Energy

... H-POWER is one of the largest firm renewable energy sources in the state ....

... how we got to this point ....

... This is an improvement over the earlier forecast that projected bills would increase 7% or about $15 after the coal plant ends operations, which is scheduled for today ....

... If rolling outages are necessary, Hawaiian Electric will send out a Tweet.  That's the plan ....

... 7% bill increase forecasted ....

... The legislation authorizes the Hawai‘i Green Infrastructure Authority to administer C-PACE for the soon-to-be available financing program ....

... transaction completed July 21, 2022 ....

... Even supporters of the 102-year-old federal shipping law admit that its restrictions on competition add to the cost of our fuels ....

... Better Buildings Benchmarking Program requires commercial and multi-family buildings larger than 25,000 square feet to track and report annual aggregate utility data to the City and County of Honolulu ....

" ... Hawaiian Electric is seeking approval to recover the cost of the project from customers ...."

... Asuncion’s current term on the PUC began on July 1, 2020 and ends on June 30, 2026 .... 

... capping the amount of any single renewable energy source to 45% per island ....

... Over 1,300 climate lawsuits have been filed in the U.S.  None has yet succeeded ....

... plaintiffs claim that their state DOT’s active operation of a transportation system that results in high levels of greenhouse gas emissions is causing significant harm ....

... “Houston, we have a problem.” ....

... Of 18 renewable energy agreements inked by Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. utility subsidiaries in recent years, only two are on track to meet their guaranteed commercial operation dates ....

... Solid waste disposal costs can be reduced by diverting recyclable waste to the H-POWER waste to energy facility ....

... that includes but is not limited to wind, solar, biomass and biofuels. Standalone energy storage proposals also will be accepted ....

... retirement of the AES coal plant at the end of September ....

... Kauaʻi’s power generation mix for 2021 included 45% solar, 14% hydro and 11% biomass ....

... The fixed monthly bill credit will be applied at an amount equivalent to the respective retail rate for exporting energy during a two-hour period of the evening peak ....

... None of these insiders know anything about electricity so Schatz makes federal taxpayers to pay for experts who can do the actual work for them ....

... Biden’s ban on Russian oil imports and why Hawaii needs a Jones Act waiver to ensure its energy security ....

... Keli'i Akina writes about it in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser while U.S. Rep. Ed Case of Hawaii sends a waiver request of his own ....

... Case also introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives today to mandate such a waiver. ...

... Little noticed language was included in the National Defense Authorization Act that became law in 2021 when Congress overrode then-President Donald Trump’s veto ....

... Hawaii gasoline prices are increasing more slowly than other states .... 

... with the outbreak of war between Russia and Ukraine, the 101-year-old federal maritime law is even being recognized as a danger to Hawaii’s energy security ....

... Par Hawaii's suspension of oil imports from Russia underscores the need for Hawaii to achieve greater oil-purchasing flexibility ....

... we are turning to other grades of crude, principally from North and South America, to meet fuel production requirements ....

... Firm renewable energy differs from intermittent resources such as solar and wind in that it is available for use at all times ....

... The gasoline tax in 2035 will be $33.16 a barrel ....

... the Board authorized Na Pua Makani to kill up to 51 ‘ōpe‘ape‘a bats ....

... the 1920 law is a main reason Hawaii relies on Russia for more than a third of its crude oil supply ....

... carbon-dioxide taxes are inherently regressive and disproportionally harm low-income families ....

... This bill is a continuation of the policy of social-planning-via-taxation that has helped make Hawaii one of the most expensive states in the nation ....

... Return of geothermal boosts Hawaii Island to 60% ....

... Regressive Gasoline Tax Would Top Out At $33.16 Per Barrel In 2035 ....

... New pilot program to offer lower rate as incentive for businesses, building owners to host EV chargers ....

... The Kokua Fund Bill Credit Program will automatically provide a one-time credit of $90 to past-due balances for about 22,000 residential and business customers by Jan. 31 ....

... Nearly 4,700 rooftop solar systems installed in 2021; 92,500 now online ....

... 270 affordable rental units for native Hawaiian beneficiaries of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act ....

... Griffin will serve until June 30, 2022.  Gov. Ige will nominate Griffin’s replacement in the coming months ....

... The new technical report synthesizes current literature on the threats posed by industrial-scale solar installations to birds, identifies the species most at risk from solar infrastructure, lists the locations of current and future solar facilities, and describes specific strategies to limit negative impacts on Hawaiian bird life ....

... As the oldest power plant on Maui, with the first generating unit placed in service in 1948, KPP’s four steam-generating units currently provide power and system stability on the island's transmission system ....

... a new online building permit application process in response to the increase in number of homeowners seeking photovoltaic (PV), PV battery and battery-only tax credits and other incentives from Hawaiian Electric Co.’s Battery Bonus program ....

... Billionaire Omidyar helps solar developers sharpen up their sales pitch to overcome community resistance to the solar grab for agricultural lands ....

... Once upon a time there were some property developers on Oahu ....

... Enviros deploy push-poll which claims that 66% of public want gasoline and diesel cars banned.  If this is true, why are electric cars only 1% of the fleet right now? ....

... To fund this insider giveaway, the HGIA board voted to take away $2.5M set aside for low and middle income households and $5M set aside for multi-family projects ....