Item 13: Legislative Update — original pdf

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Item 13 2021 Legislative Session Tammy Cooper Senior Vice President July 15, 2021 © 2019 Austin Energy New Key Electric Bills—SB 3 Provisions • Omnibus storm response bill • Weatherization of power plants and transmission facilities • Critical load designation and load shed protocols • Weather preparedness reports • Scarcity Pricing and Ancillary Services • Various communication enhancements and coordination with gas utility infrastructure • Includes Travis County-specific methane gas provision to affiliates 2 Other New Key Electric Statutes •HB 4492 – Securitizes short pays, ancillary services and reliability deployment costs •SB 2 – ERCOT Board reform •SB 2154 – Increases PUC Commissioners from 3 to 5 •SB 1202 – Third-party EV charging stations are not an electric utility or a retail electric provider under PURA •HB 17 – Limits political subdivision’s ability to regulate fuel types in building codes 3 Other New Key Electric Statutes (cont’d) •HB 2586—Annual ERCOT audit •HB 16—Bans indexed prices for residential and small commercial customers in competitive areas •SB 713—PUC Sunset review 2023 •SB 1281—Consumer impact test for transmission 4 Other Bills of Interest to AE/MOUs •HB 3615—District Cooling rate information subject to PIA •HB 1900 – Limitation on MOU from raising rates or fees if City determined to have reduced police budget •SB 398—DG interconnection for food stores •HB 872—Confidentiality of water utility customer information •HB 3319—Public awareness campaign for utility worker safety 5 ©2019 Austin Energy. All rights reserved. Austin Energy and the Austin Energy logo and combinations thereof are trademarks of Austin Energy, the electric department of the City of Austin, Texas. Other names are for informational purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners.