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  89R3396 CS-D     By: Guillen H.B. No. 5633       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the operation of Texas backup power packages.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 34.0204, Utilities Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 34.0204.  TEXAS BACKUP POWER PACKAGES. (a)  The   commission may use money in the Texas energy fund without further   appropriation to provide a grant or loan for the operation of a   Texas backup power package that:                (1)  is engineered to minimize operation costs;                (2)  uses interconnection technology and controls that   enable immediate islanding from the power grid and stand-alone   operation for the host facility;                (3)  is capable of operating for at least 96 [ 48 ]   continuous hours without refueling or connecting to a separate   power source; and                (4)  is designed so that one or more Texas backup power   packages can be aggregated on-site to serve not more than eight   [ 2.5 ] megawatts of load at the host facility[ ;                [ (5) provides power sourced from:                      [ (A) a combination of natural gas or propane with   photovoltaic panels and battery storage; or                      [ (B) battery storage on an electric school bus;   and                [ (6) is not used by the owner or host facility for the   sale of energy or ancillary services ].           (b)     An owner or host facility of a Texas backup power   package for which a grant or loan is provided under this chapter   that sells energy or ancillary services from the package is not   required to register with the commission as a power generation   company under Section 39.351 if the package has a generation   capacity of not more than 2,000 kilowatts.          SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act to Section   34.0204(a)(3), Utilities Code, applies only to a Texas backup power   package for which a grant or loan is issued on or after the   effective date of this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.