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Texas PUC Re-adopts Electric Subst. Rules Without Changes, Declines Changes Sought By REPs Including Critical Care Disconnect Changes

April 13, 2018

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Reporting by Paul Ring • ring@energychoicematters.com

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The Public Utility Commission of Texas re-adopted the existing Chapter 25 electric substantive rules as part of a periodic review and re-adoption process, with no changes to the existing rules (Project No. 47729)

As previously reported, in the proceeding the REP Coalition had recommended that the rules be amended to require a TDU to honor REP requests to disconnect critical care and chronic condition customers after proper notice has been provided by the REP and the safety of the customer has been certified. The REP Coalition stated that if a TDU repeatedly rejects valid disconnection requests for these customers, the TDU should assume financial responsibility for the customer. The REP Coalition further noted that §25.497(f) specifically states that critical care and chronic condition residential customers are not relieved of their obligation to pay for REP services and that a customer’s service may be disconnected pursuant to §25.483.

CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric opposed the REP Coalition recommendation on this issue, noting that a TDU must already "cease charging all transmission and distribution charges" to the REP if the TDU refuses to disconnect the REP’s critical care customer.

The PUC declined to adopt the change sought by REPs

A final written order was not yet available. As previously reported, a draft preamble had stated regarding this issue, "The commission acknowledges the comments of the REP Coalition and Centerpoint and may consider the merits of revising the rule in connection with other projects to amend rules in Chapter 25, as resources and priorities permit."

As previously reported, the draft preamble, which the Commission did not modify substantively, also stated that several proposed changes had merit for consideration in future rulemakings, as resources and priorities permit.

See our prior story on these other proposed changes addressed in the draft preamble.

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