Bill Text: HI HB1517 | 2011 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Public Utilities Commission
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2011-03-11 - (S) Referred to ENE/CPN, WAM. [HB1517 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2011-HB1517-Amended.html
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TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2011 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 269-6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
"(b) The public utilities commission [may]
shall consider the need [for] to reduce the State's reliance
on fossil fuels through energy efficiency and increased renewable energy [use]
generation in exercising its authority and duties under this chapter. In
making pertinent determinations about the reasonableness of costs of utility
system capital improvements and operations, the commission shall explicitly
consider, quantitatively or qualitatively, the fact that the State's reliance
on fossil fuels results in price and supply volatility, increased costs
associated with importing fuel, and greenhouse gas emissions. The commission
may determine that short-term or direct costs of alternative energies that are
higher than costs associated with fossil fuels are reasonable, considering the
consequences of the use of fossil fuels."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.
New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2020.
Report Title:
Public Utilities Commission
Description:
Requires the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to consider the need to reduce the State's reliance on fossil fuels through energy efficiency. Allows the PUC to take the consequences of importing fuel into consideration when making determinations about costs of capital improvements and operations. Effective July 1, 2020. (HB1517 HD1)
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