| (a) Applicability. This section contains the registration
and renewal of registration requirements for a power generation company
(PGC) as defined by §25.5 of this title (relating to Definitions)
and a self-generator.
(1) A person that owns an electric generating facility,
including a Qualifying Facility (QF) as defined by §25.5 of this
title, must register under this section as a PGC before the first
day it generates electricity.
(2) A person that owns an electric generating facility
rated at one megawatt (MW) or more, but is not a PGC, must register
as a self-generator before the first day it generates electricity.
A QF that does not sell electricity or provides electricity only to
the purchaser of the facility's thermal output must register as a
self-generator.
(3) A person already certified as a PGC or self-generator
as of the effective date of this section must come into compliance
with the requirements of this section no later than June 1, 2023.
(A) A PGC or self-generator must complete and file
a commission approved form that demonstrates the PGC or self-generator
is in compliance with this section on or before June 1, 2023.
(B) A PGC or self-generator who does not demonstrate
compliance with this section on or before June 1, 2023, may be subject
to revocation of the PGC's or self-generator's commission registration
under subsection (i) of this section.
(b) Definitions. In this section, the following definitions
apply unless the context indicates otherwise.
(1) Generating facility--all generating units located
at, or providing power to, the electricity-consuming equipment at
an entire facility or location.
(2) Principal--includes:
(A) A sole proprietor of a sole proprietorship;
(B) A partner of a partnership;
(C) An executive of a company (e.g., a president, chief
executive officer, chief operating officer, chief financial officer,
general counsel, or equivalent position);
(D) A manager, managing member, or a member vested
with the management authority of a limited liability company or limited
liability partnership;
(E) A shareholder with more than 10% equity of the
person, if a public company; or
(F) A person who exercises control and has apparent
or actual authority to exercise such control over either the person
or a principal that is otherwise described by this subsection. A fiduciary
of a company, such as the board of directors, is a principal if it
has apparent or actual authority to exercise control over the person
or a principal of the person, and exercises such control.
(c) Initial registration information. To register as
a PGC or a self-generator a person must use the registration form
prescribed by the commission. A person registering as a PGC or a self-generator
must provide the following information.
(1) Contact information of the registrant and the registrant's
primary and secondary emergency contacts, which includes:
(A) a legal business name;
(B) a physical and business mailing address;
(C) a business telephone number; and
(D) a business e-mail address.
(2) The name of the current regulatory contact, the
contact's e-mail address and telephone number, and if the regulatory
contact is an internal staff member of the registrant.
(3) For each generating facility operated by the registrant:
(A) the name, address, county and power region of operation
of each generating facility;
(B) whether the generating facility is an electric
storage facility;
(C) the name of the transmission service providers
interconnecting the generating facility; and
(D) the capacity rating for each generating unit following
the rating method established in §25.91(f) of this title (relating
to Generating Capacity Reports).
(4) A description of the types of services provided
by the registrant that relate to the generation of electricity.
(5) An affidavit signed by a representative, official,
officer, or other authorized person with binding authority over the
registrant attesting that none of the registrant's principals:
(A) were principals of a commission-regulated person
whose license was revoked by commission order within the prior six
months of when they were a principal;
(B) were principals of any person registered with the
Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) whose standard form
market participant agreement was terminated by ERCOT for misconduct
within the prior six months of when they were a principal; or
(C) are otherwise prohibited by commission order from
acting as a principal of a commission-regulated entity.
(d) Additional information required for PGC registration.
In addition to the information required under subsection (c) of this
section, a person registering as a PGC must also submit the following
information to the commission.
(1) An affidavit signed by a representative, official,
officer, or other authorized person with binding authority over the
registrant attesting that the registrant:
(A) generates electricity that is intended to be sold
at wholesale;
(B) does not own a transmission or distribution facility
in this state other than an essential interconnecting facility, a
facility not dedicated to public use, or a facility otherwise excluded
from the definition of "electric utility" under §25.5 of this
title (related to Definitions); and
(C) does not have a certified service area.
(2) The name of the registrant's corporate parent.
(3) A list of affiliates of the registrant's and the
registrant's corporate parent identified by name that buy and sell
electricity at wholesale in Texas, sell electricity at retail in Texas,
or is an electric cooperative or municipally owned utility in Texas.
(4) The applicable control number and item number that
the registrant has filed its initial Emergency Operations Plan in
as required under §25.53 of this title (relating to Electric
Service Emergency Operations Plans).
(5) As applicable, copies of the registrant's Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission registration as a QF or an EWG.
(e) Additional information required for self-generator
registration. In addition to the information required under subsection
(c) of this section, a person registering as a self-generator must
also submit an affidavit signed by a representative, official, officer,
or other authorized person with binding authority over the registrant
attesting:
(1) that the registrant is not a power generation company
and does not intend to generate electricity intended to be sold at
wholesale; or
(2) if the registrant is a QF, the registrant either
does not sell electricity or provides electricity only to the purchaser
of the facility's thermal output.
(f) Update or relinquishment of registration. A PGC
or self-generator may update or relinquish its registration.
(1) A PGC must complete the commission form to amend
its registration within 30 days of a change to any information reported
in response to subsections (c)(2) - (4) and (d)(2) of this section.
(2) A self-generator must complete the commission form
to amend its registration within in 30 days of a change to any of
the information reported in response to subsection (c)(2) - (4) of
this section.
(3) A PGC and self-generator must update, in a manner
established by the commission, its contact information listed in subsection
(c)(1) of this section within 30 days of a change.
(g) Review of registration of PGC or self-generator.
Commission staff will review the submitted or updated registration
form for sufficiency and submit a written recommendation to the presiding
officer within 30 days from the date the registration was filed.
(1) If commission staff recommends the registration
form be found insufficient, commission staff will file a statement
indicating the deficiencies as part of its recommendation. If the
presiding officer finds the registration form to be insufficient,
the presiding officer will notify the registrant in writing of the
finding and the specific deficiencies. The registrant will have 20
days from the issuance of the notice to cure the deficiencies. Commission
staff will have 15 days to review the supplemental information submitted
by the registrant and file a statement indicating whether any deficiencies
remain. If the presiding officer determines that the deficiencies
have not been cured within 20 days of the issuance of the notice,
the presiding officer will reject the registration request without
prejudice and notify the registrant of the rejection.
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