STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1886-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 2483

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 2483, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ENERGY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute to evaluate the benefits and costs of dispatching renewable energy resources considering the context of ongoing state energy planning efforts.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from one individual. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from the Hawaiian Electric Company. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Hawaii State Energy Office, Hawai‘i Natural Energy Institute of the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Hawaii Clean Power Alliance, and six individuals.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2483, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair