Governor Lingle's Public Schedule

July 24, Governor Lingle, at the invitation and expense of the U.S. Department of Energy, will travel to Nassau to participate in a conference that focuses on developing renewable energy solutions for island nations, states and territories, such as Hawai‘i as well as Caribbean island nations.  The Governor will also participate in the announcement of an international partnership for energy development in island nations to facilitate the development and deployment of clean energy technologies that utilize indigenous renewable energy resources and reduce dependence on fossil fuels.  The Governor's involvement is an extension of the Hawai`i Clean Energy Initiative, a public-private partnership formed in January between the State and Department of Energy to move Hawai`i toward having 70 percent of its energy come from clean energy sources by 2030. 

July 25-26, Governor Lingle will participate in a regulatory training workshop at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Colorado as part of the Hawai`i Clean Energy Initiative.  The training, led by national experts on utility regulation continues a series of workshops that began this past spring to inform and equip Hawai`i regulators with the tools and options to develop the regulatory framework needed to enable Hawai`i to achieve its renewable energy goals. The workshop will be attended by commissioners and staff of the Hawai`i Public Utilities Commission, the state consumer advocate, Hawai`i utilities industry representatives, chairs of the Senate and House energy committees, county energy commissioners and private sector representatives.