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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the periodic elimination of generic transmission |
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constraints in the ERCOT power region. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 39, Utilities Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 39.171 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 39.171. GENERIC TRANSMISSION CONSTRAINT ELIMINATION. |
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(a) In this section, "generic transmission constraint" means a |
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defined group of transmission lines connecting two areas of the |
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ERCOT power grid for which the independent organization certified |
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under Section 39.151 for the ERCOT power region has assigned a power |
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flow limit to maintain grid stability. |
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(b) The commission by rule shall require the independent |
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organization certified under Section 39.151 for the ERCOT power |
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region to implement a program to eliminate each generic |
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transmission constraint not later than the 10th anniversary of the |
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date on which the generic transmission constraint was established. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |