Texas Utilities Code
§ 39.159 — POWER REGION RELIABILITY AND DISPATCHABLE GENERATION
UT § 39.159Title 2. PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY ACT · Part B. ELECTRIC UTILITIES · Ch. 39. RESTRUCTURING OF ELECTRIC UTILITY INDUSTRY · Art. D. MARKET STRUCTURE
Statute text
View on source(a)For the purposes of this section, a generation facility is considered to be non-dispatchable if the facility's output is controlled primarily by forces outside of human control.
(b)The commission shall ensure that the independent organization certified under Section 39.151 for the ERCOT power region:
(1)establishes requirements to meet the reliability needs of the power region;
(2)periodically, but at least annually, determines the quantity and characteristics of ancillary or reliability services necessary to ensure appropriate reliability during extreme heat and extreme cold weather conditions and during times of low non-dispatchable power production in the power region;
(3)procures ancillary or reliability services on a competitive basis to ensure appropriate reliability during extreme heat and extreme cold weather conditions and during times of low non-dispatchable power production in the power region;
(4)develops appropriate qualification and performance requirements for providing services under Subdivision (3), including appropriate penalties for failure to provide the services; and
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Legislative history
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 410 (H.B. 1500), Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 410 (H.B. 1500), Sec. 22, eff. September 1, 2023.