| 1 | 1 | | 88R24603 DIO-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Shaheen H.B. No. 2569 |
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| 3 | 3 | | Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2569: |
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| 4 | 4 | | By: Guillen C.S.H.B. No. 2569 |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 9 | | relating to notice of planned and unplanned service interruptions |
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| 10 | 10 | | provided to ERCOT by certain electric generation service providers. |
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| 11 | 11 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 12 | 12 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 35, Utilities Code, is |
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| 13 | 13 | | amended by adding Section 35.0022 to read as follows: |
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| 14 | 14 | | Sec. 35.0022. SERVICE INTERRUPTION NOTIFICATIONS. (a) |
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| 15 | 15 | | This section applies only to a provider of electric generation |
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| 16 | 16 | | service described by Section 35.0021(a). |
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| 17 | 17 | | (b) The commission by rule shall require a provider of |
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| 18 | 18 | | electric generation service to provide to the independent |
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| 19 | 19 | | organization certified under Section 39.151 for the ERCOT power |
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| 20 | 20 | | region notice of each planned or unplanned service interruption |
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| 21 | 21 | | within a reasonable time after the interruption of the service has |
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| 22 | 22 | | impacted generation availability. The independent organization |
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| 23 | 23 | | shall make each notice publicly available. |
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| 24 | 24 | | (c) The notice described by Subsection (b) shall state the |
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| 25 | 25 | | reasons for the planned or unplanned service interruption and may |
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| 26 | 26 | | be provided in any reasonable manner, including by e-mail or an |
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| 27 | 27 | | electronic interface on the provider's Internet website. |
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| 28 | 28 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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