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HI SB1371

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/27/2021

Primary Sponsor

Gil Riviere

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Origin

Senate

2021 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Authorizes government agencies to wheel electricity produced at their own renewable energy facilities to other government agencies' facilities over existing utility transmission lines.

  • Allows the Public Utilities Commission to disallow wheeling projects if determined to be detrimental to an electric company or not in the public interest.

  • Empowers the Public Utilities Commission to adopt rules under Chapter 91 or by order to implement the wheeling provisions.

  • Defines "wheeling" as transmitting electric power from one governmental agency's generation point to other governmental agencies' facilities over a third-party electric utility's existing transmission lines.

  • Takes effect upon approval.

Legislative Description

Relating To Energy.

Public Utilities Commission

Last Action

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN.

2/19/2021

Committee Referrals

Commerce and Consumer Protection2/19/2021
Government Operations2/1/2021

Full Bill Text

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