SB 6 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to the planning for, interconnection and operation of, and costs related to providing service for certain electrical loads and to the generation of electric power by a water supply or sewer service corporation.

SB 6 establishes new requirements for large electricity users in Texas, specifically those with a single-site demand exceeding 75 megawatts (or a lower threshold set by the commission). It requires these large users to disclose if they’re pursuing similar electricity service requests elsewhere, while protecting their submitted information from unauthorized sharing. The bill also mandates that utilities (including cooperatives and municipal systems) must pass through reasonable interconnection costs to these large users. This affects major commercial and industrial electricity consumers and their utility providers across Texas’s ERCOT power region.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Feb 12, 2025 Signed Jun 20, 2025
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What changed between versions

Engrossed Enrolled · 6 edits · Jun 20, 2025
MODERATE
This bill enrolls a version of SB 6 that establishes new rules for large electricity loads in Texas, requiring them to pay for their interconnection costs and participate in grid reliability programs. The bill also adds provisions for water utilities to generate electricity for their operations and requires the Public Utility Commission to evaluate transmission cost allocation methods.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded from primarily addressing electricity planning and infrastructure costs for large loads to include provisions for water utilities generating electricity and net metering arrangements for large load customers.
REQUIREMENT

New requirements for large load customers to pay for interconnection costs and participate in demand management services during grid emergencies

New net metering rules for large load customers co-located with existing generation resources, including study requirements and reliability conditions

ELIGIBILITY

Water corporations can now generate electricity for their operations, with limited exceptions for wholesale water suppliers in smaller counties

ENFORCEMENT

Requirements for the Public Utility Commission to evaluate transmission cost allocation methodologies and amend rules by December 31, 2026

DEFINITION

Added definition of 'large load customer' to include entities exceeding demand thresholds and their successors

TIMELINE

New net metering arrangement provisions apply to loads interconnected after December 31, 2025

Floor votes · House May 26, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
86
Key actions
27
Committee
16
Amendments
16
Jun 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Jun 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 29, 2025
Introduced
Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
lower
May 29, 2025
Introduced
Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
upper
May 29, 2025
Introduced
House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
upper
May 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
House passage as amended reported
upper
May 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to 3rd reading as amended
lower
May 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amendment adopted as amended
lower
May 26, 2025
Amended
Amendment amended
lower
May 26, 2025
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
lower
May 26, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (115-24-8)
house
May 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
May 23, 2025
Committee
Recommitted to committee
lower
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amendment adopted as amended
lower
May 23, 2025
Amended
Amendment amended
lower
May 23, 2025
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
lower
May 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Committee
Referred to Business & Commerce
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
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