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TX Util § 39.9054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle B - Electric Utilities|Chapter 39 - Restructuring of Electric Utility Industry|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 39.9054. Energy Efficiency Plans and Reports; Public Information

Sec. 39.9054.  ENERGY EFFICIENCY PLANS AND REPORTS; PUBLIC INFORMATION.  (a)  An electric utility shall submit electronically an energy efficiency plan and report in a searchable form prescribed by the commission on or before April 1 of each year.  The commission by rule shall adopt a form that will permit the public to easily compare information submitted by different electric utilities.  The plan and report must:(1)  provide information on the utility's performance in achieving energy efficiency goals for the previous five years;(2)  describe how the utility intends to achieve future goals; and(3)  provide any other information the commission considers relevant.(b)  On the Internet website found at http://www.puc.state.tx.us, the commission shall publish information on energy efficiency programs, including:(1)  an explanation of the goal for energy efficiency in this state;(2)  a description of the types of energy efficiency programs available to certain classes of eligible customers;(3)  a link to the plans and reports filed as prescribed by Subsection (a); and(4)  a list of persons who install or provide energy efficiency measures or services by area.(c)  This section does not require the commission to warrant that the list required to be displayed under Subsection (b) constitutes a complete or accurate list of all persons who install energy efficiency measures or services in the marketplace.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 180 (S.B. 1125), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Util § 39.9055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle B - Electric Utilities|Chapter 39 - Restructuring of Electric Utility Industry|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 39.9055. Examination of Demand Response Potential of Seawater Desalination Projects

Sec. 39.9055.  EXAMINATION OF DEMAND RESPONSE POTENTIAL OF SEAWATER DESALINATION PROJECTS.  The commission and the ERCOT independent system operator shall study the potential for seawater desalination projects to participate in existing demand response opportunities in the ERCOT market.  To the extent feasible, the study shall determine whether the operational characteristics of seawater desalination projects enable projects of that kind to participate in ERCOT-operated ancillary services markets or other competitively supplied demand response opportunities.  The study shall also determine the potential economic benefit to a seawater desalination project if the project is able to reduce its demand during peak pricing periods.  The commission shall include the results of the study in the report required by Section 31.003.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 829 (H.B. 4097), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2015.|
TX Util § 39.906 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle B - Electric Utilities|Chapter 39 - Restructuring of Electric Utility Industry|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 39.906. Displaced Workers

Sec. 39.906.  DISPLACED WORKERS.  In order to mitigate potential negative impacts on utility personnel directly affected by electric industry restructuring, the commission shall allow the recovery of reasonable employee-related transition costs incurred and projected for severance, retraining, early retirement, outplacement, and related expenses for the employees.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 405, Sec. 39, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Util § 39.908 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle B - Electric Utilities|Chapter 39 - Restructuring of Electric Utility Industry|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 39.908. Effect of Sunset Provision

Sec. 39.908.  EFFECT OF SUNSET PROVISION.  (a)  If the commission is abolished and the other provisions of this title expire as provided by Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act), this subchapter, including the provisions of this title referred to in this subchapter, continues in full force and effect and does not expire.(b)  The authorities, duties, and functions of the commission under this chapter shall be performed and carried out by a successor agency to be designated by the legislature before abolishment of the commission or, if the legislature does not designate the successor, by the secretary of state.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 405, Sec. 39, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Util § 39.909 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle B - Electric Utilities|Chapter 39 - Restructuring of Electric Utility Industry|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 39.909. Plan and Report of Workforce Diversity and Other Business Practices

Sec. 39.909.  PLAN AND REPORT OF WORKFORCE DIVERSITY AND OTHER BUSINESS PRACTICES.  (a)  In this section, "small business" and "historically underutilized business" have the meanings assigned by former Section 481.191, Government Code, as that section existed on January 1, 2015.(b)  Before January 1, 2000, each electric utility shall develop and submit to the commission a comprehensive five-year plan to enhance diversity of its workforce in all occupational categories and to increase contracting opportunities for small and historically underutilized businesses.  The plan must consist of:(1)  the electric utility's historical and current performance with regard to workforce diversity and contracting with small and historically underutilized businesses;(2)  initiatives that the electric utility will pursue in these areas over the period of the plan;(3)  a listing of programs and activities the electric utility will undertake to achieve each of those initiatives;  and(4)  a listing of the business partnership initiatives the electric utility will undertake to facilitate small and historically underutilized business entry into the electric energy market as generators and retail energy providers taking into account opportunities for contracting and joint ventures.(c)  Each electric utility shall submit an annual report to the commission and the legislature relating to its efforts to improve workforce diversity and contracting opportunities for small and historically underutilized businesses.  The report must be submitted on October 1 of each year or may be included as part of any other annual report submitted by the electric utility to the commission.  The report must include:(1)  the diversity of the electric utility's workforce as of the time of the report;(2)  the electric utility's level of contracting with small and historically underutilized businesses;(3)  the specific progress made under the plan under Subsection (b);(4)  the specific initiatives, programs, and activities undertaken under the plan during the preceding year;(5)  an assessment of the success of each of those initiatives, programs, and activities;(6)  the extent to which the electric utility has carried out its initiatives to facilitate opportunities for contracts or joint ventures with small and historically underutilized businesses;  and(7)  the initiatives, programs, and activities the electric utility will pursue during the next year to increase the diversity of its workforce and contracting opportunities for small and historically underutilized businesses.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 405, Sec. 39, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 364 (H.B. 2667), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Util § 39.910 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle B - Electric Utilities|Chapter 39 - Restructuring of Electric Utility Industry|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 39.910. Incentive Program and Goal for Energy Efficiency for Military Bases

Sec. 39.910.  INCENTIVE PROGRAM AND GOAL FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY FOR MILITARY BASES.  (a)  The commission by rule shall establish an electric energy efficiency incentive program under which each electric utility in an area where customer choice is not available will provide incentives sufficient for military bases, retail electric providers, or competitive energy service providers to install energy efficiency devices or other alternatives at military bases.  The commission shall design the program to provide military bases with a variety of choices for cost-effective energy efficiency devices and other alternatives from the market to reduce energy consumption and energy costs.(b)  The commission shall establish a goal for the program to reduce, before January 1, 2005, the consumption of electricity by military bases in this state by five percent as compared to consumption levels in 2002.(c)  The commission shall approve a nonbypassable surcharge or other rate mechanism to recover costs associated with the program established under this section.(d)  An electric utility shall administer the electric energy efficiency incentive program in a market-neutral, nondiscriminatory manner.  An electric utility may not offer underlying competitive services.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 23, eff. May 27, 2003.|
TX Util § 39.911 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle B - Electric Utilities|Chapter 39 - Restructuring of Electric Utility Industry|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 39.911. Alternative Funding for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Systems

Sec. 39.911.  ALTERNATIVE FUNDING FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS.  The State Energy Conservation Office, in coordination with the governor, the Department of Agriculture, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the Texas Education Agency, the commission, and other appropriate state agencies, shall solicit gifts, grants, and other financial resources available to fund energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy systems for public and private facilities in this state.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 939 (H.B. 3693), Sec. 23, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Util § 39.912 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle B - Electric Utilities|Chapter 39 - Restructuring of Electric Utility Industry|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 39.912. Report on Combined Heating and Power Technology

Sec. 39.912.  REPORT ON COMBINED HEATING AND POWER TECHNOLOGY.  The commission shall study the installation and use of combined heating and power technology in this state, and shall submit a report regarding the commission's findings to the 81st Legislature.  The report shall include:(1)  an explanation describing combined heating and power technology and its use; and(2)  an explanation of how combined heating and power technology can be implemented in this state to meet energy efficiency goals.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 939 (H.B. 3693), Sec. 23, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Util § 39.913 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle B - Electric Utilities|Chapter 39 - Restructuring of Electric Utility Industry|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 39.913. Combining Certain Reports

Sec. 39.913.  COMBINING CERTAIN REPORTS.  The commission may combine the reports required under Sections 39.905(b-2) and 39.912.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 939 (H.B. 3693), Sec. 23, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Util § 39.9165 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle B - Electric Utilities|Chapter 39 - Restructuring of Electric Utility Industry|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 39.9165. Distributed Generation Reporting

Sec. 39.9165.  DISTRIBUTED GENERATION REPORTING.  (a)  In this section, "distributed generation" is an electrical generating facility that:(1)  may be located at a customer's point of delivery;(2)  is connected at a voltage less than 60 kilovolts; and(3)  may be connected in parallel operation to the utility system.(b)  An independent organization certified under Section 39.151 shall require an owner or operator of distributed generation to register with the organization and interconnecting transmission and distribution utility information necessary for the interconnection of the distributed generator.(c)  This section does not apply to distributed generation serving a residential property.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 426 (S.B. 3), Sec. 19, eff. June 8, 2021.|
TX Util § 40.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle B - Electric Utilities|Chapter 40 - Competition for Municipally Owned Utilities and River Authorities|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 40.001. Applicable Law

Sec. 40.001.  APPLICABLE LAW.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except Sections 39.155, 39.157(e), 39.203, and 39.904, this chapter governs the transition to and the establishment of a fully competitive electric power industry for municipally owned utilities.  With respect to the regulation of municipally owned utilities, this chapter controls over any other provision of this title, except for sections in which the term "municipally owned utility" is specifically used.(b)  Except as specifically provided in this subsection, Chapter 39 does not apply to a river authority operating a steam generating plant on or before January 1, 1999, or a corporation authorized by Chapter 152, Water Code, or Section 32.053.  A river authority operating a steam generating plant on or before January 1, 1999, is subject to Sections 39.051(a)-(c), 39.108, 39.1516, 39.155, 39.157(e), and 39.203.(c)  For purposes of Section 39.051, hydroelectric assets may not be deemed to be generating assets, and the transfer of generating assets to a corporation authorized by Chapter 152, Water Code, satisfies the requirements of Section 39.051.(d)  Accommodation shall be made in the code of conduct established under Section 39.157(e) for the provisions of Chapter 152, Water Code, and the commission may not prohibit a river authority and any related corporation from sharing officers, directors, employees, equipment, and facilities or from providing goods or services to each other at cost without the need for a competitive bid.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 405, Sec. 39, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.401, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 467 (H.B. 4170), Sec. 16.004, eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 610 (S.B. 936), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Util § 40.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle B - Electric Utilities|Chapter 40 - Competition for Municipally Owned Utilities and River Authorities|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 40.002. Definition

Sec. 40.002.  DEFINITION.  For purposes of this chapter, "body vested with the power to manage and operate a municipally owned utility" means a body created in accordance with Section 1502.070, Government Code, or Subchapter G, Chapter 552, Local Government Code, or by municipal charter.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 405, Sec. 39, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.402, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.77(29), eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Util § 40.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle B - Electric Utilities|Chapter 40 - Competition for Municipally Owned Utilities and River Authorities|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 40.004. Jurisdiction of Commission

Sec. 40.004.  JURISDICTION OF COMMISSION.  Except as specifically otherwise provided in this chapter, the commission has jurisdiction over municipally owned utilities only for the following purposes:(1)  to regulate wholesale transmission rates and service, including terms of access, to the extent provided by Subchapter A, Chapter 35;(2)  to regulate certification of retail service areas to the extent provided by Chapter 37;(3)  to regulate rates on appeal under Subchapters D and E, Chapter 33, subject to Section 40.051(c);(4)  to establish a code of conduct as provided by Section 39.157(e) applicable to anticompetitive activities and to affiliate activities limited to structurally unbundled affiliates of municipally owned utilities, subject to Section 40.054;(5)  to establish terms and conditions for open access to transmission and distribution facilities for municipally owned utilities providing customer choice, as provided by Section 39.203;(6)  to administer the renewable energy credits program under Section 39.904(b) and the natural gas energy credits program under Section 39.9044(b);(7)  to require reports of municipally owned utility operations only to the extent necessary to:(A)  enable the commission to determine the aggregate load and energy requirements of the state and the resources available to serve that load; or(B)  enable the commission to determine information relating to market power as provided by Section 39.155; and(8)  to evaluate and monitor the cybersecurity preparedness of a municipally owned utility described by Section 39.1516(a)(3) or (4).|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 405, Sec. 39, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 467 (H.B. 4170), Sec. 16.005, eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 610 (S.B. 936), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Util § 40.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle B - Electric Utilities|Chapter 40 - Competition for Municipally Owned Utilities and River Authorities|Subchapter B. Municipally Owned Utility Choice|Section 40.051. Governing Body Decision

Sec. 40.051.  GOVERNING BODY DECISION.  (a)  The municipal governing body or a body vested with the power to manage and operate a municipally owned utility has the discretion to decide when or if the municipally owned utility will provide customer choice.(b)  Municipally owned utilities may choose to participate in customer choice at any time on or after January 1, 2002, by adoption of an appropriate resolution of the municipal governing body or a body vested with power to manage and operate the municipally owned utility.  The decision to participate in customer choice by the adoption of a resolution is irrevocable.(c)  After a decision to offer customer choice has been made, Subchapters D and E, Chapter 33, do not apply to any action taken under this chapter.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 405, Sec. 39, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Util § 40.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle B - Electric Utilities|Chapter 40 - Competition for Municipally Owned Utilities and River Authorities|Subchapter B. Municipally Owned Utility Choice|Section 40.052. Utility Not Offering Customer Choice

Sec. 40.052.  UTILITY NOT OFFERING CUSTOMER CHOICE.  (a)  A municipally owned utility that has not chosen to participate in customer choice may not offer electric energy at unregulated prices directly to retail customers outside its certificated retail service area.(b)  A municipally owned utility under Subsection (a) retains the right to offer and provide a full range of customer service and pricing programs to the customers within its certificated area and to purchase and sell electric energy at wholesale without geographic restriction.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 405, Sec. 39, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Util § 40.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle B - Electric Utilities|Chapter 40 - Competition for Municipally Owned Utilities and River Authorities|Subchapter B. Municipally Owned Utility Choice|Section 40.053. Retail Customer's Right of Choice

Sec. 40.053.  RETAIL CUSTOMER'S RIGHT OF CHOICE.  (a)  If a municipally owned utility chooses to participate in customer choice, after that choice all retail customers served by the municipally owned utility within the certificated retail service area of the municipally owned utility shall have the right of customer choice consistent with the provisions of this chapter, and the municipally owned utility shall provide open access for retail service.(b)  Notwithstanding Section 39.107, the metering function may not be deemed a competitive service for customers of the municipally owned utility within that service area and may, at the option of the municipally owned utility, continue to be offered by the municipally owned utility as sole provider.(c)  On its initiation of customer choice, a municipally owned utility shall designate itself or another entity as the provider of last resort for customers within the municipally owned utility's certificated service area as that area existed on the date of the utility's initiation of customer choice.  The municipally owned utility shall fulfill the role of default provider of last resort in the event no other entity is available to act in that capacity.(d)  If a customer is unable to obtain service from a retail electric provider, on request by the customer, the provider of last resort shall offer the customer the standard retail service package for the appropriate customer class, with no interruption of service, at a fixed, nondiscountable rate that is at least sufficient to cover the reasonable costs of providing that service, as approved by the governing body of the municipally owned utility that has the authority to set rates.(e)  The governing body of a municipally owned utility may establish the procedures and criteria for designating the provider of last resort and may redesignate the provider of last resort according to a schedule it considers appropriate.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 405, Sec. 39, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Util § 40.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle B - Electric Utilities|Chapter 40 - Competition for Municipally Owned Utilities and River Authorities|Subchapter B. Municipally Owned Utility Choice|Section 40.054. Service Outside Area

Sec. 40.054.  SERVICE OUTSIDE AREA.  (a)  A municipally owned utility participating in customer choice shall have the right to offer electric energy and related services at unregulated prices directly to retail customers who have customer choice without regard to geographic location.(b)  In providing service under Subsection (a) to retail customers outside its certificated retail service area as that area exists on the date of adoption of customer choice, a municipally owned utility is subject to the commission's rules establishing a code of conduct regulating anticompetitive practices.(c)  For municipally owned utilities participating in customer choice, the commission shall have jurisdiction to establish terms and conditions, but not rates, for access by other retail electric providers to the municipally owned utility's distribution facilities.(d)  Accommodation shall be made in the commission's terms and conditions for access and in the code of conduct for specific legal requirements imposed by state or federal law applicable to municipally owned utilities.(e)  The commission does not have jurisdiction to require unbundling of services or functions of, or to regulate the recovery of stranded investment of, a municipally owned utility or, except as provided by this section, jurisdiction with respect to the rates, terms, and conditions of service for retail customers of a municipally owned utility within the utility's certificated service area.(f)  A municipally owned utility shall maintain separate books and records of its operations from those of the operations of any affiliate.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 405, Sec. 39, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|