Guam § 8501 - Legislative Findings and Intent.

§ 8501. Legislative Findings and Intent.

(a) I Liheslaturan Guåhan recognizes the island’s historical crisis of power outages almost a decade

ago. Rolling blackouts and endless load-shedding became part of one’s daily life. Although the island has

made great progress, power outages continue to plague the island. Each day, there remains the threat of

disruption of electrical/power supply service.

(b) Therefore, it is the intent of I Liheslaturan Guåhan to combine new power-generation technologies

with traditional power-generation systems in order to expand and safeguard the island’s electric supply,

without the need for additional capital investment by the utility company.

(c) One way to accomplish the combination of both the new and traditional electric system is through

the use of photovoltaic, solar technology and other alternative energy-generation systems. Such has the

advantage to generate power in a ‘distributed’ method, as electricity is generated and used at the same

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location. The use of this method enhances the island power generation system, and reduces the disruption

of services if a central power plant were shut down or damaged.

(d) Moreover, it is the intent of I Liheslaturan Guåhan to

(1) encourage private investment in renewable energy resources;

(2) stimulate economic growth; and

(3) enhance the continued diversification of the renewable energy resources used on Guam.

2024 NOTE: Subsection designations added and/or altered pursuant to authority granted by 1 GCA § 1606.