Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Energy and Environment, to which was referred H.B. No. 10, H.D. 2, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to mandate disclosure of the fuel mix used to produce electricity sold by each retail supplier of electricity to promote consumer awareness.

The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, Public Utilities Commission, Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, and Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. submitted testimony supporting the intent of this measure.

Your Committee finds that a uniform, accurate, and inexpensive fuel mix disclosure by retail suppliers of electricity will make consumers more aware of renewable resources, resource diversity, and environmental protection.

Your Committee notes that this measure is not intended to increase costs to utilities or ratepayers.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Energy and Environment that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 10, H.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Housing.