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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to retail electric provider customer choice information. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 39, Utilities Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 39.113 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 39.113. ONLINE CUSTOMER CHOICE INFORMATION. (a) |
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Except to the extent that the information is specifically made |
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confidential under other law, the commission shall provide access |
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at www.powertochoose.com, or the successor website of |
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www.powertochoose.com, to information regarding: |
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(1) complaints submitted to the commission about each |
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retail electric provider; |
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(2) enforcement actions initiated by the commission |
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against each retail electric provider; and |
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(3) final enforcement actions taken by the commission |
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against each retail electric provider. |
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(b) The commission by rule shall prescribe the manner in |
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which the information must be presented and shall ensure that the |
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information is: |
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(1) easily accessible; and |
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(2) presented in a format that does not identify |
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customers. |
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(c) The commission by rule shall require each retail |
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electric provider to submit the information described by Subsection |
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(a) to the commission if the commission requests the information. |
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(d) The commission shall update the information described |
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by Subsection (a) at least once every three months. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |