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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Relating To The Public Utilities Commission. [HB-369]
[Nonprofit ]
[Water ]
Exempts a public utility and water carrier from obtaining the required public utilities commission authorization when: disposing of a fully depreciated asset or property with a zero net book value, if the disposal is made to an unaffiliated entity and results in a zero or net reduction to the public utility's or water carrier's rate base; or donating a fully depreciated asset or property with zero net book value to a charitable or nonprofit organization. (CD1)
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Gettr Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Relating To The Public Utilities Commission. [SB-476]
[Energy ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Exempts a public utility from the required public utilities commission authorization when disposing at a loss or donating a fully depreciated asset or property with a zero net book value that is no longer used or useful. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Relating To The Public Utilities Commission. [SB-477]
[Telecommunications ]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requires the public utilities commission to make every effort to complete its review for a merger, consolidation, acquisition, or other change of control and issue a decision within nine months or twelve months from the date of a completed application. Requires the public utilities commission to establish standards for deeming an application complete. Specifies the process for objections and amendments to submitted applications. Allows for waiver or extension of the applicable time period. Requires the public utilities commission to submit a report
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Requesting The Public Utilities Commission To Address Certain Recommendations For Undergrounding The State's Utility Facilities As Outlined In The 1999 Legislative Reference Bureau Report Entitled "undergrounding Public Utility Lines". [SCR-99]
[Telecommunications ]
[Energy ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
Requesting The Public Utilities Commission To Address Certain Recommendations For Undergrounding The State's Utility Facilities As Outlined In The 1999 Legislative Reference Bureau Report Entitled "undergrounding Public Utility Lines".
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To Water Carriers. [HB-2434]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Water ]
Requires each water carrier to file a strategic plan with the Public Utilities Committee every five years. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To Energy. [SB-2720]
[Energy ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Climate Change ]
[Economic Development ]
Allows new electric vehicle charging stations and certain upgrades having a single port to qualify for a rebate. Removes the $500,000 cap on the electric vehicle charging station rebate program. Specifies that no rebates shall be approved after available funds are exhausted for the fiscal year. Increases flexibility of the Public Utilities Commission to administer the electric vehicle charging station rebate program. Increases the percentage of funds that the Public Utilities Commission may use for administration of the rebate program. Allows for
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To Energy. [HB-1811]
[Energy ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Climate Change ]
[Economic Development ]
Allows for new and upgraded electric vehicle charging stations having a single port to qualify for a rebate. Eliminates the annual cap on rebates. Increases flexibility of the Public Utilities Commission to administer the electric vehicle charging station rebate program. Increases maximum percentage of rebate program appropriations that may be expended for administrative costs and allows for marketing and outreach expenses to be included within allowable administration costs of the electric vehicle charging station rebate program. Effective 7/1/2100.
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To Renewable Energy. [SB-2474]
[Energy ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Requires the Public Utilities Commission to contract with a qualified consultant conduct a study on the accessibility of Hawaii's electric system and procedures for interconnection to Hawaii's electric system. Requires a report to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2023. Appropriates funds. (CD1)
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To Energy. [SB-2535]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Establishes the number of miles from the shore of a main Hawaiian island where offshore wind turbines may be sited. Takes effect 7/30/2075. (SD2)
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To Renewable Energy. [SB-2513]
[Energy ]
[Funding ]
Requires the Public Utilities Commission to have electric utilities separately issue requests for proposals for firm renewable energy generation and requests for proposals for intermittent renewable energy generation. Prohibits the Public Utilities Commission from approving any new or renewed utilityowned generation project by a public utility or any new or renewed power purchase agreement for electricity generation with affiliated interests with a public utility. Appropriates moneys to the Hawaii State Energy Office to conduct a study. Effective
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To Renewable Energy. [HB-1612]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Requires the Public Utilities Commission to develop and adopt reliability standards and interconnection requirements to facilitate the timely interconnection of utility-scale renewable energy projects.
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To Renewable Energy. [HB-1647]
[Energy ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requires the Public Utilities Commission to have electric utilities separately issue requests for proposals for firm renewable energy generation and requests for proposals for intermittent renewable energy generation. Prohibits the Public Utilities Commission from approving any new or renewed utilityowned generation project by a public utility or any new or renewed power purchase agreement for electricity generation with affiliated interests with a public utility. Appropriates moneys.
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To Renewable Energy. [HB-1613]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Requires the Public Utilities Commission to develop and adopt reliability standards and interconnection requirements to facilitate the timely interconnection of utility-scale renewable energy projects.
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To Renewable Energy. [SB-2146]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Requires the Public Utilities Commission to develop and adopt reliability standards and interconnection requirements to facilitate the timely interconnection of utility-scale renewable energy projects.
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To Renewable Energy. [SB-2145]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Requires the Public Utilities Commission to develop and adopt reliability standards and interconnection requirements to facilitate the timely interconnection of utility-scale renewable energy projects.
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To Climate Mitigation. [HB-1522]
[Climate Change ]
[Energy ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Environmental ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requires the Public Utilities Commission to develop an estimated social cost of carbon; each regulated electric and gas utility to use the estimated social cost of carbon in the utility's respective integrated resource planning process; and the State to consider the estimated social cost of carbon in planning new infrastructure and capital improvement projects. Effective 7/1/2100. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To Agriculture. [SB-1253]
[Agriculture ]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Water ]
[Small Business ]
Exempts from general excise tax law amounts received from the interisland transportation and related loading and unloading of livestock. Requires the public utilities commission to authorize preferential water carrier service rates by tariff for ratepayers that operate farms or ranches located in any county with a population equal to or less than 500,000.
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To The Public Utilities Commission. [HB-1300]
[Energy ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Public Safety ]
Requires the chairperson of the public utilities commission to appoint an administrative assistant, a research assistant, and legal counsel to assist each member of the public utilities commission with commission duties. Prohibits the chairperson from dismissing or re-assigning appointed staff members without the prior written approval of the affected commissioner.
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To The Public Utilities Commission. [SB-1386]
[Energy ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Public Safety ]
Requires the chairperson of the public utilities commission to appoint an administrative assistant, a research assistant, and legal counsel to assist each member of the public utilities commission with commission duties. Prohibits the chairperson from dismissing or re-assigning appointed staff members without the prior written approval of the affected commissioner.
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Hawaii 2021 Regular Session
Requesting Public Utilities To Provide Fifty Percent Rate Discounts To Retired Senior Citizens. [SR-90]
[Energy ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Requesting Public Utilities To Provide Fifty Percent Rate Discounts To Retired Senior Citizens.