| 1 | 1 | | 87R11018 SGM-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Thierry H.B. No. 2816 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to electric reliability standards adopted by the Public |
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| 8 | 8 | | Utility Commission of Texas. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Section 38.005, Utilities Code, is amended by |
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| 11 | 11 | | adding Subsection (g) to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | (g) The independent organization described by Section |
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| 13 | 13 | | 39.151 shall determine the amount of reserve capacity necessary to |
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| 14 | 14 | | maintain a 1 in 10 reliability standard in the ERCOT power region. |
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| 15 | 15 | | SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2022, the Public |
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| 16 | 16 | | Utility Commission of Texas shall determine whether the reliability |
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| 17 | 17 | | standards adopted under Section 38.005(g), Utilities Code, as added |
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| 18 | 18 | | by this Act, ensure that the Electric Reliability Council of Texas |
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| 19 | 19 | | power region's electrical network maintains the necessary amount of |
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| 20 | 20 | | reserve capacity. The Public Utility Commission of Texas shall |
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| 21 | 21 | | report its findings under this section to the legislature. |
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| 22 | 22 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 23 | 23 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 24 | 24 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 25 | 25 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 26 | 26 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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