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HB 588STATE · HawaiiIntroduced

RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.

Requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish reliability standards and interconnection requirements for certain renewable energy projects; provided that any costs for changes in reliability standards or interconnection requirements shall not be the responsibility of the interconnection customer after the interconnection customer's power purchase agreement has been approved by the Public Utilities Commission. Requires the Public Utilities Commission to distinguish between interconnection facilities and utility network upgrades; ensure that the cost of interconnection facilities is the responsibility of the interconnection customer; and ensure that the cost of utility network upgrades is the sole responsibility of the transmission provider. Establishes a timeline and requirements for interconnection procedures to be established by the Public Utilities Commission for certain utility-scale renewable energy projects. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Voted 12/11/2023

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

7 yea·0 nay

Docket history

Action history

  1. 12/11/2023Carried over to 2024 Regular Session.
  2. 2/15/2023The committee(s) on CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
  3. 2/13/2023Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 02-15-23 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  4. 2/2/2023Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with Representative(s) Ward voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Amato, Nakashima, Woodson excused (3).
  5. 2/2/2023Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 10) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
  6. 1/31/2023The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Cochran, Gates, Kahaloa, Perruso, Woodson; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Ward; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
  7. 1/27/2023Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 01-31-23 8:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  8. 1/27/2023Referred to EEP, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 2
  9. 1/23/2023Introduced and Pass First Reading.
  10. 1/20/2023Pending introduction.