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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the interconnection to the ERCOT power grid of certain |
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coastal facilities for the provision of electric service. |
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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 39.9155 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 39.9155. INTERCONNECTION OF COASTAL WIND POWER |
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FACILITY. (a) In this section, "wind power facility" includes: |
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(1) a wind turbine generator; and |
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(2) a facility or equipment used to support the |
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operation of a wind turbine generator, including an electrical |
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transmission or communications line, an electric transformer, a |
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battery storage facility, an energy storage facility, or |
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telecommunications equipment. |
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(b) A person or entity may not interconnect to the ERCOT |
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power grid: |
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(1) a wind power facility located in the area in the |
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Gulf of America seaward of the coast that is within three marine |
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leagues of the coast, as set under Section 11.0111, Natural |
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Resources Code; or |
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(2) a transmission or distribution facility that |
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directly interconnects to a wind power facility located in the area |
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in the Gulf of America seaward of the coast that is within three |
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marine leagues of the coast, as set under Section 11.0111, Natural |
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Resources Code. |
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SECTION 2. Section 39.9155, Utilities Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to a wind power facility or transmission or |
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distribution facility a person or entity seeks to interconnect to |
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the ERCOT power grid on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |