HI SB2092

Public Utilities Commission shall direct each electric utility company in Hawaii to file proposals by January 1, 2025 for programs providing benefits to residential property owners in fire-prone areas

Benefits programs must support residential property owners who install electric infrastructure improvements to reduce wildfire impacts or purchase emergency equipment and supplies for deenergization events

Eligible benefits may include financial assistance, rebates, subsidized tariffs or rates, and payment programs

Public Utilities Commission may approve programs under chapter 269, Hawaii Revised Statutes if found to be in the public interest

Act takes effect July 1, 2040