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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to electric power purchased for the ERCOT power region. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 39, Utilities Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 39.159 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 39.159. RESTRICTION ON POWER PURCHASED FOR ERCOT POWER |
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REGION. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the commission shall |
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prohibit an independent organization certified under Section |
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39.151 for the ERCOT power region from purchasing more electricity |
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on a daily basis from a facility capable of generating electricity |
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for the ERCOT power region than the facility's base generation |
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capacity. |
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(b) This section does not apply during a peak demand event |
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declared by the commission. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |