Section 34.0204 - [See Note] Texas Backup Power Packages The commission may use money in the Texas energy fund without further appropriation to provide a grant or loan for the operation of a Texas backup power package that:
(1) is engineered to minimize operation costs; (2) uses interconnection technology and controls that enable immediate islanding from the power grid and stand-alone operation for the host facility; (3) is capable of operating for at least 48 continuous hours without refueling or connecting to a separate power source; (4) is designed so that one or more Texas backup power packages can be aggregated on-site to serve not more than 2.5 megawatts of load at the host facility; (5) provides power sourced from: (A) a combination of natural gas or propane with photovoltaic panels and battery storage; or (B) battery storage on an electric school bus; and (6) is not used by the owner or host facility for the sale of energy or ancillary services. Tex. Util. Code § 34.0204
Added by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 465,Sec. 2, eff. on the date on which the constitutional amendment proposed by the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, providing for the creation of the Texas energy fund to support the construction, maintenance, modernization, and operation of electric generating facilities takes effect. If that amendment is not approved by the voters, this Act has no effect..