Is Texas SB 1824 in force?

No. Its status is did not pass.

Which products does Texas SB 1824 affect?

Texas SB 1824 affects Commercial and utility energy storage systems and Solar PV.

SB 1824

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

What does Texas SB 1824 do? Proposes requiring landowner leases for wholesale battery storage colocated with wind or solar to make operators remove equipment, recycle where practicable, and restore land. Operators would post engineer-based financial assurance by lease end or the 15th anniversary of commercial operation.

Facts

Kind: Bill
Status: Did not pass
Stage: Did not pass
Topics: Recycling and end of life
Products: Commercial and utility energy storage systems Solar PV
Source: Texas Legislature Online (opens in a new tab)
Citation: SB 1824, 89th Leg., R.S. (2025); proposed Tex. Util. Code ch. 303

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