{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-229.102","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 229.102","heading":"REGULATION OF RESIDENTIAL ENERGY BACKUP SYSTEMS.","body":"(a) In this section, \"residential energy backup system\" means a backup energy system installed at a residential property that is capable of providing no more than 50 kilowatts of electricity to the residence or has a storage capacity of no more than 100 kilowatt hours.\n(b) A municipality may not adopt or enforce an ordinance, rule, or other measure that would regulate the installation or inspection of a residential energy backup system.\n(c) This section does not limit the authority of a municipally owned utility, as defined by Section 11.003, Utilities Code, to regulate the installation or inspection of a residential energy backup system within the utility's service area.\nAdded by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 356 (S.B. 1252), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2025.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 7. REGULATION OF LAND USE, STRUCTURES, BUSINESSES, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES","SUBTITLE A. MUNICIPAL REGULATORY AUTHORITY","CHAPTER 229. MISCELLANEOUS REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF MUNICIPALITIES","SUBCHAPTER C. REGULATION OF SOLAR ENERGY AND BACKUP ENERGY DEVICES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.229.htm#229.102","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"30ed5b607cce4ded1b790673786861d0bc826b093d12dede4b95a12a5973b6c0","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-229.101","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-229.901"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}