1. Hawaii’s Clean Energy Future
Hawaii State Energy Office
Annual ESCI Best Practices Awards Program
Dec. 15, 2015

2. Urgency to Conserve – Hawaii is Most Isolated Population Center on Earth
Alaska: 3,022 mi
U.S. Mainland: 2,471 mi
Mexico: 3,397 mi
Costa Rica: 4,822 mi
Colombia: 5,551 mi
Chile: 6,698 mi
Ecuador: 5,450 mi
New Zealand: 4,613 mi
Taiwan: 5,285 mi
Fiji: 3,157 mi
Australia: 5,205 mi
Japan: 4,036 mi
China: 5,251 mi
Russia: 5,312 mi
Canada: 3,550 mi
Indonesia: 6,276 mi
Papua New Guinea: 4,492 mi
Hawaii

3. Hawaii’s State of Clean Energy
Most oil dependent state in the U.S. – imported 93% of our energy in 2014
Pays the highest electricity rates in the U.S.
IMPORTED
$5.1 Billion

4. Retail Electricity Prices-All Sectors (¢/kWh)
Electricity Prices: U.S. vs. Hawaii
Retail Electricity Prices-All Sectors (¢/kWh)
25.67
10.81
Source: Energy Information Administration

5. Energy Cost as a Percent of GDP
Unpredictable energy costs greatly impacts Hawaii’s economy
Source: Research & Economic Analysis Division, DBEDT
*estimated

6. Portfolio Standards: Renewable & Energy Efficiency

7. 60 of Hawaii’s Renewable Energy Projects

8. Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative (HCEI)
100% Renewable (electricity sector) by 2045
Reduce 4,300 Gwh by EEPS
New Energy in Transportation Road Map

9. Balanced Approach Diversifying our energy portfolio.
Connecting the islands through integrated, modernized grids.
Balancing technical, economic, environmental and cultural considerations.
Leveraging our position as a test bed to launch an energy innovation cluster.
Creating an efficient marketplace that benefits producers & consumers.

10. Hawaii’s PV Leadership
Top 10 states for installed PV per capita through 2014
Hawaii….……………. 312 watts
Arizona…….………….307 watts
Nevada….…………… 278 watts
California....…………. 257 watts
New Jersey.…………. 162 watts
New Mexico…..……… 155 watts
Vermont.……………… 112 watts
Massachusetts…...… watts
North Carolina..…….… 96 watts
Colorado…….….… watts
Source: Environment America

11. Grid Modernization

12. Clean Energy Innovation & Deployment for a Better Hawaii!