SB 1916
bill to keep load management out of efficiency goals
Died in committee
Verdict: No flags
Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
Caption
relating to the use of a load management program to meet an electric utility's energy efficiency goal.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Utilities meet the goal with other efficiency measures instead.
The bill bars electric utilities from counting energy savings from load management programs toward their state energy efficiency goal. It touches electric utilities that run efficiency programs under the Utilities Code, including load management standard offer programs. On the ground, utilities would have to meet their efficiency goals through other efficiency measures instead of demand-response-style load management, starting September 1, 2025.
Labels
Labels: QUICK READ: 104 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 104 words, counting the existing law it amends and the text it strikes. The median 89R bill as filed runs 441 words (derived, 8,702 graded bills, snapshot Oct 19, 2026).NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 5, 2025 and referred to the Senate Business & Commerce committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-SB1916 · 2025-03-05
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ITEM
relating to the use of a load management program to meet an electric utility's energy efficiency goal.
WHAT IT DOES
Utilities meet the goal with other efficiency measures instead.
The bill bars electric utilities from counting energy savings from load management programs toward their state energy efficiency goal. It touches electric utilities that run efficiency programs under the Utilities Code, including load management standard offer programs. On the ground, utilities would have to meet their efficiency goals through other efficiency measures instead of demand-response-style load management, starting September 1, 2025.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Business & Commerce
FILED UNDER
DATA CENTERS, WATER AND THE GRID
THE TEXT
“An electric utility may not use energy savings achieved through a load management program”…
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The bill changes how utilities can meet grid energy efficiency goals by excluding load management savings from the count.
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Not tied to this bill.
Sources
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Votes
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
Fiscal
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
How this was graded
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Sources
Texas Senate · Filed Mar 5, 2025
03/17/2025 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Senate committee · Business & Commerce · Final status: Died in committee
Companion
HB 4367 by Turner (identical)
Subjects
Utilities--Electric
Text
The text as introduced · 104 words
89R11653 ANG-D By: Eckhardt, Menéndez S.B. No. 1916 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the use of a load management program to meet an electric utility's energy efficiency goal. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 39.905, Utilities Code, is amended by adding Subsection (j-1) to read as follows: (j-1) An electric utility may not use energy savings achieved through a load management program, including a load management standard offer program described by Subsection (a)(6), to achieve the utility's energy efficiency goal under this section. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.