Bill Text: HI HB430 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Energy Efficiency; Studies and Planning
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-05-11 - Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. [HB430 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2010-HB430-Introduced.html
Report Title:
Energy Efficiency; Studies and Planning
Description:
Directs the public benefits fee administrator to review energy use patterns and develop an energy efficiency plan. Appropriates funds.
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TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2009 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to energy efficiency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. (a) No later than December 31, 2010, the public benefits fee administrator shall conduct an energy efficiency assessment of energy use patterns in the State. This assessment shall include:
(1) Research of end-use with respect to homes, businesses, and other electric utility customers;
(2) Identification of potential energy savings; and
(3) Recommendations of energy efficiency programs.
(b) Based upon its review, the public benefits fee administrator shall develop aggressive energy efficiency plans; provided that efficiency shall be the first loaded resource in all cases where it is cost effective. Cost effectiveness shall be determined as a measure of all resources that cover the incremental cost of investment within fifteen years as measured against average electricity rates for residential, small commercial, large commercial, industrial, and agricultural customers.
To the extent that county building codes or the state building code may change between versions of efficiency plans, the net impact of the building code requirements should be netted out of the plans.
(c) Prior to the availability of an efficiency plan as required by subsection (b), the public benefits fee administrator, public utilities commission, and department of business, economic development, and tourism shall collaborate with stakeholders to identify a limited set of cost-effective energy efficiency measures that may be implemented immediately, in significant volumes and with high penetration goals, that will result in high energy savings.
SECTION 3. The public benefits fee administrator shall submit a report of its findings of the energy efficiency assessment to the public utilities commission, the energy resources coordinator, electric utilities, and the legislature no later than December 31, 2010.
SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the public utilities commission special fund the sum of $500,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2009-2010 for the public benefits fee administrator to conduct an energy efficiency assessment pursuant to this Act.
The sums appropriated shall be expended by the public utilities commission for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2009.
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