CHAPTER 185. RATING OF SOLAR ENERGY DEVICES - Texas Statutes

UTILITIES CODE

TITLE 4. DELIVERY OF UTILITY SERVICES

SUBTITLE B. PROVISIONS REGULATING DELIVERY OF SERVICES

CHAPTER 185. RATING OF SOLAR ENERGY DEVICES

Sec. 185.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:

(1) "Commission" means the Public Utility Commission of Texas.

(2) "Solar energy device" means a solar energy collector or

solar energy system that provides for the collection of solar

energy or the subsequent use of that energy as thermal,

mechanical, or electrical energy.

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Sec. 185.002. COMPLIANCE. A person who rates, labels, or

certifies the performance of a solar energy device in this state

shall comply with the standards adopted by the commission under

this chapter.

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Sec. 185.003. ADOPTION OF STANDARDS. (a) The commission shall

study and adopt standards for rating solar energy devices. The

standards shall be used in performance labeling and certification

of solar energy devices in this state.

(b) The commission shall examine rating standards and

certification programs used by other states and by industry in

adopting standards under this section.

(c) The commission shall adopt the standards that the commission

finds are the most widely used unless the commission finds that

those standards are not suitable for use in this state. If the

commission finds that a widely used standard is not suitable, the

commission may amend the standard or adopt a standard that the

commission finds suitable.

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Sec. 185.004. USE OF NATIONAL STANDARDS. If national standards

for rating and certifying solar energy devices are developed by a

federal agency in conjunction with the states and industry, the

commission shall adopt those national standards as the standards

for use in this state.

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Sec. 185.005. REVIEW OF STANDARDS. The commission shall

periodically review the standards adopted under this chapter and

shall amend those standards as necessary to ensure that the

standards are:

(1) appropriate in view of current technology; and

(2) the same as or similar to the standards widely used by other

states and by industry.

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.