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Ex. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-018 Order Primary source read

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

Modification and continuation of the COVID-19 Electricity Relief Program; retail electric providers must continue to cease disconnections of eligible residential customers; Program to end July 17, 2020 unless extended

Public Utility Commission of Texas · Texas (State public utility commission) (Sector regulator)

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Jurisdiction
Texas (State public utility commission) · Texas
Level
Sector regulator
Authority
Tex. Util. Code 14.001, 17.004, 39.101, 39.151
Issued
2020-04-17 Apr. 17, 2020
Effective
2020-04-17 (charge to be reviewed May 14, 2020) (read as 2020-04-17)
End
Program end date of July 17, 2020 (recited in Ex. 020), extended by the Third Order of July 16, 2020 to August 31, 2020 (read as 2020-07-17)
In force
Apr. 17, 2020 to July 17, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q3
Limitation types
Other
Addressees
  • retail electric providers
  • transmission and distribution utilities
  • ERCOT
Functions reached
  • OP REP collections and disconnections
  • OF TDU riders and reporting
  • CB eligible residential customers
Collection
State utilities, housing and agriculture agencies AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG

Operative words

Through this Order, the Commission modifies the customer assistance program previously [established]... 3. 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 attached to this Order.

Enforcement

Tex. Util. Code 15.023

Notes

Issued the same day as the Second Order Directing Certain Actions (item 171), which renewed the deferred-payment directive and narrowed the disconnection and late-fee exceptions to residential customers through May 15, 2020 (read, not saved).

Retrieval note

Project 50664 item 172; the attached Program recites Governor Abbott's Executive Order GA-08 of March 19, 2020.