HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 758 Draft 01 2006-2008COUNTY OF HAWAII
STATE OF HAWAII
RESOLUTION NO. '7.ri£3 i)t3
A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT INVESTIGATE THE FEASIBILITY OF INSTALLING A
PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM AT ONE OR MORE WASTEWATER TREATMENT
PLANTS IN THE COUNTY.
WHEREAS, the Hawaii County Council acknowledges that county government should
lead by example in the effort to reduce Hawaii Island's dependence on fossil fuels and other
imported resources for electrical energy; and
WHEREAS, the Hawaii County Energy Sustainability Plan dated October 3, 2007,
specifically recommends that the County increase its photovoltaic power generation by 110% per
year in order to meet the energy efficiency and renewable energy goals tazgeted in the plan; and
WHEREAS, according to the Energy Plan, the County's wastewater treatment plants are
among the largest consumers of electrical energy on the island; and
WHEREAS, the County's wastewater treatment plants do not currently produce any
energy onsite to offset their large load demand; and
WHEREAS, according to the Hawaii County Energy Sustainability Plan, the County
can realize both financial savings and a countywide reduction in the use of fossil fuel by
implementing the Plan's recommendation to aggressively apply solar technology at its public
facilities, such as its wastewater treatment plants; and
WHEREAS, the Hawaii County Energy Sustainability Plan further recommends that
rather than purchasing and installing the solaz systems, the County would save money by issuing
a request for proposals for a private sector investor to buy, install, manage the systems, and sell
the solar-generated electricity back to the County at an agreed to fixed price; and
WHEREAS, Hawai`i's high electricity rates, generous private sector rebates and tax
incentives, and year-round solar exposure create an ideal environment for a private sector
managed installation of solar systems at public facilities, such as wastewater treatment plants;
now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that, by
March 1, 2009, the Department of Environmental Management should investigate the feasibility
of installing a solar system designed to handle the energy demands for one or more of its
wastewater treatment facilities; such analysis should determine the size and type of solar system
to be installed, recommended locations for such installation, and a financial analysis for
determining the value of the County's investment in said system.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of the Department of Environmental
Management present the results of the feasibility analysis to the council by May 1, 2009.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, should installation of such a solaz system prove to
be a sensible investment, the Department of Environmental Management should by July 1, 2009,
consider issuing a request for proposals for a private sector investor to buy, install, and manage
said system.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the County Clerk shall forward certified copies of
this resolution to the Honorable Mayor Harry Kim and to the Director of the Department of
Environmental Management.
Dated at Kona , Hawaii, this 22nd day of October , 2008.
COUNTY COUNCIL
Cotmty 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 ofHawai`ion October 22, 2008
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