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Texas Renewable Energy Program: Goals, Legislation, and Competitive Zones

Explore the renewable energy program in Texas, including goals, legislation, and the development of Competitive Renewable Energy Zones. Learn about the acquisition of TXU Corp., electricity prices, retail competition, and other legislative issues.

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Texas Renewable Energy Program: Goals, Legislation, and Competitive Zones

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  1. Topics • Renewable Energy • Electricity prices and retail competition • TXU Acquisition • Legislative Session

  2. Texas Renewable Energy Program • 1999 legislation introduced retail competition • Renewable issues • Renewable energy goal of 2,000 MW of new renewables by 2009 • Market-based mechanism to support efficient deployment: Renewable Energy Credits

  3. Renewable Energy Credits Generators Retailers Customers Retailers buy power and RECs REP Generators earn RECs for production Retailers required to retire RECs and may retire themto validate green products

  4. Goal 2003 400 mw 2005 850 mw 2007 1400 mw Actual 2003 990 mw 2005 1190 mw Today 3990 mw Renewable Capacity

  5. Renewable Legislation 2005 • New renewable energy goal • 5000 MW by 2015 • Renewable targets • 10,000 MW by 2025 • 500 MW of non-wind by 2015 • Competitive Renewable Energy Zones • Facilitate development of additional renewables that require transmission

  6. Competitive Renewable Energy Zones • Coordinate transmission and generation development • Designate renewable energy zones • Develop transmission plan • Expedite licensing of transmission • Consider level of financial commitment in designating zone and licensing transmission

  7. Designated CREZ Areas Panhandle McCamey Central

  8. Transmission Study • All renewable energy from CREZs goes to ERCOT • Study of transmission facilities and cost for four scenarios for each area • ERCOT to also consider reliability issues

  9. Natural Gas Prices and Electric Prices in the Competitive Market

  10. Residential Customer Switching

  11. TXU Acquisition • KKR and Texas Pacific announced acquisition of TXU Corp. in April • TXU is holding company that owns generation company, electric utility, and retail electric provider • Debate during legislative session about price levels and whether PUC should have power to approve/disapprove mergers • Legislation was enacted to give PUC authority to review future mergers of electric utilities • PUC staff and other parties have agreed to settlement recommending that the acquisition is in the public interest

  12. Other 2007 Legislative Issues • Price levels for retail customers • Concentration in generation sector • Review of mergers • Discount program for low-income customers • Adequacy of generation to meet growth in demand • Emissions from projected coal plants • Additional energy efficiency programs

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