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H.C.R. NO. |
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TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2013 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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HOUSE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
URGING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TO ESTABLISH ENERGY efficiency and conservation programs and appropriate RATE design incentives FOR electricity USED OR CONSUMED FOR AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES.
WHEREAS, expanding the agricultural sector in Hawaii is essential to gaining self-sufficiency and food sustainability in the State; and
WHEREAS, energy is a major cost component for those seeking to enter or sustain a business in the agricultural industry and rising energy costs have adversely impacted business viability and feasibility; and
WHEREAS, properly designed programs and incentives for agricultural activities such as irrigation, water pumping, refrigeration, and cooling may optimize the efficiency of the electrical grid and benefit all electricity customers; and
WHEREAS, efficiency and conservation programs and appropriate rate design incentives can help to support the long-term viability and growth of agriculture in the State; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of
the Twenty-seventh Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2013,
the Senate concurring, that the Public Utilities Commission is urged to work
with the Public Benefits Fee Administrator and Hawaii's electric utilities to consider
energy efficiency and conservation programs, as well as appropriate rate design
incentives for electricity used or consumed for agricultural activities,
including eligible agricultural activities of the Department of Agriculture;
and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution
be transmitted to the Chairperson of the Public Utilities Commission, Program
Director of the Public Benefits Fee Administrator, Chairperson of the Board of
Agriculture, and the President of each electric utility company operating in
Hawaii.
Agricultural Activities; Public Utilities Commission; Rate Design Incentives