Hawaii Energy Awards $81,000 Incentive For Energy-Saving Lighting Retrofits at Mauna Kea Beach Hotel and Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel
Posted August 07, 2014
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Hawaii Energy, the ratepayer-funded energy conservation and efficiency program for Hawaii, Honolulu and Maui counties, provided Mauna Kea Resort (which includes Mauna Kea Beach Hotel and Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel) with financial incentives for installing energy-efficient light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Mauna Kea Beach Hotel received an incentive for $54,870 and Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel received $26,914 for a total of $81,784.
The incentive will help Mauna Kea Beach Hotel offset the cost of replacing older incandescent lights, halogens and fluorescent tube lights with LEDs. The LEDs were installed in areas that require 24-hour-a-day lighting such as the lobby and back-of-house service corridors. The lighting, installed by Axis Energy Partners, will help increase visibility and save the hotel an estimated 585,564 kilowatt hours (kWh) annually or $199,091 on electricity costs based on $0.34/kWh.
Similarly, Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel worked with Island Energy Systems to install LEDs in its lobby and parking garage. The energy savings is an estimated 160,361 kWh annually or $54,522 on electricity costs also based on $0.34/kWh.
Both hotels are planning additional energy-efficient upgrades within the next year. Recently, the hotels held Hawaii Energy-sponsored workshops for its employees called “Sharing the Aloha” with Helen Wai to encourage energy conservation at work and at home.
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About Prince Resorts Hawaii
Prince Resorts Hawaii Inc., operates three luxury hotels and golf courses on two of the Hawaiian Islands: The Hawaii Prince Hotel Waikiki and Golf Club on the Island of O‘ahu, and on the Island of Hawai‘i, the Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel and Golf Course and Mauna Kea Beach Hotel and Golf Course at the Mauna Kea Resort on the Kohala Coast. Prince Resorts Hawaii is unique in offering all oceanfront locations along with championship golf courses, gracious island hospitality and award-winning cuisine. Each hotel and resort is dedicated to providing exceptional value and guest experiences with no mandatory resort fees. For more information, call 1-866-PRINCE6 (866-774-6236) or visit www.PrinceResortsHawaii.com.
About Hawaii Energy
Hawaii Energy is the ratepayer-funded energy conservation and efficiency program administered by Leidos Engineering, LLC under contract with the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission, serving the islands of Hawaii, Lanai, Maui, Molokai and Oahu. Hawaii Energy offers cash rebates and other incentives to residents and businesses to help offset the cost of installing energy-efficient equipment. In addition to rebates, the program conducts education and training for residents, businesses and trade allies to encourage the adoption of energy conservation behaviors and efficiency measures. The program plays an important role in helping to achieve Hawaii’s goal of reducing total electric energy usage by 30 percent or 4.3 billion kWh by 2030. For more information, visit www.HawaiiEnergy.com.