83R8394 DDT-F
By: Rodriguez S.B. No. 1478
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the satisfaction of annual renewable energy
requirements by certain utilities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 39.904, Utilities Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows:
(c-1) Notwithstanding any other law, the commission by rule
shall require an investor-owned electric utility that was not
affiliated with ERCOT and was operating solely outside of ERCOT in
areas of this state that were included in the Western Electricity
Coordinating Council on January 1, 2013, to satisfy at least 50
percent of the annual renewable energy requirement under Subsection
(c) through capacity or purchases of renewable energy credits that
are physically metered and verified in the utility's Texas service
area.
SECTION 2. The Public Utility Commission of Texas shall
adopt rules to implement Section 39.904(c-1), Utilities Code, as
added by this Act, as soon as practicable following the effective
date of this Act, but not later than August 31, 2014.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect January 1, 2014.