Introduction

The vision of the Green Energy Hawaii group (“Green Energy”) is to contribute to a more sustainable Hawai'i.

• To provide renewable energy solutions to benefit the people of Hawai'i with sustainably lower energy prices over the long term, to
  

• Create local jobs, move fossil fuel transportation off the highways and keep Hawai'i’s hard earned monies at home in Hawai'i rather than flowing overseas to fossil fuel producers, and to
  

• Benefit the world environment with carbon neutral, environmentally sound solutions

With respect to renewable energy from our biomass to energy project proposed:

On October 31, 2011, the PUC approval order of the Power Purchase Agreement with KIUC reflects Consumer Advocate findings of between $5.5m to $20m in annual electric bill savings for Kaua‘i versus current pricing.

Further, the PUC approval order states that this equates to approximately $70 to $190 per household per year. With between 10% to 11% of KIUC’s energy produced renewably with the biomass to energy project, 200 construction jobs are expected at the peak in 2012 / 2013 as the plant is being built, and result in about 39 operational jobs ongoing, with no importation of 3,700,000 gallons of fossil fuel per year – good for the people of Kaua‘i

Please help us reach our vision and practically with our goals by showing up at our public hearings or information seminars in support of our projects.

What are the economic effects of local renewable energy projects versus using off-island fossil fuel?

Green Energy is pursuing two projects currently on the island of Kaua'i as follows:

• Hydroelectric - We’ve deployed an environmentally sound penstock solution, without any harmful conventional damming to create 125 kW of renewable energy
• Biomass-to-Energy - Please see our PowerPoint presentation for information regarding this project
• Multiplier Effect - What are the economic effects of local renewable energy projects versus using off-island fossil fuel? Check out this PowerPoint presentation presented at the KEDB Energy Conference in December of 2011