Kauai Energy Sustainability Plan

The Kauai Energy Sustainability Plan (KESP) was developed for the County of Kauai by SENTECH Hawaii LLC with assistance from Maurice Kaya LLC and Kauai Planning & Action Alliance.   The KESP integrates stakeholder and public input with objective energy analysis to create an implementable energy plan intended to offer guidance for Kauai to utilize local, sustainable, renewable energy.

The Executive Summary is available here. Or, you may download the entire report in sections*:

Section/ File Size

Cover Page 168 KB
Table of Contents 17 KB
Executive Summary 87 KB
1: Defining Purpose 71 KB
2: Establishing Vision, Goals, and Objectives 1,201 KB
3: Ground Transportation Sector Energy Analysis 356 KB
4: Recommendations for the Ground Transportation Sector 744 KB
5: Electricity Sector Energy Analysis 850 KB
6: Recommendations for the Electricity Sector 763 KB
7: Waste-To-Energy Considerations 267 KB
8: Wind Energy Considerations 496 KB
9: Successful Plan Implementation Considerations 189 KB
Appendix A 55 KB
Appendix B 47 KB
Commonly Used Acronyms 60 KB
References 113 KB

Click here to view the presentation given to the County Council on April 14, 2010 (3.6 MB).

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To learn more, please see the following KESP website areas:

• The Process includes Community Input, Energy Analysis, Report Development, and eventually, Implementation.
• Vision and Goals that will be considered for the plan.
• Opportunities, Barriers, Solutions, and Strategies for both the Transportation and Electric sectors on Kaua`i.
• Public Involvement By letting your voice be heard through an online “KESP Blog”, Public Meetings, Plan Rollout to the Community, and Feedback through phone and e-mail.
• The Library has cataloged survey results, meeting overviews, technical reports, preliminary analysis, etc.
• The SENTECH Hawaii Team was chosen by the County to draft the plan over the course of a year.

Next page: The Process

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