KIUC's Energy Wise Guys - Kauai Island Utility Cooperative
KIUC's Energy Wise Guys - Kauai Island Utility Cooperative
KIUC's Energy Wise Guys - Kauai Island Utility Cooperative
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April 2010<br />
Volume 7, Number 2<br />
Table of Contents<br />
Resurgence in Heat Pump Water<br />
Heating Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4<br />
Residential <strong>Energy</strong> <strong>Wise</strong> Practices Checklist. . . . . . . 6<br />
A Picture’s Worth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8<br />
QMARP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9<br />
Renewable Outlook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10<br />
Light Up a Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11<br />
Load Shedding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12<br />
Official Results of 2010 KIUC<br />
Board of Directors Election . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14<br />
A Message From the Chairman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15<br />
2010 KIUC Board of Directors Committees . . . . . . 15<br />
Tacbian Honored by Filipino Chamber . . . . . . . . . . 16<br />
AlohaVote & Merriman River Group. . . . . . . . . . . . 17<br />
2010 Census Stand Up and Be Counted. . . . . . . . 18<br />
KIUC Keiki . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20<br />
KIUC in the Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23<br />
KIUC Seabird Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27<br />
Coop Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28<br />
Outage: What Happens & What You Can Do . . . . . 30<br />
KIUC & PETRA Solar Join Forces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32<br />
KIUC Completes & Energizes Photovoltaic<br />
Project at Port Allen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32<br />
KIUC’s Recent Outages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33<br />
Pack Up <strong>Energy</strong> Savings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34<br />
Ono Pupu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36<br />
Statement of Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38<br />
Simple Pleasures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39<br />
Parting Shot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39<br />
Powerlines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40<br />
KIUC is an equal opportunity provider and employer.<br />
On the cover: Claurino Bueno, Ray Mierta and<br />
Paul Daniels make up the “<strong>Energy</strong><strong>Wise</strong>” team.<br />
Photo by Shelley Paik.<br />
4463 Pahe‘e Street, Suite 1, Līhu‘e, Hawai‘i 967662000<br />
808.246.4300 ◼ www.kiuc.coop ◼ currents@kiuc.coop<br />
KIUC BOARD MEMBERS<br />
Teofilo “Phil” Tacbian,<br />
Chairman<br />
Peter Yukimura, Vice Chair<br />
David Iha, Secretary<br />
Allan A. Smith, Treasurer<br />
Carol Bain<br />
Stu Burley<br />
Steve Rapozo<br />
Jan TenBruggencate<br />
Ben Sullivan<br />
PRESIDENT & CEO<br />
Randall J. Hee<br />
EDITOR<br />
Anne Barnes<br />
Marketing,<br />
Communications<br />
& Public Affairs<br />
ASSISTANT EDITORS<br />
Maile Moriguchi<br />
Shelley Paik<br />
Marketing,<br />
Communications<br />
& Public Affairs<br />
Pam Blair<br />
Ruralite Services<br />
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS<br />
Anne Barnes<br />
Claurino Bueno<br />
Paul Daniels<br />
Matthew Fitch<br />
Randall J. Hee<br />
Carey Koide<br />
Maile Moriguchi<br />
Barbara Nagamine<br />
Shelley Paik<br />
Steve Rymsha<br />
Teofilo “Phil” Tacbian<br />
Only active KIUC members will be mailed KIUC Currents. KIUC Currents can be found online at www.kiuc.coop under Member<br />
Information and Currents on the website.
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