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HI SB133

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/4/2025

Primary Sponsor

Glenn Wakai

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Authorizes state facilities to engage in wheeling of electricity produced from renewable energy sources to other state facilities through existing utility transmission lines.

  • Requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish policies and procedures for wheeling implementation by December 31, 2026, if determined to be in the public interest.

  • Grants the PUC authority to disallow wheeling projects that are detrimental to grid safety and reliability, harmful to other utility customers, or not in the public interest.

  • Defines "wheeling" as transmission of electric power from one state facility's generation point to other state agencies over existing third-party utility transmission lines.

  • Requires the PUC to submit findings, recommendations, and any proposed legislation to the legislature no later than twenty days before the 2027 regular session; effective July 1, 2050.

Legislative Description

Relating To Energy.

State Facilities

Last Action

Re-referred to EEP, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 21

3/10/2025

Committee Referrals

Energy & Environmental Protection3/6/2025
Commerce and Consumer Protection2/6/2025
Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs1/17/2025

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