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| 1 | 1 | 87R11714 CXP-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Rosenthal H.B. No. 3184 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the use of adaptive model data analytics software by the | |
| 8 | 8 | independent organization certified to manage the ERCOT power | |
| 9 | 9 | region. | |
| 10 | 10 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 11 | 11 | SECTION 1. Section 39.151, Utilities Code, is amended by | |
| 12 | 12 | adding Subsection (g-2) to read as follows: | |
| 13 | 13 | (g-2) To maintain certification as an independent | |
| 14 | 14 | organization under this section, an organization must use adaptive | |
| 15 | 15 | model data analytics software in forecasting power generation | |
| 16 | 16 | system availability. | |
| 17 | 17 | SECTION 2. (a) An independent organization certified under | |
| 18 | 18 | Section 39.151, Utilities Code, by the Public Utility Commission of | |
| 19 | 19 | Texas before September 1, 2021, shall begin to use adaptive model | |
| 20 | 20 | data analytics software to comply with Section 39.151, Utilities | |
| 21 | 21 | Code, as amended by this Act, as soon as practicable, but not later | |
| 22 | 22 | than September 1, 2022. | |
| 23 | 23 | (b) After September 1, 2022, the Public Utility Commission | |
| 24 | 24 | of Texas may decertify an independent organization that does not | |
| 25 | 25 | use adaptive model data analytics software to comply with Section | |
| 26 | 26 | 39.151, Utilities Code, as amended by this Act. | |
| 27 | 27 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |