12-30-2009, 06:58 AM
The difference is due to the fact that building a house is in the 'commercial' realm. That is why there are permits & such. ETA: Look at it this way: building a house is a commercial venture, living in a house is a residential venture... ETAII it is also looked at a service that is TEMPORARY (that is what the agreement is..), most short term services cost more - inc. rents & such.
When the house is permitted it leaves the commercial realm & is in the residential realm. If you were to convert the structure to a commercial venture, the rate would return to commercial rates. ETA II if the structure is used as a dwelling, it is residential - if things like farm usage exceeds the residential use, the rate switches to a commercial rate... very common things everywhere... not just here!
The HELCO rates are here:
http://www.heco.com/portal/site/heco/menuitem.508576f78baa14340b4c0610c510b1ca/?vgnextoid=3b749349798b4110VgnVCM1000005c011bacRCRD&vgnextchannel=2c65a51aaabd6110VgnVCM1000005c011bacRCRD&vgnextfmt=default&vgnextrefresh=1&level=0&ct=article
When the house is permitted it leaves the commercial realm & is in the residential realm. If you were to convert the structure to a commercial venture, the rate would return to commercial rates. ETA II if the structure is used as a dwelling, it is residential - if things like farm usage exceeds the residential use, the rate switches to a commercial rate... very common things everywhere... not just here!
The HELCO rates are here:
http://www.heco.com/portal/site/heco/menuitem.508576f78baa14340b4c0610c510b1ca/?vgnextoid=3b749349798b4110VgnVCM1000005c011bacRCRD&vgnextchannel=2c65a51aaabd6110VgnVCM1000005c011bacRCRD&vgnextfmt=default&vgnextrefresh=1&level=0&ct=article