Tex. Local Gov't Code Section 229.101
Regulation of Solar Energy Devices

(a)

In this section:

(1)

“Municipally owned utility” has the meaning assigned by Section 11.003 (Definitions), Utilities Code.

(2)

“Small commercial customer” has the meaning assigned by Section 39.202 (Price to Beat)(o), Utilities Code.

(3)

“Solar energy device” has the meaning assigned by Section 171.107 (Deduction of Cost of Solar Energy Device from Margin Apportioned to This State), Tax Code.

(b)

A municipality may not prohibit or restrict the installation of a solar energy device by a residential or small commercial customer except to the extent:

(1)

a property owner’s association may prohibit the installation under Sections 202.010 (Regulation of Solar Energy Devices)(d)(1) through (7), Property Code; or

(2)

the interconnection guidelines and interconnection agreement of a municipally owned utility serving the customer’s service area, the rules of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, or the protocols of an independent organization certified under Section 39.151 (Essential Organizations), Utilities Code, limit the installation of solar energy devices due to reliability, power quality, or safety of the distribution system.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 561 (S.B. 398), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.

Source: Section 229.101 — Regulation of Solar Energy Devices, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.­229.­htm#229.­101 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

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