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HI SB2331

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/2/2010

Primary Sponsor

Clarence Nishihara

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Origin

Senate

2010 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Modifies Hawaii's renewable portfolio standards to require that beginning January 1, 2015, at least two percent of net electrical power generation be from facilities that commercially produce biofuels or food, feed, or wood products in tandem with electrical power generation.

  • Defines a biofuel facility as one producing over 500,000 gallons of biofuel per year and a food, feed, or wood products facility as one producing over 50,000 pounds of saleable product per year.

  • Allows electric utility companies to postpone meeting the two percent requirement if insufficient energy from qualifying facilities is available, until adequate supply becomes available.

  • Maintains existing renewable portfolio standards requiring fifty percent renewable energy generation prior to January 1, 2015, and one hundred percent after December 31, 2014.

  • Takes effect on July 1, 2050.

Legislative Description

Renewable Energy; Agriculture

Last Action

(H) Referred to EEP/AGR, CPC, referral sheet 37

3/4/2010

Committee Referrals

Commerce and Consumer Protection2/4/2010
Energy and Environment1/22/2010

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