Texas electricity consumers who have a member of their household on life support equipment or who have a chronic condition for whom an interruption of power could result in a life-threatening condition may contact their TDU (power line company) to apply for chronic condition or critical care status. This status provides extra notification considerations, when possible, ahead of a storm or expected power interruption.

Chronic condition or critical care status does not guarantee an uninterrupted, regular, or continuous power supply. If electricity is a necessity, you must make other arrangements for on-site back-up capabilities or other alternatives in the event of loss of electric service. The application for this status requires verification from your healthcare provider and the form and further directions are available at:

PUC Critical Care Form

For questions about this application and/or the process, contact your transmission and distribution utility (TDU) during normal business hours at the phone number or email address below: 
 

Critical Load Public Safety Customers or a Critical Load Industrial Customers may also be designated by notifying the TDU. To be eligible for the protections provided under this section, the customer must have a determination of eligibility pending with or approved by the TDU. Eligibility shall be determined through a collaborative process among the customer, REP, and TDU, but in the event that the customer, REP and TDU are unable to agree on the designation, the TDU has the authority to make or decline to make the designation.