Texas SB270 mandates a study on burying distribution power lines in major metropolitan areas.

Texas SB270 requires the Public Utility Commission of Texas to conduct a study in the Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio metropolitan areas. The study will assess the costs and benefits of burying distribution power lines for electric cooperatives, investor-owned utilities, and municipally owned utilities. It will examine potential costs, maintenance and repair expenses, cost savings from reduced power outages, and the environmental, public safety, and emergency response impacts of burying these lines.

Texas SB270 mandates a study on burying distribution power lines in major metropolitan areas.

Texas SB270 requires the Public Utility Commission of Texas to conduct a study in the Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio metropolitan areas. The study will assess the costs and benefits of burying distribution power lines for electric cooperatives, investor-owned utilities, and municipally owned utilities. It will examine potential costs, maintenance and repair expenses, cost savings from reduced power outages, and the environmental, public safety, and emergency response impacts of burying these lines.