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Energy Efficiency and Least-Cost Planning: The Best Way to Save Money and Reduce Energy Use in Hawaii

Author(s) -

Robert J. Mowris

Publication year - 1990

Publication title -

osti oai (u.s. department of energy office of scientific and technical information)

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Reports

DOI - 10.2172/882363

Subject(s) - geothermal gradient , energy cost , energy (signal processing) , geothermal energy , natural resource economics , efficient energy use , environmental economics , business , engineering , economics , electrical engineering , geology , statistics , mathematics , geophysics

If the 500 MW geothermal project on the Big Island of Hawaii is developed as planned, the Wao Kele O Puna rain forest will be severely damaged or destroyed. If this happens the State will lose one of its most precious resources. It would be tragic for this to happen, since on a least-cost basis, the geothermal project does not make economic sense. Improving energy efficiency in the commercial and residential sectors of Hawaii can save about 500 MW of power at a cost of $700 million

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