Bill Text: TX HB2736 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to a report by the Public Utility Commission of Texas on the ability of electric generators to respond to abnormal weather conditions.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-17 - Referred to State Affairs [HB2736 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-HB2736-Introduced.html

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87R11715 JXC-D
By: Hinojosa H.B. No. 2736

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a report by the Public Utility Commission of Texas on
the ability of electric generators to respond to abnormal weather
conditions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Sections 186.007(a-1) and (d), Utilities Code,
are amended to read as follows:
(a-1) The commission shall analyze emergency operations
plans developed by electric utilities as defined by Section 31.002,
power generation companies, municipally owned utilities, and
electric cooperatives that operate generation facilities in this
state and prepare a weather emergency preparedness report on power
generation weatherization preparedness. In preparing the report,
the commission shall:
(1) review the emergency operations plans currently on
file with the commission;
(2) analyze and determine the ability of the electric
grid to withstand extreme weather events in the upcoming year;
(3) consider the anticipated weather patterns for the
upcoming year and the potential for extreme events due to climate
variability as forecasted by the National Weather Service or any
similar state or national agency; and
(4) make recommendations on improving emergency
operations plans and procedures in order to ensure the continuity
of electric service.
(d) The commission shall submit the report described by
Subsection (a-1) to the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the
house of representatives, and the members of the legislature not
later than September 30, 2022 [2012].
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.