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Summary:
Hawaii Energy Utility Regulation and Taxation:
Practice, Policy and Incentives for
Energy Efficiency, Renewable and Distributed Energy Resources
Carl Freedman and Jim Lazar
The primary objective of this report is to provide the Hawaii
Energy Policy Forum and Summit with background, analysis and
a selection of options that could serve as a basis for making
recommendations to the 2004 Legislature.
The full report addresses the Hawaii government’s role
in directing the future of utility energy production and consumption.
Particular emphasis is given to the consideration of energy
efficiency, renewable and distributed energy resources. The
consulting team was directed to determine the status of Hawaii’s
energy regulatory agencies and how the functions of these
agencies could be improved, either by incremental changes
or by substantial reforms. To meet these objectives the report
focuses on identifying issues and providing a pallette of
recommended actions and options for consideration as follows:
· How does government regulate and tax energy production
and use?
· What incentives does government provide to energy
producers and users?
· Are these incentives consistent with the state’s
energy policies? and most importantly,
· What actions can be taken to improve the regulation
and taxation to further the objectives of Hawaii’s energy
policies?
The report provides an extensive list of specific actions,
options, alternatives and recommendations in the following
areas:
· THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT IN IMPLEMENTING ENERGY POLICIES
· THE FATE OF HAWAII’S UTILITY ENERGY EFFICIENCY
PROGRAMS
· IMPENDING TURF WARS: COMBINED HEAT AND POWER INSTALLATIONS
· IMPROVING ENERGY REGULATION IN HAWAII
· NEED TO STRENGTHEN THE UTILITY REGULATORY AGENCIES
· IMPROVING PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE REGULATORY PROCESS
· THE CONFLICTING ROLES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER
ADVOCACY
· UTILITY RESOURCE EVALUATION AND SELECTION
· UTILITY RESOURCE PROCUREMENT
· ALIGNING RATE DESIGN WITH ENERGY POLICIES
· ALIGNING TAX POLICIES WITH ENERGY POLICIES
· INSTRUMENTS TO PROMOTE RENEWABLE AND EFFICIENCY RESOURCES
· RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION
To see the full report go to the Hawaii Energy Policy Forum’s
website at:
<http://hawaiienergypolicy.hawaii.edu/papers/freedman1.pdf>
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