HI SB2235

Requires new single-family residential construction to incorporate design elements and equipment at time of construction to facilitate future photovoltaic system installation

Part of Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative's 2010 policy recommendations to help achieve 70% clean, renewable energy goal by 2030

Installation cost at time of construction ranges from $100 to $500 per home, compared to thousands of dollars for retrofitting existing homes

Hawaii receives equivalent of 19 gallons of gasoline in daily sunshine per average rooftop; less than 1% of homes currently use photovoltaic systems

Committees recommend passage to Second Reading and referral to Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection