HB 5633

relating to the operation of Texas backup power packages.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 34.0204, Utilities Code, is amended to
Sec. 34.0204.  TEXAS BACKUP POWER PACKAGES.  (a) The
commission may use money in the Texas energy fund without further
appropriation to provide a grant or loan for the operation of a
Texas backup power package that:
(1)  is engineered to minimize operation costs;
(2)  uses interconnection technology and controls that
enable immediate islanding from the power grid and stand-alone
operation for the host facility;
(3)  is capable of operating for at least 96 [48]
continuous hours without refueling or connecting to a separate
(4)  is designed so that one or more Texas backup power
packages can be aggregated on-site to serve not more than eight
[2.5] megawatts of load at the host facility[;
[(5)  provides power sourced from:
[(A)  a combination of natural gas or propane with
photovoltaic panels and battery storage; or
[(B)  battery storage on an electric school bus;
[(6)  is not used by the owner or host facility for the
sale of energy or ancillary services].
(b)  An owner or host facility of a Texas backup power
package for which a grant or loan is provided under this chapter
that sells energy or ancillary services from the package is not
required to register with the commission as a power generation
company under Section 39.351 if the package has a generation
capacity of not more than 2,000 kilowatts.
SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act to Section
34.0204(a)(3), Utilities Code, applies only to a Texas backup power
package for which a grant or loan is issued on or after the
SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.