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Texas Utilities Code - UTIL § 121.103. Duty to Serve Certain Users Extinguished

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A gas utility that provides gas to a customer does not have an obligation to serve the customer or to maintain the gas supply or physical capacity to serve the customer if the customer:

(1) is a transportation, industrial, commercial, or other similar large-volume contract customer;

(2) is an end-use customer of the gas utility;

(3) reduces or ceases the purchase of natural gas or natural gas service from the gas utility;  and

(4) purchases natural gas or natural gas service from another supplier or purchases an alternate form of energy.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to the extent that:

(1) the customer continues to purchase natural gas or natural gas service of any class from the gas utility;  or

(2) the gas utility has a written contract to provide natural gas or natural gas service of any class to the customer.

(c) This section does not prevent the railroad commission from requiring a gas utility to comply with an order of the railroad commission in apportioning gas under a curtailment plan and order.

(d) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a gas utility that has provided gas to a commercial customer is obligated to serve that customer if the gas utility has a sufficient gas supply and physical capacity to do so without reducing service to its other customers.

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