Owners of wind turbine generators that produce electricity for sale are now governed under a state law successfully proposed by Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg, which sets out an agreement structure that regulates the removal of wind power facilities and provides for financial assurances covering the removal, according to the House Research Organization.
The House Research Organization is the nonpartisan research arm of the Texas House of Representatives.
The measure, House Bill 2845, authored by Canales and sponsored by Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, became state law on Sunday, September 1, 2019.
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