Relating to electric service quality and reliability.

HB 4627 targets electric service quality by preventing utilities from earning profit on infrastructure damaged during weather events they should have anticipated. It sets new reliability standards requiring feeders with 10+ customers to maintain outage rates within 200% of the system average, with the commission considering maintenance history and outage causes when enforcing penalties. The bill also mandates annual inspections and reporting for transmission and distribution poles, requiring utilities to follow structural integrity standards accounting for regional differences and national safety guidelines. These provisions directly affect electric utilities, cooperatives, and municipally owned providers operating in Texas. The bill aims to improve infrastructure resilience and service reliability through enforceable performance metrics and maintenance requirements.