Intent of pilot projects. Unless determined otherwise through a subsequent commission proceeding, or unless stated otherwise in this section, all pilot project participants who are not retail customers shall abide by all applicable commission rules, including but not limited to, rules relating to customer protection and transmission and distribution terms and conditions , and all rules of an independent organization as defined in PURA 39.151. The intent of the placeholder, as Staff understands it, was to help a REP that does not yet have the fuel and emission profile of the electricity it will sell during the pilot project. Alternatively, if a REP is making specific claims about a product's fuel mix and emissions, then that REP would be expected to verify those claims in a manner consistent with Commission rules and policy. As marketing to residential and small commercial customers begins in earnest in conjunction with the Commission s customer education activities, Staff recommends that the Commission reiterate its directive that a REP is required to provide its customers with an Electricity Facts label during the pilot.
Staff advocates the following policy principles for products sold during the pilot project.
Distribution Terms and Conditions Staff also recommends that Commission reaffirm that the Tariff for Retail Delivery Service adopted by reference in P.U.C. Subst. Due to the pending amendment to 25.214, relating to the correction of the delivery service agreement form and tariff section 4.11.1, parties have raised the issue of how to proceed in the interim period before this amendment is effected, for purposes of signing pilot project delivery service agreements. Request Policy Copyright 1998-2001 Public Utility Commission of Texas.