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Senate Bill 1002 |
Senate Author: Schwertner et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-23 |
House Sponsor: Hernandez |
Senate Bill 1002 amends the Utilities Code to set out provisions establishing a framework designed to encourage competitive private sector investment in the deployment of public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations both inside and outside of the ERCOT power region. Among other provisions, the bill does the following:
· limits the authority of electric utilities that operate solely outside of the ERCOT power region to provide EV charging services directly to a customer by establishing a right of first refusal process and by establishing requirements relating to the construction of public EV charging stations and rate‑setting requirements with which a utility must comply; and
· within the ERCOT power region, prohibits a transmission and distribution utility (TDU) from directly owning, operating, or providing EV charging service from a public EV charging station or including costs of such a station for recovery through rates approved by the PUC but authorizes a TDU to procure service from a public EV charging station on its premises for the sole purpose of serving its vehicles.