Texas bill prohibits installing certain wholesale electric energy storage within 500 yards of neighboring property without consent

Original title: Relating to municipal and county regulation of certain electric energy storage.

Last action · April 30, 2025: Left pending in committeeSponsors: Wes Virdell and 27 others

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What This Bill Proposed

Municipalities and counties in Texas are required to prohibit the installation of wholesale electric energy storage facilities within 500 yards of neighboring property unless the owner obtains written consent from all affected property owners, starting by October 1, 2025.

Why it matters

Property owners near proposed commercial energy storage sites gain veto power over installations within a 500-yard buffer zone, while facility developers face mandatory distance restrictions or the need for written neighbor approval.

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Electric energy storage owners and operators

They are restricted from installing wholesale storage facilities within 500 yards of neighboring properties without obtaining written consent from each property owner.

Directly affected

Neighboring real property owners

They gain the right to withhold or grant written consent for the installation of wholesale electric energy storage structures within 500 yards of their property.

Directly affected

Municipalities and counties

They are mandated to adopt ordinances or orders prohibiting certain electric energy storage installations within specified distances by October 1, 2025.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What distance must electric energy storage maintain from neighboring property?

Applicable electric energy storage must be installed at least 500 yards away from real property owned by someone other than the owner or operator of the storage, unless written consent is obtained.

Can existing electric energy storage facilities be forced to shut down or move?

No. Local ordinances or orders adopted under this Act may not require the removal of any electric energy storage facility if installation began before the effective date of the local ordinance or order.

When do local governments need to adopt these rules?

Municipalities and counties must adopt a prohibition matching the requirements no later than October 1, 2025.

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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.

Procedural history

8 actions

Apr 30, 2025House
Left pending in committee
Apr 30, 2025House
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
Apr 30, 2025House
Committee substitute considered in committee
Apr 30, 2025House
Considered in public hearing
Apr 30, 2025House
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Mar 11, 2025HouseCommittee
Referred to State Affairs

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