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2005S0211-1  02/09/05


By:  Fraser                                                       S.B. No. 533


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the state's goal for renewable energy.                            
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 39.904, Utilities Code, is amended by 
amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (a-1), (g), (h), and 
(i) to read as follows:
	(a)  It is the intent of the legislature that by January 1, 
2015 [2009], an additional 5,000 [2,000] megawatts of generating 
capacity from renewable energy technology will have been installed 
in this state.  The cumulative installed renewable capacity in this 
state shall total 5,880 [1,280] megawatts by January 1, 2015.  A 
target is set that a total of 10,000 megawatts of generating 
capacity from renewable energy technologies be installed in this 
state by January 1, 2025 [2003, 1,730 megawatts by January 1, 2005, 
2,280 megawatts by January 1, 2007, and 2,880 megawatts by 
January 1, 2009].
	(a-1)  It is the intent of the legislature that a minimum of 
500 megawatts of generating capacity installed in this state after 
September 1, 2005, derive from non-wind renewable energy 
resources.
	(g)  The commission shall identify competitive renewable 
zones throughout the state.  In this section, "competitive 
renewable zone" means an area receiving special consideration with 
respect to transmission service due to its potential for 
cost-effective renewable power development.  Transmission service 
to a competitive renewable zone must be consistent with Subchapter 
A, Chapter 35.  The commission may establish rules for managing the 
cost of transmission congestion that enable a competitive renewable 
zone to achieve the goals established by this section.
	(h)  The commission shall file a report with the legislature 
not later than January 1, 2007.  The report shall include:
		(1)  an evaluation of the commission's implementation 
of competitive renewable zones;
		(2)  the estimated cost of transmission service 
improvements needed for each competitive renewable zone; and
		(3)  an evaluation of the impact that additional 
renewable generation has on system reliability and the cost of 
alternatives to mitigate the impact.
	(i)  The commission may adopt rules requiring renewable 
power facilities to have reactive power control capabilities or any 
other feasible technology designed to reduce the facilities' impact 
on system reliability.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.