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The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) regulates all chartered, franchised, certificated, and registered public utility companies operating in the State; reviews and approves rates, tariffs, charges and fees; determines the allowable rate of earnings in establishing rates; issues guidelines concerning the general management of franchised or certificated utility businesses; and acts on requests for the acquisition, sale, disposition or other exchange of utility properties, including mergers and consolidations.
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Notice to Interested Persons March 17, 2023 – Motor Carrier Applications
March 17, 2023 – NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO interested persons that the applications listed have been filed with the HAWAII PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.
Notice to Interested Persons March 10, 2023 – Motor Carrier Applications
March 10, 2023 – NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO interested persons that the applications listed have been filed with the HAWAII PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.
Notice of Public Hearing for Kauai Island Utility Cooperative Rate Case (Docket No. 2022-0208)
March 6, 2023 – A public hearing relating to the rate case application of KAUAI ISLAND UTILITY COOPERATIVE (“KIUC”) will be held in-person on Tuesday, March 28 at 6:00 pm at King Kaumuali̔i Elementary School’s Cafeteria, 4380 Hanamaulu Road, Lihue, Hawaii 96766. UPDATE: The Commission is providing additional options to participate in the public hearing virtually, online or via telephone.
Notice to Interested Persons March 3, 2023 – Motor Carrier Applications
March 3, 2023 – NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO interested persons that the applications listed have been filed with the HAWAII PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.
Energy Equity and Justice (Docket No. 2022-0250)
The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission opened Docket No. 2022-0250 to investigate how to better integrate equity and justice considerations across Commission proceedings and the Commission’s work more broadly, including in its role overseeing and regulating the functions of public utilities.
Community Based Renewable Energy (CBRE) (Docket: 2017-0352)
The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (“PUC”) initiated Phase 2 of the community based renewable energy program (“CBRE”) on April 9, 2020. The PUC’s goal for Phase 2 is to dramatically expand access to the economic, environmental, and societal benefits of renewable energy.
Distributed Energy Resource (DER) Policies
On September 24, 2019, the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission opened a proceeding to investigate the technical, economic, and policy issues associated with distributed energy resources (“DER”) and rate design, as they pertain to the Hawaiian Electric Companies. In doing so, the Commission observed that this proceeding would continue the work begun in Docket No. 2014-0192 and Docket No. 2015-0412 which investigated policies and programs for customer-sited DER and customer grid service offerings. The proceeding is divided into three tracks, covering programmatic issues, advanced rate design, and technical issues. PUC’s Order No. 37066 established the track scopes and a procedural schedule.
Performance Based Regulation (PBR)
The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (“PUC”) has opened a proceeding to investigate performance-based regulation for the Hawaiian Electric Companies. Performance-based regulation (“PBR”) includes a set of alternative regulatory mechanisms intended to focus utilities on performance and desired outcomes, such as increased renewable energy, lower cost, and improved customer service.
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