Texas HB3069 amends the Utilities Code to establish criteria for approving transmission projects.

Texas HB3069 amends the Utilities Code to require the Public Utility Commission to establish criteria for granting a certificate of convenience and necessity for transmission projects serving the ERCOT power region that are not necessary to meet state or federal reliability standards. The criteria must include a comparison over a period of at least 10 years of the estimated cost of the transmission project for consumers and the estimated congestion cost savings for consumers that may result from the transmission project.

Texas HB3069 amends the Utilities Code to establish criteria for approving transmission projects.

Texas HB3069 amends the Utilities Code to require the Public Utility Commission to establish criteria for granting a certificate of convenience and necessity for transmission projects serving the ERCOT power region that are not necessary to meet state or federal reliability standards. The criteria must include a comparison over a period of at least 10 years of the estimated cost of the transmission project for consumers and the estimated congestion cost savings for consumers that may result from the transmission project.