The bell has rung, and the 2012 Hawaii state legislature is now in session. The hearing schedule is jam-packed with some key measures that Blue Planet will comment on. (Read more about our legislative priorities for 2012.) Click the links to see our testimony. If you're interested in tracking the progress of bills, please refer to our policy initiatives pages, which will be updated throughout the session.
Feb. 2 10a House Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection, Room 325
HB 2400 Seeks to bifurcate Hawaii's main electric utility company into a transmission and distribution company and generating assets
Jan. 31 8:15a House Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection, Room 325
HB 2525 Authorizes a Hawaii Electricity Reliability Administrator (HERA) and authorizes PUC to perform necessary electric system reliability and grid access oversight functions
HB 2490 Reduces the level of imputed debt assumed by electric utitilies when entering into power purchase agreements
HB 2041 Reduces curtailment of renewable power sold to public utilities and enables independent power producers to sell to other customers
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