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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to public information regarding the rates of a |
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transmission and distribution utility. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 39, Utilities Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 39.113 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 39.113. RATE TRANSPARENCY. (a) A transmission and |
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distribution utility shall provide with each statement of intent to |
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change rates filed under Chapter 36, and any other filing made with |
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a regulatory authority under this subtitle regarding a change in |
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the utility's rates, a stand-alone document that shows: |
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(1) the change in rate that the filing would apply to |
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each rate class; |
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(2) the time period during which the proposed change |
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will be in effect; |
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(3) for a base rate increase, the anticipated total |
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amount of revenue the utility will receive from the increase during |
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the four-year period following the proposed implementation date of |
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the change; |
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(4) for a change other than a base rate change, the |
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anticipated total amount of revenue the utility will receive from |
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the change during the period in which the change is in effect; |
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(5) the delivery charges being imposed by the utility |
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at the time of the filing for an average residential customer; |
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(6) the anticipated delivery charges that would be |
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imposed by the utility for an average residential customer after |
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the change; and |
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(7) the difference between the amounts shown under |
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Subdivisions (5) and (6). |
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(b) The commission shall require the document required by |
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Subsection (a) to be filed in a format easily understood by the |
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public. |
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(c) If the regulatory authority proposes to enter an order |
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approving a change in rates described by Subsection (a) that |
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differs from the change initially proposed by the transmission and |
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distribution utility, the regulatory authority shall require the |
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utility to provide to the regulatory authority a new stand-alone |
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document that includes the information required by Subsection (a) |
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for the proposed change. |
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(d) The commission shall provide, and update at least |
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monthly, on the commission's Internet website or the commission's |
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Power to Choose Internet website information on the rates of |
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transmission and distribution utilities in a format easily |
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understood by the public. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a proceeding before the Public Utility Commission of Texas or other |
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regulatory authority described by Section 11.003, Utilities Code, |
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that commences on or after the effective date of this Act. A |
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proceeding before the Public Utility Commission of Texas or other |
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regulatory authority described by Section 11.003, Utilities Code, |
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that commenced before the effective date of this Act is governed by |
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the law in effect on the date the proceeding commenced, and that law |
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is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |