HI HR67

Encourages Hawaii's electric utilities to implement a program allowing residential photovoltaic customers to donate excess energy credits to nonprofit organizations and schools for their electricity bills

Cites Hawaii's electricity rates of 36.41 cents per kilowatt hour for residents, compared to the national average of 12.58 cents, creating financial burden on nonprofits and schools

Notes that 40,717 photovoltaic systems currently installed in Hawaii provide 312.3 megawatts of capacity, with solar energy growing from 0.8 percent to 23 percent of renewable energy generation between 2007 and 2013

Directs certified copies of the resolution be transmitted to Hawaiian Electric Companies, Kauai Island Utility Cooperative, and the Public Utilities Commission Chair