Honorable Jim Keffer, Chair, House Committee on Energy Resources
FROM:
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB1646 by Burnam (Relating to electric utility energy efficiency goals and programs and demand reduction targets; creating an office of energy efficiency deployment in the state energy conservation office.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
This bill would amend the Government Code and create the Office of Energy Efficiency Deployment (OEED) in the State Energy Conservation Office. OEED would design and implement a statewide campaign to educate consumers, utilities and public entities about energy efficiency and demand response programs, and would also implement a campaign promoting the use of these programs with the assistance of retail energy providers. It is assumed that any additional costs associated with the implementation of the bill could be absorbed within existing state resources.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 473 Public Utility Commission of Texas