Texas Utilities Code

§ 39.151 — ESSENTIAL ORGANIZATIONS

UT § 39.151Title 2. PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY ACT · Part B. ELECTRIC UTILITIES · Ch. 39. RESTRUCTURING OF ELECTRIC UTILITY INDUSTRY · Art. D. MARKET STRUCTURE

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(a)A power region must establish one or more independent organizations to perform the following functions:

(1)ensure access to the transmission and distribution systems for all buyers and sellers of electricity on nondiscriminatory terms;

(2)ensure the reliability and adequacy of the regional electrical network;

(3)ensure that information relating to a customer's choice of retail electric provider is conveyed in a timely manner to the persons who need that information; and

(4)ensure that electricity production and delivery are accurately accounted for among the generators and wholesale buyers and sellers in the region.

(b)"Independent organization" means an independent system operator or other person that is sufficiently independent of any producer or seller of electricity that its decisions will not be unduly influenced by any producer or seller.

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Legislative history

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 797 (S.B. 408), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1232 (S.B. 652), Sec. 1.09(a), eff. June 17, 2011. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 170 (H.B. 1600), Sec. 1.08, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 509 (S.B. 64), Sec. 23, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 425 (S.B. 2), Sec. 3, eff. June 8, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 908 (H.B. 4492), Sec. 3, eff. June 16, 2021. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 410 (H.B. 1500), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 464 (S.B. 2013), Sec. 4, eff. June 9, 2023. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 204 (H.B. 1620), Sec. 22.001(68), eff. September 1, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1020 (S.B. 2368), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2025.