87R11993 JXC-D
By: Hernandez H.B. No. 3700
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to certain calculations made for load shedding in the
ERCOT power region.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 39, Utilities Code, is
amended by adding Section 39.159 to read as follows:
Sec. 39.159. LOAD SHED PERCENTAGE CALCULATIONS. (a) The
commission by rule shall require each transmission and distribution
utility, municipally owned utility, and electric cooperative in the
ERCOT power region to submit annually to the independent
organization certified for the ERCOT power region a determination
of the utility's or cooperative's peak load for the summer season
and peak load for the winter season.
(b) The independent organization certified for the ERCOT
power region shall make annual determinations of load shed
percentages for use during emergency curtailment based on the peak
load information submitted under Subsection (a).
(c) The independent organization certified for the ERCOT
power region may use a look-back period to determine load shed
percentages for use during emergency curtailment if the independent
organization does not have sufficient information submitted under
Subsection (a) for the organization to make the determination as
provided by Subsection (b).
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.