Texas Utilities Code
§ 38.203 — POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMITTEE
UT § 38.203Title 2. PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY ACT · Part B. ELECTRIC UTILITIES · Ch. 38. REGULATION OF ELECTRIC SERVICES · Art. F. TEXAS ELECTRICITY SUPPLY CHAIN SECURITY AND MAPPING COMMITTEE
Statute text
View on source(a)The committee shall:
(1)map the state's electricity supply chain in order to designate priority electricity service needs during extreme weather events;
(2)identify and designate the sources in the electricity supply chain necessary to operate critical infrastructure, as defined by Section 421.001, Government Code;
(3)develop a communication system between critical infrastructure sources, the commission, and the independent organization certified under Section 39.151 for the ERCOT power region to ensure that electricity and natural gas supplies in the electricity supply chain are prioritized to those sources during an extreme weather event; and
(4)establish best practices to prepare facilities in the electricity supply chain to maintain service in an extreme weather event and recommend oversight and compliance standards for those facilities.
(b)The committee shall update the electricity supply chain map at least once each year.
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Legislative history
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 4, eff. May 19, 2023.