PUC considers liability cap, recovery fund for future Hawaii wildfires

PUC considers liability cap, recovery fund for future Hawaii wildfires

The state could rule as early as next year on how it will limit catastrophic wildfire liability for electric utilities, with preliminary public input due June 30. The state Public Utilities Commission wants stakeholders, including rate­payers, to help shape administrative rules governing a wildfire liability cap framework called for under a 2025 Hawaii law. “This rulemaking intends to help Hawaii address how the state can ensure future wildfire…