§269-142 Reliability standards; interconnection requirements; adoption and development; force and effect. (a) The commission may adopt, by rule or order, reliability standards and interconnection requirements. Reliability standards and interconnection requirements adopted by the commission shall apply to any electric utility and any user, owner, or operator of the Hawaii electric system. The commission shall not contract for the performance of the functions under this subsection to any other entity as provided under section 269-147.
(b) The commission may develop reliability standards and interconnection requirements as it determines necessary or upon recommendation from any entity, including an entity contracted by the commission to serve as the Hawaii electricity reliability administrator provided for under this part, for the continuing reliable design and operation of the Hawaii electric system. Any reliability standard or interconnection requirement developed by the commission shall be adopted by the commission in accordance with subsection (a) in order to be effective. The commission shall not contract for the performance of the functions under this subsection to any other entity as provided under section 269-147.
(c) The commission shall have jurisdiction over matters concerning interconnection requirements and interconnections located in the State between electric utilities, any user, owner, or operator of the Hawaii electric system, or any other person, business, or entity connecting to the Hawaii electric system or otherwise applying to connect generation or equipment providing ancillary services to, or operate generation and equipment providing ancillary services in parallel with the Hawaii electric system under processes established in accordance with section 269-145. Nothing in this subsection is intended to give the commission general supervision authority over any user, owner, or operator of the Hawaii electric system or any other person, business, or entity that is not a public utility as defined in section 269-1. [L 2012, c 166, pt of §2]
Structure Hawaii Revised Statutes
Title 15. Transportation and Utilities
269. Public Utilities Commission
269-3 Employment of assistants.
269-5 Annual report and register of orders.
269-6 General powers and duties.
269-6.5 Electronic copies of documents.
269-7.5 Certificates of public convenience and necessity.
269-8 Public utilities to furnish information.
269-8.5 Annual financial reports.
269-10 Commission may compel attendance of witnesses, etc.
269-13 Right to be represented by counsel.
269-14.5 Appointment of receiver for public utilities.
269-15 Commission may institute proceedings to enforce chapter.
269-15.6 Alternative dispute resolution.
269-16 Regulation of utility rates; ratemaking procedures.
269-16.1 Performance incentive and penalty mechanisms.
269-16.22 Power purchase agreements; cost recovery for electric utilities.
269-16.3 Statewide rate increase surcharge assessment on ratepayers in emergency situations.
269-16.4 Annual fuel mix disclosure.
269-16.5 Lifeline telephone rates.
269-16.8 Aggregators of telephone service requirements.
269-16.85 Retail intrastate services; fully competitive.
269-16.91 Universal service subsidies.
269-16.93 Release of domestic abuse victims from shared wireless plans.
269-16.95 Emergency telephone service; capital costs; ratemaking.
269-17 Issuance of securities.
269-17.5 Issuance of voting stock; restrictions.
269-18 Acquirement of stock of another public utility.
269-19 Merger and consolidation of public utilities.
269-20 Certificates of public convenience and necessity for water carriers.
269-26 Investigation of water rates charged by lessee under state leases.
269-26.5 Preferential water rates for agricultural activities.
269-26.6 Preferential water carrier service rates for agricultural activities.
269-27 Prevention of unreasonable water rates.
269-27.1 Establishment of geothermal energy rates.
269-27.2 Utilization of electricity generated from nonfossil fuels.
269-27.3 Preferential renewable energy rates; agricultural activities.
269-27.4 Community-based renewable energy tariffs.
269-27.5 Construction of high-voltage electric transmission lines; hearing.
269-27.7 Preferential electricity rates; protected agriculture.
269-30 Finances; public utility fee.
269-31 Application of this chapter.
269-32 Injury to public utility property.
269-33 Public utilities commission special fund.
269-34 Obligations of telecommunications carriers.
269-36 Telecommunications number portability.
269-37 Compensation agreements.
269-38 Regulatory flexibility for effectively competitive services.
269-40 Access to advanced services.
269-41 Universal service program; establishment; purpose; principles.
269-42 Universal service program; contributions.
269-43 Carriers of last resort.
269-44 Solar water heater system standards.
269-45 Gas utility companies; renewable energy; reporting requirements.
269-47 Electric power systems data access and transparency; principles.
269-48 Coal power purchase agreements; prohibited.
269-51 Consumer advocate; executive director of the division of consumer advocacy.
269-52 Division of consumer advocacy; personnel.
269-54 General powers; duties.
269-55 Handling of complaints.
269-72 Electric vehicle charging system; rebate program.
269-73 Electric vehicle charging system; rebate program; administrator; establishment.
269-92 Renewable portfolio standards.
269-93 Achieving portfolio standard.
269-94 Waivers, extensions, and incentives.
269-95 Renewable portfolio standards study.
269-96 Energy-efficiency portfolio standards.
269-101.5 Maximum capacity of eligible customer-generator.
269-102 Standard contract or tariff; rate structure.
269-104 Additional customer-generators.
269-106 Billing periods; twelve-month reconciliation.
269-107 Net electricity consumers.
269-108 Net electricity producers; excess electricity credits and credit carry over.
269-109 Net electricity consumption or production information.
269-110 Termination by eligible customer-generators.
269-111 Safety and performance standards.
269-121 Public benefits fee authorization.
269-122 Public benefits fee administrator; establishment.
269-123 Requirements for the public benefits fee administrator.
269-124 Transitioning from utility demand-side management programs to the public benefits fee.
269-125 On-bill financing for energy efficiency and renewable energy.
269-144 Compliance and enforcement.
269-145 Grid access; procedures for interconnection; dispute resolution.
269-145.5 Advanced grid modernization technology; principles.
269-146 Hawaii electricity reliability surcharge; authorization; cost recovery.
269-147 Hawaii electricity reliability administrator; contracting.
269-148 Hawaii electricity reliability administrator; qualifications.
269-162 Applications to issue bonds and authorize green infrastructure fee.
269-163 Green infrastructure financing order.
269-164 Green infrastructure property.
269-165 Bonds financing order.
269-166 Green infrastructure fee; nonbypassable
269-167 Electric utility successor requirements; default of electric utility.
269-168 Treatment of bonds, fees, and property.
269-169 Green infrastructure property; non-impairment.
269-170 Green infrastructure loan program order; application.
269-171 Green infrastructure loan program order; issuance.
269-172 Electric utilities; cost recovery; billing agent.
269-175 Revenue bonds; exclusion from debt limit.
269-176 Financing order; adjustments to green infrastructure fee.