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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to energy demand and incentives for distributed renewable |
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generation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 39, Utilities Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 39.917 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 39.917. GOAL FOR DISTRIBUTED RENEWABLE GENERATION. |
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(a) In this section, "distributed renewable generation" has the |
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meaning assigned by Section 39.916. |
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(b) It is the goal of the legislature that by January 1, |
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2020, an additional 2,000 megawatts of generating capacity from |
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distributed renewable energy sources will have been installed in |
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this state and that, by January 1, 2015, at least 1,000 megawatts of |
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that additional generating capacity will have been installed in |
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this state. |
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(c) Electric utilities shall administer programs to give |
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all customers, in all customer classes, an opportunity and |
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incentive to use distributed renewable generation as a supplemental |
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energy source, including programs that provide incentives to: |
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(1) commercial and residential customers to build |
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integrated solar and geothermal generation of their residence or |
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place of business; and |
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(2) homebuilders to build integrated solar and |
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geothermal generation in new homes. |
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(d) A retail electric provider shall provide its customers |
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with distributed renewable generation educational materials. |
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(e) The commission shall provide oversight and adopt rules |
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and procedures to ensure that the utilities can achieve the goal |
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prescribed by this section, including rules and procedures: |
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(1) establishing a distributed renewable generation |
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cost recovery factor for ensuring timely and reasonable cost |
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recovery for utility expenditures made to satisfy the goal |
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prescribed by this section; |
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(2) establishing an incentive under Section 36.204 to |
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reward utilities administering programs under this section; |
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(3) providing a utility that is unable to establish a |
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distributed renewable generation cost recovery factor in a timely |
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manner due to a rate freeze with a mechanism to enable the utility |
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to: |
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(A) defer the costs of complying with this |
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section; and |
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(B) recover the deferred costs through a |
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distributed renewable generation cost recovery factor on the |
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expiration of the rate freeze period; |
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(4) ensuring that the costs associated with the |
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programs provided under this section are borne by the customer |
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classes that receive the services under the programs; and |
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(5) ensuring the program encourages the utilities to |
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pass on the value of the incentives to end-use consumers. |
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(f) The distributed renewable generation cost recovery |
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factor under Subsection (e) may not result in an over-recovery of |
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costs but may be adjusted each year to change rates to enable |
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utilities to match revenues against distributed renewable |
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generation costs and any incentives they receive. The factor shall |
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be adjusted to reflect any over-collection or under-collection of |
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distributed renewable generation cost recovery revenue in previous |
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years. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |