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PUNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN
MANAGING GROWTH: 3.6 Energy Sustainability
Action 3.6.3.f (page 3-20)
Apply the Public Utilities Commission Public Benefits Fund as incentives to
homeowners and landlords to retrofit dwellings for alternative energy devices and systems, using a sliding scale to provide greater subsidies to low-income households. The County may
augment this with matching grants and low-interest loans.
(3.6.1) Goals:
a) Puna has made significant progress towards achieving energy self-sufficiency by 2020.
b) A significant
percentage of Puna households continue to live completely or partially off the electrical power grid.
c) Puna lowers its dependence on fossil fuel as an energy source, becoming a
demonstration area for alternative sources, systems and fuels.
d) There are incentives for the use of renewable energy sources.
(3.6.2) Objectives:
Promote use of solar technologies,
such as solar water heaters and photovoltaic power systems.
Employ energy-efficient design standards for public building and residential development, including ventilation and cooling.
Recognize,
when establishing regulatory standards, that while energy efficiency yields long-term cost savings for low-income households, it may impose added initial construction cost on housing.
Accordingly, reduced property tax assessments for self-powered homes and businesses should be implemented.
Action 3.6.3.f
Apply the Public Utilities Commission Public Benefits Fund as incentives to homeowners and landlords to retrofit dwellings for alternative energy devices and systems,
using a sliding scale to provide greater subsidies to low-income households. The County may augment this with matching grants and low-interest loans.
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Action 3.6.3.f
Apply the Public Utilities Commission Public
Benefits Fund as incentives to homeowners and landlords to retrofit dwellings for alternative energy devices and systems, using a sliding scale to provide greater subsidies to low-income
households. The County may augment this with matching grants and low-interest loans.