Posted on 3:42 am, Tuesday, September 17, 2013. Tags: blue planet, jeff mikulina
MEDIA RELEASE The Blue Planet Foundation has released its first annual Energy Report Card for Hawaii. The data-rich, 42-page progress report provides a wide-angle perspective on Hawaii’s energy transformation, taking a look at five key metrics including Transportation, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, and Economics. Supporting drivers are also analyzed to identify gaps in […]
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Posted on 1:59 am, Thursday, January 24, 2013. Tags: blue planet, jeff mikulina, solar tax credit, thomas loudat
MEDIA RELEASE The Blue Planet Foundation has released a full report, updated January 2013, detailing the economic impacts of Hawaii’s renewable energy tax credit. The analysis, conducted by former University of Hawaii economist Dr. Thomas Loudat is updated from last spring, peer-reviewed, and includes demographic information from building permits for Oahu photovoltaic installations over the […]
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Posted on 10:53 am, Monday, August 13, 2012. Tags: blue planet, cfl lightbulb, energy
MEDIA RELEASE Over the last several months, school and community groups from Maui, Hawaii Island and Leeward Oahu have helped to replace mo re than 85,000 incandescent light bulbs with energy-efficient CFLs. A CFL uses about 75 percent less electricity than a conventional bulb; on Hawaii Island, where the cost of electricity is $0.43 per […]
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