Bill Text: TX HB4231 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to an annual regional electric network overview produced by the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-29 - Referred to State Affairs [HB4231 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HB4231-Introduced.html
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By: Raymond | H.B. No. 4231 |
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relating to an annual regional electric network overview produced | ||
by the Public Utility Commission of Texas. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 31, Utilities Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 31.006 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 31.006. ANNUAL INDUSTRY OVERVIEW. (a) The commission | ||
shall produce and submit to each standing committee of the | ||
legislature having primary jurisdiction over matters related to | ||
electric utilities an annual report for each state fiscal year | ||
that: | ||
(1) assesses the operations and integrity of the | ||
regional electric network in this state; and | ||
(2) anticipates potential issues facing the industry | ||
in the coming fiscal year. | ||
(b) In providing the overview under Subsection (a)(1), the | ||
commission shall include: | ||
(1) an analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the | ||
regional electric network; | ||
(2) a summary of any significant events or challenges | ||
experienced or vulnerabilities in the regional electric network | ||
that were exposed; and | ||
(3) changes in the supply of and demand for | ||
electricity in this state. | ||
(c) In providing a projection for the coming fiscal year | ||
under Subsection (a)(2) the commission shall project: | ||
(1) facility changes and wear and tear on equipment | ||
used to provide electricity service in this state; and | ||
(2) the potential effects of population growth on the | ||
regional electric network. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |