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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain distributed electricity resources. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 35, Utilities Code, is amended by adding |
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Subchapter F to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER F. DISTRIBUTED RENEWABLE GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTED |
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ENERGY STORAGE |
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Sec. 35.201. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: |
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(1) "Distributed renewable generation" has the |
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meaning assigned by Section 39.916. |
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(2) "Distributed energy storage" has the meaning |
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assigned by Section 39.9165. |
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Sec. 35.202. OWNER OR OPERATOR USE. (a) An owner or |
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operator of distributed renewable generation or distributed energy |
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storage that is installed on the retail electric customer's side of |
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the meter is entitled to use the generation or storage to sell |
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electricity or ancillary services at wholesale in a manner |
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consistent with the provisions of this title. |
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(b) A retail electric customer described by Subsection (a) |
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is not required to register as a power generation company under |
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Section 39.351(a). |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter Z, Chapter 39, Utilities Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 39.9165 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 39.9165. DEVICES USED WITH DISTRIBUTED RENEWABLE |
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GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTED ENERGY STORAGE. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "Distributed renewable generation" has the |
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meaning assigned by Section 39.916. |
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(2) "Distributed energy storage" means electric |
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energy storage with a capacity of not more than 2,000 kilowatts that |
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is installed on a retail electric customer's side of the meter. |
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(3) "Owner" means: |
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(A) an owner of distributed renewable |
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generation; |
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(B) an owner of distributed energy storage; |
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(C) an owner of distributed renewable generation |
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and distributed energy storage; |
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(D) a retail electric customer on whose side of |
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the meter distributed renewable generation or distributed energy |
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storage is installed and operated regardless of whether the |
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customer takes ownership of the generation or storage; or |
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(E) a person who by contract is assigned |
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ownership rights to energy produced from distributed renewable |
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generation or distributed energy storage located at the premises of |
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the customer on the customer's side of the meter. |
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(b) An electric utility shall allow an owner to use an |
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owner-supplied, UL-certified device designed to isolate and |
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disconnect household loads on the retail electric customer's side |
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of the meter. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |