Codes of Record

Texas

HB 5572

PartialRead in the state’s own source. It stays partial until the passage is on file word for word.

What does Texas HB 5572 do? Proposes requiring utility commission approval, after a contested case, before a battery storage facility connects to the ERCOT grid, including a fire mitigation plan. Applications not decided within 180 days would be deemed approved.

Facts

Kind
Bill
Status
Did not pass
Stage
Did not pass
Topics
Fire protection and siting, Permitting, Interconnection
Products
Commercial and utility energy storage systems
Source
Texas Legislature Online (opens in a new tab)
Citation
HB 5572, 89th Leg., R.S. (2025); proposed Tex. Util. Code 35.201-35.203

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