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Geothermal, biomass from Hu Honua, biomass conversion of HELCO steam plants, and biofuels from Aina Koa Pono at Keahole, as well as solar, wind, and hydro. OTEC and wave energy are long-term options. Customer opportunities include energy efficiency measures, net energy metering, feed-in tariff, electric vehicle pilot rates, and time of use rates to encourage use at off-peak. Bob asked if there was a map showing the loop route, suggested the Infrastructure B Subcommittee get more information, and asked what is the process for the CDP AC to facilitate improvements to Kohala's power. As HELCO moves forward, they will reach out to the community. Pat stated nobody likes power lines going through their area; no one likes a power plant in their backyard. To improve the redundancy for power reliability in North Kohala, transmission lines are going to have to go in to form a loop. Undergrounding, unfortunately, is extremely expensive. There will be a call-out for community members to join an advisory group formed by the PUC for a long range planning effort. Bob asked about the distributed generation capacity limits at the Hawi substation, presently limiting the addition of more solar homes for net metering. Pat said there is a limit to the amount of DG on a distribution feeder. When it gets to 15%, it triggers the requirement for a study. Richard inquired about different approaches such as solar systems with batteries on 1,000 Kohala homes, or using excess wind power to pump water uphill to a reservoir. As power is needed, water is released for hydro-electric power generation on the way down. HELCO did look at pumping water up; costs were very high. Pat concluded by saying if a line goes down, HELCO will do what it can to get the power back on. North Kohala has about the same amount of outages as elsewhere on the island. 4) MAJOR ISSUES IN THE COMMUNITY NOT COVERED BY THE NORTH KOHALA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN (NKCDP) This topic was brought forward because of the fish farming project. The question is whether to amend the CDP to study open ocean farming. The AC members asked what is the AC's obligation to the community if an issue is impacting the community, but is not included in the CDP as an action step or strategy. Susan quoted CDP page 12 list of key planning implications related to Kohalas natural and cultural resources includes "Coastal (makai) resources Kohalas pristine coastline and abundance of marine life should be protected from development and be accessible to residents." Page 24 Environmental and Cultural Concept Map includes "Shoreline and coastal resources are protected." Richard feels a subject