Senate
Bill 12 Compliance
The
Texas Energy Partnership has created this Web site to provide
information designed to facilitate compliance with TexasSenate
Bills 5 (SB5)
and Senate Bill 12 (SB12)
by the 77th and 80th Texas legislatures, respectively. Also
known as the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan (TERP),
the bills were enacted in 2001 and then extended in 2007 to assist
the state in complying with the Federal Clean Air Act, and contains
new energy-efficiency measures that are designed to decrease electric
consumption while improving air quality. In order to comply with
the new SB12 requirements, all political subdivisions in the
41
urban and surrounding non-attainment counties in
Texas are required to:
- implement
all cost-effective energy-efficiency measures to reduce electric
consumption by existing facilities;
- adopt
a goal of reducing electric consumption by 5 percent a year
for 6 years, beginning September 1, 2007; and
- report
annually to the State Energy Conservation Office.
Senate
Bill 12 Reporting Forms
At
a minimum, the state law requires that political subdivisions
report their aggregate consumption data based on square footage
and associated kilowatt hours for operation. However, some
jurisdictions find it beneficial to provide detailed data to identify
specific areas where the potential for energy and economic savings
is the greatest. As a result, an optional detailed reporting
form has been developed so that political jurisdictions can report
this data.
Choose ONE of the following. You can submit your report on
line or print a hardcopy and then fax or mail it to the address
listed on the form.
SB
12 Online Reporting Form
(minimum
mandated requirement)
SB
12 Reporting Form (updated)
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