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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study regarding the feasibility of implementing |
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certain renewable energy standards. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. DEFINITION. In this Act, "commission" means the |
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Public Utility Commission of Texas. |
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SECTION 2. FEASIBILITY STUDY ON RENEWABLE ENERGY STANDARD. |
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(a) The commission shall conduct a study on the feasibility of |
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expanding the renewable energy goal under Section 39.904, Utilities |
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Code, to establish a goal that 50 percent of the generating capacity |
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installed in this state comes from renewable sources by 2030 and 100 |
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percent of the generating capacity installed in this state comes |
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from renewable sources by 2050. |
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(b) The study conducted under this section must: |
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(1) identify: |
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(A) opportunities to achieve the goal; and |
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(B) challenges to overcome in order to meet the |
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goal; |
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(2) examine economic, environmental, and health |
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benefits associated with achieving the goal; and |
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(3) develop strategies for achieving the goal. |
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(c) The commission may enter into memoranda of |
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understanding with any necessary and appropriate agencies to |
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complete this study. |
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SECTION 3. REPORT. Not later than December 31, 2022, the |
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commission shall report the results of the study and any |
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recommendations to the legislature. The report must include any |
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statutory changes necessary to implement the recommendations made |
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in the report. |
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SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September |
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1, 2021. |