Briefly

PUCT Publishes for Comment Changes to EECRF Applicable to REPs

The PUCT voted to publish for comment proposed revisions to the Substantive Rules relating to energy efficiency, as drafted by Staff, including revisions to the Energy Efficiency Cost Recovery Factor (EECRF) applicable to retail electric providers (Project 39674). See prior story for discussion of the proposed rule

PUCT Denies Customer-Sought Emergency Rulemaking on Smart Meters, Continues Review in Separate Project

The PUCT voted to deny a petition for an emergency rulemaking (40199) from customers who had sought a prohibition on the installation of advanced meters and removal of already installed meters, or, alternatively, to provide customers with the ability to decline the use of a smart meter. The Commission stressed its dismissal was based on procedural issues, rather than on the merits of the petition, noting that the 60-day window provided by a rulemaking would not provide an opportunity for a rigorous review of the issues, and that the Commission is addressing the same issues in the ongoing investigation of a smart-meter opt-out in Project No. 40190.