THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2009

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION

Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair

Senator David Y. Ige, Vice Chair

MEASURES DEFERRED TO TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2009

DATE:	Tuesday, March 3, 2009
TIME:	10:00AM
PLACE:	Conference Room 229 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

(Deferred from Friday, February 27, 2009)

SB 1671 Testimony	RELATING TO FOSSIL FUELS. Prohibits the approval of any new electricity generating facilities using fossil fuel and the modification of existing electricity generating facilities to allow the use of more fossil fuel.	ENE, CPN
SB 1675, SD1 Testimony	RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY. Removes the capacity limit for net energy metering and increases eligible customer-generator capacity to one megawatt.  Permits existing net metered customers to remain with net metering program once alternative credits or compensation mechanisms are created.  Allows an eligible customer-generator to generate up to one hundred kilowatts before the eligible customer-generator must gain public utilities commission approval of safety and performance standards.  (SD1)	ENE, CPN

No testimony will be accepted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 808-586-6070.