Tex. Utilities Code § 39.165
This is the official text of Tex. Utilities Code § 39.165, part of Texas’s Utilities Code — regulates utility companies.
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§ 39.165. GRID RELIABILITY ASSESSMENT.
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(a) The independent organization certified under Section 39.151 for the ERCOT power region shall conduct a biennial assessment of the ERCOT power grid to assess the grid's reliability in extreme weather scenarios.
(b) Each assessment must:
(1) consider the impact of different levels of thermal and renewable generation availability; and
(2) recommend transmission projects that may increase the grid's reliability in extreme weather scenarios.
(b) Each assessment must:
(1) consider the impact of different levels of thermal and renewable generation availability; and
(2) recommend transmission projects that may increase the grid's reliability in extreme weather scenarios.
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