Terms Used In Texas Utilities Code 39.1591

Not later than December 1 of each year, the commission shall file a report with the legislature that:
(1) includes:
(A) the estimated annual costs incurred by load-serving entities under this subchapter associated with backing up dispatchable and non-dispatchable electric generation facilities to guarantee that a firm amount of electric energy will be available to the ERCOT power grid; and
(B) as calculated by the independent system operator, the cumulative annual costs that have been incurred in the ERCOT market to facilitate the transmission of dispatchable and non-dispatchable electricity to load and to interconnect transmission level loads, including a statement of the total cumulative annual costs and of the cumulative annual costs incurred for each type of activity described by this paragraph; and
(2) documents the status of the implementation of this subchapter, including whether the rules and protocols adopted to implement this subchapter have materially improved the reliability, resilience, and transparency of the electricity market.