HI SB698 | 2015 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on January 23 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-02-09 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN.
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

Prohibits the public utilities commission from approving power purchase agreements that prohibit the sale of renewable energy to third parties or require utility consent to sell renewable energy to third parties to the extent that the renewable energy will be converted from electrical energy to another form of energy or will be stored for later distribution to an electric utility. (SD1)

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Title

Public Utilities Commission; Power Purchase Agreements; Curtailed Energy

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History

DateChamberAction
2015-02-09SenateReport adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN.
2015-02-09SenateReported from ENE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 43) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN.
2015-02-03SenateThe committee(s) on ENE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in ENE were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Ihara; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Slom ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Green, Galuteria.
2015-01-30SenateThe committee(s) on ENE has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-15 2:45PM in conference room 225.
2015-01-26SenateReferred to ENE, CPN.
2015-01-26SenatePassed First Reading.
2015-01-23SenateIntroduced.

Same As/Similar To

HB1505 (Same As) 2015-02-20 - Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Ito excused (1).

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