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Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 2 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 25 - SUBSTANTIVE RULES APPLICABLE TO ELECTRIC SERVICE PROVIDERS › Subchapter D - RECORDS, REPORTS, AND OTHER REQUIRED INFORMATION › Section 25.94 - Report on Infrastructure Improvement and Maintenance

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Application. This rule applies to all
				  electric utilities.
(b) Reports. By
				  May 1st of each year, an electric utility shall file with the commission a
				  report that contains the information described in subsection (c) of this
				  section for the previous calendar year.
(c) The utility shall include in the report a
				  description of the utility's activities related to:
(1) Identifying areas in its service
				  territory that are susceptible to damage during severe weather and hardening
				  transmission and distribution facilities in those areas;
(2) Vegetation management; and
(3) Inspecting distribution poles.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 2 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 25 - SUBSTANTIVE RULES APPLICABLE TO ELECTRIC SERVICE PROVIDERS › Subchapter D - RECORDS, REPORTS, AND OTHER REQUIRED INFORMATION › Section 25.96 - Vegetation Management

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Application.
				  This section applies to an electric utility's (utility) distribution
				  assets.
(b) Definitions. The
				  following terms when used in this section shall have the following meaning,
				  unless the context indicates otherwise.
(1)
				  Distribution assets--The utility's facilities operating at less than 60
				  kilovolts (kV), excluding substations, underground facilities, and service
				  drops, for which the utility needs to perform vegetation maintenance.
(2) Right-of-way (ROW)--Land on which
				  electric lines are located and that the utility has the right to access for the
				  purpose of maintaining its distribution system and managing
				  vegetation.
(3) Scheduled
				  vegetation maintenance--The anticipated vegetation management activities a
				  utility expects to conduct during a particular budget cycle, including
				  trimming, spraying, and removal activities.
(4) Tree risk management--Planning for,
				  assessing, monitoring, and mitigating structurally unsound trees that could
				  threaten a utility's distribution assets.
(5) Unscheduled vegetation
				  maintenance--Responsive vegetation maintenance that can include, but is not
				  limited to, customer-requested and utility-requested maintenance.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 2 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 25 - SUBSTANTIVE RULES APPLICABLE TO ELECTRIC SERVICE PROVIDERS › Subchapter D - RECORDS, REPORTS, AND OTHER REQUIRED INFORMATION › Section 25.97 - Line Inspection and Safety

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Purpose. This section implements the reporting requirements in Public Utility
				  Regulatory Act (PURA) §38.102.
(b) Applicability. This section applies to
				  electric utilities, municipally owned utilities, and electric cooperatives that
				  own or operate overhead transmission or distribution assets.
(c) Definition. When used in this section,
				  the term "affected entity" means an electric utility, electric cooperative, or
				  municipally owned utility that owns or operates overhead transmission or
				  distribution assets.
(d) Employee
				  Training Report.
(1) Not later than May 1,
				  2020, each affected entity must submit to the Commission a report that
				  includes:
(A) a summary description of hazard
				  recognition training documents provided by the affected entity to its employees
				  related to overhead transmission and distribution facilities; and
(B) a summary description of training
				  programs provided to employees by the affected entity related to the National
				  Electrical Safety Code (NESC) for construction of electric transmission and
				  distribution lines.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 2 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 25 - SUBSTANTIVE RULES APPLICABLE TO ELECTRIC SERVICE PROVIDERS › Subchapter E - CERTIFICATION, LICENSING AND REGISTRATION › Section 25.101 - Certification Criteria

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Definitions.
				  The following words and terms, when used in this section, have the following
				  meanings unless the context indicates otherwise:
(1) Construction or extension--Does not
				  include the purchase or condemnation of real property for use as facility sites
				  or right-of-way. Acquisition of right-of-way must not be deemed to entitle an
				  electric utility to the grant of a certificate of convenience and necessity
				  without showing that the construction or extension is necessary for the
				  service, accommodation, convenience, or safety of the public.
(2) Generating unit--Any electric generating
				  facility. This section does not apply to any generating unit that is ten
				  megawatts or less and is built for experimental purposes only.
(3) Habitable structures--Structures normally
				  inhabited by humans or intended to be inhabited by humans on a daily or regular
				  basis. Habitable structures include, but are not limited to: single-family and
				  multi-family dwellings and related structures, mobile homes, apartment
				  buildings, commercial structures, industrial structures, business structures,
				  churches, hospitals, nursing homes, and schools.
(4) Municipal Power Agency (MPA)--Agency or
				  group created under Texas Utilities Code, Chapter 163 - Joint Powers
				  Agencies.
(5) Municipal Public
				  Entity (MPE)--A municipally owned utility (MOU) or a municipal power
				  agency.
(6) Prudent avoidance--The
				  limiting of exposures to electric and magnetic fields that can be avoided with
				  reasonable investments of money and effort.
(7) Tie line--A facility to be interconnected
				  to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) transmission grid by a
				  person, including an electric utility or MPE, that would enable additional
				  power to be imported into or exported out of the ERCOT power grid.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 2 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 25 - SUBSTANTIVE RULES APPLICABLE TO ELECTRIC SERVICE PROVIDERS › Subchapter E - CERTIFICATION, LICENSING AND REGISTRATION › Section 25.105 - Registration by Power Marketers

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Applicability.
				  This section contains the registration and renewal of registration requirements
				  for a power marketer. A person must be registered as a power marketer with the
				  commission in order to participate in the Texas wholesale market as a power
				  marketer. The registration of a person already registered as a power marketer
				  as of the effective date of this section expires on January 1, 2024 unless the
				  person files a new registration in compliance with the requirements of this
				  section.
(b) Registration
				  information. To register as a power marketer, a person must submit the
				  following information in the manner established by the commission.
(1) The registrant's contact information,
				  including the registrant's:
(A) physical and
				  business mailing address;
(B)
				  business telephone number; and
(C)
				  business e-mail address.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 2 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 25 - SUBSTANTIVE RULES APPLICABLE TO ELECTRIC SERVICE PROVIDERS › Subchapter E - CERTIFICATION, LICENSING AND REGISTRATION › Section 25.107 - Certification and Obligations of Retail Electric Providers (REPs)

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Applicability.
(1) This section contains the certification
				  and reporting requirements applicable to a retail electric provider (REP).
(A) A person must obtain a REP certificate
				  under this section before purchasing, taking title to, or reselling electricity
				  to provide retail electric service. A person may certify as an Option 1 REP,
				  Option 2 REP, or Option 3 REP under this section. Certification must be
				  maintained on an ongoing basis by timely reporting and updating the
				  certification information in accordance with subsections (i) and (h) of this
				  section.
(B) A person that does not
				  purchase, take title to, or resell electricity to provide electric service to a
				  retail customer is not a REP and must not act as a REP without obtaining a
				  certificate under this section. A REP that outsources retail electric service
				  functions is responsible for those functions in accordance with all applicable
				  laws and commission rules for all activities conducted on its behalf by any
				  third-party provider.
(C) A person
				  who owns or operates equipment used solely to provide electricity charging
				  service for consumption by an alternatively fueled vehicle, as defined by
				  Transportation Code, Section
				  502.004, is not,
				  for that reason, required to be certified as a REP.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 2 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 25 - SUBSTANTIVE RULES APPLICABLE TO ELECTRIC SERVICE PROVIDERS › Subchapter E - CERTIFICATION, LICENSING AND REGISTRATION › Section 25.108 - Financial Standards for Retail Electric Providers Regarding the Billing and Collection of Transition Charges

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Application. This section applies to any retail electric provider (REP) or any
				  other entity responsible for billing and collecting transition charges serving
				  customers in a transmission and distribution utility (TDU) service area subject
				  to a financing order issued by the commission under Public Utility Regulatory
				  Act (PURA) §39.303.
(b)
				  Definitions.
(1) Financing order - An order
				  of the commission adopted under PURA §39.201 or §39.262 approving the
				  issuance of transition bonds and the creation of transition charges for the
				  recovery of qualified costs.
(2)
				  Indenture trustee - An entity that administers the indenture related to
				  transition bonds.
(3) Servicer -
				  The entity responsible for carrying out obligations related to transition bonds
				  under a servicing agreement.
(4)
				  Servicing agreement - The agreement that details the obligations of the
				  servicer related to the imposition, collection, and remittance of transition
				  charges.
(5) Special purpose entity
				  (SPE) - An entity formed by an electric utility, pursuant to a financing order,
				  for the limited purpose of acquiring transition property, issuing transition
				  bonds, and performing other activities relating thereto or otherwise authorized
				  by a financing order.
(6)
				  Transition bonds - Bonds, debentures, notes, certificates, of participation or
				  of beneficial interest, or other evidences of indebtedness or ownership that
				  are issued by an electric utility, its successors, or an assignee under a
				  financing order, that have a term not longer than 15 years, and that are
				  secured or payable from transition property.
(7) Transition charges - Nonbypassable
				  amounts to be charged for the use or availability of electric services,
				  approved by the commission under a financing order to recover qualified costs,
				  that shall be collected by an electric utility, its successors, an assignee, or
				  other collection agents as provided for in a financing order.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 2 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 25 - SUBSTANTIVE RULES APPLICABLE TO ELECTRIC SERVICE PROVIDERS › Subchapter E - CERTIFICATION, LICENSING AND REGISTRATION › Section 25.109 - Registration by Power Generation Companies and Self-Generators

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Applicability.
				  This section contains the registration and renewal of registration requirements
				  for a power generation company (PGC) as defined by §
										25.5 of this title (relating to
				  Definitions) and a self-generator.
(1) A
				  person that owns an electric generating facility, including a Qualifying
				  Facility (QF) as defined by §
											25.5 of this title, must register
				  under this section as a PGC before the first day it generates
				  electricity.
(2) A person that owns
				  an electric generating facility rated at one megawatt (MW) or more, but is not
				  a PGC, must register as a self-generator before the first day it generates
				  electricity. A QF that does not sell electricity or provides electricity only
				  to the purchaser of the facility's thermal output must register as a
				  self-generator.
(3) A person
				  already certified as a PGC or self-generator as of the effective date of this
				  section must come into compliance with the requirements of this section no
				  later than June 1, 2023.
(A) A PGC or
				  self-generator must complete and file a commission approved form that
				  demonstrates the PGC or self-generator is in compliance with this section on or
				  before June 1, 2023.
(B) A PGC or
				  self-generator who does not demonstrate compliance with this section on or
				  before June 1, 2023, may be subject to revocation of the PGC's or
				  self-generator's commission registration under subsection (i) of this
				  section.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 2 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 25 - SUBSTANTIVE RULES APPLICABLE TO ELECTRIC SERVICE PROVIDERS › Subchapter E - CERTIFICATION, LICENSING AND REGISTRATION › Section 25.112 - Registration of Brokers

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Registration
				  required. A person must not provide brokerage services, including brokerage
				  services offered online, in this state for compensation or other consideration
				  unless the person is registered with the commission as a broker. A broker is
				  responsible for all activities conducted on its behalf by any subcontractor or
				  agent. A retail electric provider (REP) is not permitted to register as a
				  broker and must not knowingly provide bids or offers to a person who provides
				  brokerage services in this state for compensation or other consideration and is
				  not registered as a broker. A REP may rely on the publicly available list of
				  registered brokers posted on the commission's website to determine whether a
				  broker is registered with the commission.
(b) Definitions. The following terms, when
				  used in this section, have the following meanings unless the context indicates
				  otherwise:
(1) Broker--A person that provides
				  brokerage services.
(2) Brokerage
				  services--Providing advice or procurement services to, or acting on behalf of,
				  a retail electric customer regarding the selection of a REP, or a product or
				  service offered by a REP.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 2 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 25 - SUBSTANTIVE RULES APPLICABLE TO ELECTRIC SERVICE PROVIDERS › Subchapter E - CERTIFICATION, LICENSING AND REGISTRATION › Section 25.113 - Municipal Registration of Retail Electric Providers (REPs)

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Applicability. This section applies to
				  municipalities that require retail electric providers (REPs) to register in
				  accordance with the Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA) §39.358 and to
				  all REPs with a certificate granted by the commission pursuant to PURA
				  §39.352(a) and §
										RSA
				  25.107<subdiv>(a)</subdiv> and of
				  this title (relating to Certification of Retail Electric Providers).
(b) Purpose. A municipality may require a REP
				  to register as a condition of serving residents of the municipality, in
				  accordance with PURA §39.358. This section establishes an optional
				  "safe-harbor" process for municipal registration of REPs to standardize notice
				  and filing procedures, deadlines, and registration information and fees. The
				  "safe-harbor" registration process simplifies and provides certainty to both
				  municipalities and REPs, thereby facilitating the development of a competitive
				  retail electric market in Texas. If a municipality enacts a registration
				  ordinance that is consistent with this section, the ordinance shall be deemed
				  to comply with PURA §39.358. A municipality may exercise its authority
				  under PURA §39.358 and adopt an ordinance that is not consistent with this
				  section; however, such ordinance could be subject to an appeal to the
				  commission under PURA §32.001(b).
(c) Definitions. The following words and
				  terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the
				  context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1)
				  Resident--Any electric customer located within the municipality, except the
				  municipality itself, regardless of customer class.
(2) Revocation--The cessation of all REP
				  business operations within a municipality, pursuant to municipal
				  order.
(3) Suspension--The
				  cessation of all REP business operations within a municipality associated with
				  obtaining new customers, pursuant to municipal order.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 2 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 25 - SUBSTANTIVE RULES APPLICABLE TO ELECTRIC SERVICE PROVIDERS › Subchapter F - METERING › Section 25.121 - Meter Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Use of
				  meter. All electricity consumed or demanded by an electric customer shall be
				  charged for by meter measurements, except where otherwise provided for by the
				  applicable rate schedule or contract.
(b) Installation. Unless otherwise authorized
				  by the commission, each electric utility shall provide and install and shall
				  continue to own and maintain all meters necessary for the measurement of
				  electric energy to its customers.
(c) Standard type. All meters shall be of a
				  standard type that meets industry standards. Advanced meters shall meet the
				  standards in this section and §
										RSA
				  25.130 of this title (relating to Advanced
				  Metering). Special meters used for investigation or experimental purposes are
				  not required to conform to these standards.
(d) Location of meters.
(1) Meters and service switches in
				  conjunction with the meter shall be installed in accordance with the latest
				  revision of American National Standards Institute (ANSI), Incorporated,
				  Standard C12 (American National Code for Electricity Metering), or other
				  standards as may be prescribed by the commission, and will be readily
				  accessible for reading, testing, and inspection, where such activities will
				  cause minimum interference and inconvenience to the customer.
(2) Customer shall provide, without cost to
				  the electric utility, at a suitable and easily accessible location:
(A) sufficient and proper space for
				  installation of meters and other apparatus of electric utility;
(B) meter board;
(C) meter loop;
(D) safety service switches when required;
				  and
(E) an adequate anchor for
				  service drops.
(3) All
				  meters installed after December 21, 1999, shall be located as set forth in this
				  section, provided that, where installations are made to replace meters removed
				  from service, this section shall not operate to require any change in meter
				  locations which were established prior to this date, unless the electric
				  utility finds that the old location is no longer suitable or proper, or the
				  customer desires that the location be changed.
(4) Where the meter location on the
				  customer's premises is changed at the request of the customer, or due to
				  alterations on the customer's premises, the customer shall provide and have
				  installed at his expense, all wiring and equipment necessary for relocating the
				  meter.
(5) If provisions of this
				  section are inconsistent with §
											RSA
				  25.214 of this title (relating to Tariff for
				  Retail Delivery Service), the provisions of the Tariff shall control this
				  section.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 2 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 25 - SUBSTANTIVE RULES APPLICABLE TO ELECTRIC SERVICE PROVIDERS › Subchapter F - METERING › Section 25.122 - Meter Records

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Each electric utility shall keep the following
					 records:
(1) Meter equipment record.
				  Each electric utility shall keep a record of all of its meters, showing the
				  customer's address and date of the last test. For special meters used for
				  investigation or experimental purposes, the record shall state the purpose of
				  the investigation or experiment.
(2) Records of meter tests. All meter tests
				  shall be properly referenced to the meter record provided in paragraph (1) of
				  this section. The record of each test made on customer's premises or on request
				  of a customer shall show the identifying number and constants of the meter, the
				  standard meter and other measuring devices used, the date and kind of test
				  made, who conducted the test, the error (or percentage of accuracy) at each
				  load tested, and sufficient data to permit verification of all
				  calculations.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 2 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 25 - SUBSTANTIVE RULES APPLICABLE TO ELECTRIC SERVICE PROVIDERS › Subchapter F - METERING › Section 25.123 - Meter Readings

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Meter unit
				  indication. Each meter display shall indicate clearly the kilowatt-hours or
				  other units of service for which a charge is made to the utilities'
				  customer.
(b) Reading of standard
				  meters. As a matter of general practice, service meters shall be read at
				  monthly intervals, and as nearly as possible on the corresponding day of each
				  meter reading period, but may be read at other than monthly intervals if the
				  circumstances warrant. The electric utility shall notify the customer of any
				  changes to the customer's meter reading cycle. This subsection does not apply
				  to advanced metering systems.
(c)
				  Reading of advanced meters. Advanced meters shall be read by the electric
				  utility at intervals required by the Applicable Legal Authorities defined in
				  §
										RSA
				  25.214<subdiv>(d)(1)</subdiv> of
				  this title (relating to Tariff for Retail Delivery Service).
(d) Customer-read program. For meters other
				  than advanced meters, an electric utility in an area where retail competition
				  has not been introduced, may use a customer-read program in which customers
				  read their own meters and report their usage monthly. Such readings shall be
				  considered an actual meter reading by the electric utility for billing
				  purposes. However, an electric utility shall read the meters of customers on a
				  customer-read program at least every six months to verify the accuracy of the
				  electric utility's records.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 2 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 25 - SUBSTANTIVE RULES APPLICABLE TO ELECTRIC SERVICE PROVIDERS › Subchapter F - METERING › Section 25.124 - Meter Testing

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Meter tests
				  prior to installation. No permanently installed meter shall be placed in
				  service unless its accuracy has been established. If any permanently installed
				  meter is removed from actual service and replaced by another meter for any
				  purpose, it shall be properly tested and adjusted before being placed back in
				  service unless such meter is monitored by a test program approved by the
				  commission.
(b) Testing of meters
				  in service. Meter test periods for all types of meters shall conform to the
				  latest edition of American National Standards Institute, Incorporated (ANSI)
				  Standard C12 unless specified otherwise by the commission.
(c) Meter tests on request of customer.
(1) Each electric utility shall, upon the
				  request of a customer, test the accuracy of the customer's meter at no charge
				  to the customer. The test shall be made during the electric utility's normal
				  working hours and shall be scheduled to accommodate the customer or the
				  customer's authorized representative, if the customer desires to observe the
				  test. The test should be made on the customer's premises, but may, at the
				  electric utility's discretion, be made at the electric utility's test
				  laboratory.
(2) If the meter has
				  been tested by the electric utility, or by an authorized agency, at the
				  customer's request, and within a period of four years the customer requests a
				  new test, the electric utility shall make the test. However, if the subsequent
				  test finds the meter to be within ANSI's accuracy standards, the electric
				  utility may charge the customer a fee, which represents the cost of testing at
				  a rate specified in the electric utility's approved tariffs.
(3) Following the completion of any requested
				  test, the electric utility shall promptly advise the customer of the date of
				  removal of the meter, the date of the test, the result of the test, and who
				  made the test.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 2 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 25 - SUBSTANTIVE RULES APPLICABLE TO ELECTRIC SERVICE PROVIDERS › Subchapter F - METERING › Section 25.127 - Generating Station Meters, Instruments, and Records

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Generating station meters. Instruments
				  and meters shall be installed and maintained at each generating station as may
				  be necessary to obtain a record of the output as required, and to show the
				  character of service being rendered from the generating station.
(b) Record of station output and purchases of
				  energy. Each electric utility shall keep a daily record of the load and a
				  monthly record of the output of its plants.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 2 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 25 - SUBSTANTIVE RULES APPLICABLE TO ELECTRIC SERVICE PROVIDERS › Subchapter F - METERING › Section 25.128 - Interconnection Meters and Circuit Breakers

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Each electric utility purchasing electric
				  energy shall ensure that all instruments and meters are maintained as may be
				  necessary to obtain full information as to purchases, unless this information
				  is metered and furnished by the electric utility supplying the
				  energy.
(b) Record of automatic
				  circuit breaker operations. Each electric utility shall keep monthly records of
				  the number and cause, if known, of the operations of every automatic circuit
				  breaker in service on its transmission and distribution systems.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 2 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 25 - SUBSTANTIVE RULES APPLICABLE TO ELECTRIC SERVICE PROVIDERS › Subchapter F - METERING › Section 25.129 - Pulse Metering

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Purpose. The
				  purpose of this section is to facilitate customer access to electrical pulse
				  (pulse) as defined in §
										RSA 25.341
				  of this title (relating to Definitions) under terms and conditions specified in
				  subsection (c) of this section.
(b)
				  Application. This section applies to transmission and distribution (T&D)
				  utilities, except river authorities. Each T&D utility shall provide access
				  to pulse from the revenue meter and shall provide pulse access in accordance
				  with an Agreement and Terms and Conditions for Pulse Metering Equipment
				  Installation (PMEI agreement), as approved by the commission for all requesting
				  customers.
(c) Commission approved
				  pulse metering agreement. Each T&D utility shall provide pulse metering
				  equipment pursuant to the PMEI agreement as approved by the
				  commission.
(d) Filing requirements
				  for tariffs. No later than 15 days after the effective date of this section,
				  each T&D utility that does not have a tariff that contains a schedule
				  detailing the charges for providing pulse metering equipment, installation and
				  replacement and, if offered, equipment maintenance shall file a tariff or
				  tariffs containing a schedule detailing the charges for providing pulse
				  metering equipment, installation, and replacement and, if offered, equipment
				  maintenance. The tariff shall conform to the commission rules and the PMEI
				  agreement. Concurrent with the tariff filing in this section, each T&D
				  utility that does not have an approved tariff that contains a schedule
				  detailing the charges for providing pulse metering equipment, installation and,
				  if offered, equipment maintenance shall submit all supporting data for the
				  charges. No later than 15 days after the effective date of this section, each
				  utility shall submit the PMEI agreement as described in subsection (c) of this
				  section and approved by the commission.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 2 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 25 - SUBSTANTIVE RULES APPLICABLE TO ELECTRIC SERVICE PROVIDERS › Subchapter F - METERING › Section 25.130 - Advanced Metering

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Purpose. This
				  section addresses the deployment, operation, and cost recovery for advanced
				  metering systems.
(b)
				  Applicability. This section is applicable to all electric utilities, including
				  transmission and distribution utilities. Any requirement applicable to an
				  electric utility in this section that relates to retail electric providers
				  (REPs) or REPs of record is applicable only to electric utilities operating in
				  areas open to customer choice.
(c)
				  Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms have the following
				  meanings, unless the context indicates otherwise:
(1) Advanced meter -- Any new or
				  appropriately retrofitted meter that functions as part of an advanced metering
				  system and that has the minimum system features specified in this section,
				  except to the extent the electric utility has obtained a waiver of a minimum
				  feature from the commission.
(2)
				  Advanced Metering System (AMS) -- A system, including advanced meters and the
				  associated hardware, software, and communications systems, including meter
				  information networks, that collects time-differentiated energy usage and
				  performs the functions and has the features specified in this
				  section.
(3) Deployment Plan -- An
				  electric utility's plan for deploying advanced meters in accordance with this
				  section and either filed with the commission as part of the Notice of
				  Deployment or approved by the commission following a Request for Approval of
				  Deployment.
(4) Enhanced advanced
				  meter -- A meter that contains features and functions in addition to the AMS
				  features in the deployment plan approved by the commission.
(5) Web portal -- The website made available
				  on the internet in compliance with this section by an electric utility or a
				  group of electric utilities through which secure, read-only access to AMS usage
				  data is made available to the customer, the customer's REP of record, and
				  entities authorized by the customer.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 2 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 25 - SUBSTANTIVE RULES APPLICABLE TO ELECTRIC SERVICE PROVIDERS › Subchapter F - METERING › Section 25.131 - Load Profiling and Load Research

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Purpose. This section allocates responsibilities for obtaining load research
				  information necessary to support the load profiling activities of the Electric
				  Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), provides for access to that load profile
				  research data by retail electric providers (REPs), and provides a method for
				  recovery of costs by a person who successfully requests a new load
				  profile.
(b) Applicability. This
				  section applies to ERCOT, each transmission and distribution utility (TDU) that
				  has a service territory within ERCOT, and each REP certified by the commission.
				  For the purposes of this section, the term person may include a municipally
				  owned utility or electric cooperative.
(c) Load research responsibility. Each TDU
				  shall perform load research to support ERCOT's load profiling activities, as
				  directed by ERCOT.
(1) ERCOT shall be
				  responsible for load research sample design and sample point selection for
				  ERCOT-directed load profiling and load research samples. ERCOT shall coordinate
				  with each TDU to optimize load research programs of both ERCOT and the TDU. The
				  same samples shall be used to support both the TDU's load research activities
				  and ERCOT's load profile research needs whenever reasonably possible. Each TDU
				  shall coordinate with ERCOT to synchronize its load research cycles and sample
				  replacement with those of ERCOT.
(2) ERCOT, in consultation with TDUs, shall
				  specify the manner of data collection for ERCOT load profile research samples
				  and the means and frequency of transmission of such information to ERCOT. Each
				  TDU shall adhere to the specifications for data collection and transmission
				  specified by ERCOT.
(3) A TDU may
				  recover its reasonable and necessary costs incurred in performing load profile
				  research as required by this section.
(4) This section shall not be interpreted to
				  require a TDU to redeploy any existing samples that were deployed less than
				  five years before the effective date of this section, although this section
				  shall also not be interpreted as addressing the appropriateness of continued
				  deployment of existing TDU samples apart from an ERCOT request to do so.
				  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the TDU shall deploy additional samples as
				  requested by ERCOT in order to support ERCOT's load profiling
				  activities.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 2 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 25 - SUBSTANTIVE RULES APPLICABLE TO ELECTRIC SERVICE PROVIDERS › Subchapter F - METERING › Section 25.132 - Definitions

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For purposes of this subchapter, the following terms have
					 the following meanings unless the context indicates otherwise:
(1) Meter tampering or tampering--any
				  unauthorized alteration, manipulation, change, or modification of a meter or
				  metering equipment, the diversion or bypass of the meter so that consumption is
				  not properly registered and recorded, interference with or obstruction of meter
				  communications, or alteration of meter data that could adversely affect the
				  integrity of billing data or the electric utility's ability to collect, record,
				  and process the data needed for billing or settlement. Meter tampering
				  includes, but is not limited to, harming or defacing the electric utility's
				  metering facilities, physically or electronically disorienting the meter,
				  attaching objects to the meter, inserting objects into the meter, altering
				  billing or settlement data, construction of electrical pathways that bypass the
				  meter in whole or part, or other electrical or mechanical means of preventing
				  the metering equipment from accurately registering, recording, and reporting
				  accurate consumption information.
(2) Meter repair and restoration charges--any
				  fees or charges for replacing a meter, repairing a meter, restoring the
				  condition of and securing metering facilities, removing any device that permits
				  the meter to be bypassed, or repairing any other damage to the utility's
				  facilities as authorized by the electric utility's tariff, including all other
				  costs associated with the investigation and correction of the unauthorized
				  use.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 2 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 25 - SUBSTANTIVE RULES APPLICABLE TO ELECTRIC SERVICE PROVIDERS › Subchapter F - METERING › Section 25.133 - Non-Standard Metering Service

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Purpose. This section allows a customer to choose to receive electric service
				  through a non-standard meter from an electric utility that has deployed or is
				  requesting to deploy advanced meters under a commission-approved deployment
				  plan or notice of deployment and authorizes the electric utility to assess fees
				  to recover the costs associated with this section from a customer who elects to
				  receive electric service through a non-standard meter.
(b) Applicability. This section is applicable
				  to an electric utility, including a transmission and distribution utility, that
				  has deployed or is requesting to deploy advanced meters under a
				  commission-approved deployment plan or notice of deployment. Any requirement in
				  this section that relates to retail electric providers (REPs) is applicable
				  only to REPs and electric utilities that operate in areas open to customer
				  choice.
(c) Definitions. As used in
				  this section, the following terms have the following meanings, unless the
				  context indicates otherwise:
(1) Advanced
				  meter -- As defined in §
											RSA
				  25.130 of this title (relating to Advanced
				  Metering).
(2) Non-standard meter
				  -- A meter that does not function as an advanced meter.
(3) Non-standard metering service --
				  Provision of electric service through a non-standard meter from an electric
				  utility that has deployed or is requesting to deploy advanced meters under a
				  commission-approved deployment plan or notice of
				  deployment.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 2 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 25 - SUBSTANTIVE RULES APPLICABLE TO ELECTRIC SERVICE PROVIDERS › Subchapter G - SUBMETERING › Section 25.141 - Central System or Non-Submetered Master Metered Utilities

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Purpose. This section implements Texas
				  Utilities Code §
										RSA
				  184.052.
(b) Definitions. The following words and
				  terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the
				  context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1)
				  Apartment house--One or more buildings containing two or more dwelling units
				  rented primarily for nontransient use with rent paid at intervals of one week
				  or longer.
(2) Apartment house
				  owner--The legal titleholder of an apartment house or an individual, firm, or
				  corporation purporting to be the landlord of tenants in the apartment
				  house.
(3) Central system
				  utilities--Electricity consumed by a central air conditioning system, central
				  heating system, central hot water system, or central chilled water system in an
				  apartment house. The term does not include utilities directly consumed by a
				  dwelling unit.
(4) Customer--The
				  individual, firm, or corporation in whose name a master meter is connected by a
				  utility or that is served by a retail electric provider.
(5) Dwelling unit--One or more rooms that are
				  suitable for occupancy as a residence and that contain kitchen and bathroom
				  facilities.
(6) Nonsubmetered
				  master metered utility service--Electric utility service that is master metered
				  for an apartment house but is not submetered.
(7) Utility--A public, private, or
				  member-owned utility furnishing electricity service to an apartment house
				  served by a master meter.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 2 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 25 - SUBSTANTIVE RULES APPLICABLE TO ELECTRIC SERVICE PROVIDERS › Subchapter G - SUBMETERING › Section 25.142 - Submetering for Apartments, Condominiums, and Mobile Home Parks

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Purpose. This section implements Texas
				  Utilities Code §
										RSA
				  184.014.
(b) Definitions. The following words and
				  terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the
				  context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1)
				  Apartment house--One or more buildings containing more than five dwelling
				  units, each of which is rented primarily for non-transient use with rent paid
				  at intervals of one week or longer. The term includes a rented or
				  owner-occupied residential condominium.
(2) Dwelling unit--One or more rooms suitable
				  for occupancy as a residence and that contain kitchen and bathroom facilities,
				  or a mobile home in a mobile home park.
(3) Master meter--A meter used to measure,
				  for billing purposes, all electric usage of an apartment house or mobile home
				  park, including common areas, common facilities, and dwelling units.
(4) Month or monthly--The period between any
				  two consecutive meter readings by the utility, either actual or estimated, at
				  approximately 30-day intervals.
(5)
				  Owner--Any owner, operator, or manager of any apartment house or mobile home
				  park engaged in electric submetering.
(6) Electric submetering--Individual dwelling
				  unit metering of electric service performed by the owner.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 2 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 25 - SUBSTANTIVE RULES APPLICABLE TO ELECTRIC SERVICE PROVIDERS › Subchapter H - ELECTRICAL PLANNING › Division 1 - RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES AND USE OF NATURAL GAS › Section 25.172 - Goal for Natural Gas

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
					 Applicability. This section applies to a power generation company, municipally
					 owned utility, or electric cooperative that installs new generation capacity in
					 this state after January 1, 2000. The provisions of subsection (g) of this
					 section shall apply to a municipally owned utility or an electric cooperative
					 only if it has adopted customer choice pursuant to the Public Utility
					 Regulatory Act (PURA) §40.051(a) or §41.051(a) respectively. This
					 section does not apply to an electric utility not subject to PURA Chapter 39,
					 pursuant to §39.102(c), until the expiration of its freeze
					 period.
(b) Purpose. The purpose of
					 this section is to encourage, to the extent permitted by law, owners of new
					 generating capacity, other than capacity from renewable energy technologies, to
					 use natural gas as their primary fuel source. The commission shall institute a
					 natural gas energy credits trading program to ensure that 50% of all new
					 generating capacity except, capacity from renewable energy technologies,
					 installed in this state after January 1, 2000, uses natural gas as its primary
					 fuel.
(c) Definitions.
(1) New generating capacity - Nameplate
					 generating capacity of a facility installed in this state after January 1,
					 2000, except capacity based on a renewable energy technology. This definition
					 of new generating capacity does not include modifications to previously
					 installed generating facilities that merely increase the efficiency of, or
					 reduce emissions from, such facilities. For the purposes of this section the
					 phrase "new generating capacity purchased" refers to the purchase of all or
					 part of an installed unit, and not to the purchase of capacity or energy from
					 an installed unit.
(2) Natural gas
					 energy credit (NGEC) - A NGEC shall be granted for each megawatt of new
					 generating capacity fueled by natural gas. The commission shall issue NGECs to
					 each power generation company, municipally owned utility, or electric
					 cooperative that installs new, gas- fired generating capacity. Each credit
					 shall be issued once and shall be valid so long as the plant meets reasonable
					 performance standards; if a plant no longer meets reasonable performance
					 standards or is retired, its associated NGECs shall be revoked.
(3) Reasonable performance standards - Those
					 standards which, when applied to new natural gas-fired capacity, would
					 reasonably be expected to maximize energy output consistent with industry
					 standards widely accepted at the time of installation and for the technology
					 employed.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 2 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 25 - SUBSTANTIVE RULES APPLICABLE TO ELECTRIC SERVICE PROVIDERS › Subchapter H - ELECTRICAL PLANNING › Division 1 - RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES AND USE OF NATURAL GAS › Section 25.173 - Renewable Energy Credit Program

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Purpose. The
					 purposes of this section are to:
(1) Establish
					 a solar renewable portfolio standard pursuant to Section 53 of House Bill 1500,
					 enacted by the 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, to be phased out by
					 September 1, 2025; and
(2) Direct
					 the independent organization certified under PURA §39.151 for the ERCOT
					 region to continue to administer a renewable energy credit (REC) trading
					 program on a voluntary basis.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 2 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 25 - SUBSTANTIVE RULES APPLICABLE TO ELECTRIC SERVICE PROVIDERS › Subchapter H - ELECTRICAL PLANNING › Division 2 - ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CUSTOMER-OWNED RESOURCES › Section 25.181 - Energy Efficiency Goal

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Purpose.
					 The purpose of this section is to ensure that:
(1) electric utilities administer energy
					 efficiency incentive programs in a market-neutral, nondiscriminatory manner and
					 do not offer competitive services, except as permitted in §
												RSA
					 25.343 of this title (relating to Competitive
					 Energy Services) or this section;
(2) all customers, in all eligible customer
					 classes and all areas of an electric utility's service area, have a choice of
					 and access to the utility's portfolio of energy efficiency programs that allow
					 each customer to reduce energy consumption, summer and winter peak demand, or
					 energy costs; and
(3) each electric
					 utility annually provides, through market-based standard offer programs,
					 targeted market-transformation programs, or utility self-delivered programs,
					 incentives sufficient for residential and commercial customers, retail electric
					 providers, and energy efficiency service providers to acquire additional
					 cost-effective energy efficiency, subject to EECRF caps established in §
												RSA
					 25.182(d)(7) of this title (relating to
					 Energy Efficiency Cost Recovery Factor), for the utility to achieve the goals
					 in subsection (e) of this section.