HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0766.027 2008-2010Murashige, Laura
From: David Porter [briyotya @yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 8:11 AM
To: counciltestimony @co.hawaii hi.us
Subject: Energy Efficiency Bill
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David Porter
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I am generally supportive of energy efficiency especially as part of my job as an engineer for a private
water/wastewater company here is in charge of alternative energy efforts for the company.
My concern, with what I know about the proposed bill is with the requirement for insulation. I have
been unable to find an actual copy of the bill or its code, so I may not have all the information, but I
want to be sure that the insulation requirement is amended to allow unconditioned homes an exemption
from the requirement. It would not make any sense to require insulation in an unconditioned home.
Many homes on the island, including mine do not have or need any heat or air. It would not make sense
to require insulation in any new, remodeled or additions on homes that are not conditioned. In fact it
would probably make them uncomfortable and force the owner to add conditioning and increase energy
use where there was no energy use (for conditioning) in the first place.
In my job, I continually run into the "one size fits all" mentality and it does not and never has worked.
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