STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2158

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: S.C.R. No. 147

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 147, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TO REVISE CURRENT RATE STRUCTURES AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL BENEFITS FOR THOSE COMMUNITIES THAT HOST RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request that the Public Utilities Commission evaluate current rate structures and consider additional benefits for those communities that host renewable energy projects.

The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Division of Consumer Advocacy, Hawaii Public Utilities Commission, and Hawaiian Electric offered comments

Your Committee amended this measure by changing the words "revise" to "evaluate" and "provide" to "consider".

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 147, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 147, S.D. 1, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce,

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MARK M. NAKASHIMA, Chair