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| 1 | 1 | 87S10483 MWC-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Zwiener H.B. No. 242 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the use of demand response technology to reduce energy | |
| 8 | 8 | consumption in state-owned buildings. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Subchapter I, Chapter 2166, Government Code, is | |
| 11 | 11 | amended by adding Section 2166.4021 to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 2166.4021. DEMAND RESPONSE TECHNOLOGY FOR STATE | |
| 13 | 13 | BUILDINGS. (a) The commission by rule shall adopt guidelines for | |
| 14 | 14 | the required use of demand response technology in state-owned | |
| 15 | 15 | buildings, including buildings otherwise exempt from this chapter | |
| 16 | 16 | under Section 2166.003, to reduce energy consumption for the | |
| 17 | 17 | buildings in response to energy supply constraints. | |
| 18 | 18 | (b) The guidelines adopted under Subsection (a) must | |
| 19 | 19 | require the remote reduction of building energy consumption by at | |
| 20 | 20 | least 30 percent during: | |
| 21 | 21 | (1) weather or energy emergencies; and | |
| 22 | 22 | (2) peak demand days as determined by the independent | |
| 23 | 23 | organization certified under Section 39.151, Utilities Code. | |
| 24 | 24 | SECTION 2. The Texas Facilities Commission shall adopt the | |
| 25 | 25 | guidelines required by Section 2166.4021, Government Code, as added | |
| 26 | 26 | by this Act, not later than February 1, 2022. | |
| 27 | 27 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the | |
| 28 | 28 | last day of the legislative session. |