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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study of the elimination of the effects of renewable |
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energy subsidies. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 39, Utilities Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 39.159 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 39.159. ELIMINATING EFFECTS OF RENEWABLE ENERGY |
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SUBSIDIES. (a) The commission shall identify and study the |
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effects that renewable energy subsidies have on pricing, |
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reliability, and efficiency of the electric power market in the |
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ERCOT power region. The commission shall request comments from |
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interested parties and the independent organization certified for |
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ERCOT as part of the study. |
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(b) The scope of the study under this section must include |
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peak price formation, negative pricing, ancillary services, |
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congestion, reserve margins, and transmission and distribution |
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costs. |
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(c) The commission shall include in a report required by |
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Section 31.003 the results of the study and a description of any |
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proposed rules to address the findings of the study. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |