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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of the On-Site Load Mitigation Grant |
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Program to mitigate the demand for energy on the electric grid. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle B, Title 2, Utilities Code, is amended |
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by adding Chapter 34 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 34. ON-SITE LOAD MITIGATION PROGRAM |
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Sec. 34.0101. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "grant program" |
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means the On-Site Load Mitigation Program. |
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Sec. 34.0102. ON-SITE LOAD MITIGATION PROGRAM. (a) From |
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funds appropriated for the purpose, the commission shall establish |
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a grant program to provide grants that mitigate the demand for |
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energy on the electric grid by supporting the use of advanced |
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nuclear reactors and cogeneration facilities by facilities that |
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require large-scale loads of electricity. |
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(b) The commission by rule shall establish eligibility |
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criteria for projects to receive a grant under this section, |
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including requiring that a project must: |
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(1) reduce load on the electric grid; or |
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(2) prevent additional load from being demanded from |
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the electric grid. |
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Sec. 34.0103. RULEMAKING. The commission by rule shall |
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implement and administer the grant program. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |