A Modelled Path to HB 144 Readiness for a 15,000-Pole Texas Cooperative

How a Central Texas electric cooperative serving 42,000 customers could use AcreSeal to close an HB 144 compliance gap — from zero automation to PUCT-ready documentation in 90 days.

The Challenge

With the January 2027 plan-filing date approaching — set by 16 TAC Sec. 25.63, adopted July 30, 2026 — a cooperative of this size typically has no centralized system for documenting landowner complaints, tracking field inspections, or generating the annual compliance update required under Sec. 38.103(c).

• 1No centralized complaint tracking — reports scattered across email, phone logs, and paper forms
• 2Paper-based field inspections with no GPS verification or photo evidence chain
• 3Zero forensic evidence trail — no SHA-256 hashing, no tamper-evident records
• 4Manual compliance reporting assembled by hand from scattered records
• 5No SLA tracking — response deadlines missed without detection

The Solution

In this scenario the cooperative deploys AcreSeal as its end-to-end HB 144 compliance platform, replacing paper forms, scattered emails, and manual PUCT reporting with a unified digital workflow.

• Public complaint portal with GPS, photo upload, and automatic severity classification
• Inspection workflow engine with assignment tracking, SLA countdown, and compliance gates
• SHA-256 forensic hash chain sealing every record — complaint, inspection, and resolution
• Annual compliance update generation matching Sec. 38.103(c) requirements
• AI-powered photo triage with Claude Vision detecting damage types and severity in real time

Projected Results (90-Day Pilot)