Texas

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Planning and Measurement

State Advisory Board

Status: No Activity Identified

Regional Initiatives

Status: No Activity Identified

GHG Inventory

Status: Completed

Details: Completed in 2002.

http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/downloads/TXsummary_v2.PDF

Climate Change Action Plan

Status: No Activity Identified

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Targets and Caps

Lead by Example Target

Status: No Activity Identified

Statewide GHG Target

Status: No Activity Identified

Statewide GHG Cap

Status: No Activity Identified

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Reporting

Electricity Disclosure

Status: Completed

Details: As of July 2002, retail electric providers (REPs) must provide the standardized format Electricity Facts Label to customers upon their request. Labels must include electricity prices, contract terms, sources of generation, and emissions levels. As part of its 1999 electric utility restructuring legislation, Texas REPs are required to disclose certain information to customers on an "Electricity Facts Label".

http://www.dsireusa.org/incentives/incentive.cfm?Incentive_Code=TX01R&state=TX&CurrentPageID=1&RE=1&EE=1

GHG Registry

Status: No Activity Identified

Details: Although the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission directed the agency to create a GHG registry in 2002, no registry was ever developed

Mandatory GHG Reporting

Status: No Activity Identified

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Power Sector

CO₂ Offset Requirements

Status: No Activity Identified

GHG Performance Standard

Status: No Activity Identified

Advanced Coal Technology

Status: Completed

Details: In 2005, the Texas legislature provided funding for a site screening process for a potential FutureGen plant. They also approved expedited permitting for FutureGen-type projects.