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HRS §269-104

When utilities can stop offering net metering

This section says an electric utility does not have to add new net metering customers once the total capacity of all net metering customers in its area reaches a certain share of the system's peak demand. The public utilities commission can raise that share, and then the utility must accept new customers up to the new limit.

The statute, as written — Additional customer-generators

Notwithstanding section 269-102, an electric utility is not obligated to provide net energy metering to additional customer-generators in its service area when the combined total peak generating capacity of all eligible customer-generators served by all the electric utilities in that service area furnishing net energy metering to eligible customer-generators equals .5 per cent of the system peak demand of those electric utilities; provided that the public utilities commission may increase, by rule or order, the allowable percentage of the electric utility's system peak demand produced from eligible customer-generators in the electric utility's service area, whereupon the electric utility will be obligated to provide net energy metering to additional eligible customer-generators in that service area up to the increased percentage amount.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§269-102 Net energy metering: standard contract and rates

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