TEXAS RATEPAYER FUNDED PROGRAMS

CURRENT PROGRAMS
Energy Efficiency	SBC weatherization Funds are 'piggybacked' with the federal Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) to reach more low-income households and provide additional weatherization services Hard-to-Reach Mandated by the 1999 restructuring legislation, utilities fund programs that offer free, low-cost weatherization and energy-efficiency improvements
Participating Utilities	SBC funded weatherization and Hard-to-Reach: Electric utilities
Annual Funding (2016)	CEAP: $106 million SBC weatherization: $20.65 million Hard-to-Reach: $11.8 million
Households Served (2016)	CEAP: 136,071 SBC weatherization: 3,384 currently unavailable
Funding Mechanism	LITE UP Texas and SBC weatherization: as of September 1, 2013, the nonbypassable fee of up to 65 cents per megawatt hour was cancelled
Administration	SBC weatherization: WAP Hard-to-Reach: administered by the utilities and implemented by private contractors
LEGISLATION
Authorizing	SB 7 (5/99)
Other Important	SB 1434 (June 2011) amends the Utilities Code by changing funding for targeted low-income programs. SB 712 ( May 2005) requires that SBC funds for low-income weatherization be restored. HB 7 (May 2013) cancels the SBC and discontinues the LITE UP discount after August 2016
REPORTS / EVALUATIONS
Utility Energy Efficiency Plans & Reports, regulatory filings 2015 Scope of Competition in Electric Markets in Texas, Public Utility Commission of Texas Weatherization in the State of Texas, A Report to Meet the Requirements of Rider 14