Sec. 388.006.  STATE ENERGY CONSERVATION OFFICE EVALUATION.  The State Energy Conservation Office annually shall provide the laboratory with an evaluation of the effectiveness of state and political subdivision energy efficiency programs, including programs under this chapter.  The laboratory shall calculate, based on the evaluation and the forms submitted to the office, the amount of energy savings and estimated reduction in pollution achieved as a result of the implementation of programs.  The laboratory shall share the information with the commission, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas to help with long-term forecasting and in estimating pollution reduction.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 967, Sec. 1(b), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by: 
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 637 (S.B. 898), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 573 (S.B. 241), Sec. 1.30, eff. September 1, 2019.