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Amend CSSB 483 (House Committee Report) by adding the
following SECTION to the bill, appropriately numbered, and
renumbering the subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 39.904, Utilities Code, is amended by
adding Subsections (a-1) and (c-1) to read as follows:
(a-1) The cumulative renewable energy technology generating
capacity installed to meet the goal under Subsection (a) may
include capacity from an existing fossil-fueled generating plant
that:
(1) has a capacity of less than 150 megawatts; and
(2) is repowered to use a renewable energy technology
other than wind energy technology.
(c-1) In addition to the rules adopted by the commission
under Subsection (c), the commission shall adopt rules that ensure
an existing fossil-fueled generating plant is eligible to produce
renewable energy credits under Subsection (b) if the generating
plant:
(1) has a capacity of less than 150 megawatts; and
(2) is repowered to use a renewable energy technology
other than wind energy technology.