LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 13, 2009 TO: Honorable Troy Fraser, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB2349 by Ogden (Relating to distributed generation of electric power.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would establish a definition of a distributed generation facility (DGF) and would authorize DGF owners to sell power at wholesale rates. The bill would require electric utilities and retail electric providers to purchase DGF generated power and would authorize the Public Utility Commission to establish reasonable wholesale rates. The bill would require the Public Utility Commission to adopt rules to establish simplified filing requirements for DGFs and would broaden PUC jurisdiction over municipal utilities and electric cooperatives for the purposes of pricing of energy supplied by DGF. Based on the analysis of the PUC, duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished by utilizing existing resources. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:473 Public Utility Commission of Texas LBB Staff: JOB, JRO, ES
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 13, 2009
TO: Honorable Troy Fraser, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB2349 by Ogden (Relating to distributed generation of electric power.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Troy Fraser, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce
FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB2349 by Ogden (Relating to distributed generation of electric power.), As Introduced
Honorable Troy Fraser, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce
Honorable Troy Fraser, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB2349 by Ogden (Relating to distributed generation of electric power.), As Introduced
SB2349 by Ogden (Relating to distributed generation of electric power.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would establish a definition of a distributed generation facility (DGF) and would authorize DGF owners to sell power at wholesale rates. The bill would require electric utilities and retail electric providers to purchase DGF generated power and would authorize the Public Utility Commission to establish reasonable wholesale rates. The bill would require the Public Utility Commission to adopt rules to establish simplified filing requirements for DGFs and would broaden PUC jurisdiction over municipal utilities and electric cooperatives for the purposes of pricing of energy supplied by DGF. Based on the analysis of the PUC, duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished by utilizing existing resources.
The bill would establish a definition of a distributed generation facility (DGF) and would authorize DGF owners to sell power at wholesale rates. The bill would require electric utilities and retail electric providers to purchase DGF generated power and would authorize the Public Utility Commission to establish reasonable wholesale rates. The bill would require the Public Utility Commission to adopt rules to establish simplified filing requirements for DGFs and would broaden PUC jurisdiction over municipal utilities and electric cooperatives for the purposes of pricing of energy supplied by DGF.
Based on the analysis of the PUC, duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished by utilizing existing resources.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 473 Public Utility Commission of Texas
473 Public Utility Commission of Texas
LBB Staff: JOB, JRO, ES
JOB, JRO, ES