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HI SB1371

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/27/2021

Primary Sponsor

Gil Riviere

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Origin

Senate

2022 Regular Session

AI Summary

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

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

  • Allows the Public Utilities Commission to adopt rules under chapter 91 or by order to implement the wheeling provision.

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

  • Takes effect upon approval.

Legislative Description

Relating To Energy.

Public Utilities Commission

Last Action

Carried over to 2022 Regular Session.

12/10/2021

Committee Referrals

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

Full Bill Text

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