Cost Recovery: Utilities are forbidden from recovering the costs of those violation credits from other electric consumers (Section 2(c)(2)).
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Increased Accountability: Utilities must submit annual reports to the Federal Trade Commission detailing what data was collected, how it was used, and who it was shared with (Section 2(b)).
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Stronger State Protections: The act does not stop states from keeping or creating laws that provide even stronger privacy protections for consumers (Section 2(g)).
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Data Security: The Federal Trade Commission is required to set reasonable standards for how personal consumption data is secured and retained (Section 2(f)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Limited Scope: The protections only apply to "covered utilities," which are defined as state regulated electric utilities that are not wholly owned by United States persons (Section 2(h)(2)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Billionaires+5Good For High Income Households+5Good For High Net Worth Individuals+5Good For Low Income Households+5Good For Middle Class Households+5Good For Ultra High Net Worth Individuals+5
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Privacy Rights+9Improves Government Transparency+5Increase States Rights+4Increases Federal Power+3
- Education And Technology
- Improves Data Privacy+9
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Consumer Protection+8
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Improves Cybersecurity Defense+4
- 9/3/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
Mike KennedyRepublican · Utah