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HI HR9
Resolution
Status
2/4/2016
Primary Sponsor
Takashi Ohno
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AI Summary
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Encourages the Public Utilities Commission to implement a program allowing residential photovoltaic customers to donate excess energy credits to nonprofit organizations or schools for their electricity bills.
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Addresses Hawaii's high electricity costs, which were 28.22 cents per kilowatt hour for residents in October 2015, more than double the national average of 12.73 cents.
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Notes that Hawaii's renewable energy from solar increased from 0.8 percent in 2007 to 30 percent by 2014, with 54,069 photovoltaic systems installed as of 2015.
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Recognizes that nonprofit organizations and schools struggle with rising energy costs that consume portions of operating budgets and force cuts to programs and services.
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Directs transmission of a certified copy of the resolution to the Chair of the Public Utilities Commission.
Legislative Description
Donations of Excess Energy from Photovoltaic Panels.
Last Action
Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on CPC as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Har, Ing, Kong, Luke, Saiki, Thielen, Tokioka excused (7).
3/29/2016