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HI HCR291
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/10/2010
Primary Sponsor
Denny Coffman
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AI Summary
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Requests the Public Utilities Commission to conduct a study on retail wheeling to support development of renewable energy systems for retail customers.
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Defines retail wheeling as transmitting electric power from a producer's generation point across third-party transmission and distribution systems to retail customers.
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Identifies Hawaii's reliance on imported oil for over 90 percent of energy needs and proposes retail wheeling as a strategy to increase renewable energy production without direct taxpayer or ratepayer costs.
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Seeks to support the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative by allowing renewable energy producers to transmit electricity to retail customers over existing utility transmission lines.
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Requires transmission of a certified copy of the resolution to the Chairperson of the Public Utilities Commission.
Legislative Description
Requesting the PUC to explore ways to implement retail wheeling to facilitate increased use of renewable generated electricity in Hawaii
Last Action
(H) The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred.
3/29/2010