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Wednesday, June 29, 2016 |
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HB2231: New law makes it easier to finance energy co-ops
By News Release @ 3:09 PM :: 5818 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy
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...this act allows for the use of state special purpose revenue bonds to be used to finance publicly owned energy cooperatives....
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Thursday, June 23, 2016 |
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Energy monitoring and management coming to 250 public schools
By News Release @ 5:00 AM :: 5598 Views :: Education K-12, Energy
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All public elementary, middle, and high schools in the Hawaiian Electric Companies' service territory are receiving new, intelligent, energy-monitoring devices and software....
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Wednesday, June 22, 2016 |
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Rusting Wind Junk off Waikiki: Feds Declare Open Season
By News Release @ 8:33 PM :: 7006 Views :: Energy
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...a call for information and nominations to gauge the wind industry’s interest in commercial wind leases in two areas offshore Oahu....
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Thursday, June 16, 2016 |
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Rogue Systems: Top Solar Contractor Busted for Lying to Hawaii Consumers
By News Release @ 5:01 PM :: 5898 Views :: Energy, Ethics
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...after allegedly misrepresenting information related to requirements for interconnecting solar energy systems....
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Friday, June 3, 2016 |
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HECO Customers Keep Paying On Unused $144 Million GEMS Fund
By Selected News Articles @ 5:06 PM :: 6275 Views :: Energy, Taxes
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For a short while earlier this year, it looked as though the $144 million in the state’s bond-financed Green Energy Market Securitization (GEMS) account might actually get used....
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Thursday, May 26, 2016 |
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Ethics: Hawaii DoT Capital Improvements Director in Bed with Parsons Brinckerhoff–Literally
By News Release @ 2:56 PM :: 7867 Views :: Energy, Ethics, Rail
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...her spouse was employed by Parsons as a Vice President and was Parsons’ principal consultant and a point of contact for 12 DOT Parsons Projects....
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Friday, May 20, 2016 |
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Floating Windfarm Electricity Costs More Than Double
By Selected News Articles @ 5:25 PM :: 3864 Views :: Energy
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Floating turbine foundations cost about eight times more than seafloor-based supports for their conventional counterparts....
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Wednesday, May 18, 2016 |
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Hawaiian Electric: Natural Gas Can Save Ratepayers $3.7B
By News Release @ 11:17 PM :: 3947 Views :: Energy
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Over 8M barrels less oil imported annually
4M tons less greenhouse gas emissions
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Saturday, May 14, 2016 |
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When Classrooms Get Too Hot, Laie Parents Take Matters into Their Own Hands
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:48 PM :: 5612 Views :: Education K-12, Energy
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Jennifer Kajiyama and Carol Feinga are part of Keep Laie Cool, an initiative working to solve the crisis of Hawaii’s hot classrooms....
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Wednesday, May 11, 2016 |
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Energy: Banking on Wind and Solar Keeps Hawaii Dependent on Oil
By News Release @ 11:20 PM :: 4799 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics
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...After all the hype, 94% of Hawaii baseload electricity comes from non-renewable sources....
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Tuesday, May 10, 2016 |
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Laughable: HB2085 Would Have Banned Gasoline-and Diesel-Powered Vehicles
By Selected News Articles @ 2:18 PM :: 4979 Views :: Energy
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"...to add the extra capacity for every vehicle’s charging needs will require solar panels and wind turbines on nearly every available inch of land....”
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Monday, May 9, 2016 |
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Variable Electric Pricing: What a Difference a Rate Makes
By UHERO @ 11:53 PM :: 4273 Views :: Energy
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...variable pricing of electricity, both wholesale and retail, can lower the cost of intermittent renewables....
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Friday, May 6, 2016 |
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Ige Signs ‘Cool Schools’ Bill
By News Release @ 12:42 AM :: 7588 Views :: Education K-12, Energy
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...an emergency appropriation of $100 million to fund equipment and installation costs for air conditioning, heat abatement measures and related energy efficiency measures....
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Sunday, May 1, 2016 |
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Much Ado About Nothing – The Hawaii Legislature Edition
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 5002 Views :: Energy, Ethics
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Today we are looking at a bill in our Legislature that contains nothing....
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Thursday, April 21, 2016 |
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SunEdison Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
By News Release @ 12:53 PM :: 4570 Views :: Energy
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...debtor in possession....
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Wednesday, April 20, 2016 |
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Jones Act and Enviro Regs Blessing and Curse for California Refiners
By Michael Hansen @ 3:08 PM :: 6103 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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...The principles applicable to the California petroleum market without doubt similarly impact Hawaii....
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Tuesday, April 19, 2016 |
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The Fuzzy Accounting Behind Renewable Energy’s Falling Prices
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:29 PM :: 5412 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits
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...most of those “savings” are coming from taxpayers pockets....
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Tuesday, April 19, 2016 |
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Chevron Signs Deal to Sell Hawaii Refinery, Stations
By News Release @ 4:53 PM :: 4299 Views :: Energy
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...One Rock also has a unique strategic relationship with Mitsubishi Corporation....
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Friday, April 8, 2016 |
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NEM Lawsuits: Rooftop Solar companies will play only if the game is stacked in their favor
By Selected News Articles @ 7:52 PM :: 5604 Views :: Energy
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The Alliance for Solar Choice (TASC) is run by the lead lobbyists for the two big companies — both have obvious Democratic Party connections....
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Friday, April 1, 2016 |
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Hawaiian Electric Proposes $340M Rate Hike, Blames Smart Grids
By News Release @ 3:11 PM :: 3986 Views :: Energy
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...“The smart-grid program would cost the 455,000 HECO customers on average $747...."
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Thursday, March 17, 2016 |
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Panos Prevedouros: Rail, Traffic and Energy
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:02 PM :: 4914 Views :: Energy, Rail
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A conversation with Dr. Keli'i Akina, president of the Grassroot Institute, about traffic congestion, Honolulu rail and Hawaii's renewable energy plans....
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Thursday, March 17, 2016 |
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Oahu Windfarm Proposed for Live Explosives Dumping Area
By News Release @ 2:14 AM :: 5683 Views :: Energy, Military
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"...the southeast section of the Site Area is coterminous with (has the same boundaries as) a designated explosive dumping area...."
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Wednesday, March 16, 2016 |
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HB2085: Ban Sale of Gasoline, Diesel Vehicles in Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:55 AM :: 6221 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...the state's plan to eliminate all ground transportation that uses fossil fuels....
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Sunday, March 13, 2016 |
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Morita Comes up Short in KIUC Bid
By News Release @ 3:53 PM :: 5246 Views :: Kauai County, Energy
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The newly-elected board members will be inaugurated on March 22....
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Sunday, March 6, 2016 |
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Energy Star Certification Program Promises Hawaii DoE $300M in Savings
By News Release @ 1:29 AM :: 4987 Views :: Energy
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If all 256 DOE schools replicate the first 74 campuses’ energy efficiency, the State of Hawaii could save more than $300 million over ten years....
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Friday, March 4, 2016 |
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Renewable Energy: How the 100% Mandate Hurts Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:34 PM :: 5091 Views :: Energy
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Hawai'i is the first state in the nation to adopt a 100 percent renewable portfolio standard for the energy sector....
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Friday, March 4, 2016 |
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Hawaiian Electric Companies report record high renewable energy use
By News Release @ 4:35 PM :: 4618 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics
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- Hawaii Island electricity use almost 49 percent from renewables
- Maui County 35 percent renewables;
- Oahu 17 percent renewables
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Friday, March 4, 2016 |
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Gasoline Taxes: Hawaii 4th Highest in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 1:51 AM :: 6143 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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And Hawaii legislators are considering a gas tax hike ....
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Thursday, March 3, 2016 |
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Waste Management: Millions for Company Tied to OHA Chair Pass House Finance on Three Minutes Notice
By Andrew Walden @ 11:24 PM :: 7955 Views :: Energy, OHA
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...HB2607HD1 authorizes Special Purpose Revenue Bond money to “PQ Energy, LLC”. The amount is not filled in but was originally listed as $63M....
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Sunday, February 21, 2016 |
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Big Island Rolling Blackouts Caused by Lack of Wind
By News Release @ 1:34 AM :: 7019 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy
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"...wind resources are presently at zero...."
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Saturday, February 20, 2016 |
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Hawaii Gasoline Prices #1 in USA—$0.24 Higher Than California
By News Release @ 9:39 PM :: 6641 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...The nation’s least expensive markets for gas are Oklahoma ($1.42), Missouri ($1.46) and Kansas ($1.47)....
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Friday, February 19, 2016 |
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HECO: LNG is Cleaner, Cheaper Energy Alternative
By News Release @ 7:46 PM :: 4341 Views :: Energy
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...modern fast starting, quick ramping generators are needed to balance the variability of solar and wind power....
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Friday, February 19, 2016 |
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Rusting Wind Junk off Waikiki? Ige Flies to NYC, DC for Meetings
By News Release @ 3:29 AM :: 5953 Views :: Energy, Homelessness
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"...regarding offshore renewable energy opportunities in Hawai‘i...."
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Tuesday, February 16, 2016 |
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Hawaii Joins 17-State Expensive Energy Pact After SCOTUS Stay
By News Release @ 5:05 PM :: 6451 Views :: Energy
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...and what are the other 33 states doing? They are keeping their electricity cheap....
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Sunday, February 14, 2016 |
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Jones Act Exemption, LNG Imports Key to Puerto Rico Recovery
By Heritage Foundation @ 5:24 PM :: 6051 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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Exempting Puerto Rico from the Jones Act is the single most important step Congress can take....
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Thursday, February 11, 2016 |
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UHERO: Recent Trends in Hawaii's Green Economy: Agriculture, Energy and Natural Resource Management
By UHERO @ 5:55 PM :: 7901 Views :: Energy, Agriculture, Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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...three sectors that are key to future sustainability in Hawai‘i - energy, agriculture and natural resource management....
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Wednesday, February 10, 2016 |
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Coop Proposes Alternative Power Generation Plan for Big Island
By News Release @ 4:51 PM :: 6206 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy
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"By building on the successes achieved by Kauai Island Utility Cooperative to integrate high levels of cost-effective solar PV into the grid...."
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Monday, February 8, 2016 |
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Are Electric Cars Really Green?
By Video @ 2:09 PM :: 5810 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Are electric cars greener than conventional gasoline cars?
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Sunday, February 7, 2016 |
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GEMS to Cool Classrooms?
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 6597 Views :: Education K-12, Energy, Taxes
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Apparently GEMS is an attractive target for raiding because a 2014 bond issue raised $150 million for the program and little, if any, capital has been deployed to date....
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Friday, February 5, 2016 |
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Army announces decision on ‘biofuel-capable’ diesel electric plant
By News Release @ 2:55 PM :: 5120 Views :: Energy, Military
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"Implementation of the selected action will not result in significant impacts."
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Thursday, February 4, 2016 |
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On Peak Solar Days, Kauai Momentarily Hits 90% Renewable Energy
By News Release @ 3:13 PM :: 5928 Views :: Kauai County, Energy
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In January, renewable resources met an average of 77 percent of Kaua‘i’s energy demand during the peak solar hours, spiking to 90 percent on four separate days....
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Thursday, February 4, 2016 |
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Latest Solar Scam: Kauai Coop Warns Consumers
By News Release @ 2:57 PM :: 4621 Views :: Energy
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Solar leases and no-money-down contracts can lock homeowners into making payments for years, sometimes for more than the average monthly electric bill without solar....
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Thursday, February 4, 2016 |
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Hawaii ERS vs Petrobras: $98 Billion Bribery Case
By News Release @ 1:51 PM :: 5356 Views :: Energy, Hawaii State Government
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A lawsuit against Petrobras for hiding a bribery scheme for years while selling $98 billion in securities....
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Tuesday, February 2, 2016 |
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Renewable Energy: How the 100% Mandate Hurts Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:10 PM :: 5473 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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Friday, February 26th, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm....
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Saturday, January 30, 2016 |
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Hawaii Business Roundtable Announces Support for NextEra Energy and HEI Merger
By News Release @ 11:57 PM :: 4550 Views :: Energy
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"We are...acutely aware of the burden high electricity rates place on both the cost of doing business and living in Hawaii"
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Tuesday, January 26, 2016 |
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The DoD Biofuel Scam Is Worse Than Solyndra
By Selected News Articles @ 11:25 AM :: 6071 Views :: Energy, Military
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...hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars that are being wasted on biofuels....
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Tuesday, January 26, 2016 |
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GEMS: Electric Ratepayers Pay Millions for Nothing
By Selected News Articles @ 3:00 AM :: 7454 Views :: Education K-12, Energy
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By the year's end, the utility will need to collect $7,940,691.56 more to fulfill "revenue requirements" for GEMS....
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Thursday, January 21, 2016 |
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LNG could save Oahu gas utility customers more than 25 percent
By News Release @ 5:12 PM :: 4008 Views :: Energy
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The LNG project requires federal approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and State approval from the Hawai‘i Public Utilities Commission (PUC)....
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Sunday, January 17, 2016 |
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Maui County Report: Co-op Should Buy MECO Transmission Grid
By News Release @ 2:42 AM :: 5445 Views :: Maui County, Energy
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There would be little physical infrastructure that would need to change hands, and as such the capital costs for this approach are relatively low....
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