Texas Utilities Code
§ 39.361 — LARGE FLEXIBLE LOAD REGISTRATION
UT § 39.361Title 2. PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY ACT · Part B. ELECTRIC UTILITIES · Ch. 39. RESTRUCTURING OF ELECTRIC UTILITY INDUSTRY · Art. H. CERTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION; PENALTIES
Statute text
View on source(a)In this section:
(1)"Virtual currency" has the meaning assigned by Section 12.001, Business & Commerce Code.
(2)"Virtual currency mining facility" means a facility that uses electronic equipment to add virtual currency transactions to a distributed ledger.
(b)The commission by rule shall require a person operating a virtual currency mining facility who enters into an agreement for retail electric service in the ERCOT power region to register the facility receiving service as a large flexible load under this section if:
(1)the facility requires a total load of more than 75 megawatts; and
(2)the facility load is interruptible.
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 463 (S.B. 1929), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023. Redesignated from Utilities Code, Section 39.360 by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 204 (H.B. 1620), Sec. 22.001(71), eff. September 1, 2025.