Recently, SAIC announced it was awarded the funding for the next two years of its prime contract with the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to continue as the Program Administrator for the Hawaii Energy Efficiency Program. The funding has a two-year period of performance and value of more than $66 million. The multi-year contract has been executed by SAIC since March 2009, runs through December 31, 2013, and may be extended beyond 2013 for an additional three-year period. Since inception of the contract, $105 million in funding has been awarded to SAIC to administer Hawaii’s energy efficiency programs.
Hawaii residents pay among the nation’s highest prices for electricity and fuel. The most oil-dependent of the 50 states, Hawaii relies on imported petroleum for about 90 percent of its primary energy. The ratepayer-funded Energy Efficiency Program plays a vital role in reducing Hawaii’s reliance on foreign oil.
In 2009, SAIC transitioned the Hawaii Energy Efficiency Program from the Hawaiian Electric Companies and has redesigned and enhanced administration of the rebate and incentive, education and training, conservation, energy efficiency, and demand side management programs.
Under the contract, SAIC will continue as the Public Benefits Fee Administrator, enabling Hawaii to decrease its dependence on foreign oil, make better use of efficiency measures and improve energy security. SAIC will also continue to administer the Hawaii Energy Efficiency Program, including program operations, outreach, market evaluation, general administration, information technology and transformational infrastructure development initiatives.
