STAND. COM. REP. NO.  604-08

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

 

RE:   H.B. No. 2550

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection, to which was referred H.B. No. 2550 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to encourage the adoption of eligible renewable energy technologies by raising the net energy metering limits.

 

     Specifically, this measure:

 

     (1)  Increases the total rated generating capacity produced by eligible customer-generators as a percentage of an electric utility's system peak demand;

 

     (2)  Increases the maximum capacity of an eligible customer-generator; and

 

     (3)  Requires the Public Utilities Commission to adopt rules that incorporate best practices interconnection standards for renewable energy generating facilities.

 

     Upon further consideration, your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Deleting its substance; and

 

     (2)  Requiring the Public Utilities Commission to ensure that a percentage of the total rated generating capacity produced by the eligible customer-generators be reserved for electricity produced by eligible residential or small commercial customer-generators.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2550, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2550, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection,

 

 

 

 

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HERMINA MORITA, Chair