87R10683 JXC-D     By: Rogers H.B. No. 2763       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the exclusion of broadcasting facilities from load   shedding participation during a rolling blackout.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter D, Chapter 38, Utilities Code, is   amended by adding Section 38.0722 to read as follows:          Sec. 38.0722.  EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN BROADCASTING FACILITIES   FROM ROLLING BLACKOUT. The commission by rule shall require each   electric utility, municipally owned utility, and electric   cooperative to exclude any circuits that provide power to a   commercial or public radio or television broadcasting facility from   participation in the utility's or cooperative's attempt to shed   load in response to a rolling blackout initiated by an independent   organization certified under Section 39.151 or another reliability   council or power pool in which the utility or cooperative operates.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.