HONOLULU (AP) – An Oahu hospital is receiving nearly $650,000 to partially cover the cost of installing energy efficient air conditioning equipment and lighting.
Hawaii Energy presented Castle Medical Center in Kailua with a check this week. The money covers more than 25 percent of the $2.3 million Castle spent to install the new
equipment. Castle CEO Kathryn Raethel says the hospital wouldn’t have been able to complete the project as quickly if it hadn’t received the incentive funds.
The money comes from public benefits fees paid by Hawaiian Electric customers and from $6 million in stimulus funds the federal government gave to Hawaii Energy to provide
incentives for energy efficiency. Hawaii Energy promotes energy efficiency in Honolulu, Maui and Hawaii counties. It’s paid for by utility customers.
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