STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1669-14
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2014
RE: S.C.R. No. 148
S.D. 1
H.D. 1
Honorable Joseph M. Souki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Seventh State Legislature
Regular Session of 2014
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 148, S.D. 1, entitled:
"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION AND THE HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY TO EXPEDITE THE CONCLUSION AND RESOLUTION OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS DOCKET NO. 2012-0092 FOR FIFTY MEGAWATTS OF GEOTHERMAL-DERIVED ELECTRICITY ON THE ISLAND OF HAWAII,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The Public Utilities Commission provided comments on this measure.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Removing inaccurate provisions stating that HELCO's high electricity costs are related to existing HELCO geothermal avoided cost contracts;
(2) Clarifying that further delay of request for proposals for renewable geothermal energy on the Island of Hawaii may not be, rather than are not, in the public interest; and
(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style, including by amending its title to read: "URGING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION AND THE HAWAII ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY TO EXPEDITE THE CONCLUSION AND RESOLUTION OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS DOCKET NO. 2012-0092 FOR FIFTY MEGAWATTS OF GEOTHERMAL-DERIVED ELECTRICITY ON THE ISLAND OF HAWAII."
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 148, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 148, S.D. 1, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection,
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____________________________ CHRIS LEE, Chair |
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