Bill Text: TX SB2232 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Relating to a study of the elimination of the effects of federal renewable energy subsidies.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-05-08 - Left pending in committee [SB2232 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB2232-Engrossed.html
| By: Hancock | S.B. No. 2232 | |
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| relating to a study of the elimination of the effects of federal | ||
| renewable energy subsidies. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 39, Utilities Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 39.159 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 39.159. ELIMINATING EFFECTS OF RENEWABLE ENERGY | ||
| SUBSIDIES. (a) The commission shall require the ERCOT independent | ||
| system operator to identify and study the ongoing effects that | ||
| federal renewable energy subsidies have on the pricing, | ||
| reliability, and efficiency of the electric power market in the | ||
| ERCOT power region. The commission shall request comments on the | ||
| study from interested parties. | ||
| (b) The scope of the study under this section must include | ||
| peak price formation, negative pricing, ancillary services, | ||
| congestion, reserve margins, and transmission costs. | ||
| (c) The commission shall include in a report required by | ||
| Section 31.003 the results of the study and a description of any | ||
| proposed rules to address the findings of the study. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. | ||
