Order Related to COVID-19 Electricity Relief Program, Project No. 50664

The record

Jurisdiction

Texas (State public utility commission) · Texas

Level

Sector regulator

Authority

Tex. Util. Code 14.001, 17.004, 39.101, 39.151 (recited generally as 'statutory authority to regulate public utilities, to regulate the provision of wholesale and retail electric service, to provide protections to retail customers of electric service, and to oversee' ERCOT)

Issued

2020-03-26 Mar. 26, 2020

Effective

2020-03-26 (charge to be reviewed in one month) (read as 2020-03-26)

End

Program end set at July 17, 2020 by the Second Order (Ex. 018), extended to August 31, 2020 by the Third Order (July 16, 2020), enrollments ended August 31, 2020 and the disconnection exemption ended September 30, 2020 by the Fourth Order (Ex. 020) (read as 2020-07-17)

In force

Mar. 26, 2020 to July 17, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Other

Addressees

• every retail electric provider in the ERCOT competitive market
• every transmission and distribution utility in the ERCOT region (excluding river authorities)
• ERCOT

Functions reached

• OP collections of every REP (disconnections of enrolled customers prohibited; energy charges reimbursed through TDU riders)
• OF tariff filings within 10 days and 30-day reporting for TDUs
• CB residential customers in competitive areas
• SC ERCOT funding and TDU-REP settlement mechanics altered

Collection

State utilities, housing and agriculture agencies AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG

Operative words

1. The COVID-19 Electricity Relief Program is established as a customer assistance program for eligible residential customers of retail electric service in the areas of this state open to customer choice. 2. Each transmission and distribution utility (TDU) in the ERCOT region must file within 10 days of the date of this Order a tariff rider to implement the terms of the COVID-19 Electricity Relief Program.... 4. Retail electric providers must cease disconnections of eligible residential customers in areas open to customer choice as provided by other orders of the Commission and the COVID-19 Electricity Relief Program and must comply with all other applicable provisions of the program. 5. ERCOT must provide the initial contribution to the TDUs for the COVID-19 Electricity Relief Program and must comply with all other applicable provisions of the program.... 8. TDUs must file the reports required by the COVID-19 Electricity Relief Program in Project No. 50703.

Enforcement

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