STAND. COM. REP. NO.  365

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2015

 

RE:   H.B. No. 1393

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection, to which was referred H.B. No. 1393 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ENERGY,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to amend the net energy metering law by expanding the types of facilities that may be used by an eligible customer-generator.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from two individuals.  Testimony in opposition to this measure was received from the Hawaiian Electric Company and its subsidiary utilities.  Comments on this measure were received from the Public Utilities Commission.

 

     Your Committee finds that this measure will enable use of emerging technologies in the net energy metering program.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by expanding the definition of "renewable energy generation and distribution device" to include "any other technology approved by the public utilities commission."

 

     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. 1393, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1393, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

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

 

 

 

 

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CHRIS LEE, Chair