{"id":35554,"date":"2015-06-08T16:58:02","date_gmt":"2015-06-09T02:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=35554"},"modified":"2021-08-24T13:51:19","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T23:51:19","slug":"new-law-sets-net-zero-energy-goal-for-uh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2015\/06\/08\/new-law-sets-net-zero-energy-goal-for-uh\/","title":{"rendered":"New law sets net-zero energy goal for UH<\/abbr>"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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UH<\/abbr> Sustainability Coordinator Matt Lynch, Public Policy Center Associate Director Sharon Moriwaki, Gov. David Ige and Â鶹´«Ã½ Natural Energy Institute Director Richard Rocheleau at the bill signing on June 8, 2015.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Gov. David Ige has signed into law four energy bills, including one that sets a goal for the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> <\/a> to produce as much energy from renewable sources as it consumes across all 10 campuses, or to become net-zero, by 2035.<\/p>\n

The University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>’s energy efficiency efforts fit within a new statewide goal. Another bill signed into law today makes Â鶹´«Ã½ the first state in the nation to set a 100 percent renewable portfolio standard for the electricity sector by 2045.<\/p>\n

The legislation requiring UH<\/abbr> to become net-zero directs the university to establish a benchmark for the amount and value of energy consumed during the 2014–2015 fiscal year, then to measure its progress toward the net-zero goal. The university is also required to submit an annual report on its progress to the legislature.<\/p>\n