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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the definition of distributed renewable generation for |
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certain generation systems installed on publicly owned land. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 39.916(a), Utilities Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 39.916. INTERCONNECTION OF DISTRIBUTED RENEWABLE |
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GENERATION. (a) In this section: |
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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 of |
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the meter; or |
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(B)with a capacity of not more than 10 megawatts |
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that is installed on a retail electric customer's side of the meter |
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and on land or buildings owned by the United States, or on land or |
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buildings owned by this state or a political subdivision of this |
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state. |
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(2) "Distributed renewable generation owner" means: |
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(A) an owner of distributed renewable |
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generation; |
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(B) a retail electric customer on whose side of |
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the meter distributed renewable generation is installed and |
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operated, regardless of whether the customer takes ownership of the |
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distributed renewable generation; or |
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(C) a person who by contract is assigned |
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ownership rights to energy produced from distributed renewable |
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generation located at the premises of the customer on the |
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customer's side of the meter. |
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(3) "Interconnection" means the right of a distributed |
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renewable generation owner to physically connect distributed |
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renewable generation to an electricity distribution system, and the |
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technical requirements, rules, or processes for the connection. |
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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. |