STAND.
COM. REP. NO. 861-24
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2024
RE: H.B. No. 1828
H.D. 1
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2024
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred H.B. No. 1828, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ENERGY-EFFICIENCY PORTFOLIO STANDARDS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The
purpose of this measure is to
extend the State's energy-efficiency portfolio standards from 2030 to 2045,
update the standards, and authorize the Public Utilities Commission to
establish interim goals and adjust the 2045 and interim standards.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs; Hawaii State Energy Office; Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority; Public Utilities Commission; Office of Economic Development of the County of Kauaʻi; Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency of the City and County of Honolulu; Blue Planet Foundation; Climate Protectors Hawaii; Building Decarbonization Task Force of the Hawaiʻi Environmental Change Agents; Citizens' Climate Lobby Hawaii; Ulupono Initiative; Wild Kids Hawaiʻi; Kauaʻi Climate Action Coalition; 350Hawaii.org; Hawaii Solar Energy Association; Democratic Party of Hawaiʻi; Hawaiian Electric; Hawaiʻi Energy; and numerous individuals.
Your Committee
finds that the
Energy-Efficiency Portfolio Standards have been a successful policy for the
State, serving as a critical component in support of the State's clean energy
and decarbonization goals. Since the
standards were established, they have generated many successful energy-saving
programs for Hawaii residents and businesses.
According to the Market Potential Study (2020), the State is on track to
meet and exceed the established 2030 target of four thousand three hundred
gigawatt hours of energy savings. This
measure challenges the State to further exceed the goal by establishing a new
long-term goal of six thousand gigawatt hours by 2045.
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 is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1828, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce,
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____________________________ MARK M. NAKASHIMA, Chair |
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