LIHU‘E — The board of directors of Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative is seeking members’ comments and ideas for the cooperative’s updated strategic plan for 2013 through 2025. The board and senior staff of KIUC recently completed a draft of the
LIHU‘E — The board of directors of Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative is seeking members’ comments and ideas for the cooperative’s updated strategic plan for 2013 through 2025.
The board and senior staff of KIUC recently completed a draft of the plan, which updates the document that was adopted by the board at the end of 2009. The draft reflects progress in reaching renewable energy goals to generate 50 percent of electricity by 2023, according to a KIUC news release.
The draft also emphasizes the importance of reducing members’ costs while increasing their satisfaction. It contains new language that describes the challenge of integrating residential photovoltaic systems safely and efficiently into the existing utility grid.
The last time the strategic plan was updated, there were fewer than 300 PV systems on Kaua‘i. Today, there are more than 1,200.
KIUC board members will hold three simultaneous public briefings on the plan on May 30 at 6:30 p.m.
The meetings will be at Waimea Theater, the KIUC Lihu‘e office at 4463 Pahe‘e Street, and Princeville Community Center.
The draft of the strategic plan is posted at http://kauai.coopwebbuilder.com/content/strategic-plan. It will be included in the May issue of Currents.
Members can also email comments and suggestions on the strategic plan to currents@kiuc.coop.
