By: AnchÃa, Hunter, Bhojani, Hernandez, H.B. No. 3511
Garcia of Dallas
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the participation of electric vehicles in the ERCOT
market.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 39, Utilities Code, is
amended by adding Section 39.9161 to read as follows:
Sec. 39.9161. INTERCONNECTION AND AGGREGATION OF ELECTRIC
VEHICLES. (a) In this section:
(1) "Electric vehicle" has the meaning assigned by
Section 42.0102.
(2) "Interconnection" means the right of an electric
vehicle owner to physically connect the electric vehicle to an
electricity distribution system and the technical requirements,
rules, or processes for the connection.
(b) The commission by rule may establish safety, technical,
and performance standards for the interconnection of electric
vehicles in the ERCOT power region. In adopting the rules, the
commission shall ensure that the standards do not conflict with
applicable standards published by the Underwriters Laboratories
and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, with the
National Electrical Code, or with the National Electrical Safety
Code.
(c) The commission by rule may allow an electric vehicle
owner to:
(1) make electricity stored by the electric vehicle
available for sale in the wholesale energy and ancillary services
markets through a registered aggregator or load serving entity; and
(2) participate in ERCOT market mechanisms, including
ancillary services, virtual power plant programs, and aggregate
distributed energy resources programs, through an aggregation
described by Subdivision (1).
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.