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| HI Interconnection Standards | |
|---|---|
| Type of Incentive | Interconnection |
| Eligible States | HI |
| Eligible Technology | Backpressure Turbine, Boiler, Combustion Turbine, Condensing Turbine, Extracting Turbine, Fuel Cell, Microturbine, Other, Reciprocating Engine, Heat Recovery Generator, Stirling Engine |
| Eligible Fuel | # 2 Fuel Oil, # 6 Fuel Oil, Biogas, Biomass, Coal, Hydrogen, LFG, Municipal Solid Waste, Natural Gas, Other, Tire-Derived Fuel, Waste heat Recovery |
| Eligible Project Size | All (MW) |
| Number of Awards | |
| Size of Award |
Eligible Technologies: Solar Thermal Electric, Photovoltaics, Landfill Gas, Wind, Biomass, Hydroelectric, Geothermal Electric, Fuel Cells, Municipal Solid Waste, CHP/Cogeneration, Microturbines, Other Distributed Generation Technologies External Disconnect Requirements: Yes Insurance Requirements: No |
| Start Date | 11/15/2002 |
| End Date |
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| Additional Information |
Hawaii has established both simplified interconnection rules for small renewables and separate rules for all other distributed generation (DG). A simple application process is available for systems up to 10 kW with an inverter and for inverter-based distributed generation on islands other than Kauai. Simplified interconnection procedures for net metering are available for solar, wind, biomass and hydroelectric systems up to 50 kW on Kauai and 100 kW on the other islands. Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO), which owns Hawaii Electric Light Company (HELCO) and Maui Electric Company (MECO), uses a set of simple "how-to" interconnection guidelines. HECO also uses a simple, two-page net-metering agreement. A manual, lockable disconnect is required for net-metered systems and a provision for mutual indemnification is included. The state's only other utility, Kauai Island Utility Cooperative, has a similar set of net-metering and interconnection rules. The interconnection of DG systems is governed by Rule 14, instituted in the PUC's Order No. 19773, issued in 2002 and modified in 2003. Rule 14 includes by reference the utilities' technical interconnection standards (Appendix I), interconnection agreement (Appendix II) and interconnection procedures (Appendix III). The rules cover all DG technologies. In October 2003, the PUC initiated Docket No. 03-0371, which was superseded by two new dockets: (1) PUC Docket No. 2006-0497 (Hawaiian Electric Co., Inc.; Hawaii Electric Light Co., Inc.; and Maui Electric Co., Ltd.); and (2) PUC Docket No. 2006-0498 (Kauai Island Utility Cooperative). More recently, in November 2011, the Public Utilities Commission issued a decision and order to improve Hawaii's interconnection standards. The order approved a supplemental review process and other measures to limit the scope of systems that must conduct an Interconnection Requirements Study (IRS). |
| Web Site |
http://www.hawaii.gov/budget/puc  |
| Additional Web Site |
http://www.dsireusa.org/library/includes/ incentive2.cfm?Incentive_Code=HI01R&state=HI&CurrentPageID=1&RE=1&EE=1 |
| Primary Contact |
Public Information - Hawaii PUC 465 South King Street Room 103 Honolulu, HI 96813 U.S.A. Public Information - Hawaii PUC (hawaii.puc@hawaii.gov) (808) 586-2020 |