HB 3356
AN ACT relating to the applicability of certain generation reliability
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
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What This Bill Does
Modifies regulations for electric generation facilities in the ERCOT power region, specifically applying to facilities with a standard generator interconnection agreement that have been operating for at least one year and are not self-generators. The legislation delays the first required demonstration of generation reliability standards until January 1, 2027, giving electric generation facility owners and operators more time to comply with new reliability requirements. The changes aim to provide flexibility and an extended timeline for meeting electric grid reliability standards in Texas.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to the applicability of certain generation reliability BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 39.1592(a), Utilities Code, is amended (a) This section applies only to an electric generation facility in the ERCOT power region that is subject to [for which] a standard generator interconnection agreement, [is signed on or after January 1, 2027, that] has been in operation for at least one year, and [that] is not a self-generator. SECTION 2. (a) Sections 52(b) and (c), Chapter 410 (H.B. 1500), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, are (b) Notwithstanding the deadline provided by Section 39.1592(b), Utilities Code, an owner or operator of an electric generation facility to which Section 39.1592(b), Utilities Code, applies shall make the first demonstration required by Section 39.1592(b), Utilities Code, not later than January 1, 2027. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the applicability of certain generation reliability
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