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Tex. Util. Code § 39.108 (2026)

Contractual Obligations

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Sec. 39.108. CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS. This chapter may not:

(1) interfere with or abrogate the rights or obligations of any party, including a retail or wholesale customer, to a contract with an investor-owned electric utility, river authority, municipally owned utility, or electric cooperative;

(2) interfere with or abrogate the rights or obligations of a party under a contract or agreement concerning certificated utility service areas; or

(3) result in a change in wholesale power costs to wholesale customers in Texas purchasing electricity under wholesale power contracts the pricing provisions of which are based on formulary rates, fuel adjustments, or average system costs.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 405, Sec. 39, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2002–2009 · 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 2× “S.B. 7, 76th Leg., R.S. (1999). The PURA states that the 1999 amendments may not "interfere with or abrogate the rights or obligations of any party, including a retail or wholesale customer, to a contract with an investorowned electric utility.”
AEP Texas Cent. Co. v. Pub. Util. Comm'n, 286 S.W.3d 450 (Tex. App. 2009). “” Tex. Util.Code Ann. § 39.108(1) (Vernon 2007).”
AEP Texas Cent. Co. v. Pub. Util. Comm'n of Texas (Tex. App. 2008). “" Tex. Util. Code Ann. § 39.108 (1) (Vernon 2007).”
Tex. Util. Code § 39.108(1): 1 case
AEP Texas Cent. Co. v. Pub. Util. Comm'n, 286 S.W.3d 450 (Tex. App. 2009). “” Tex. Util.Code Ann. § 39.108(1) (Vernon 2007).”
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