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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that it hereby urges Hawaii Electric Light Company to renegotiate its Purchase Power Agreement contracts with all independent power producers using renewable resources so that pricing is not based on avoided costs to ensure that the residents of Hawaii County receive increased savings on their electric bills. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Hawaii Electric Light Company shall appear before the Council at the West Hawaii Civic Center for the scheduled October 17, 2012, Council Meeting, to report the results of its efforts to renegotiate its Purchase Power Agreements with all independent renewable energy power producers, and specifically if Puna Geothermal Venture was amenable to lowering the price rates for payers and the amount of the new negotiated price, if one has been agreed upon. BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall forward a copy of this resolution to the Honorable Mayor William P. Kenoi; Jay Ignacio, President of HELCO; Paul Thomsen, Director of Ormat/PGV; Dennis Melstad, President of Wailuku Holding Company, LLC; Steven Pace, Apollo Energy Corporation/Tawhiri Power, LLC; Richard Horn, Chief Operating Officer of Hawi Renewable Development, LLC; Jay L. Temple, Asset Manager of enXco; and Public Utilities Commission Chair Hermina Morita. Dated at Hilo , Hawai`i, this 19th day of September , 2012. INTRODUCED BY: COUNCI MBR , COUNTY OF HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawaii Hilo, Hawaii I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the County of Hawaii on September 19, 2012 ATTEST: V (T--�— OUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON & PRESIDI FICER K ROLL CALL VOTE AYES NOES ABS EX BLAS X - FORD X HOFFMANN X IKEDA X ONISHI PILAGO X SMART X YAGONG X YOSHIMOTO X 9 0 0 0 Reference RESOLUTION NO C-822.3/AWESC- 4 297 12 (DRAFT 2)