West Virginia HB5041 requires electricity providers to offer customers a choice between smart meters and manually read meters.
West Virginia HB5041 mandates that electrical utilities provide customers with the option to decline the installation of a "smart meter" in favor of a manually read meter. This meter must not contain a battery or emit an electromagnetic signal. Utilities using smart meter technology can only transmit total monthly kilowatt-hour usage, using the minimum necessary transmissions for billing. The bill responds to concerns about radiation emissions, fire risks, and data security associated with smart meters.
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