(a) The authority shall be exempt from the definition of “public utility” under § 269-1 and shall be exempt from regulation by the public utilities commission for the sale or provision of electricity generated by the authority using renewable energy as its source in facilities located at the authority’s research and technology park; provided that all sales or provisions of electricity are made directly to a user located adjacent to the authority’s research and technology park on lands leased by the user from the State; and provided further that connection to the electrical grid shall not be required to provide any electricity to any user.

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 227D-1.5

  • Authority: means the natural energy laboratory of Hawaii authority established by section 227D-2. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 227D-1
  • Research and technology park: means a tract of real property determined by the board as being suitable for use as building sites for projects engaged in research, development, demonstration, processing, or manufacturing activities or retail or commercial enterprises utilizing or in support of the utilization of natural resources or geothermal energy. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 227D-1
(b) If the sale or provision of any electricity generated by the authority requires connection to the electrical grid to transmit electricity to any user, then the authority shall be deemed to be a public utility as defined in § 269-1 and shall be subject to regulation by the public utilities commission. If the sale or provision of any electricity generated by the authority requires connection to the electrical grid, the authority shall be subject to any interconnection agreement or other agreement required by an electric utility or by the public utilities commission.

As used in this section, “renewable energy” shall have the same meaning as in § 269-91.

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