Tex. Util. Code § 35.006 · Subchapter A. COMPETITION AND TRANSMISSION ACCESS IN THE WHOLESALE MARKET
RULES RELATED TO WHOLESALE TRANSMISSION SERVICE, RATES, AND ACCESS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The commission shall adopt rules relating to wholesale transmission service, rates, and access. The rules:
(1) must be consistent with the standards in this subchapter;
(2) may not be contrary to federal law, including any applicable decision, rule, or policy statement of a federal regulatory agency having jurisdiction;
(3) must require transmission services that are not less than the transmission services the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission may require in similar circumstances;
(4) must require that an electric utility provide all ancillary services associated with the utility's discounted wholesale sales at the same prices and under the same terms as the services are provided to a third person; and
(5) must require that an electric utility provide all ancillary services associated with the utility's discounted wholesale sales to a third person on request.
(b) The commission shall adopt rules relating to the registration and reporting requirements of a qualifying facility, exempt wholesale generator, and power marketer.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.35.htm
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