Sec. 121.103. DUTY TO SERVE CERTAIN USERS EXTINGUISHED. (a) A gas utility that provides gas to a customer does not have an obligation to serve the customer or to maintain the gas supply or physical capacity to serve the customer if the customer:
(1) is a transportation, industrial, commercial, or other similar large-volume contract customer;
(2) is an end-use customer of the gas utility;
(3) reduces or ceases the purchase of natural gas or natural gas service from the gas utility; and
(4) purchases natural gas or natural gas service from another supplier or purchases an alternate form of energy.
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to the extent that:
(1) the customer continues to purchase natural gas or natural gas service of any class from the gas utility; or
(2) the gas utility has a written contract to provide natural gas or natural gas service of any class to the customer.
(c) This section does not prevent the railroad commission from requiring a gas utility to comply with an order of the railroad commission in apportioning gas under a curtailment plan and order.
(d) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a gas utility that has provided gas to a commercial customer is obligated to serve that customer if the gas utility has a sufficient gas supply and physical capacity to do so without reducing service to its other customers.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1233, Sec. 69, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
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