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SB 1287 - Requires the Texas Public Utility Commission (PUC) Establish a Cost Cap to Reduce Transmission Costs for Consumers - Texas Key Vote

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Title: Requires the Texas Public Utility Commission (PUC) Establish a Cost Cap to Reduce Transmission Costs for Consumers

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) to establish a cost cap for generation interconnection costs to reduce transmission costs for consumers.

Highlights:

  • Requires the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) to establish a reasonable cost cap allowance applied on a megawatt basis for generation interconnection costs incurred to directly with the ERCOT transmission system(Sec. 1).

  • Requires the aforementioned allowance be designed to reduce transmission costs for consumers and take into account the following, including (Sec. 1):

    • The average historical dispatchable generation interconnection costs; and

    • The reliability impact to the grid of the interconnecting resource and whether the interconnecting resource increases reliability or volatility in managing the grid.

  • Specifies that this bill shall take effect September 1, 2023 (Sec. 2).

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Title: Requires the Texas Public Utility Commission (PUC) Establish a Cost Cap to Reduce Transmission Costs for Consumers

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