Bill Text: TX SB981 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the regulation of distributed renewable generation of electricity.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-06-17 - Effective on 9/1/11 [SB981 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SB981-Enrolled.html
S.B. No. 981 |
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relating to the regulation of distributed renewable generation of | ||
electricity. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subdivision (2), Subsection (a), Section 39.916, | ||
Utilities Code, is amended to read as follows: | ||
(2) "Distributed renewable generation owner" means: | ||
(A) an [ |
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generation; | ||
(B) a retail electric customer on whose side of | ||
the meter distributed renewable generation is installed and | ||
operated, regardless of whether the customer takes ownership of the | ||
distributed renewable generation; or | ||
(C) a person who by contract is assigned | ||
ownership rights to energy produced from distributed renewable | ||
generation located at the premises of the customer on the | ||
customer's side of the meter. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 39.916, Utilities Code, is amended by | ||
adding Subsection (k) to read as follows: | ||
(k) Neither a retail electric customer that uses | ||
distributed renewable generation nor the owner of the distributed | ||
renewable generation that the retail electric customer uses is an | ||
electric utility, power generation company, or retail electric | ||
provider for the purposes of this title and neither is required to | ||
register with or be certified by the commission if at the time | ||
distributed renewable generation is installed, the estimated | ||
annual amount of electricity to be produced by the distributed | ||
renewable generation is less than or equal to the retail electric | ||
customer's estimated annual electricity consumption. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. | ||
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President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 981 passed the Senate on | ||
April 7, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; and that | ||
the Senate concurred in House amendments on May 27, 2011, by the | ||
following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 981 passed the House, with | ||
amendments, on May 25, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 146, | ||
Nays 0, two present not voting. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||
Approved: | ||
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Date | ||
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Governor |