Texas Utilities Code

§ 39.165 — GRID RELIABILITY ASSESSMENT

UT § 39.165Title 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)The independent organization certified under Section 39.151 for the ERCOT power region shall conduct a biennial assessment of the ERCOT power grid to assess the grid's reliability in extreme weather scenarios.

(b)Each assessment must:

(1)consider the impact of different levels of thermal and renewable generation availability; and

(2)recommend transmission projects that may increase the grid's reliability in extreme weather scenarios.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 876 (S.B. 1281), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021. Redesignated from Utilities Code, Section 39.159 by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 4595), Sec. 22.003(e), eff. September 1, 2023.