PUC Annual ReportâFiscal Year 2011-12 - Public Utilities Commission

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Public Utilities Commission Annual Report 2011-12 State of Hawaii Page 1 Introduction The Public Utilities Commission (“Commission” or “PUC”) of the State of Hawaii submits this Annual Report pursuant to §269-5, Hawaii Revised Statutes (“HRS”). This report summarizes the Commission’s accomplishments, states its goals and objectives and tracks data and trends in a comprehensive way. Although the statute only requires that the report cover the fiscal year from July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012, as this is one of the few opportunities for the Commission to publicly share and shed light on the inner workings of the Commission, this report reflects the most current information where possible. Therefore, the summarization of key regulatory dockets, discussion on other proceedings before the Commission and other narratives are as of October 2012. Regulated utility reports, financial, and budget information reflect the State’s fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, i.e., Fiscal Year (“FY”) 2012 unless otherwise indicated. This year’s Annual Report also includes a section on the history of the Commission as 2013 marks the 100 th anniversary of the passage of Act 89, Session Laws of Hawaii 1913, which established the Commission. The Commission is responsible for regulating all chartered, franchised, certificated, and registered public utility companies that provide electricity, gas, telecommunications, private water and sewage, and motor and water carrier transportation services in the State (see Figure 1). The Commission has statutory authority to establish and enforce applicable state statutes, administrative rules and regulations, and to set policies and standards. It also oversees the administration of a One Call Center that provides advance warning to excavators of the location of subsurface installations in the area of an excavation in order to protect those installations from damage; and the Public Benefits Fee surcharge which is used to fund and support energy efficiency programs and services implemented by an independent third party administrator on the islands of Oahu, Maui, Molokai, Lanai and Hawaii. Public utilities, like the customers they serve and the society and economy in which they operate, continue to undergo significant changes due to rapid developments in technology, markets, economic conditions, consumer needs and environmental concerns. The Commission acknowledges the dynamic nature of the operating environments of public utilities and thus sets as a priority the cultivation of skill sets necessary for adaptive regulatory practices and approaches within its staff and commissioners. The Commission strives to encourage regulated entities to perform and function in ways that serve the public interest in the most efficient and cost-effective manner, ultimately, providing customers with reliable services at reasonable rates. In addition to the Commission’s traditional duty to oversee and regulate public utilities to ensure the provision of essential and reliable service at just and reasonable rates, the Legislature has entrusted the Commission with increased authority and discretion in implementing the State’s clean energy policies. Three major legislative mandates, the Renewable Portfolio Standards (“RPS”), the Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standards (“EEPS”) and the Public Benefit Fee (“PBF”) are key energy policies driving Hawaii’s clean energy transformation. Given the State’s overall desire to stabilize Hawaii’s economy and move towards energy independence, the majority of the Commission’s time and resources are devoted to this sector.
Public Utilities Commission Annual Report 2011-12 State of Hawaii Page 2 Figure1. Diagram of responsibility of the Commission HECO U-li-es HELCO MECO Electricity KIUC RPS EEPS Telecom Legisla-ve Mandates Hawaiian Telcom 174 Wireless and Wireline Companies PBF NEM Young Brothers PUC Water Carriers Sea Link Hone Heke Pasha Motor Carriers Water and Sewage 743 Passenger Services 555 Property Carriers 38 Private Water and Sewer Companies Gas HawaiiGas One Call Center
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