Hawaii Revised Statutes 196-31 – Energy efficiency implementation for state facilities
Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 196-31
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Energy: means work or heat that is, or may be, produced from any fuel or source whatsoever. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 196-2
- Facility: means a building or buildings or similar structure owned or leased by, or otherwise under the jurisdiction of, an agency. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 196-11
- Utility: means a public utility as defined in § 269-1. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 196-11
provided that no entity shall claim tax credits or deductions, or depreciate assets under title 14 for implementing energy efficiency measures pursuant to this section; provided further that nothing in this subsection shall prohibit facilities from implementing energy efficiency measures sooner than indicated under paragraph (1) or (2).
“Cost-effective energy efficiency measure” means any energy efficiency measure where the cost of the energy efficiency measure is equal to or less than the estimated savings over a period of twenty years or the life of the installed components, whichever is less.
“Energy efficiency measure” means any energy services, projects, and equipment, including but not limited to building or facility energy conservation enhancing, demand management, or demand response retrofits, which may include energy saved offsite by water or other utility enhancing retrofits, to improve the energy efficiency or reduce energy costs of the facility.