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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to electric reliability standards adopted by the Public |
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Utility Commission of Texas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 38.005, Utilities Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (g) to read as follows: |
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(g) The independent organization described by Section |
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39.151 shall determine the amount of reserve capacity necessary to |
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maintain a 1 in 10 reliability standard in the ERCOT power region. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2022, the Public |
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Utility Commission of Texas shall determine whether the reliability |
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standards adopted under Section 38.005(g), Utilities Code, as added |
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by this Act, ensure that the Electric Reliability Council of Texas |
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power region's electrical network maintains the necessary amount of |
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reserve capacity. The Public Utility Commission of Texas shall |
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report its findings under this section to the legislature. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2021. |