88R5955 DIO-D
By: Rosenthal H.B. No. 3182
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the use of adaptive model data analytics software by the
independent organization certified to manage the ERCOT power
region.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 39.151, Utilities Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (g-7) to read as follows:
(g-7) To maintain certification as an independent
organization under this section, an organization must use adaptive
model data analytics software in forecasting power generation
system availability.
SECTION 2. (a) An independent organization certified under
Section 39.151, Utilities Code, by the Public Utility Commission of
Texas before September 1, 2023, shall begin to use adaptive model
data analytics software to comply with Section 39.151, Utilities
Code, as amended by this Act, as soon as practicable, but not later
than September 1, 2024.
(b) After September 1, 2024, the Public Utility Commission
of Texas may decertify an independent organization that does not
use adaptive model data analytics software to comply with Section
39.151, Utilities Code, as amended by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.