Bill 188 explained in plain English
Protecting Hydro Consumers Act (Prepayment Meters), 2017
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 41st Parliament, 2nd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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The Protecting Hydro Consumers Act (Prepayment Meters), 2017, prevents electricity distributors and suite meter providers from installing or requiring prepayment meters for residential use in Ontario.
This bill, called the Protecting Hydro Consumers Act (Prepayment Meters), 2017, prohibits the installation or requirement of prepayment meters for residences by electricity distributors and suite meter providers in Ontario. This change became effective on the day the bill received Royal Assent.
- Prohibits electricity distributors from installing or requiring the installation of prepayment meters for residences.
- Prohibits suite meter providers from installing or requiring the installation of prepayment meters for residences.
- Makes these prohibitions effective as of the date the bill receives Royal Assent.
- Electricity distributors
- Suite meter providers
- Residential consumers of electricity
- Electricity distributors are prohibited from installing or requiring the installation of prepayment meters for residences.
- Suite meter providers are prohibited from installing or requiring the installation of prepayment meters for residences.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The bill does not specify any penalties for non-compliance.
- The bill does not define 'residence' beyond its use in this context.
Adds a new subsection (3.1) to Section 29, prohibiting electricity distributors from installing or requiring the installation of prepayment meters for residences.
Source: Section 1
Adds a new subsection (8) to Section 34, prohibiting suite meter providers from installing or requiring the installation of prepayment meters for residences.
Source: Section 2
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