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Blue Planet Foundation's mission is to end the use of fossil fuels on Earth, starting in Hawaii. We can eliminate Hawaii‘s dependency on imported oil by switching to local, clean, renewable sources of energy. The result? Energy security, economic growth, job creation, environmental protection, and a better quality of life for Hawaii residents. Through educational outreach, advancing sound policy, and developing programs that connect island communities with effective solutions, Blue Planet Foundation is fostering Hawaii’s clean energy future. Learn More

Measures We Support

The 2012 legislative session closed on May 3. Read our energy policy wrap-up here.

Hawaii Electricity Reliability Act

Gives the Public Utilities Commission the explicit authority to develop, adopt, and monitor electricity reliability standards, including jurisdiction over how independent power producers connect to the grid.

Renewable Energy Tax Credit

Renewable energy tax credits have been very successful in promoting private investment in Hawaii's clean energy future. The growth of renewable businesses creates jobs and provides steady revenue. Lawmakers should oppose proposals that dramatically alter this policy.

Barrel Tax Disbursement

These measures tap the source of our problem—imported oil—to help fund clean energy solutions. Some bills increase the barrel tax while others change the disbursement of the revenue to different programs.

Grid Modernization and Interconnection

The state’s electrical grid system requires modernization to accommodate renewable power, and the islands must be interconnected to move green electrons between them. Given Hawaii’s population distribution and the landscape of renewable energy potential, the islands cannot “go it alone” to achieve statewide energy independence.

PUC Special Fund

The PUC is charged with developing and enforcing policies that govern the lifeblood of Hawaii’s economy: electricity. While the Legislature realigns the barrel tax appropriation for its intended purpose, it should also make sure that the PUC special fund — monies collected from regulated utilities — fully funds the PUC.

White tags

A program to establish an energy efficiency credit-trading program would bring the power of the markets to foster investment in these low-risk investments. The legislature should direct the PUC to develop these market-based mechanisms (dubbed “white tags” as an efficiency component to the renewable energy “green tags”) to promote the least-cost energy efficiency investments.

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