Texas HB842 directs the Public Utility Commission to study burying power lines in the Gulf Coast region.

Texas HB842 mandates the Public Utility Commission to study the potential costs and benefits of burying power lines in the Gulf Coast region. The study area includes regions within 150 miles of the Gulf of Mexico. The commission will evaluate the costs of burying existing overhead power lines, maintaining and repairing underground power lines, and the cost savings from reduced weather-related power outages.

Texas HB842 directs the Public Utility Commission to study burying power lines in the Gulf Coast region.

Texas HB842 mandates the Public Utility Commission to study the potential costs and benefits of burying power lines in the Gulf Coast region. The study area includes regions within 150 miles of the Gulf of Mexico. The commission will evaluate the costs of burying existing overhead power lines, maintaining and repairing underground power lines, and the cost savings from reduced weather-related power outages.