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HI SB366

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/20/2017

Primary Sponsor

Lorraine Inouye

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Origin

Senate

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes the Hawaii Ratepayer Protection Act to align electric utility business models with customer interests and Hawaii's energy policy goals.

  • Requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish performance incentive and penalty mechanisms by January 1, 2020 that directly tie electric utility revenues to utility achievement on performance metrics.

  • Mandates that performance metrics include: renewable portfolio standards compliance, rate affordability, service reliability, customer satisfaction and options, renewable energy integration, and competitive procurement execution.

  • Applies established performance incentives and penalties to all regulation of utility rates under Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 269-16.

  • Takes effect on July 1, 2017.

Legislative Description

Relating To The Hawaii Ratepayer Protection Act.

Public Utilities Commission

Last Action

The committee on CPH deferred the measure.

3/1/2017

Committee Referrals

Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health1/25/2017
Transportation and Energy1/23/2017

Full Bill Text

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