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Bill aiming to block interconnections that could trigger FERC jurisdiction draws technical questions; committee substitute expected
Summary
Senate Bill 1978 would bar interconnections that could place the Texas grid under federal jurisdiction unless the PUC finds the interconnection consistent with free-market principles and not subject to FERC authority; resource witnesses pressed to retain the longstanding public-interest standard.
Senator Hall laid out Senate Bill 1978, which would prohibit actions that result in the interconnection of an electric facility in ERCOT to facilities outside the state if that interconnection would subject the Texas grid to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) jurisdiction without a Public Utility Commission finding that the interconnection is consistent with free-market principles and will not bring federal control over the Texas grid.
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