89R3396 CS-D
By: Guillen H.B. No. 5633
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the operation of Texas backup power packages.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 34.0204, Utilities Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 34.0204. TEXAS BACKUP POWER PACKAGES. (a) The
commission may use money in the Texas energy fund without further
appropriation to provide a grant or loan for the operation of a
Texas backup power package that:
(1) is engineered to minimize operation costs;
(2) uses interconnection technology and controls that
enable immediate islanding from the power grid and stand-alone
operation for the host facility;
(3) is capable of operating for at least 96 [48]
continuous hours without refueling or connecting to a separate
power source; and
(4) is designed so that one or more Texas backup power
packages can be aggregated on-site to serve not more than eight
[2.5] megawatts of load at the host facility[;
[(5) provides power sourced from:
[(A) a combination of natural gas or propane with
photovoltaic panels and battery storage; or
[(B) battery storage on an electric school bus;
and
[(6) is not used by the owner or host facility for the
sale of energy or ancillary services].
(b) An owner or host facility of a Texas backup power
package for which a grant or loan is provided under this chapter
that sells energy or ancillary services from the package is not
required to register with the commission as a power generation
company under Section 39.351 if the package has a generation
capacity of not more than 2,000 kilowatts.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act to Section
34.0204(a)(3), Utilities Code, applies only to a Texas backup power
package for which a grant or loan is issued on or after the
effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.