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Tex. Util. Code § 32.101 (2026)

Tariff Filings

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Sec. 32.101. TARIFF FILINGS. (a) An electric utility shall file with each regulatory authority a tariff showing each rate that is:

(1) subject to the regulatory authority's original or appellate jurisdiction; and

(2) in effect for a utility service, product, or commodity offered by the utility.

(b) The electric utility shall file as a part of the tariff required under Subsection (a) each rule that relates to or affects:

(1) a rate of the utility; or

(2) a utility service, product, or commodity furnished by the electric utility.

(c) The commission shall consider customer names and addresses, prices, individual customer contracts, and expected load and usage data as highly sensitive trade secrets. That information is not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1999–2025 · leading case: Sw. Elec. Power Co. v. Grant, 73 S.W.3d 211 (Tex. 2002).
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Sw. Elec. Power Co. v. Grant, 73 S.W.3d 211 (Tex. 2002). · cites it 4× “Tex. Util.Code § 32.101; 16 Tex. Admin. Code § 23.”
City of Richardson v. Oncor Elec. Delivery Co., 539 S.W.3d 252 (Tex. 2018). “TEX. UTIL. CODE § 32.101. In keeping with this requirement, Oncor already had a tariff on file in 2006 when it negotiated the Franchise Contract with Richardson.”
Oncor Elec. Delivery Co. LLC v. Giovanni Homes Corp., 438 S.W.3d 644 (Tex. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “Tex. Util. Code Ann. § 32.101 (a). As part of the tariff, it shall also file each rule that relates to or affects a rate of the utility or a utility service, product, or commodity furnished by it.”
Grant v. Sw. Elec. Power Co., 20 S.W.3d 764 (Tex. App. 2000). “Tex Util.Code Ann. § 32.101 (Vernon 1998).”
RT Realty, L.P. v. Texas Utils. Elec. Co., 181 S.W.3d 905 (Tex. App. 2006). “Tex. Util.Code Ann. § 32.101; Grant, 73 S.”
Grant v. Sw. Elec. Power Co., 998 S.W.2d 383 (Tex. App. 1999). “Tex. Util.Code Ann. § 32.101 (Vernon 1998).”
Oncor Elec. Delivery Co. v. Chaparral Energy, L.L.C., 511 S.W.3d 750 (Tex. App. 2016). “Tex.Util.Code Ann. § 32.101(a). The PUC then approves the tariff, which governs the terms and conditions of the services that the utility provides to the public.”
Oncor Elec. Delivery Co. LLC v. City of Richardson, Texas, 537 S.W.3d 133 (Tex. App. 2015). “Tex. Util. Code Ann, § 32.101(a), (b) (West 2007).”
in Re Centerpoint Energy Houston Elec., Llc. (Tex. 2021). “TEX. UTIL. CODE § 32.101 (providing for the filing of a tariff that contains each rule “that relates to or affects” “a rate of a utility” or “a utility service, product, or commodity furnished by the electric utility”).”
The City of Killeen v. Oncor Elec. Delivery Co. LLC (Tex. App. 2025). “Tex. Util. Code § 32.101. The approved tariff has the binding force of law and governs Oncor’s relationship with its customers.”
Oncor Elec. Delivery Co. LLC, & the Pub. Util. Comm'n of Texas v. Giovanni Homes Corp. (Tex. App. 2025). “” (citing Tex. Util. Code § 32.101(a))). “Once the PUC approves the tariff, Oncor must comply with [its] requirements and apply its rates and provide its services uniformly to all of its retail customers.”
City of Houston v. Centerpoint Energy Houston Elec., LLC (Tex. App. 2012). “See TEX. UTIL. CODE ANN. § 32.101 (Vernon 2007) (providing that electric utility must file tariff with regulatory authority).”
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— Tex. Util. Code § 32.101(a) — 3 cases
Oncor Elec. Delivery Co. v. Chaparral Energy, L.L.C., 511 S.W.3d 750 (Tex. App. 2016). “Tex.Util.Code Ann. § 32.101(a). The PUC then approves the tariff, which governs the terms and conditions of the services that the utility provides to the public.”
Oncor Elec. Delivery Co. LLC v. City of Richardson, Texas, 537 S.W.3d 133 (Tex. App. 2015). “Tex. Util. Code Ann, § 32.101(a), (b) (West 2007).”
Oncor Elec. Delivery Co. LLC, & the Pub. Util. Comm'n of Texas v. Giovanni Homes Corp. (Tex. App. 2025). “” (citing Tex. Util. Code § 32.101(a))). “Once the PUC approves the tariff, Oncor must comply with [its] requirements and apply its rates and provide its services uniformly to all of its retail customers.”
— Tex. Util. Code § 32.101(c) — 1 case
Entergy Texas, Inc. v. Pub. Util. Comm'n of Texas, Off. of Pub. Util. Couns., & State of Texas Agencies & Institutions of Higher Educ. (Tex. App. 2015).
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