HB 2098 Summary

• Authorizes independent renewable energy generators to engage in retail wheeling, allowing them to transmit electricity they produce over utility transmission and distribution lines to customers.

• Requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish policies, procedures, rates, and consumer protection measures for retail wheeling by December 31, 2024.

• Defines "retail wheeling" as transmission of electric power from an independent renewable energy generator's point of generation over a third-party utility's facilities to renewable energy users.

• Amends Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 269 to clarify that independent renewable energy generators are not classified as public utilities when generating and selling renewable electricity.

• Requires the PUC to submit a report on retail wheeling findings and recommendations to the legislature by twenty days before the 2026 regular session.