Hawaii Revised Statutes 269-91 – Definitions
For the purposes of this [part]:
“Biofuels” means liquid or gaseous fuels produced from organic sources such as biomass crops, agricultural residues and oil crops, such as palm oil, canola oil, soybean oil, waste cooking oil, grease, and food wastes, animal residues and wastes, and sewage and landfill wastes.
“Cost-effective” means the ability to produce or purchase electric energy or firm capacity, or both, from renewable energy resources at or below avoided costs or as the commission otherwise determines to be just and reasonable consistent with the methodology set by the public utilities commission in accordance with section 269-27.2.
“Electric utility company” means a public utility as defined under § 269-1, for the production, conveyance, transmission, delivery, or furnishing of power.
“Electric utility company” means a public utility as defined under § 269-1, for the production, conveyance, transmission, delivery, or furnishing of power.
“Renewable electrical energy” means:
“Renewable energy” means energy generated or produced using the following sources:
“Renewable portfolio standard” means the percentage of electrical energy generation that is represented by renewable electrical energy, excluding customer-sited, grid connected generation that does not produce renewable energy.