Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) Rebate Program Authorization
Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) Rebate Program Authorization
The Hawaii Public Utility Commission (PUC) is authorized to establish an EVSE rebate program. The PUC may contract with a third-party, non-government entity to administer, operate, and manage the rebate program. The EVSE rebate program may award up to $500,000 annually. The Hawaii Legislature established a special fund within the PUC to support the EVSE Rebate Program. The special fund receives $0.03 of the tax collected from each barrel of petroleum product sold by a distributor to any retail dealer or end user in Hawaii. (Reference House Bill 1142, 2021, and Hawaii Revised Statutes 269-72 and 269-73)