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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) The commission shall collaborate with the Railroad Commission of Texas to adopt rules to establish a process to designate certain natural gas facilities and entities associated with providing natural gas in this state as critical during energy emergencies.
(b) The rules must:
(1) ensure that the independent organization certified under Section 39.151 for the ERCOT power region and each electric utility, municipally owned utility, and electric cooperative providing service in the ERCOT power region is provided with the information required by Section 81.073, Natural Resources Code;
(2) provide for prioritizing for load-shed purposes during an energy emergency the facilities and entities designated under Subsection (a); and
(3) provide discretion to an electric utility, municipally owned utility, or electric cooperative providing service in the ERCOT power region to prioritize power delivery and power restoration among the facilities and entities designated under Subsection (a) on the utility's or cooperative's systems, as circumstances require.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Utilities Code - UTIL § 38.074. Critical Natural Gas Facilities and Entities - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/utilities-code/util-sect-38-074/
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