By: Strama H.B. No. 3262
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the procedure for interconnecting small-scale
commercial renewable generation.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 39, Utilities Code, is
amended by adding Section 39.918 to read as follows:
Sec. 39.918. EXPEDITED INTERCONNECTION. (a) In this
section, "small-scale commercial renewable generation" means
electric generation with a capacity of not more than 5,000
kilowatts provided by renewable energy technology, as defined by
Section 39.904.
(b) The commission by rule shall provide for an expedited
procedure by which a power generation company may interconnect
small-scale renewable generation based solely on an initial review
of the power generation company's interconnection request. The
rules must require a transmission and distribution utility or an
electric utility to perform the initial review, in accordance with
criteria established by the commission, not later than 15 days
after ERCOT notifies the power generation company that a complete
request has been received. The utility shall provide written
notice to the power generation company of the results of the initial
review and include with the notification the analysis and data used
by the utility in determining whether to allow interconnection
based on the initial review of the request.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.