Bill Text: TX SB1351 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Relating to demand-side electric energy resources in the competitive electric market.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2013-05-06 - Referred to State Affairs [SB1351 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SB1351-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Relating to demand-side electric energy resources in the competitive electric market.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2013-05-06 - Referred to State Affairs [SB1351 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SB1351-Introduced.html
83R11132 JJT-F | ||
By: Carona | S.B. No. 1351 |
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relating to demand-side electric energy resources in the | ||
competitive electric market. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 39, Utilities Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 39.160 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 39.160. LOAD PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS. The | ||
commission and the independent organization certified under | ||
Section 39.151 for each power region shall allow load participation | ||
in all energy markets for residential, commercial, and industrial | ||
customer classes, directly or through aggregators of retail | ||
customers, to the extent that load participation by each customer | ||
class complies with requirements of the independent organization | ||
for ensuring reliability and adequacy of the regional electric | ||
network. The program for load participation must be designed and | ||
implemented in a manner to increase market efficiency, competition, | ||
and customer benefits. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |