LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 29, 2021

TO:	Honorable Kelly Hancock, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce
FROM:	Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB1278 by Hancock (Relating to the responsibility for ancillary services costs incurred for the operation of intermittent wind and solar resources.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

It is assumed that the costs associated with the bill's provisions relating to the responsibility for ancillary services costs incurred for the operation of intermittent wind and solar resources could be absorbed using existing resources.

Local Government Impact

The fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined at this time.

Source Agencies:

304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 473 Public Utility Commission of Texas

LBB Staff:

JMc, SZ, MB, RRE