Bill Text: TX HR1134 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 100th anniversary of Garland Power & Light.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-28 - Reported enrolled [HR1134 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR1134-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1134 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Garland Power & Light is celebrating its centennial | ||
| in April 2023; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In the early 1920s, the City of Garland sought to | ||
| power the pump of its newly completed water well; an electric | ||
| provider refused to negotiate a reasonable commercial rate, so the | ||
| city founded Garland Power & Light; on April 1, 1923, it began | ||
| generating electricity with a 117-kilowatt diesel generator, | ||
| serving 300 customers; and | ||
| WHEREAS, GP&L established its first interconnection with | ||
| another utility, the Brazos Electric Power Cooperative, in 1943; in | ||
| subsequent decades, the utility built and purchased a number of | ||
| plants; it completed two transmission lines to bring wind power | ||
| from West Texas in 2014, and it has entered into contracts for | ||
| affordable solar power as well; for the past five years, it has | ||
| given customers the option of choosing 100 percent renewable power; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 2018, GP&L completed its portion of the Houston | ||
| Import Project, a series of critical bulk power transmission lines | ||
| for the Electric Reliability Council of Texas grid; the utility | ||
| supports the state grid by investing in transmission projects | ||
| outside of Garland, which not only expand grid capacity, but also | ||
| generate revenue for GP&L; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Today, GP&L serves more than 73,000 customers; it | ||
| ranks as the fourth-largest municipal electric utility in Texas and | ||
| 43rd in the nation; its local transmission and distribution | ||
| electric delivery system has built a reputation for reliability, | ||
| with outage frequency and duration well below the national average; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, GP&L continues to thrive under local leadership; it | ||
| reports to the city council, and a portion of its revenues return to | ||
| the city's general fund; the utility's management demonstrates its | ||
| commitment to the community through support of the performing arts | ||
| and economic development; moreover, it sponsors programs for | ||
| residents, among them the Tree Power Free Tree Giveaway and | ||
| EnergySaver, which helps customers save money through efficiency | ||
| measures; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the course of a century, Garland Power & Light | ||
| has provided an essential service to area residents and businesses | ||
| while finding additional ways to make the community an even better | ||
| place to live; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commemorate the 100th anniversary of Garland | ||
| Power & Light and extend to all those associated with the utility | ||
| sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the utility as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
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| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1134 was adopted by the House on April | ||
| 28, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
