Utilities Code § 38.002

Sec. 38.002. AUTHORITY OF REGULATORY AUTHORITY CONCERNING STANDARDS. A regulatory authority, on its own motion or on complaint and after reasonable notice and hearing, may: (1) adopt just and reasonable standards, classifications, rules, or practices an electric utility must follow in furnishing a service; (2) adopt adequate and reasonable standards for measuring a condition, including quantity, quality, pressure, and initial voltage, relating to the furnishing of a service; (3) adopt reasonable rules for examining, testing, and measuring a service; and (4) adopt or approve reasonable rules, specifications, and standards to ensure the accuracy of equipment, including meters and instruments, used to measure a service. Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.