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Amend HB 1243 on third reading (second reading engrossment)
on page 13 by striking lines 11 and 12 and substituting:
added by this Act, and shall report its findings and
recommendations to the 82nd Legislature not later than January 15,
2011. The study must include assessments of:
(1) the development of the market in ERCOT for the sale
of surplus electricity, including the prices that retail electric
providers and electric utilities, municipal electric utilities,
and electric cooperatives in areas in which customer choice has not
been introduced pay for surplus electricity, and the amount of
surplus electricity these entities have purchased;
(2) the rate of adoption by customers in this state of
distributed renewable generation, including generation by solar
and other on-site renewable technologies, including a comparison of
adoption rates in this state compared to the adoption rates in other
states, the extent to which adoption rates vary by retail market
structure, the amount of direct installation incentives, the
pricing for purchasing of surplus electricity, and the extent to
which adoption rates are affected by the cost of other electric
supplies;
(3) a comparison of the default fair market value
price for surplus electricity to:
(A) the local market clearing prices of energy at
the time of day surplus electricity has been made available to the
grid; and
(B) the avoided costs of electric utilities as
determined in accordance with commission rules; and
(4) the extent to which electric service customers
with distributed renewable generation help avoid transmission and
distribution upgrades and reduce pollution, including an
estimation of the value of those benefits regionally.
(c) The study report must include any recommendations for
improvements in policies necessary to appropriately encourage the
development of distributed renewable generation technologies on
customer premises.