Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 3390	House Author:  Hunter
Effective:  6-2-23	Senate Sponsor:  Schwertner et al.

            House Bill 3390 amends the Utilities Code to remove provisions requiring an owner or operator of distributed generation to register with ERCOT and an interconnecting transmission and distribution utility (TDU) information necessary for the interconnection of the distributed generator. The bill authorizes ERCOT instead, at its own discretion, to establish protocols to require a person who owns or operates a distributed generation facility interconnected to a utility system operating in the ERCOT power region, or who seeks to interconnect such a facility, to provide to the interconnecting electric cooperative, municipally owned utility, or TDU information about the distributed generation facility that ERCOT determines is necessary for maintaining system reliability. The bill also authorizes ERCOT to establish protocols to:

·        require a transmission service provider operating in the ERCOT power region to report to ERCOT information necessary for maintaining system reliability regarding certain distributed generation facilities and distribution-connected loads; and

·        require a municipally owned utility, electric cooperative, or TDU that is not required to report load information directly to ERCOT regarding the delivery points interconnected with its facilities to provide information to the utility's or cooperative's transmission service provider.