Texas House Bill 5190

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 10 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-03-24 - Referred to State Affairs
Pending: House State Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Designating the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) as the entity responsible for the reliable supply of electricity in its interconnected area of responsibility, establishing a fund under ERCOT's control to fund a net 5,000 MWe of "dispatchable" "peaking unit" generating capacity owned by "Independent Power Producers", establishing the payment structure to such "Independent Power Producers" to fund the 5,000 MWe of "dispatchable" "peaking unit" generating capacity, establishing the criteria of operation and performance of the "peaking unit" generating capacity under ERCOT's direct control, and establishing criteria for review of ERCOT's performance in its duty to assure reliability of electricity supply.

Designating the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) as the entity responsible for the reliable supply of electricity in its interconnected area of responsibility, establishing a fund under ERCOT's control to fund a net 5,000 MWe of "dispatchable" "peaking unit" generating capacity owned by "Independent Power Producers", establishing the payment structure to such "Independent Power Producers" to fund the 5,000 MWe of "dispatchable" "peaking unit" generating capacity, establishing the criteria of operation and performance of the "peaking unit" generating capacity under ERCOT's direct control, and establishing criteria for review of ERCOT's performance in its duty to assure reliability of electricity supply.

Rep. Caroline Harris [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-24	House	Referred to State Affairs
2023-03-24	House	Read first time
2023-03-10	House	Filed

Type	Source
Summary	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=88R&Bill=HB5190
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB05190I.htm