89th Legislature

HB 5617

Principle Criteria
Free Enterprise
Property Rights
Personal Responsibility
Limited Government
Individual Liberty
Digest
HB 5617 allocates Texas Energy Fund resources to support dispatchable electric generation using treated fluid oil and gas waste. It prioritizes funding for projects located in high renewable energy generation areas to mitigate economic disadvantages for dispatchable energy providers. The Public Utility Commission will oversee the program, establish application guidelines, and conduct annual impact reviews​.
Author
Eddie Morales