Update from Hawaii on Offshore Wind Development

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1 Update from Hawaii on Offshore Wind Development IEC 2017 Offshore Wind Panel Mark B. Glick Faculty, Specialist on Energy Policy & Innovation, University of Hawaii at Manoa April 5, 2017 Honolulu, Hawaii

2 Hawaii s Energy Transformation features Decisive and principled policy leadership embodied by policies & a stakeholder alliance known as the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative. Energy stakeholders as willing partners and fully aligned on energy policy objectives. A new innovation economy informed by economic, political and technological analysis. Emergence of the as a trusted advisor to energy decision-makers on financially sustainable energy systems that achieve resiliency, lower costs and energy self sufficiency.

3 Renewables The Anti-Volatility Tonic

4 Declining Cost Curves for Renewables

5 Nation s Leading RE Portfolio Standard

6 Measuring Success - Metrics & Highlights PV accounted for $570M, or 14% of all construction spending in ,016 solar-related jobs (2015) 60+ Renewable Projects 800+ MW of renewable energy generating capacity Economic Growth Projects HNEI Grid Start Energy Excelerator EEPS Energy Ecosystem Innovation 5 consecutive years as nation s performance contract leader - $442M+ in value of contracts to date RPS Transportation 26% RPS (through 2016) 4,326 EVs, 21,596 hybrids 484 EV charging station ports

7 Top Renewable Energy Projects

8 A Role for Offshore Wind? Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO) reviewed offshore wind as a possible renewable resource option in its 2016 update to its Power Supply Improvement Plan (PSIP) Power Supply Improvement Plan - HECO s 30-year agenda to 100% RPS featuring 5-year action plans an equivalent of the Integrated Resource Plan for Hawaii. In the 2016 update, HECO assert that utilities along with policy makers must anticipate technological change in order to create the conditions for successful development of emerging resource options like offshore wind.

9 HECO s 2016 Conclusion HECO s April 2016 draft PSIP Preferred Plan relied heavily on offshore wind as a resource option for O ahu. Concerns whether offshore wind is commercially available (among other things it has yet to be tested at full scale) While offshore wind will likely be commercialized within the next five to ten years, hurdles remain in Hawaii These include policy issues that must be sorted out by various State and Federal agencies. Bottom line - Do not rely on resources with as yet unproven feasibility (for example, offshore wind, Maui geothermal, westside Hawai i Island geothermal).

10 Proposals for Offshore Wind On June 24, 2016, BOEM published a Call for Information and Nominations (Call) for commercial wind energy leases within the Call area offshore Hawaii BOEM also sought public input on the potential for wind development in the Call Area This includes comments on site conditions, resources, and existing uses of the area that would be relevant to BOEM s wind energy development authorization process.

11 Three (3) Unsolicited Lease Requests BOEM has received a total of three unsolicited wind energy lease requests from two potential developers Two lease requests from AW Hawaii Wind, LLC (AWH), the AWH Oahu Northwest Project and the AWH Oahu South Project; and One lease request from Progression Hawaii Offshore Wind, Inc. (Progression), the Progression South Coast of Oahu Project. Each project proposes offshore floating wind energy facility with a capacity of approximately 400 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy transmitted to Oahu by undersea cables.

12 BOEM/HI Renewable Energy Task Force BOEM established the BOEM/Hawaii Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force in 2012 in concert with Gov. Neil Abercrombie Facilitate effective and efficient review of requests for commercial and research leases and right-of-way grants for power cables on the Federal outer continental shelf (OCS) The OCS begins 3 nautical miles offshore Hawaii. Members of the Task Force include representatives of Federal, state and local government agencies, and offices who regularly engage with members of the Native Hawaiian community. Meetings to Date: Task Force Meeting: Four Task Force Meeting: Three Task Force Meeting: Two Task Force Meeting: One

13 Broader Community Engagement is Key Notice of Intent to Prepare and Environmental Assessment Public Scoping Meetings on Potential Oahu Offshore Wind Transcript - Honolulu Public Meeting, July 19, 2016 Transcript - Waianae Public Meeting, July 20, 2016 Transcript - Waialua Public Meeting, July 21, 2016 Public Comment Period extended to September 7, 2016 Public comments filed through Regulations.gov (Docket No. BOEM ) Community is skeptical but U.S. Department of Defense may have the final word

14 Mahalo Hawaii Strongly Supports Collaboration of Island and Remote Communities on Energy Self Sufficiency!