STAND. COM. REP. NO.  864

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2015

 

RE:   H.B. No. 1393

      H.D. 2

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1393, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ENERGY,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to expand the types of renewable energy generating and distribution facilities that an eligible customer-generator may own or operate to qualify for participation in the Net Energy Metering Program.

 

     A concerned individual supported this measure.  The Hawaiian Electric Company, Maui Electric Company, and Hawaii Electric Light Company opposed this measure.  The Public Utilities Commission provided comments.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2030, to encourage further discussion; and

 

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for style, clarity, and consistency.

 


     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1393, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1393, H.D. 2.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

 

 

 

 

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair