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
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  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 [the] owner of distributed renewable
  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.
 
 
 
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     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.
 
 
  ______________________________
  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.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
 
  Approved:
 
  ______________________________ 
              Date
 
 
  ______________________________ 
            Governor
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