CHAPTER 269

PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

 

        Part I.  Public Utilities, Generally

Section

    269-1 Definitions

    269-2 Public utilities commission; number, appointment

          of commissioners, qualifications; compensation;

          persons having interest in public utilities;

          authority

    269-3 Employment of assistants

    269-4 Repealed

    269-5 Annual report and register of orders

    269-6 General powers and duties

  269-6.5 Electronic copies of documents

    269-7 Investigative powers

  269-7.5 Certificates of public convenience and necessity

    269-8 Public utilities to furnish information

  269-8.2 Location of records

  269-8.5 Annual financial reports

    269-9 Report accidents

   269-10 Commission may compel attendance of witnesses, etc.

   269-11 Repealed

   269-12 Notices

   269-13 Right to be represented by counsel

   269-14 Repealed

 269-14.5 Appointment of receiver for public utilities

   269-15 Commission may institute proceedings to enforce

          chapter

 269-15.5 Appeals

 269-15.6 Alternative dispute resolution

   269-16 Regulation of utility rates; ratemaking procedures

 269-16.2 Approval of rules of a public utility

269-16.21 Repealed

269-16.22 Power purchase agreements; cost recovery for electric

          utilities

 269-16.3 Statewide rate increase surcharge assessment on

          ratepayers in emergency situations

 269-16.4 Annual fuel mix disclosure

 269-16.5 Lifeline telephone rates

 269-16.6 Telecommunications relay services for the deaf,

          persons with hearing disabilities, and persons with

          speech disabilities

 269-16.7 Repealed

 269-16.8 Aggregators of telephone service requirements

269-16.85 Retail intrastate services; fully competitive

 269-16.9 Telecommunications providers and services

269-16.91 Universal service subsidies

269-16.92 Changes in subscriber carrier selections; prior

          authorization required; penalties for unauthorized

          changes

269-16.95 Emergency telephone service; capital costs;

          ratemaking

   269-17 Issuance of securities

 269-17.5 Issuance of voting stock; restrictions

   269-18 Acquirement of stock of another public utility

   269-19 Merger and consolidation of public utilities

 269-19.5 Relations with an affiliated interest; definition;

          contracts with affiliates filed and subject to

          commission action

   269-20 Certificates of public convenience and necessity

          for water carriers

  269-21, 22 Repealed

   269-23 Liability of initial and delivering common carrier

          for loss; limitation of liability; notice and filing

          of claim

   269-24 Repealed

   269-25 Valuations

   269-26 Investigation of water rates charged by lessee

          under state leases

 269-26.5 Preferential water rates for agricultural activities

 269-26.6 Preferential water carrier service rates for

          agricultural activities

   269-27 Prevention of unreasonable water rates

 269-27.1 Establishment of geothermal energy rates

 269-27.2 Utilization of electricity generated from nonfossil

          Fuels

 269-27.3 Preferential renewable energy rates; agricultural

          activities

 269-27.5 Construction of high-voltage electric transmission

          lines; hearing

 269-27.6 Construction of high-voltage electric transmission

          lines; overhead or underground construction

   269-28 Penalty

   269-29 Perjury

   269-30 Finances; public utility fee

   269-31 Application of this chapter

   269-32 Injury to public utility property

   269-33 Public utilities commission special fund

   269-34 Obligations of telecommunications carriers

   269-35 Universal service

   269-36 Telecommunications number portability

   269-37 Compensation agreements

   269-38 Regulatory flexibility for effectively competitive

          services

   269-39 Cross-subsidies

   269-40 Access to advanced services

   269-41 Universal service program; establishment; purpose;

          principles

   269-42 Universal service program; contributions

   269-43 Carriers of last resort

   269-44 Solar water heater system standards

   269-45 Gas utility companies; renewable energy; reporting

          requirements

 

        Part II.  Consumer Advocate

   269-51 Consumer advocate; executive director of the

          division of consumer advocacy

   269-52 Division of consumer advocacy; personnel

   269-53 Legal counsel

   269-54 General powers; duties

   269-55 Handling of complaints

 

        Part III.  Other Provisions

   269-71 Meter tampering

 

        Part IV.  Gas Pipeline Systems--Repealed

   269-81 to 84 Repealed

 

        Part V.  Renewable Portfolio Standards

   269-91 Definitions

   269-92 Renewable portfolio standards

   269-93 Achieving portfolio standard

   269-94 Waivers, extensions, and incentives

   269-95 Renewable portfolio standards study

   269-96 Energy-efficiency portfolio standards

 

        Part VI.  Net Energy Metering

  269-101 Definitions

269-101.5 Maximum capacity of eligible customer-generator

  269-102 Standard contract or tariff; rate structure

  269-103 Generating capacity

  269-104 Additional customer-generators

  269-105 Calculation

  269-106 Billing periods; twelve-month reconciliation

  269-107 Net electricity consumers

  269-108 Net electricity producers; excess electricity

          credits and credit carry over

  269-109 Net electricity consumption or production

          information

  269-110 Termination by eligible customer-generators

  269-111 Safety and performance standards

 

        Part VII.  Public Benefits Fee

  269-121 Public benefits fee authorization

  269-122 Public benefits fee administrator; establishment

  269-123 Requirements for the public benefits fee

          administrator

  269-124 Transitioning from utility demand-side management

          programs to the public benefits fee

  269‑125 On-bill financing for energy efficiency and renewable

          energy

 

        Part VIII.  Interisland Transmission System

  269-131 Definitions

  269-132 Certification

  269-133 Transmission tariff

  269-134 Cable surcharge

  269-135 Recovery of electric utility company costs

 

        Part IX.  Electric Reliability

  269-141 Definitions

  269-142 Reliability standards; interconnection

          requirements; adoption and development; force

          and effect

  269-143 Monitoring

  269-144 Compliance and enforcement

  269-145 Grid access; procedures for interconnection;

          dispute resolution

269-145.5 Advanced grid modernization technology; principles

  269-146 Hawaii electricity reliability surcharge;

          authorization; cost recovery

  269-147 Hawaii electricity reliability administrator;

          contracting

  269-148 Hawaii electricity reliability administrator;

          qualifications

  269-149 Funding; reporting

 

        Part X.  Green Infrastructure Bonds

  269-161 Definitions

  269-162 Applications to issue bonds and authorize green

          infrastructure fee

  269-163 Green infrastructure financing order

  269-164 Green infrastructure property

  269-165 Bonds financing order

  269-166 Green infrastructure fee; nonbypassable

  269-167 Electric utility successor requirements; default

          of electric utility

  269-168 Treatment of bonds, fees, and property

  269-169 Green infrastructure property; non-impairment

  269-170 Green infrastructure loan program order; application

  269-171 Green infrastructure loan program order; issuance

  269-172 Electric utilities; cost recovery; billing agent

  269-173 Severability

  269-174 Miscellaneous

  269-175 Revenue bonds; exclusion from debt limit

  269-176 Financing order; adjustments to green

          infrastructure fee

 

Note

 

  Transfer of rights, powers, functions, duties, etc. relating to the public utilities commission from the department of budget and finance to the department of commerce and consumer affairs, no later than July 1, 2015.  L 2014, c 108, §§12 to 19.

  2015 green infrastructure loan program study (report to 2016 legislature).  L 2013, c 211, §10.

  Franchises prior to 1966, see RLH 1955, volume II appendix at page 1720 and 1965 Supp at page 1039.

  Broadband services; exemption from certain permitting processes through 2017.  L 2011, c 151; L 2013, c 264, §3 (repealed June 30, 2018).

  Greenhouse gas emissions reduction task force (report to 2010 legislature and every five years thereafter).  L 2007, c 234, §§1 to 7.

  Honolulu Gas Company.  L 1967, c 262.

  Kauai Electric Company, Limited.  L 1967, c 165.

  Maui Electric Company, Limited.  L 1991, c 12.

  Maui Electric Company, Limited (for Lanai).  L 1988, c 54.

  Molokai Electric Company, Limited.  L 1989, c 147.

  Solar water heating pay as you save program pilot project.  L 2006, c 240, §13.

 

Cross References

 

  Natural energy laboratory of Hawaii authority as public utility; when, see §227D-1.5.

  Telecommunications and cable industry information reporting, see chapter 440J.

 

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