Bill Text: HI HB461 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Public Utilities Commission; Net Energy Metering
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-5)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-02-11 - The committee(s) on CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. [HB461 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2013-HB461-Introduced.html
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TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2013 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to net energy metering.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that charitable and non-profit organizations work hard to improve the quality of life and well-being of Hawaii's people. Those wanting to assist such organizations with their respective missions may wish to contribute by means other than monetary donations. The legislature further finds that unused credits for excess electricity generated by eligible customer-generators in net energy metering agreements would be put to better use if the law allowed for such credits to be donated to charitable and non-profit organizations, instead of being retained by the electric utility at the end of the twelve-month reconciliation period for such agreements.
The purpose of this Act is to allow eligible customer-generators in net energy metering agreements to donate credits resulting from excess electricity generated by the eligible customer-generator to any charitable organization (as defined in section 467B-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes). As a result of the donation, the charitable organization would have its electricity bill reduced by the amount of donated credits, regardless of whether the charitable organization is a party to any net energy metering agreement.
SECTION 2. Section 269-106, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§269-106 Billing periods; twelve-month reconciliation. (a) Billing of net energy metering customers shall be on a monthly basis; provided that the last monthly bill for each twelve-month period shall reconcile for that twelve-month period the net electricity provided by the electric utility with:
(1) The electricity generated by the eligible customer-generator and fed back to the electric grid over the monthly billing period; and
(2) Any unused credits for excess electricity from the eligible customer-generator carried over from prior months since the last twelve-month reconciliation period.
(b) Credits for excess electricity from the
eligible customer-generator that remain unused after each twelve-month
reconciliation period may not be carried over to the next twelve-month period[.];
however, an eligible customer-generator may elect to donate such excess credits
to any charitable organization, as defined in section 467B-1, Hawaii Revised
Statutes. As a result, the recipient charitable organization shall have its
electricity bill reduced by the amount of donated credits, regardless of
whether it is a party to any net energy metering agreement."
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2013.
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Report Title:
Public Utilities Commission; Net Energy Metering
Description:
Allows an eligible customer-generator in a net energy metering agreement to donate credits for excess electricity that remain unused after each twelve-month reconciliation period to any charitable organization (as defined in section 467B-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes).
The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
