BEECHER - NAWC

Water ComparedAppendix AState Telecomni.unications Electricity Natural Gas[a] [b] [c]Texas 911/95. HB-2128 allowed 1995. SB 373 enacted to restructure No legislative activityfull local exchange wholesale electricity, consistent with reported.competition.PERC requirements. Law requiresutilities to provide nondiscriminatory Transportation-only service1995. Alternative unbundled transmission service and (industrial and commercial)regulation began. establish an ISO. always allowed.8/96. ISO authorized by PUC,operational by 7/97.1197. PUC issued three reports asdirected by the legislature. Volume Iis on the scope of competition;Volume II is an investigation intoretail competition; and Volume Illfocuses on recovery of stranded costsand competition.8/15/97. Proposed HB 1509 calledfor full retail competition by 2000.Allowed for stranded cost recoveryafter thorough and aggressivemitigation efforts by the utility. Thebill failed to pass 1997 session; nextlegislative session convenes 1/99.8/97. Senate committee formed toreview deregulation. A report ishoped for in 1999.I 0/97. Utility presented proposal forcustomer choice and 4-percent ratedecreases over 2 years for residentialcustomers. Utility announced a pilotprogram to allow about I ,000customers to support thedevelopment of renewable energyresources by adding certain amountsto monthly bills and receivingincrements of power from renewableenergy sources.12/97. Senate Interim Committee onRestructuring meets withstakeholders. Three utilities reachedagreements with the PUC onproposed competition plans; finalapproval required. All three proposerate reductions. One plan guaranteescustomer choice by 2003 andincludes stranded cost recovery.NAWC 133 September 1998