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TX Util § 17.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle A - Provisions Applicable to All Utilities|Chapter 17 - Customer Protection|Subchapter E. Protection Against Utility Service Disconnection|Section 17.202. Notice of Disconnection to Municipalities for Nonsubmetered Master Metered Multifamily Properties

Sec. 17.202.  NOTICE OF DISCONNECTION TO MUNICIPALITIES FOR NONSUBMETERED MASTER METERED MULTIFAMILY PROPERTIES.  (a) A retail electric provider or a vertically integrated electric utility, not including a municipally owned utility or an electric cooperative, in an area where customer choice has not been introduced shall send a written notice of service disconnection to a municipality before the retail electric provider or vertically integrated electric utility disconnects service to a nonsubmetered master metered multifamily property for nonpayment if:(1)  the property is located in the municipality; and(2)  the municipality establishes an authorized representative to receive the notice as described by Section 17.203(c).(b)  The retail electric provider or vertically integrated electric utility in an area where customer choice has not been introduced shall send the notice required by this section not later than the 10th day before the date electric service is scheduled for disconnection.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 322 (H.B. 1772), Sec. 2, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Util § 17.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle A - Provisions Applicable to All Utilities|Chapter 17 - Customer Protection|Subchapter E. Protection Against Utility Service Disconnection|Section 17.203. Additional Safeguards

Sec. 17.203.  ADDITIONAL SAFEGUARDS.  (a)  The customer safeguards provided by this subchapter are in addition to safeguards provided by other law or agency rules.(b)  This subchapter does not prohibit a municipality or the commission from adopting customer safeguards that exceed the safeguards provided by this chapter.(c)  The commission by rule shall develop a mechanism by which a municipality may provide the commission with the contact information of the municipality's authorized representative to whom the notice required by Section 17.202 must be sent.  The commission shall make the contact information available to the public.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 322 (H.B. 1772), Sec. 2, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Util § 31.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle B - Electric Utilities|Chapter 31 - General Provisions|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 31.001. Legislative Findings; Purpose of Subtitle

Sec. 31.001.  LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS;  PURPOSE OF SUBTITLE.  (a)  This subtitle is enacted to protect the public interest inherent in the rates and services of electric utilities.  The purpose of this subtitle is to establish a comprehensive and adequate regulatory system for electric utilities to assure rates, operations, and services that are just and reasonable to the consumers and to the electric utilities.(b)  Electric utilities are by definition monopolies in many of the services provided and areas they serve.  As a result, the normal forces of competition that regulate prices in a free enterprise society do not always operate.  Public agencies regulate electric utility rates, operations, and services, except as otherwise provided by this subtitle.(c)  The wholesale electric industry, through federal legislative, judicial, and administrative actions, is becoming a more competitive industry that does not lend itself to traditional electric utility regulatory rules, policies, and principles.  As a result, the public interest requires that rules, policies, and principles be formulated and applied to protect the public interest in a more competitive marketplace.  The development of a competitive wholesale electric market that allows for increased participation by electric utilities and certain nonutilities is in the public interest.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 31.0021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle B - Electric Utilities|Chapter 31 - General Provisions|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 31.0021. Charging Service

Sec. 31.0021.  CHARGING SERVICE.  The commission by rule may exempt from the definition of "electric utility" or "retail electric provider" under Section 31.002 a provider who owns or operates equipment used solely to provide electricity charging service for a mode of transportation. |Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 389 (S.B. 1202), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Util § 31.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle B - Electric Utilities|Chapter 31 - General Provisions|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 31.003. Report on Scope of Competition

Sec. 31.003.  REPORT ON SCOPE OF COMPETITION.  (a)  Before January 15 of each odd-numbered year, the commission shall report to the legislature on the scope of competition in electric markets and the effect of competition and industry restructuring on customers in both competitive and noncompetitive markets.(b)  The report under this section must include:(1)  an assessment of the effect of competition on the rates and availability of electric services for residential and small commercial customers;(2)  a summary of commission action over the preceding two years that reflects changes in the scope of competition in regulated electric markets;  and(3)  recommendations to the legislature for legislation that the commission finds appropriate to promote the public interest in the context of a partially competitive electric market.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 31.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle B - Electric Utilities|Chapter 31 - General Provisions|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 31.004. Energy-Efficient School Facilities

Sec. 31.004.  ENERGY-EFFICIENT SCHOOL FACILITIES.  (a)  The commission may serve as a resource center to assist school districts in developing energy-efficient facilities.(b)  As a resource center under this section, the commission may:(1)  present programs to school districts relating to managing energy, training school-plant operators, and designing energy-efficient buildings;(2)  provide school districts with technical assistance in managing energy;(3)  collect and distribute information relating to energy management in school facilities;  and(4)  offer energy resource workshops to educators and make available to educators a film library on energy-related matters and energy education lesson packages.(c)  The commission shall provide information to school districts regarding how a school district may finance the installation of solar electric generation panels for school district buildings.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 939 (H.B. 3693), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Util § 31.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle B - Electric Utilities|Chapter 31 - General Provisions|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 31.005. Customer-Option Programs

Sec. 31.005.  CUSTOMER-OPTION PROGRAMS.  (a)  This section applies to:(1)  a municipally owned electric utility;(2)  an electric cooperative;(3)  an electric utility;(4)  a power marketer;(5)  a retail electric provider; and(6)  a transmission and distribution utility.(b)  An entity to which this section applies shall consider establishing customer-option programs that encourage the reduction of air contaminant emissions, such as:(1)  an appliance retirement and recycling program;(2)  a solar water heating market transformation program;(3)  an air conditioning tune-up program;(4)  a program that allows the use of on-site energy storage as an eligible efficiency measure in existing programs;(5)  a program that encourages the deployment of advanced electricity meters;(6)  a program that encourages the installation of cool roofing materials;(7)  a program that establishes lighting limits;(8)  a distributed energy generation technology program; and(9)  a program that encourages the use of high-efficiency building distribution transformers and variable air volume fan controls.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1095 (H.B. 2129), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Util § 31.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle B - Electric Utilities|Chapter 31 - General Provisions|Subchapter B. Cybersecurity|Section 31.051. Definition

Sec. 31.051.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "utility" means:(1)  an electric cooperative;(2)  an electric utility;(3)  a municipally owned electric utility; or(4)  a transmission and distribution utility.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 509 (S.B. 64), Sec. 22, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Util § 31.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle B - Electric Utilities|Chapter 31 - General Provisions|Subchapter B. Cybersecurity|Section 31.052. Cybersecurity Coordination Program for Utilities

Sec. 31.052.  CYBERSECURITY COORDINATION PROGRAM FOR UTILITIES.  (a)  The commission shall establish a program to monitor cybersecurity efforts among utilities in this state.  The program shall:(1)  provide guidance on best practices in cybersecurity and facilitate the sharing of cybersecurity information between utilities; and(2)  provide guidance on best practices for cybersecurity controls for supply chain risk management of cybersecurity systems used by utilities, which may include, as applicable, best practices related to:(A)  software integrity and authenticity;(B)  vendor risk management and procurement controls, including notification by vendors of incidents related to the vendor's products and services; and(C)  vendor remote access.(b)  The commission may collaborate with the state cybersecurity coordinator and the cybersecurity council established under Chapter 2054, Government Code, in implementing the program.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 509 (S.B. 64), Sec. 22, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Util § 32.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle B - Electric Utilities|Chapter 32 - Jurisdiction and Powers of Commission and Other Regulatory Authorities|Subchapter A. Commission Jurisdiction|Section 32.001. Commission Jurisdiction

Sec. 32.001.  COMMISSION JURISDICTION.  (a)  Except as provided by Section 32.002, the commission has exclusive original jurisdiction over the rates, operations, and services of an electric utility in:(1)  areas outside a municipality;  and(2)  areas inside a municipality that surrenders its jurisdiction to the commission under Section 33.002.(b)  The commission has exclusive appellate jurisdiction to review an order or ordinance of a municipality exercising exclusive original jurisdiction under this subtitle.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 32.0015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle B - Electric Utilities|Chapter 32 - Jurisdiction and Powers of Commission and Other Regulatory Authorities|Subchapter A. Commission Jurisdiction|Section 32.0015. Regulation of Successor Electric Utility or Electric Cooperative

Sec. 32.0015.  REGULATION OF SUCCESSOR ELECTRIC UTILITY OR ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE.  If an electric utility purchases, acquires, merges, or consolidates with or acquires 50 percent or more of the stock of an electric utility or electric cooperative, the commission shall regulate the successor electric utility or electric cooperative in the same manner that the commission would regulate the entity that was subject to the stricter regulation before the purchase, acquisition, merger, or consolidation.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 405, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Util § 32.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle B - Electric Utilities|Chapter 32 - Jurisdiction and Powers of Commission and Other Regulatory Authorities|Subchapter A. Commission Jurisdiction|Section 32.002. Limitation on Commission Jurisdiction

Sec. 32.002.  LIMITATION ON COMMISSION JURISDICTION.  Except as otherwise provided by this title, this subtitle does not authorize the commission to:(1)  regulate or supervise a rate or service of a municipally owned utility;  or(2)  affect the jurisdiction, power, or duty of a municipality exercising exclusive original jurisdiction in that municipality's regulation and supervision of an electric utility in the municipality.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 32.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle B - Electric Utilities|Chapter 32 - Jurisdiction and Powers of Commission and Other Regulatory Authorities|Subchapter A. Commission Jurisdiction|Section 32.003. Exempt Area Jurisdiction

Sec. 32.003.  EXEMPT AREA JURISDICTION.  Notwithstanding an election under Subchapter A, Chapter 33, by a municipality on the issue of surrendering its jurisdiction, the commission may:(1)  consider an electric utility's revenues and return on investment in an area exempt from commission regulation in establishing rates and charges in an area that is not exempt from commission regulation;  and(2)  exercise necessary powers to give effect to an order under this title for the benefit of an area that is not exempt from commission regulation.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 32.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle B - Electric Utilities|Chapter 32 - Jurisdiction and Powers of Commission and Other Regulatory Authorities|Subchapter A. Commission Jurisdiction|Section 32.004. Assistance to Municipality

Sec. 32.004.  ASSISTANCE TO MUNICIPALITY.  On request of a municipality, the commission may advise and assist the municipality with respect to a question or proceeding arising under this title.  Assistance provided by the commission may include aid to a municipality on a matter pending before the commission, a court, or the municipality's governing body, such as making a staff member available as a witness or otherwise providing evidence to the municipality.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 32.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle B - Electric Utilities|Chapter 32 - Jurisdiction and Powers of Commission and Other Regulatory Authorities|Subchapter B. Exemptions From Commission Jurisdiction|Section 32.051. Exemption of River Authority From Wholesale Rate Regulation

Sec. 32.051.  EXEMPTION OF RIVER AUTHORITY FROM WHOLESALE RATE REGULATION.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the commission may not directly or indirectly regulate revenue requirements, rates, fuel costs, fuel charges, or fuel acquisitions that are related to the generation and sale of electricity at wholesale, and not to ultimate consumers, by a river authority operating a steam generating plant on or before January 1, 1999.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 405, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Util § 32.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle B - Electric Utilities|Chapter 32 - Jurisdiction and Powers of Commission and Other Regulatory Authorities|Subchapter B. Exemptions From Commission Jurisdiction|Section 32.052. Ability of Certain River Authorities to Construct Improvements

Sec. 32.052.  ABILITY OF CERTAIN RIVER AUTHORITIES TO CONSTRUCT IMPROVEMENTS.  A river authority operating a steam generating plant on or before January 1, 1999, may acquire, finance, construct, rebuild, repower, and use new or existing power plants, equipment, transmission lines, or other assets to sell electricity exclusively at wholesale to:(1)  a purchaser in San Saba, Llano, Burnet, Travis, Bastrop, Blanco, Colorado, or Fayette County;  or(2)  a purchaser in an area served by the river authority on January 1, 1975.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 405, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Util § 32.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle B - Electric Utilities|Chapter 32 - Jurisdiction and Powers of Commission and Other Regulatory Authorities|Subchapter B. Exemptions From Commission Jurisdiction|Section 32.053. Ability of Certain River Authority Affiliates to Construct Improvements

Sec. 32.053.  ABILITY OF CERTAIN RIVER AUTHORITY AFFILIATES TO CONSTRUCT IMPROVEMENTS.  (a)  This section applies only to a corporation that:(1)  sells electricity exclusively at wholesale, and not to ultimate consumers;(2)  is authorized by Chapter 152, Water Code;  and(3)  acts on behalf of a river authority.(b)  Notwithstanding a river authority's enabling legislation or Chapter 152, Water Code, a corporation may:(1)  acquire, finance, construct, rebuild, repower, operate, or sell a facility directly related to the generation of electricity;(2)  sell, at wholesale only, the output of the facility to a purchaser, other than an ultimate consumer, at any location in this state;  and(3)  purchase and sell electricity, at wholesale only, to a purchaser, other than an ultimate consumer, at any location in this state.(c)  This subchapter does not prevent a corporation from purchasing transmission and related services from a river authority.(d)  Except as provided by this section, the development, financing, ownership, and operation of a facility by a corporation is subject to all other applicable laws.(e)  The property, gross receipts, and income of a corporation acting on behalf of a river authority under this section are subject to, and the corporation shall pay, taxes and assessments of the federal government, this state, a political subdivision of this state, or a taxing district of this state on the same basis as an exempt wholesale generator.(f)  The proceeds from the sale of bonds or other obligations the interest on which is exempt from taxation and that are issued by a corporation or river authority subject to this section, other than a bond or obligation available to an investor-owned utility or exempt wholesale generator, may not be used by the corporation to finance the construction or acquisition of or the rebuilding or repowering of a facility for the generation of electricity by the corporation.(g)  Notwithstanding any other law, the board of directors of a river authority may sell, lease, loan, or otherwise transfer some, all, or substantially all of the electric generation property of the river authority to a nonprofit corporation authorized under this section or Chapter 152, Water Code. The property transfer shall be made under terms and conditions approved by the board of directors of the river authority.(h)  Subsections (a)-(f) do not apply to a corporation created under Chapter 152, Water Code, to serve an area described in Section 32.052.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 405, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.400, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Util § 32.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle B - Electric Utilities|Chapter 32 - Jurisdiction and Powers of Commission and Other Regulatory Authorities|Subchapter B. Exemptions From Commission Jurisdiction|Section 32.054. Restrictions on Authority of Corporations or River Authority

Sec. 32.054.  RESTRICTIONS ON AUTHORITY OF CORPORATIONS OR RIVER AUTHORITY.  (a)  This subchapter does not authorize a river authority to acquire, install, construct, make additions to, or operate steam generating plants having an aggregate capacity greater than 5,000 megawatts to serve a purchaser in the area served by the river authority on January 1, 1975.(b)  A river authority or a corporation acting on behalf of a river authority under this subchapter may provide retail service only to a retail customer served by the river authority or corporation on September 1, 1995.(c)  Except as provided by this subchapter, this subchapter does not limit a power granted a river authority in its enabling legislation or other applicable law.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 32.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle B - Electric Utilities|Chapter 32 - Jurisdiction and Powers of Commission and Other Regulatory Authorities|Subchapter C. Required Reports and Filings|Section 32.101. Tariff Filings

Sec. 32.101.  TARIFF FILINGS.  (a)  An electric utility shall file with each regulatory authority a tariff showing each rate that is:(1)  subject to the regulatory authority's original or appellate jurisdiction;  and(2)  in effect for a utility service, product, or commodity offered by the utility.(b)  The electric utility shall file as a part of the tariff required under Subsection (a) each rule that relates to or affects:(1)  a rate of the utility;  or(2)  a utility service, product, or commodity furnished by the electric utility.(c)  The commission shall consider customer names and addresses, prices, individual customer contracts, and expected load and usage data as highly sensitive trade secrets.  That information is not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 32.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle B - Electric Utilities|Chapter 32 - Jurisdiction and Powers of Commission and Other Regulatory Authorities|Subchapter C. Required Reports and Filings|Section 32.102. Depreciation Account

Sec. 32.102.  DEPRECIATION ACCOUNT.  The commission shall require each electric or municipally owned utility to carry a proper and adequate depreciation account in accordance with:(1)  the rates and methods prescribed by the commission under Section 36.056;  and(2)  any other rule the commission adopts.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 32.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle B - Electric Utilities|Chapter 32 - Jurisdiction and Powers of Commission and Other Regulatory Authorities|Subchapter C. Required Reports and Filings|Section 32.103. Accounts of Profits and Losses

Sec. 32.103.  ACCOUNTS OF PROFITS AND LOSSES.  An electric or municipally owned utility shall keep separate accounts showing profits or losses from the sale or lease of merchandise, including an appliance, a fixture, or equipment.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 32.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle B - Electric Utilities|Chapter 32 - Jurisdiction and Powers of Commission and Other Regulatory Authorities|Subchapter C. Required Reports and Filings|Section 32.104. Report of Certain Expenses

Sec. 32.104.  REPORT OF CERTAIN EXPENSES.  A regulatory authority may require an electric utility to annually report the utility's expenditures for:(1)  business gifts and entertainment;  and(2)  advertising or public relations, including expenditures for institutional and consumption-inducing purposes.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|