SB1879 - UTIL-ALT RETAIL SUPPLIER

2 Co-Sponsors

Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: Further amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that an alternative retail electric supplier that is certified to serve residential or small commercial retail customers shall not warrant that it has a residential customer or small commercial retail customer's express consent agreement to access interval data unless the alternative retail electric supplier has taken specified actions or release, sell, license, or otherwise disclose any specified customer interval data obtained. Provides that an alternative retail electric supplier shall be strictly liable under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act, the Public Utilities Act, and any other applicable law for any improper or unauthorized disclosure of customer interval data by it or any entity to which it discloses such customer interval data, regardless of whether such data was disclosed under specified terms. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.