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evaluated, and people would want to come to the Big Island to find out how did you do it. And so we may do a lot of things wrong at first time, but we are going to keep very good records and be able to show people how to do it right the next time. WATANABE: Thank you. Do we have any further questions? Yes, Mr. Domingo. DOMINGO: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Will this system be integrated with the local power company? WIECKING: Yes, Commissioner. We’re going to use what it’s called net-metering, which means that we don’t store the power locally. So right now our net-metering limits are I believe 50 kilowatts and soon to be raised. On Oahu the limit is 250 kilowatts. We’re going to produce 50 kilowatts on site of the energy lab, and what this will do is mitigate our energy draw. If we are spending $36,000 a month on electricity, you know we’re never going to cover all of that. So our hope is to be reducing the load that we have on the HELCO grid. But ultimately, as we build further buildings, but also as we retrofit older buildings, what we are hoping to do is be able to monitor in the energy lab as part of our education program how to make our existing buildings more and more efficient. So for example, if someone leaves an air conditioner on overnight, that will show up on one of the monitors in the lab; the kids could use that as a real life example of how they can make the school more green, and then it can become part of the bigger global picture of the mission. DOMINGO: You know, that’s a concept that can be adopted throughout the communities. And I think what’s probably preventing them from doing this is the lack of so- called technology available to them and the design and the building of it. Can this information be provided to the community at a later date? WIECKING: Exactly. I think one of our visions is that our kids will go out into the community with the tools and the technologies that they become familiar with and be able to give residences and businesses tips on how they can do energy audits, which is what we are in process of doing right now, and show them not just how they can save money or save energy, but where to go to get these technologies locally. So we would actually have on site, locally installed, locally viable, alternate energy sources that our neighbors and the community could then use at their businesses and residences. DOMINGO: Thank you. WATANABE: Okay. That’s it for the questions from -? Thank you then. You all may be seated. I do have two people who have signed up to testify. So may I call up on Dean Macy and Alyssa Evans to come up, please. Okay, I’d like to swear you in; so could you raise your right hand, please. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth now before the Planning Commission? TESTIFIERS: I do. EXHIBIT A 6