Except as permitted by Section 36.204, the commission may not establish a rate or tariff that authorizes an electric utility to automatically adjust and pass through to the utility's customers a change in the utility's fuel or other costs.
Tex. Util. Code § 36.201
AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT FOR CHANGES IN COSTS
Known as the Public Utility Regulatory Act
The act spans §§ 11–66 (1,170 sections).
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Southwestern Electric Power Co. v. Grant (2002)
Most recently applied in Texas Coast Utilities Coalition v. Railroad Commission (January 2014)
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff
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Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.