H.C.R. No. 76 Summary

• Urges the Public Utilities Commission to expand the Community-Based Renewable Energy (CBRE) program established under Act 100, Session Laws of Hawaii 2015, which provides renewable energy benefits to residential and commercial customers unable to access onsite generation.

• Requests removal or substantial increase of CBRE capacity caps beyond the current 72 megawatts combined for Phases 1 and 2, with consideration for periodic re-evaluation processes.

• Urges the PUC to accommodate a variety of CBRE project models and sizes, standardize interconnection processes, and consider credit rate "adders" as incentives for serving hard-to-reach customer segments.

• Requests expedited interconnection timelines and restrictions on interconnection costs imposed on CBRE projects to better realize Act 100's original intent.

• Urges Hawaiian Electric, Maui Electric, and Hawaii Electric Light to expand the applicant pool with additional investors for Phase Two of the CBRE program.