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