NOTICE DATE: January 27, 2010
NOTICE TYPE: R-A012710-01 General
SHORT DESCRIPTION: Administration of PUC Substantive Rule 25.476, Renewable
and Green Energy Verification
INTENDED AUDIENCE: All Retail Electric Providers
DAY AFFECTED: March 1, 2010
LONG
DESCRIPTION: This notice is to announce the continuing administration of
PUCT Substantive Rule 25.476, Renewable and Green Energy Verification,
for which ERCOT serves as the registration agent. This rule affects owners of
generating facilities located in Texas and all retail electric providers
(REPs).
The
purpose of PUCT Substantive Rule 25.476 is to establish the procedures by which
REPs calculate and compose their renewable content pursuant to §25.475, General
Retail Electric Provider Requirements and Information Disclosures to
Residential and Small Commercial Customers, and to establish guidelines and
verification for claims of “green” products.
The
following deadlines affect REPs:
March 1, 2010 – Each REP that
relies upon a supply contract with an out-of-state generator to authenticate
fuel mix shall submit a report of the facility’s annual fuel mix to
ERCOT. Additional detail
can be found in section 25.476 (f) (2).
March 15, 2010 – Each REP within
Texas that markets “green” electricity for power generated from
natural gas produced in Texas shall submit attestations to ERCOT from the
generator that the natural gas used to generate electricity supplied to the REP
was produced in Texas. Additional information can be found in section 25.476
(f) (1).
ACTION
REQUIRED: Please send
all required information to [log in to unmask]
on or before the date specified above.
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION: For more
information on PUCT Substantive Rule 25.476, go to: http://www.puc.state.tx.us/rules/subrules/electric/index.cfm.
CONTACT: If you have any questions or
concerns, please send an e-mail to [log in to unmask]
or contact Roy McCoy at 512-248-3131.
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