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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the interconnection of a solar energy device to an |
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electricity distribution system. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 39, Utilities Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 39.9165 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 39.9165. SOLAR ENERGY DEVICE OWNER RIGHTS. (a) In |
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this section, "solar energy device" has the meaning assigned by |
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Section 185.001. |
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(b) A transmission and distribution utility or electric |
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utility must allow the owner of a solar energy device that is |
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interconnected to the utility's electricity distribution system, |
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at the discretion of the owner, to: |
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(1) decline to sell electricity produced by the solar |
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energy device to the distribution system; or |
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(2) temporarily disconnect from the utility's |
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electricity distribution system to use on site the electricity |
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produced by the solar energy device during a power outage or |
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interruption. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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an original contract entered into on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. An original contract entered into before the effective |
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date of this Act is governed by the law as it existed immediately |
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before the effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |