Texas HB1606 requires electric utilities to inform customers about involuntary load shedding procedures and vegetation management requests.
HB1606 amends the Texas Utilities Code to mandate that electric utilities provide customers with information about involuntary load shedding procedures, types of critical customers, and the process to request vegetation management near transmission or distribution lines. This information must be included with regular billing statements. The bill also specifies that electric cooperatives and municipally owned utilities must provide similar information to their customers. The changes take effect on September 1, 2025.
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