Hawaii HR197 requests the Public Utilities Commission to ensure specific conditions are met before approving costs related to liquefied natural gas.

Hawaii HR197 requests the Public Utilities Commission to ensure that certain conditions are met before approving any infrastructure, operations, maintenance, fuel, or other costs relating to supplying and using liquefied natural gas. The bill emphasizes the need to protect ratepayers, advance clean energy goals, and safeguard long-term economic and environmental interests. It mandates that the Commission consider the risks and costs of reliance on a single fuel supply or monopoly supplier, the impact on renewable energy development, and the effects of fuel price volatility.

Hawaii HR197 requests the Public Utilities Commission to ensure specific conditions are met before approving costs related to liquefied natural gas.

Hawaii HR197 requests the Public Utilities Commission to ensure that certain conditions are met before approving any infrastructure, operations, maintenance, fuel, or other costs relating to supplying and using liquefied natural gas. The bill emphasizes the need to protect ratepayers, advance clean energy goals, and safeguard long-term economic and environmental interests. It mandates that the Commission consider the risks and costs of reliance on a single fuel supply or monopoly supplier, the impact on renewable energy development, and the effects of fuel price volatility.