HB155
Electric utilities; certificate of operation for high-load facilities.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Feb. 10, 2026
House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (9-Y 0-N)
Chief Patron:
Josh Thomas (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Electric utilities; certificate of operation for high-load facilities.
Prohibits any person from operating a high-load facility, defined in the bill as a facility whose electricity demand exceeds 25 megawatts that was not operating before July 1, 2026, without first having obtained a certificate of operation from the State Corporation Commission. The bill includes factors for the Commission to ... (More) consider in reviewing a petition to operate a high-load facility. The bill establishes a presumption that a high-load facility shall be considered to have met certain requirements if the high-load facility has secured sufficient contracts for energy storage resources or zero-carbon electric generating resources or that the high-load facility has a plan to implement sufficient demand reduction measures. The bill also requires the Commission to consider certain factors in a review of a petition for a certificate to operate a high-load facility, including whether there is sufficient energy, capacity, and grid infrastructure to support the operation of the high-load facility and whether the operation of the high-load facility would create an unreasonable cross-subsidy across customers served by the incumbent electric utility. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/06/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102983D
- 01/06/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 01/15/2026 - House: Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3
- 01/30/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB155)
- 02/09/2026 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 02/10/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/10/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (9-Y 0-N)
