HB 2242 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.

Summary

Requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish a streamlined grid-ready homes interconnection process. Expands reporting requirements of the Hawaii Electricity Reliability Administrator to include reporting on the grid-ready home interconnection process. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Issues: ✓ Energy

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 26, 2026 Last action Feb 18, 2026

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HB2242 → HB2242_HD1 · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill expands the definition of 'grid-ready homes' to include any residential property, not just those equipped with specific technologies, and adds new requirements for utilities to update rules for vehicle-to-grid capabilities. It modifies the cost-sharing mechanism for interconnection upgrades to clarify that customers remain responsible for costs caused by their specific projects, while also adding a new reporting requirement for the Hawaii Electricity Reliability Administrator. The effective date for the main provisions is set to January 1, 2027, with a separate placeholder date of July 1, 3000, for the administrative reporting section.

Scope change

The bill's scope broadened from targeting specific home modifications to applying to any residential property, and it now explicitly includes electric vehicles and charging equipment in the interconnection framework.

DEFINITION

Changed the definition of 'grid-ready home' from properties equipped with specific technologies to 'any residential property' equipped or modified for clean electrification.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new requirement obligating utilities to update rules to allow vehicle-to-grid and vehicle-to-home capable electric vehicles and charging equipment.

Added a new reporting requirement for the Hawaii Electricity Reliability Administrator to include the status and outcomes of the grid-ready home interconnection process.

FISCAL

Modified the cost-sharing schedule language to clarify that customers remain responsible for grid upgrade costs caused by their interconnection projects, removing previous ambiguity about cost causation.

TIMELINE

Set the effective date for the Act to January 1, 2027, while adding a placeholder effective date of July 1, 3000, for the new reporting subsection.

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Committee

Feb 18, 2026

Committee

Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 390-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

lower

Feb 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Jan 30, 2026

Committee

Referred to EEP, CPC, referral sheet 5

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

12 primary · 0 co-sponsors