87R11760 JXC-D
By: Lopez H.B. No. 2899
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the creation of a task force to improve the reliability
of electric service in this state.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. (a) The Texas Grid Task Force is established to
evaluate the regulation of the provision of electric services in
this state in the manner provided by this Act.
(b) The governor shall appoint the members of the Texas Grid
Task Force. The membership must include:
(1) the Texas state climatologist;
(2) a person to represent the Railroad Commission of
Texas;
(3) a person to represent the independent organization
certified under Section 39.151, Utilities Code, for the ERCOT power
region;
(4) a person to represent the Public Utility
Commission of Texas;
(5) a person to represent the Energy Systems
Laboratory of the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station;
(6) a member of the house state affairs committee;
(7) a member of the senate state affairs committee;
(8) a member of the house energy resources committee;
(9) a member of the senate natural resources and
economic development committee; and
(10) a person to represent the electric energy
industry.
(c) The Texas Grid Task Force shall examine information
included in and recommendations made in previous reports issued by
the independent organization certified under Section 39.151,
Utilities Code, for the ERCOT power region, the Sunset Advisory
Commission, the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, and the North American Electric
Reliability Corporation about improving the reliability of
electric service in this state, including:
(1) winterization of generation assets and
transmission and distribution facilities;
(2) electric energy storage capacities;
(3) how the relative reliability of generation sources
affects the calculation of the ERCOT power region reserve margin;
and
(4) the implementation of rolling blackouts and the
related designation of critical infrastructure.
(d) Not later than January 1, 2022, the Texas Grid Task
Force shall submit to the Public Utility Commission of Texas and to
the legislature recommended changes to statutes and rules to
improve the reliability of electric service in this state.
(e) Not later than April 1, 2022, the Public Utility
Commission of Texas shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding if
necessary to implement the recommendations of the Texas Grid Task
Force.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.