HB 588 Hawaii House · 2024 Regular Session

RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.

Summary

Requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish reliability standards and interconnection requirements for certain renewable energy projects; provided that any costs for changes in reliability standards or interconnection requirements shall not be the responsibility of the interconnection customer after the interconnection customer's power purchase agreement has been approved by the Public Utilities Commission. Requires the Public Utilities Commission to distinguish between interconnection facilities and utility network upgrades; ensure that the cost of interconnection facilities is the responsibility of the interconnection customer; and ensure that the cost of utility network upgrades is the sole responsibility of the transmission provider. Establishes a timeline and requirements for interconnection procedures to be established by the Public Utilities Commission for certain utility-scale renewable energy projects. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2023

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Jan 20, 2023 Last action Dec 11, 2023

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Committee

Feb 2, 2023

Committee

Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 10) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

lower

Jan 31, 2023

Lower · Passed

The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Cochran, Gates, Kahaloa, Perruso, Woodson; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Ward; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 27, 2023

Committee

Referred to EEP, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 2

lower

Jan 23, 2023

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 20, 2023

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors