Tex. Utilities Code § 185.003
This is the official text of Tex. Utilities Code § 185.003, part of Texas’s Utilities Code — regulates utility companies.
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§ 185.003. ADOPTION OF STANDARDS.
Official statutory text
(a) The commission shall study and adopt standards for rating solar energy devices. The standards shall be used in performance labeling and certification of solar energy devices in this state.
(b) The commission shall examine rating standards and certification programs used by other states and by industry in adopting standards under this section.
(c) The commission shall adopt the standards that the commission finds are the most widely used unless the commission finds that those standards are not suitable for use in this state. If the commission finds that a widely used standard is not suitable, the commission may amend the standard or adopt a standard that the commission finds suitable.
(b) The commission shall examine rating standards and certification programs used by other states and by industry in adopting standards under this section.
(c) The commission shall adopt the standards that the commission finds are the most widely used unless the commission finds that those standards are not suitable for use in this state. If the commission finds that a widely used standard is not suitable, the commission may amend the standard or adopt a standard that the commission finds suitable.
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