NOTICE
DATE: January 16, 2009
NOTICE
TYPE: M-A011609-01 General
SHORT DESCRIPTION: Administration
of PUC Substantive Rule 25.476
– Labeling of Electricity with Respect to Fuel Mix and Environmental
Impact
INTENDED
AUDIENCE: All Retail Electric Providers and Resources
LONG DESCRIPTION: This notice
is to announce the continuing administration of PUCT Substantive Rule 25.476 – Labeling of Electricity
with Respect to Fuel Mix and Environmental Impact and that ERCOT will serve as
the registration agent. This substantive rule came into effect on June 1, 2004
and applies to all retail electric providers (REPs) and owners of generating facilities
located in
The purpose of PUCT Substantive Rule 25.476 is to
establish the procedures by which REPs calculate and disclose fuel mix and
environmental impact information on their Electricity Facts Labels. Within the
next week, ERCOT will begin the 2008 data collection process by mailing
standardized forms for
March 1, 2009 – each owner of Texas based
generators will submit to ERCOT the following data: net generation in MWh
from each of its generating units in Texas; the type of fuel used by each of
its generating units in Texas (coal and lignite, natural gas, nuclear,
renewable energy, and other sources); and the MWh-weighted average annual
emissions rate, on an aggregate basis for all of its generating units in Texas
for carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, particulates, sulfur dioxide, and nuclear
waste.
Additional detail can be found in section 25.476 (e) (3).
March 1, 2009 – all REPs that intend to rely
upon a supply contract with an out-of-state generator to authenticate the fuel
mix and environmental impact data shall submit to ERCOT corresponding contracts
for the specified generator and provide to ERCOT each out-of-state generator’s
annual fuel mix and emissions rates for carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides,
particulates, sulfur dioxide, and nuclear waste. Additional detail can be found in
section 25.476 (f) (3).
March 15, 2009 – each REP within Texas will
submit to ERCOT the following information: the total MWh of electricity
it purchased during the preceding calendar year, specifying the quantity
purchased from each owner of generation assets or from other generation sources
during the calendar year; MWh sold under each electricity product offered
(example: Green, Renewable, etc.) by the REP during the previous calendar year.
In addition, if the use of Texas-based natural gas is claimed as a green
product, an attestation from power generators is required. Additional information
can be found in section 25.476 (e) (4) and (f) (1).
April 1, 2009 – ERCOT will publish the
calculated percentage of MWh generated from each
April 1, 2009 – ERCOT shall calculate and
publish the state average fuel mix, statewide system average emission rates for
each type of emission, and a default scorecard to account for all generated
electricity not authenticated to the ERCOT web site. Additional detail can be found in
section 25.476 (e) (5).
May 1, 2009 – each REP shall use the 2008 fuel
mix and emission rates to calculate and submit its fuel mix and environmental
impact for the preceding calendar year for each of its electricity products to
ERCOT.
Additional detail can be found in section 25.476 (f) (2).
July 1, 2009 – each REP shall update its
Electricity Facts Label for each of its products. Additional detail can be found in
section 25.476 (g).
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
For more information on PUCT
Substantive Rule 25.476, go to: http://www.puc.state.tx.us/rules/subrules/electric/index.cfm.
Blank forms will be sent to all REPs and generators for each
submittal required. The forms will also be available after January 20 at: https://www.texasrenewables.com/reports.asp.
CONTACT:
If you have any questions or concerns, please send an e-mail to [log in to unmask] or
contact Dana Showalter at 512-248-3174 or Roy McCoy at 512-248-3131.
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