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Texas Legislative and Regulatory Developments Impacting Renewable Energy (2026)

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Session 1: Texas Legislative Outlook & Policy Updates - Highlight pivotal legislative developments from the 89th Session shaping Texas’s energy future. Explore strategies to accelerate grid modernization and enable the reliable, low-cost delivery of clean power to meet rising statewide demand. 

Session 2: Reliability: Texas Senate Bill 6 - Senate Bill 6 was passed to ensure fair cost allocation and improved grid reliability given the increased energy demand caused by large load customers like data centers. Explore how ERCOT and the PUCT have implemented SB 6.  

Session 3: Large Loads: ERCOT Insights in Managing the Growing Texas Power Grid - Six months after the 89th Texas Legislative Session passed landmark Senate Bill (SB) 6 dealing with Large Loads, what has occurred with the implementation at the Public Utility Commission of Texas and ERCOT? Cover it all, from co-location considerations to transmission bottlenecks to grid operation implications. Hear how ERCOT is managing this unique challenge to ensuring a more reliable, resilient, and efficient grid for the future.  

Session 4: Shifts in the Texas Electric Regulatory Landscape - Review key, recent developments in the regulation of electricity in Texas.

Includes: Video Captions Audio Transcript Paper Slides No Materials

  • Total Credit Hours:
  • 2.75
  • Credit Info
  • TX, CA, PA
  • TX MCLE credit expires: 3/31/2027
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Sessions

Credit
1. Texas Legislative Outlook & Policy Updates (Mar 2026)

Mark R. Stover, Patricia Zavala

0.75 0.00 0.00 0.75
Downloadable Materials
Transcript (txt)
No Materials (pdf) – 1 pgs

Session 1 —45 mins 0.75

Texas Legislative Outlook & Policy Updates (Mar 2026)

Highlight pivotal legislative developments from the 89th Session shaping Texas’s energy future. Explore strategies to accelerate grid modernization and enable the reliable, low-cost delivery of clean power to meet rising statewide demand.

Originally presented: Jan 2026 Renewable Energy Law Institute

Mark R. Stover, Texas Solar + Storage Association - Austin, TX
Patricia Zavala, PowerHouse Texas - Austin, TX

2. Reliability: Texas Senate Bill 6 (Mar 2026)

Maria Faconti

0.50 0.00 0.00 0.50
Downloadable Materials
Transcript (txt)
Paper (pdf) – 3 pgs
Slides (pdf) – 24 pgs

Session 2 —37 mins 0.50

Reliability: Texas Senate Bill 6 (Mar 2026)

Senate Bill 6 was passed to ensure fair cost allocation and improved grid reliability given the increased energy demand caused by large load customers like data centers. Explore how ERCOT and the PUCT have implemented SB 6. 

Originally presented: Jan 2026 Renewable Energy Law Institute

Maria Faconti, K&L Gates LLP - Austin, TX

3. Large Loads: ERCOT Insights in Managing the Growing Texas Power Grid (Mar 2026)

Nathan Bigbee

0.75 0.00 0.00 0.75
Downloadable Materials
Transcript (txt)
Slides (pdf) – 18 pgs

Session 3 —45 mins 0.75

Large Loads: ERCOT Insights in Managing the Growing Texas Power Grid (Mar 2026)

Six months after the 89th Texas Legislative Session passed landmark Senate Bill (SB) 6 dealing with Large Loads, what has occurred with the implementation at the Public Utility Commission of Texas and ERCOT? Cover it all, from co-location considerations to transmission bottlenecks to grid operation implications. Hear how ERCOT is managing this unique challenge to ensuring a more reliable, resilient, and efficient grid for the future. 

Originally presented: Jan 2026 Renewable Energy Law Institute

Nathan Bigbee, Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. - Austin, TX

4. Shifts in the Texas Electric Regulatory Landscape (Mar 2026)

Diana M. Liebmann

0.75 0.00 0.00 0.75
Downloadable Materials
Transcript (txt)
Slides (pdf) – 26 pgs

Session 4 —43 mins 0.75

Shifts in the Texas Electric Regulatory Landscape (Mar 2026)

Review key, recent developments in the regulation of electricity in Texas.

Originally presented: Jan 2026 Renewable Energy Law Institute

Diana M. Liebmann, Haynes Boone, LLP - San Antonio, TX