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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study of electricity demand response. |
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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 39.9056 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 39.9056. DEMAND RESPONSE STUDY. (a) In this section, |
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"demand response" means changes in electricity usage by customers |
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from their normal consumption patterns in response to: |
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(1) changes in the price of electricity use over time; |
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or |
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(2) incentive payments designed to induce lower |
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electricity use at times of peak demand. |
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(b) The commission shall conduct a study on the potential |
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for expanding demand response programs in this state to encourage |
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retail electric customers to reduce electricity use during times of |
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peak demand. |
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(c) Not later than December 1, 2026, the commission shall |
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issue a report to the legislature that: |
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(1) reviews the current state of demand response |
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participation in each customer class; |
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(2) identifies potential barriers to the expansion of |
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demand response participation by each customer class; and |
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(3) includes recommendations for any additional |
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legislative authority the commission requires to expand demand |
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response programs in this state. |
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(d) This section expires September 1, 2027. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2025. |