82R4060 MTB-D
By: Brown H.B. No. 1578
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to energy aggregation by state agencies.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 39, Utilities Code, is
amended by adding Section 39.3536 to read as follows:
Sec. 39.3536. AGGREGATION BY STATE AGENCIES. (a) In this
section, "state agency" does not include an institution of higher
education, as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, it is
the policy of this state to encourage state agencies, including
state agencies located in areas of the state that do not offer
customer choice under this chapter, to aggregate their facilities
into a single purchasing unit as a method to reduce costs of
electricity consumed by those state agencies. The commission shall
provide assistance to a state agency regarding the evaluation of
offers from retail electric providers on the request of the state
agency.
(c) An aggregator registered under another section of this
subchapter may provide aggregation services to state agencies.
(d) A state agency is not required to register as an
aggregator under Section 39.353.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.