STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1424

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   S.B. No. 704

      S.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred S.B. No. 704, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to support clean energy objectives by exempting third-party owners and operators of on-site renewable energy generating systems from regulation as a public utility.

     SunRun, the Solar Alliance, Solar City, and Hawaii Renewable Energy Alliance supported the bill.  The Public Utilities Commission provided comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 704, S.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce,

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ROBERT N. HERKES, Chair