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Energy use in Hawaii down 19% from 1970s | The Honolulu Advertiser | Hawaii's Newspaper
Posted on: Saturday, December 29, 2007

Energy use in Hawaii down 19% from 1970s

Advertiser Staff

Hawai'i residents are using less energy today than they did in the 1970s, according to a state report.

The 2007 Energy Resources annual report released by the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism said Hawai'i residents use 19 percent less energy per capita than they did 36 years ago.

Among other highlights:

  • Hawai'i's primary energy consumption in 2006 was down 1.8 percent compared with 2005.

  • Petroleum use in the state declined 2.7 percent between 2005 and 2006.

  • Renewable energy production increased by 9.8 percent in 2006.

  • Wind power increased by a dramatic 1,123 percent because of the influx from the new facilities at Kaheawa Wind Power and Hawai'i Renewable Development.

  • Hawai'i also is setting the pace for energy savings in buildings, ranking fifth in the nation in total energy cost savings for Energy Star buildings.

    The DBEDT report found that nearly 77 percent of the state's electricity and more than 99 percent of its transportation fuel remain dependent on petroleum fuels.

    The report can be viewed and downloaded from the department's Web site at: www.hawaii.gov/dbedt/main/about/annual.

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