81R9722 TRH-F
By: Thibaut H.B. No. 2345
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the rate charged for electric service by a provider of
last resort.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 39.106(b), Utilities Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(b) A provider of last resort shall offer a standard retail
service package for each class of customers designated by the
commission at a fixed[, nondiscountable] rate. The price of
service under the standard package:
(1) may not exceed the average price for electricity
in the service area served by the provider of last resort; and
(2) applies for a period of 60 days before it may be
adjusted to account for changes to the average price of electricity
in the service area served by the provider of last resort [approved
by the commission].
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.