Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 169 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of Accounting and General Services to assist Honolulu Seawater Air Conditioning LLC in conducting a study to determine the feasibility of implementing the Seawater Air Conditioning/Thermal Energy Storage District Cooling System for use in state facilities.

This measure also finds that the development of the Honolulu Seawater Air Conditioning project in downtown Honolulu, using the Seawater Air Conditioning/Thermal Energy Storage System in state facilities, would help the State achieve its goals of increasing energy efficiency, decreasing reliance on fossil fuels, and shifting to an efficient and renewable energy.

Testimony in support of this measure was received from Honolulu Seawater Air Conditioning LLC.

Your committee also finds that under Act 77, Session Laws of Hawaii 2002, requiring state agencies to not only reduce greenhouse gas emissions and energy and potable water consumption levels, but also increase the State's reliance on efficient and renewable energy sources. Use of a Sea Water Air Conditioning and thermal energy storage system would meet approximately 80% of the energy and potable water reduction and renewable energy use mandates for state facilities situated near the proposed downtown Honolulu Seawater Air Conditioning/Thermal Energy Storage System district cooling loop.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 169 and recommends its adoption.