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HI-SR90 — REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE ENERGY OFFICE TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO STUDY THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF LARGE DATA CENTERS ON HAWAII'S ELECTRIC UTILITIES, RATEPAYERS, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND CLIMATE GOALS.

REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE ENERGY OFFICE TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO STUDY THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF LARGE DATA CENTERS ON HAWAII'S ELECTRIC UTILITIES, RATEPAYERS, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND CLIMATE GOALS.

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Legal stateAdvancingA bill is not law unless the source record shows enactment.
JurisdictionHawaiiState-source record
Latest recorded action2026-05-12Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26.
Primary sourceStateOriginal public record linked

What the evidence says

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How it operates

Utility rate / large-load tariff

Changes who pays for the grid — shifting the cost of new power supply and upgrades toward large data-center loads instead of ordinary ratepayers.

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Issues named in the record

Energy · Carbon · Ratepayer

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REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE ENERGY OFFICE TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO STUDY THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF LARGE DATA CENTERS ON HAWAII'S ELECTRIC UTILITIES, RATEPAYERS, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND CLIMATE GOALS.

11 nodes · 10 evidenced edges
Policy record 1Policy theme 5Policy mechanism 1Documented actor 1Policy family 1Jurisdiction 1Original source 1
explicitly concerns: Theme named in the title or stored summaryexplicitly concerns: Theme named in the title or stored summaryexplicitly concerns: Theme named in the title or stored summaryclassified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationclassified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationsignals mechanism: Mechanism signal derived from the tracked record textapplies in: Jurisdiction recorded for this source typedocumented by: Original source URL stored with the policy recordsponsored: Named sponsor in the tracked public recordmember of family: exact title companionPolicy recordHI-SR90REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE…HI-SR90: REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE ENERGY OFFICE TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO STUDY THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF LARGE DATA CENTERS ON HAWAII'S ELECTRIC UTILITIES, RATEPAYERS, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND CLIMATE GOALS.Policy themeEnergyExplicit record textEnergy: Explicit record textPolicy themeCarbonExplicit record textCarbon: Explicit record textPolicy themeRatepayerExplicit record textRatepayer: Explicit record textPolicy themeGrid ReliabilityAI-assisted policy themeGrid Reliability: AI-assisted policy themePolicy themeSiting & Land UseAI-assisted policy themeSiting & Land Use: AI-assisted policy themePolicy mechanismUtility rate / large-l…Text-derived policy signalUtility rate / large-load tariff: Text-derived policy signalJurisdictionHawaiiState policy jurisdictionHawaii: State policy jurisdictionOriginal sourceStateOriginal public sourceState: Original public sourceDocumented actorWAKAI, CHANG, ELEFANTE…personWAKAI, CHANG, ELEFANTE, FUKUNAGA, KEOHOKALOLE, RHOADS, RICHARDS, SAN BUENAVENTURA, McKelvey: personPolicy familyREQUESTING THE HAWAII …HIREQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE ENERGY OFFICE TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO STUDY THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF LARGE DATA CENTERS ON HAWAII'S ELECTRIC UTILITIES, RATEPAYERS, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND CLIMATE GOALS.: HI

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