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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to distributed renewable generation of electricity. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subdivision (1), Subsection (a), Section 39.916, |
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Utilities Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(1) "Distributed renewable generation" means electric |
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generation [with a capacity of not more than 2,000 kilowatts] |
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provided by a renewable energy technology, as defined by Section |
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39.904: |
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(A) with a capacity of not more than 2,000 |
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kilowatts[,] that is installed on a retail electric customer's side |
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of the meter; |
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(B) with a capacity of not more than five |
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megawatts that is installed on a retail electric customer's side of |
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the meter and is located on land or in a facility owned by this state |
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or a school district; or |
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(C) with a capacity of not more than 10 megawatts |
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that is installed on land or in a facility owned by the federal |
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government. |
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SECTION 2. Subsection (b), Section 39.916, Utilities Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A transmission and distribution utility or electric |
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utility shall allow interconnection if: |
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(1) the distributed renewable generation to be |
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interconnected has a five-year warranty against breakdown or undue |
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degradation; [and] |
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(2) the rated capacity of the distributed renewable |
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generation does not exceed the transmission and distribution |
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utility or electric utility service capacity; and |
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(3) for distributed renewable generation described by |
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Subsection (a)(1)(B) or (C), the commission has not made a finding |
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that the interconnection of the generation will impair reliability |
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or increase customer costs. |
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SECTION 3. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Public Utility Commission of Texas shall adopt and |
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implement rules as necessary to accommodate the interconnection of |
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distributed renewable generation described by Paragraphs (B) and |
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(C), Subdivision (1), Subsection (a), Section 39.916, Utilities |
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Code, as added by this Act, to an electricity distribution system. |
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SECTION 4. 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. |