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Andy Karsner...Department of Energy...Assistant Secretary...Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy...
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Andy Karsner said: "We Love Phoenix Motorcars"

"I set up the Meeting with President Bush and Phoenix Motorcars at The White House!"



Hawaiian Governor Linda Lingle and Andy Karsner...Yes...We Can Make a Difference...


Monday, January 28, 2008
Hawaii Signs Energy Pact with Feds...

Hawaii and the U.S. Department of Energy signed an agreement Monday designed to increase the state's energy independence.

The Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative will provide technical assistance and programs to support projects developed through public and private partnerships.

The Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative will also tap the expertise of other federal agencies, including the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Defense, national research laboratories, and research and development entities, as well as the Private Sector...Opportunity...Act 221 / 215....

The projects include designing systems to improve stability of electrical grids, expanding the use of locally grown crops to produce fuel, and developing regulatory and policy frameworks to promote clean energy technology use.

The Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative's goal is to use renewable resources like wind, ocean and solar power to supply 70 percent or more of Hawaii's energy needs by 2030.

Hawaii has the highest utility and oil prices in the country, she said.

“So no matter what you do to conserve energy, your utility bill goes up,” Lingle said.

Lingle cited legislation and tax breaks and other incentives that will make renewable energy such as wind, wave, solar power, (Electric Vehicles) more abundant to private investors and the public.

“Imagine if the billions we spend on bringing oil here each year was spent here instead,” Lingle said.

U.S. Department of Energy Assistant Secretary Alexander Karsner, who heads the department’s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Division, called Lingle the “greatest Governor in the United States.” He said that Hawaii’s plentiful natural resources make it literally a Hot Spot for Renewable Energy.

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