Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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1	1	H.R. No. 1134
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Garland Power & Light is celebrating its centennial
6	6	in April 2023; and
7	7	WHEREAS, In the early 1920s, the City of Garland sought to
8	8	power the pump of its newly completed water well; an electric
9	9	provider refused to negotiate a reasonable commercial rate, so the
10	10	city founded Garland Power & Light; on April 1, 1923, it began
11	11	generating electricity with a 117-kilowatt diesel generator,
12	12	serving 300 customers; and
13	13	WHEREAS, GP&L established its first interconnection with
14	14	another utility, the Brazos Electric Power Cooperative, in 1943; in
15	15	subsequent decades, the utility built and purchased a number of
16	16	plants; it completed two transmission lines to bring wind power
17	17	from West Texas in 2014, and it has entered into contracts for
18	18	affordable solar power as well; for the past five years, it has
19	19	given customers the option of choosing 100 percent renewable power;
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21	21	WHEREAS, In 2018, GP&L completed its portion of the Houston
22	22	Import Project, a series of critical bulk power transmission lines
23	23	for the Electric Reliability Council of Texas grid; the utility
24	24	supports the state grid by investing in transmission projects
25	25	outside of Garland, which not only expand grid capacity, but also
26	26	generate revenue for GP&L; and
27	27	WHEREAS, Today, GP&L serves more than 73,000 customers; it
28	28	ranks as the fourth-largest municipal electric utility in Texas and
29	29	43rd in the nation; its local transmission and distribution
30	30	electric delivery system has built a reputation for reliability,
31	31	with outage frequency and duration well below the national average;
32	32	and
33	33	WHEREAS, GP&L continues to thrive under local leadership; it
34	34	reports to the city council, and a portion of its revenues return to
35	35	the city's general fund; the utility's management demonstrates its
36	36	commitment to the community through support of the performing arts
37	37	and economic development; moreover, it sponsors programs for
38	38	residents, among them the Tree Power Free Tree Giveaway and
39	39	EnergySaver, which helps customers save money through efficiency
40	40	measures; and
41	41	WHEREAS, Over the course of a century, Garland Power & Light
42	42	has provided an essential service to area residents and businesses
43	43	while finding additional ways to make the community an even better
44	44	place to live; now, therefore, be it
45	45	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
46	46	Legislature hereby commemorate the 100th anniversary of Garland
47	47	Power & Light and extend to all those associated with the utility
48	48	sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
49	49	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
50	50	prepared for the utility as an expression of high regard by the
51	51	Texas House of Representatives.
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53	53	______________________________
54	54	Speaker of the House
55	55	I certify that H.R. No. 1134 was adopted by the House on April
56	56	28, 2023, by a non-record vote.
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58	58	Chief Clerk of the House