82R1456 RWG-D
By: Martinez H.B. No. 65
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the inclusion of the total cost of residential retail
electricity in advertisements and contracts.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 39.101, Utilities Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (i) to read as follows:
(i) A retail electric provider, power generation company,
aggregator, or other entity that provides residential retail
electric service shall provide in its advertisements and contracts
the total cost of its residential retail service, including
transmission and service provider distribution charges, pole
charges, pass-through charges, and any other charges that may be
charged on a customer's bill in addition to the cost per kilowatt
hour.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.