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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of adaptive model data analytics software by the |
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independent organization certified to manage the ERCOT power |
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region. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 39.151, Utilities Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (g-7) to read as follows: |
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(g-7) To maintain certification as an independent |
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organization under this section, an organization must use adaptive |
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model data analytics software in forecasting power generation |
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system availability. |
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SECTION 2. (a) An independent organization certified under |
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Section 39.151, Utilities Code, by the Public Utility Commission of |
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Texas before the 91st day after the last day of the legislative |
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session shall begin to use adaptive model data analytics software |
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to comply with Section 39.151, Utilities Code, as amended by this |
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Act, as soon as practicable, but not later than September 1, 2022. |
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(b) After September 1, 2022, the Public Utility Commission |
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of Texas may decertify an independent organization that does not |
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use adaptive model data analytics software to comply with Section |
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39.151, Utilities Code, as amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the |
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last day of the legislative session. |