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Senate committees back geothermal working group with amendments, add Native Hawaiian representation and extend report date
Summary
The joint Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs committee and related committees voted to pass SCR 136 and SR 150 to convene a geothermal working group, adding Native Hawaiian representation, the consumer advocate and legislative energy chairs and extending the group's report deadline to 2027.
The Senate Committee on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs on Tuesday passed Senate Concurrent Resolution 136 and Senate Resolution 150 to request the State Energy Office convene a geothermal energy working group, adopting technical and substantive membership amendments and extending the report deadline to 2027.
The resolution originally called for a working group to evaluate regulatory and policy issues around geothermal energy in Hawaii. Jessica Simon, an analyst at the Public Utilities Commission, told the committee she "stand[s] on the commission's written testimony" and was available for questions. Monique Zampas of the Hawaii State Energy Office said the office supported the measure but asked that the report be due in 2027 rather than 2026 to align with ongoing resource characterization work: "we…
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