Fourth 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

Issued

2020-08-27 Aug. 27, 2020

Effective

2020-08-27

End

Disconnection exemption ended September 30, 2020; reimbursement requests to November 30, 2020; final reports thereafter (read as 2020-09-30)

In force

Aug. 27, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q32020 Q4

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Other

Addressees

• retail electric providers
• transmission and distribution utilities
• ERCOT
• Solix (program administrator)

Functions reached

• OP REP collections (disconnection exemption to Sept. 30, 2020; reimbursement filings to Nov. 30, 2020)
• OF TDU and REP final reports; TDU reimbursement of ERCOT by Dec. 15, 2020
• CB enrolled residential customers

Collection

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

Operative words

Consistent with the above discussion, the Commission orders the following: 1. The Commission modifies the Program as provided in this Order. 2. Solix must not accept applications for the Program after August 31, 2020. 3. The exemption under the Program from disconnections for non-payment for eligible residential customers in areas open to customer choice ends September 30, 2020. 4. Financial assistance for eligible residential customers available under the COVID-19 Electricity Relief Program, as modified by this Order, is applicable to invoices received from the TDU by the REP and electric bills issued to eligible residential customers on or after March 26, 2020 and before October 1, 2020.

Enforcement

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