GOALS OF TRC
Educate Key Stakeholders:
Engage elected officials and other key stakeholders to build awareness of the superior cost-benefit dynamics of the USM model compared to previous approaches, emphasizing its value to the public interests without requiring changes to existing market rules.
Protect and Support Approved Key Legislation:
Retain Senate Bill 3 (2021) – Ensuring that water systems are classified as critical load facilities.
Maintain provisions in House Bill 1500 (2023) – Allowing TDUs to lease emergency generation for use only during declared emergencies and significant power outages as defined in HB1500.
Uphold House Bill 2555 (2023) – Supporting USM’s when included in utilities’ resiliency plans and cost recovery for electric utilities.
Implement Lessons from Hurricane Beryl:
The PUCT determined stationary generation assets performed better during Beryl than mobile units and directly suggested implementing a higher cost-to-benefit solution in the future.
TDUs:
Provide a pathway for Utilities to utilize co-located assets at critical infrastructure sites during significant power outages as defined in HB1500.