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| 1 | 1 | 87R11222 CXP-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Rosenthal H.B. No. 3179 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to electric power purchased for the ERCOT power region. | |
| 8 | 8 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 9 | 9 | SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 39, Utilities Code, is | |
| 10 | 10 | amended by adding Section 39.159 to read as follows: | |
| 11 | 11 | Sec. 39.159. RESTRICTION ON POWER PURCHASED FOR ERCOT POWER | |
| 12 | 12 | REGION. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the commission shall | |
| 13 | 13 | prohibit an independent organization certified under Section | |
| 14 | 14 | 39.151 for the ERCOT power region from purchasing more electricity | |
| 15 | 15 | on a daily basis from a facility capable of generating electricity | |
| 16 | 16 | for the ERCOT power region than the facility's base generation | |
| 17 | 17 | capacity. | |
| 18 | 18 | (b) This section does not apply during a peak demand event | |
| 19 | 19 | declared by the commission. | |
| 20 | 20 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |