HI HR32

Encourages the Public Utilities Commission and Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to continue energy adaptation efforts addressing planning and efficiency as wireless communications and mobile electronic devices alter energy consumption and demand.

Notes that global electricity consumption by information and communications technologies currently ranges from 1,100 to 1,800 terawatt-hours per year, equivalent to global lighting consumption in 1985.

Identifies that wireless data transmission consumes more energy per bit than fiber optics networks, and mobile data traffic is forecasted to increase tenfold within five years.

Recognizes Hawaii's declining energy consumption due to conservation efforts and Act 155 (2009), which set a goal of reducing electricity consumption by 4,300 gigawatt-hours by 2030, but notes upward pressure from expanding electronic technologies and data storage.

Directs certified copies of the resolution be transmitted to the Governor, Public Utilities Commission Chairperson, DBEDT Director, and the Research and Economic Analysis Division.