2024-09-26 PL-INT-2024-008822 GP 2045 Draft Comments - T. Keeney

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onsite at the wind farm). You lose a further 10% of energy from charging and discharging the lithium-ion battery, plus another 5% from using the electricity to make the vehicle move. So you are down to 80 watts — as shown in the figure opposite. In other words, the hydrogen fuel cell requires double the amount of energy. To quote BMW: "The overall efficiency in the power-to-vehicle-drive energy chain is therefore only half the level of [an electric vehicle]." Likewise storage of energy via Hydrogen Fuel Cells for 'grid back up' energy is not as efficient as direct energy storage via batteries. Using P. 91. Pursue financial modifications to provide creative funding for significant expansion of water systems to reach new customers in non-service areas. Comment: Please describe the financial modifications and creative funding options being suggested here. Unless these are novel ideas there are probably reasons that such ideas have not gained traction. P. 98. Collaborate with government, private and nonprofit agencies, and other stakeholders to remove regulatory barriers and seek funding to complete and improve the islands fiberoptic loop in an environmentally and economically appropriate manner. Comment: Please describe what regulatory barriers are being suggested for removal. P. 102. Explore the feasibility of incentive methods such as property tax dedications, conservation easements, or transfer of development rights to protect the defined zone of influence of existing or proposed public and private wells. Comment: Please clarify the meaning of 'zone of influence' of wells. Please give examples of where and how this might be applied. How is the defined zone of influence of existing wells currently protected. Suggest: Ensure water distribution systems supply community perimeters with water availability to support intensive grazing for the purpose of firebreak and fuel break, or support of agriculture, or evens supporting community gardens for purpose of fire break and fuel break for retarding potential wildfire. Ensure the hardening of those systems against collapse from engulfing wildfire. P.105. The County operates municipal sewerage .... Comment: Add Honokaa to the list of county operated municipal sewerage. P. 109. Amend HCC, Section 21-26-1(a) requiring "all sewer extensions shall be approved by resolution f the County Council" to read "all sewer extensions outside of Urban Growth Areas shall be approved by resolution of the County Council"