Tex. Util. Code § 34.0204 · Subchapter B. TEXAS POWER PROMISE: BACKUP POWER PACKAGES
TEXAS BACKUP POWER PACKAGES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
The commission may use money in the Texas energy fund without further appropriation to provide a grant or loan for the operation of a Texas backup power package that:
(1) is engineered to minimize operation costs;
(2) uses interconnection technology and controls that enable immediate islanding from the power grid and stand-alone operation for the host facility;
(3) is capable of operating for at least 48 continuous hours without refueling or connecting to a separate power source;
(4) is designed so that one or more Texas backup power packages can be aggregated on-site to serve not more than 2.5 megawatts of load at the host facility;
(5) provides power sourced from:
(A) a combination of natural gas or propane with photovoltaic panels and battery storage; or
(B) battery storage on an electric school bus; and
(6) is not used by the owner or host facility for the sale of energy or ancillary services.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 465 (S.B. 2627), Sec. 2, eff. November 7, 2023.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.34.htm
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- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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