Tex. Utilities Code § 36.102
This is the official text of Tex. Utilities Code § 36.102, part of Texas’s Utilities Code — regulates utility companies.
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§ 36.102. STATEMENT OF INTENT TO CHANGE RATES.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as provided by Section 33.024, an electric utility may not change its rates unless the utility files a statement of its intent with the regulatory authority that has original jurisdiction over those rates at least 35 days before the effective date of the proposed change.
(b) The electric utility shall also mail or deliver a copy of the statement of intent to the appropriate officer of each affected municipality.
(c) The statement of intent must include:
(1) proposed revisions of tariffs; and
(2) a detailed statement of:
(A) each proposed change;
(B) the effect the proposed change is expected to have on the revenues of the utility;
(C) each class and number of utility consumers affected; and
(D) any other information required by the regulatory authority's rules.
(b) The electric utility shall also mail or deliver a copy of the statement of intent to the appropriate officer of each affected municipality.
(c) The statement of intent must include:
(1) proposed revisions of tariffs; and
(2) a detailed statement of:
(A) each proposed change;
(B) the effect the proposed change is expected to have on the revenues of the utility;
(C) each class and number of utility consumers affected; and
(D) any other information required by the regulatory authority's rules.
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