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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the determination of the amount of energy available for |
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sale from a clean energy project to a wholesale power purchaser. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 39, Utilities Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 39.159 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 39.159. DETERMINATION OF ENERGY AVAILABLE IN WHOLESALE |
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POWER PURCHASE FROM CLEAN ENERGY PROJECT. (a) In this section, |
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"clean energy project" has the meaning assigned by Section 120.001, |
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Natural Resources Code. |
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(b) The commission by rule shall require that the Electric |
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Reliability Council of Texas, or another independent organization |
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certified under Section 39.151, in determining the total amount of |
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energy that is available for sale from a clean energy project to a |
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wholesale power purchaser, ensure that the energy: |
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(1) is measured by the Carbon Management Advisory |
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Board as having been produced by the clean energy project's |
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facility; and |
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(2) is not netted against any market power purchases |
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that have been procured or delivered to the interconnection point |
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for the operations of other commercial loads within the facility. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |