HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE AWESC 09/05/2012 2010-2012 ACTIONS
J Yoshimoto Fred Blas,
Member
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C Brenda Ford
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Donald Ikeda,
Member
Dennis “Fresh” Onishi, Member
K. Angel Pilago,
Member
Pete Hoffmann Brittany Smart,
Member
Dominic Yagong,
Vice-Chair Member
HAWAI‘I COUNTY COUNCIL
COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE,
WATER & ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY
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10 Session
DATE: September 5, 2012 (Wednesday)
PLACE: Council Chambers
Hawai‘i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai‘i
TIME: 4:30 p.m.
(Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.)
CALL TO ORDER – 5:47 p.m.
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEM(S) ON THE AGENDA
REFERRAL(S)
Comm. 822: URGES HAWAI‘I ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY (HELCO) TO RENEGOTIATE ITS
(Res. 297-12) PURCHASE POWER AGREEMENT CONTRACTS WITH ALL INDEPENDENT POWER
PRODUCERS USING RENEWABLE RESOURCES SO THAT THE COST TO THE
CONSUMER IS NOT BASED ON AVOIDED COSTS
Urges HELCO to renegotiate its Purchase Power Agreement contracts with all other independent
power producers using renewable resources so that pricing is not based on avoided costs to
ensure that the residents of Hawai‘i County receive increased savings on their electric bills.
RECOMMENDS ADOPTION OF RES. 297-12 AS AMENDED TO DRAFT 2:
Ayes: Committee Members Ford, Hoffmann, Onishi,
Smart, Yagong, and Chair Yoshimoto – 6.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Members Blas, Ikeda, and Pilago - 3.
Excused: None.
ADJOURNMENT – 7:12 p.m.
Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island
Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
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