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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of the Public Utility Commission of Texas |
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to review transmission interconnections that enable imports or |
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exports from the ERCOT power grid. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 37.051, Utilities Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows: |
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(c-1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, a |
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person, including an electric utility or municipally owned utility, |
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may not interconnect a facility to the ERCOT transmission grid that |
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enables additional power to be imported into or exported out of the |
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ERCOT power grid unless the electric utility or municipally owned |
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utility obtains a certificate from the commission stating that |
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public convenience and necessity requires or will require the |
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interconnection. The commission shall apply Section 37.056 in |
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considering an application under this subsection. In addition, the |
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commission must determine that the application is consistent with |
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the public interest before granting the certificate. The |
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commission may adopt rules necessary to implement this subsection. |
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This subsection does not apply to a facility that is in service on |
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December 31, 2014. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |