THE SENATE |
S.B. NO. |
1442 |
THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to the public utilities commission.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 269, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§269-
Energy data access and
transparency; principles. (a) The commission, in carrying out its
responsibilities under this chapter, shall consider the value of improving
energy data access and transparency within the State in order to empower
ratepayers, improve decision-making related to reliability and operational
efficiency of the electric system, maximize the value of grid modernization
technologies and investments, and promote innovation and economic development
opportunities related to energy data analysis.
(b) In advancing the public interest, the
commission shall balance consumer privacy, critical infrastructure security,
grid modernization, and economic innovation considerations associated with
energy data transparency and access, including but not limited to the following
principles:
(1) Enabling ratepayers to access their energy
consumption and production data;
(2) Enabling ratepayers to authorize third
party data access, and allow verification of third-party authorization through
electronic signature;
(3) Maximizing the amount of publicly-available
data related to utility generation, transmission, and distribution systems; and
(4) Ensuring that energy data is made available through simple, electronic, consistent, machine-readable formats at the highest level of temporal and geographic granularity reasonably possible."
SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Public Utilities Commission; Data; Transparency; Ratepayer Access
Description:
Requires the public utilities commission to consider the value of improving energy data access and transparency in order to make informed decisions.
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