Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection, to which was referred H.B. No. 2048 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to increase the allowable generating capacity of net energy metered systems from 10 kilowatts to 50 kilowatts.

The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; the Division of Consumer Advocacy, Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs; Inter-Island Solar Supply; Hawaii Solar Energy Association; Hawaii Renewable Energy Alliance; Island Energy Solutions; ProVision Technologies; PowerLight Corporation; Scheibert Energy Company; and a member of the Maui County Council testified in support of this bill. The Sierra Club submitted testimony in support of this measure with amendments. The Public Utilities Commission and Hawaiian Electric Company submitted comments.

Upon further consideration, your Committee has amended this bill to include government entities in the definition of "eligible customer-generator," ensuring that government entities will be able to participate in net energy metering.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2048, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2048, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Economic Development and Business Concerns.