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  89R5334 CS-F     By: King H.B. No. 3493       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the authority of a municipality to regulate the   installation or inspection of a residential energy backup system.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 214.211, Local Government Code, is   amended by adding Subdivision (6) to read as follows:                 (6)     "Residential energy backup system" means a backup   energy system installed at a residential property that is capable   of providing no more than 50 kilowatts of electricity to the   residence or has a storage capacity of no more than 100 kilowatt   hours.          SECTION 2.  Section 214.214, Local Government Code, is   amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:           (d)     A municipality may not adopt or enforce an amendment to   the National Electrical Code that would regulate the installation   or inspection of a residential energy backup system.          SECTION 3.  The heading to Subchapter C, Chapter 229, Local   Government Code, is amended to read as follows:   SUBCHAPTER C. REGULATION OF SOLAR ENERGY AND BACKUP ENERGY  DEVICES          SECTION 4.  Subchapter C, Chapter 229, Local Government   Code, is amended by adding Section 229.102 to read as follows:           Sec.   229.102.     REGULATION OF RESIDENTIAL ENERGY BACKUP   SYSTEMS. (a)   In this section, "residential energy backup system"   means a backup energy system installed at a residential property   that is capable of providing no more than 50 kilowatts of   electricity to the residence or has a storage capacity of no more   than 100 kilowatt hours.           (b)     A municipality may not adopt or enforce an ordinance,   rule, or other measure that would regulate the installation or   inspection of a residential energy backup system.          SECTION 5.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to   the installation or inspection of a residential energy backup   system initiated on or after the effective date of this Act.          SECTION 6.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.