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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a report by the Public Utility Commission of Texas on |
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the ability of electric generators to respond to abnormal weather |
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conditions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 186.007(a-1) and (d), Utilities Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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(a-1) The commission shall analyze emergency operations |
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plans developed by electric utilities as defined by Section 31.002, |
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power generation companies, municipally owned utilities, and |
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electric cooperatives that operate generation facilities in this |
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state and prepare a weather emergency preparedness report on power |
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generation weatherization preparedness. In preparing the report, |
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the commission shall: |
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(1) review the emergency operations plans currently on |
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file with the commission; |
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(2) analyze and determine the ability of the electric |
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grid to withstand extreme weather events in the upcoming year; |
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(3) consider the anticipated weather patterns for the |
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upcoming year and the potential for extreme events due to climate |
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variability as forecasted by the National Weather Service or any |
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similar state or national agency; and |
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(4) make recommendations on improving emergency |
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operations plans and procedures in order to ensure the continuity |
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of electric service. |
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(d) The commission shall submit the report described by |
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Subsection (a-1) to the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the |
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house of representatives, and the members of the legislature not |
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later than September 30, 2022 [2012]. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |