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HB912 • 2025

Relating to the compensation of a distributed renewable generation owner in certain areas outside of ERCOT.

Relating to the compensation of a distributed renewable generation owner in certain areas outside of ERCOT.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Moody
Last action
2025-05-20
Official status
05/20/2025 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Effective date
2025-05-20

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Relating to the compensation of a distributed renewable generation owner in certain areas outside of ERCOT.

Relating to the compensation of a distributed renewable generation owner in certain areas outside of ERCOT.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the compensation of a distributed renewable generation owner in certain areas outside of ERCOT.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. September 1, 2026

  3. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  4. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  5. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  6. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  7. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  8. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  9. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  10. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  11. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  12. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  13. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  14. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage reported

  15. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  16. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  17. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  18. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  19. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  20. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  21. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  22. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  23. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Business & Commerce

  24. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  25. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  26. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#98

  27. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  28. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  29. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  30. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  31. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Amended. 1-Moody

  32. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment as amended

  33. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#88

  34. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  35. 2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  36. 2025-03-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  37. 2025-03-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  38. 2025-03-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  39. 2025-03-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  40. 2025-03-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  41. 2025-03-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  42. 2025-03-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  43. 2025-03-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  44. 2025-03-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  45. 2025-03-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  46. 2025-03-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to State Affairs

  47. 2024-11-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the compensation of a distributed renewable generation owner in certain areas outside of ERCOT.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 912 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 912

AN ACT

relating to the compensation of a distributed renewable generation

owner in certain areas outside of ERCOT.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 39.554, Utilities Code, is amended by

amending Subsection (f) and adding Subsection (i) to read as

follows:

(f)
Unless the commission approves an alternative method

for compensating a distributed renewable generation owner for

electricity generated by distributed renewable generation or a

qualifying facility, for
[
For
] a distributed renewable generation

owner that chooses interconnection through a single meter under

Subsection (e):

(1) the amount of electricity the owner generates

through distributed renewable generation or a qualifying facility

for a given billing period offsets the owner's consumption for that

billing period; and

(2) any electricity the owner generates through

distributed renewable generation or a qualifying facility that

exceeds the owner's consumption for a given billing period shall be

credited to the owner under Subsection (g).

(i)

Before approving an alternative method for compensating

a distributed renewable generation owner for electricity generated

by distributed renewable generation or a qualifying facility, the

commission shall require the electric utility to conduct and submit

to the commission a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis using

established best practices to justify the rates of compensation and

any associated fees.

The commission must consider the

comprehensive cost-benefit analysis before approving alternative

rates for compensating distributed renewable generation owners or

the continuation of net metering, including any rates or fees that

apply only to distributed renewable generation owners and reflect

the value provided by the distributed renewable generation or

qualifying facility.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2026.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 912 was passed by the House on April

9, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 148, Nays 0, 1 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 912 was passed by the Senate on May 7,

2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Governor