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Rezachek & Associates
Legislative- and Public Utilities Commission (PUC)-Related Experience (continued)
Drafted, prepared and presented testimony, and achieved passage of legislation which authorizes issuance of $145 million in special purpose revenue bonds (SPRBs) to Honolulu Seawater Air Conditioning, LLC for the purpose of the planning, design, and construction of a seawater air conditioning (SWAC) district cooling system in downtown Honolulu (Con, Leg)
Identified a number of federal, State, and county legislative initiatives that could be used to support SWAC development (Con, Leg)
Participated in numerous Integrated Resources Planning and energy planning processes on behalf of Honolulu Seawater Air Conditioning, LLC (Con, SA, TA)
Prepared a number of detailed analyses to support HSWAC’s case for raising the current HECO rebate for SWAC over the last 3+ years (Con)
Prepared and presented testimony, and helped achieved passage of legislation that establishes as state policy statewide greenhouse gas emissions limits at or below the statewide greenhouse gas emissions levels in 1990 to be achieved by January 1, 2020 and establishes greenhouse gas emissions reduction task force to prepare a work plan and regulatory scheme to achieve the statewide greenhouse gas emissions limits (Con, Leg)
Prepared and presented testimony, and helped achieved passage of legislation that defines SWAC as a renewable energy technology (Con, Leg)
Prepared and provided testimony in support of direct negotiations for State land leases for renewable energy projects (Leg)
Prepared and provided testimony in support of legislation that requires the public utilities commission to develop and adopt a standard power purchase contract for the purchase of electricity by public utilities from non-fossil fuel producers (Leg)
Prepared and provided testimony in support of net energy metering for Hawaii (Leg)
Prepared and provided testimony in support of State income tax credits for solar thermal, photovoltaic, and wind energy systems (Leg)
Prepared and provided testimony on legislation in support of neighborhood electric vehicles (Leg)
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