Relating to electric utility planning and cost recovery for enhancing service reliability for vulnerable customers.

SB 272 amends Texas Utilities Code to require the Public Utility Commission to evaluate electric utility plans based on three specific criteria: (1) enhancing system resiliency, especially in lower-performing areas; (2) improving service reliability for vulnerable customers (including elderly individuals and those with disabilities); and (3) analyzing the estimated costs of proposed measures. The bill directly affects electric utility companies whose plans are reviewed by the commission, mandating they address these factors when seeking approval for reliability improvements. It does not create new programs but changes the commission's review process for utility planning and cost recovery.