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Committee advances water‑heating bill amid industry debate on solar thermal vs heat pumps
Summary
HB 2608 HD1 moved forward with an HD2 amendment after testimony from the Hawaii State Energy Office, solar industry representatives and clean‑energy advocates about updating a 15‑year statutory life limit on solar water heaters and variance rules to allow high‑efficiency heat pumps.
The House Committee on Water and Land advanced HB 2608 HD1, a bill related to residential water‑heating systems, after detailed industry and agency testimony on technical standards, statutory life limits and variance processes.
Gail Suzuki Jones of the Hawaii State Energy Office said the office stood on written comments and proposed adding high‑efficiency heat‑pump water heaters…
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