Lanai and Molokai are being asked to help supply Oahus growing energy demands. What measurable conservation efforts are you undertaking on Oahu?
Act 155 (2009) established both an increased renewable energy goal (40 percent of electric sales from renewables by renewable energy by 2030) and an energy efficiency goal (reduction of electricity use by 30 percent by 2030) statewide. We must succeed at both if we are to meaningfully reduce our state’s dependence on imported oil. Oahu customers have been working hard at reducing their energy use. Over the last five years, due to a combination of many factors including aggressive conservation and the economy, Oahu residential customers have cut their average electric usage by 7.2% (or 51 kWh/month for a typical residential customer). Maui island residential customers have cut their use by 8.5%, Lanai by 1.9%, Molokai by 11.9% and Hawaii Island by 4.2% during that same time period. Energy efficiency programs sponsored by the Hawaiian Electric Companies (Energy $olutions for the home; Energy $olutions for business) from 1996 through 2008 reduced oil consumption by approximately 3.7 milli
