Bill Text: HI SB404 | 2015 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Renewable Energy Generation and Distribution Device; Definition; Net Energy Metering Eligibility
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-03 - The committee on ENE deferred the measure. [SB404 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2015-SB404-Introduced.html
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TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2015 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to energy.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 269-101, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§269-101 Definitions. As used in this part:
"Eligible customer-generator" means a
metered residential or commercial customer, including a government entity, of
an electric utility who owns and operates a [solar, wind turbine, biomass, or
hydroelectric energy generating facility, or a hybrid system consisting of two
or more of these facilities,] renewable energy generation and
distribution device that is:
(1) Located on the customer's premises;
(2) Operated in parallel with the utility's transmission and distribution facilities;
(3) In conformance with the utility's interconnection requirements; and
(4) Intended primarily to offset part or all of the customer's own electrical requirements.
"Net energy metering" means measuring the difference between the electricity supplied through the electric grid and the electricity generated by an eligible customer-generator and fed back to the electric grid over a monthly billing period; provided that:
(1) Net energy metering shall be accomplished using a single meter capable of registering the flow of electricity in two directions;
(2) An additional meter or meters to monitor the flow
of electricity in each direction may be installed with the consent of the
customer-generator, at the expense of the electric utility, and the additional
metering shall be used only to provide the information necessary to accurately
bill or credit the customer-generator, or to collect [solar, wind turbine,
biomass, or hydroelectric energy generating system] renewable energy
generation and distribution device performance information for research
purposes;
(3) If the existing electrical meter of an eligible customer-generator is not capable of measuring the flow of electricity in two directions, the electric utility shall be responsible for all expenses involved in purchasing and installing a meter that is able to measure electricity flow in two directions;
(4) If an additional meter or meters are installed, the net energy metering calculation shall yield a result identical to that of a single meter; and
(5) An eligible customer-generator who already owns
an existing [solar, wind turbine, biomass, or hydroelectric energy
generating facility, or a hybrid system consisting of two or more of these
facilities,] renewable energy generation and distribution device is
eligible to receive net energy metering service in accordance with this part.
"Renewable energy generation and distribution device" includes but is not limited to a solar, wind turbine, biomass, or hydroelectric energy generating facility, or a hybrid system consisting of two or more of these facilities."
SECTION 2. Section 269-111, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsections (a) and (b) to read as follows:
"(a) A [solar, wind turbine, biomass,
or hydroelectric energy generating system, or a hybrid system consisting of two
or more of these facilities,] renewable energy generation and
distribution device used by an eligible customer-generator shall meet all
applicable safety and performance standards established by the National
Electrical Code, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and
accredited testing laboratories such as the Underwriters Laboratories and,
where applicable, rules of the public utilities commission regarding safety and
reliability.
(b) For systems of ten kilowatts or less, an
eligible customer-generator whose [solar, wind turbine, biomass, or
hydroelectric energy generating system, or whose hybrid system consisting of
two or more of these facilities,] renewable energy generation and
distribution device meets the standards and rules under subsection (a)
shall not be required to install additional controls, perform or pay for
additional tests, or purchase additional liability insurance."
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Renewable Energy Generation and Distribution Device; Definition; Net Energy Metering Eligibility
Description:
Expands the types of energy generation and distribution devices that could make certain electric utility customers eligible for net energy metering. Defines renewable energy generation and distribution device.
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