TO: | Honorable Jim Keffer, Chair, House Committee on Energy Resources |
FROM: | John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB1629 by Anchia (Relating to energy efficiency goals and public information regarding energy efficiency programs.), As Introduced |
Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
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2012 | ($70,000) |
2013 | ($70,000) |
2014 | ($70,000) |
2015 | ($70,000) |
2016 | ($70,000) |
Fiscal Year | Probable Savings/(Cost) from General Revenue Fund 1 |
---|---|
2012 | ($70,000) |
2013 | ($70,000) |
2014 | ($70,000) |
2015 | ($70,000) |
2016 | ($70,000) |
The bill would amend the utilities code to change electric utilities’ goal for energy efficiency from a percentage of growth demand to a percentage of peak demand. The bill would require the Public Utility Commission to conduct an annual survey of customers that participate in energy efficiency programs to obtain information on whether a customer would have installed the energy efficiency measure if no incentive were offered and whether the customer would have known about the energy efficiency programs absent efforts made by the PUC or an electric utility to publicize the program. The bill would require the results of the survey to be reported to the legislature in the PUC’s annual report on revenues and expenditures. The bill would also require an electric utility to electronically submit an energy efficiency plan and report. The bill would require the PUC to publish information relating to energy efficiency on the PUC’s website.
The bill would take effect September 1, 2011.
Source Agencies: | 473 Public Utility Commission of Texas
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LBB Staff: | JOB, SZ, MW, RAN
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