89R22264 CXP-F     By: Anchía H.B. No. 3511     Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3511:     By:  King C.S.H.B. No. 3511       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the participation of electric vehicles in the ERCOT   market.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter Z, Chapter 39, Utilities Code, is   amended by adding Section 39.9161 to read as follows:          Sec. 39.9161.  INTERCONNECTION AND AGGREGATION OF ELECTRIC   VEHICLES. (a) In this section:                (1)  "Electric vehicle" has the meaning assigned by   Section 42.0102.                (2)  "Interconnection" means the right of an electric   vehicle owner to physically connect the electric vehicle to an   electricity distribution system and the technical requirements,   rules, or processes for the connection.          (b)  The commission by rule may establish safety, technical,   and performance standards for the interconnection of electric   vehicles in the ERCOT power region. In adopting the rules, the   commission shall ensure that the standards do not conflict with   applicable standards published by the Underwriters Laboratories,   the National Electrical Code, the National Electrical Safety Code,   and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.          (c)  The commission by rule may establish a program to allow   an electric vehicle owner to:                (1)  make electricity stored by the electric vehicle   available for sale in the wholesale energy and ancillary services   markets through a registered aggregator or load serving entity; and                (2)  participate in ERCOT market mechanisms, including   ancillary services, virtual power plant programs, and aggregate   distributed energy resources programs, through an aggregation   described by Subdivision (1).          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.