{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-269-46","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 269-46","heading":"[ §269-46] Microgrids.","body":"[ §269-46] Microgrids. (a) By July 1, 2018, the public utilities commission shall open a proceeding to establish a microgrid services tariff.\n\n(b) Any person or entity may own or operate an eligible microgrid project or projects; provided that the person or entity complies with all applicable statutes, rules, tariffs, and orders governing the ownership and interconnection of the project or projects.\n\n(c) As used in this section:\n\n\"Microgrid project\" means a group of interconnected loads and distributed energy resources within clearly defined electrical boundaries that acts as a single controllable entity with respect to the utility's electrical grid and can connect to a public utility's electrical grid to operate in grid-connected mode and can disconnect from the grid to operate in island mode, and that:\n\n(1) Is subject to a microgrid services tariff; and\n\n(2) Generates or produces energy.\n\n\"Microgrid services tariff\" means a tariff approved by the public utilities commission that:\n\n(1) Is designed to provide fair compensation for electricity, electric grid services, and other benefits provided to, or by, the electric utility, the person or entity operating the microgrid, and other ratepayers;\n\n(2) To the extent possible, standardizes and streamlines the related interconnection processes for microgrid projects; and\n\n(3) Does not apply to a municipal utility cooperative.","path":["HI Code","Division 1","Title 15","Chapter 269"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol05_Ch0261-0319/HRS0269/HRS_0269-0046.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"1af36216ba4b5945b91d1ee2396b4b408c16e206a94ac29047c285b5b559f46c","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-269-45.5","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-269-46.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}