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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 :: 4437 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 :: 6096 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 :: 6607 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 :: 6187 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 :: 8086 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 :: 6320 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 :: 5921 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 :: 6742 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 :: 5223 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 :: 6068 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 :: 4727 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 :: 5503 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 :: 5572 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 :: 4654 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 :: 6244 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 :: 7576 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 :: 4089 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 :: 5549 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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Thursday, January 14, 2016 |
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Jones Act, LNG at Center of Puerto Rico Recovery Plan
By Michael Hansen @ 12:53 PM :: 7054 Views :: Energy, Jones Act, Cost of Living
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Cong Perluisi stated there “. . . . are eight constructive steps the federal government could take,” including the need to “update the Existing Jones Act LNG and LPG Exemption in Puerto Rico” ....
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Wednesday, January 13, 2016 |
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HB1524: Obama Opens Door to Home Energy Project Loans
By Rep Cynthia Thielen @ 8:45 PM :: 4325 Views :: Energy
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...the loan would be repaid through revenues generated by a special assessment on the borrowers' real-property tax bills....
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Wednesday, January 13, 2016 |
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HB1170: Geothermal Fast-track, part two
By Selected News Articles @ 7:47 PM :: 5467 Views :: Energy, Land Use
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The legislative session has yet to even begin, and House leaders are already poised to fast-track a set of blanket exemptions for power producers....
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Tuesday, January 12, 2016 |
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Hawaii DoE: $48M Annual Electric Bill is STEM Learning Opportunity
By News Release @ 4:55 PM :: 5014 Views :: Education K-12, Energy
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"...students will learn core principles of science and will see the relevance of community initiatives, such as moving to solar energy, limiting waste, encouraging recycling and reducing water usage with low-flow toilets...."
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Tuesday, January 5, 2016 |
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UHERO: Status Update on Federal GHG Emissions Reduction Policy for Hawaii
By UHERO @ 6:16 PM :: 4548 Views :: Energy
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Under the CPP, states have been given the choice of meeting either a rate- or mass-based goal for their existing fleet of power plants....
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Saturday, January 2, 2016 |
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Wednesday, December 30, 2015 |
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Hawaii’s Expensive Green Energy Program Saves No Energy
By Selected News Articles @ 3:48 AM :: 7267 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits, Taxes
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Hawaii's Green Energy Market Securitization program (GEMS) financed with $145 million in bonds....
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Tuesday, December 29, 2015 |
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Lifting US Oil Export Ban could substantially change Jones Act dynamics
By Michael Hansen @ 1:21 PM :: 6009 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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“This [Jones Act] market did receive a boost from the coastwise transportation of crude oil in the past, but these movements, which already declined significantly in 2015, may disappear altogether....
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Sunday, December 20, 2015 |
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GEMS: Gets Everyone’s Money Swiftly
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 6973 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits, Taxes
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...our government has forced our utilities to jack up our electric bills to pay for this financing program that, to date, has not been able to underwrite a single kilowatt....
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Friday, December 18, 2015 |
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Monday, December 14, 2015 |
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Report: Hawaii at 21.2% Renewable Energy
By News Release @ 7:47 PM :: 3704 Views :: Energy
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.. but since 100% renewable doesn't really mean 100% renewable, what does 21.2% renewable mean? ...
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Thursday, December 10, 2015 |
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Hawaii Island Energy Cooperative would deliver transformation better, faster and cheaper
By News Release @ 1:14 AM :: 7025 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy, Cost of Living
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Big Island customers could save as much as $113 million on the existing HELCO rate base and up to $234 million including investments to modernize the grid over a four-year period....
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Sunday, December 6, 2015 |
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KIUC Nominating Committee Selects 5 Candidates for Board Election
By News Release @ 8:49 PM :: 4042 Views :: Energy
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Former Hawaii PUC chair Morita vies for Kauai utility board seat....
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Friday, December 4, 2015 |
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Fitch: We Anticipate Successful NextEra Merger
By News Release @ 10:30 PM :: 4113 Views :: Energy
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Fitch has maintained Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (HEI, IDR 'BBB') on Rating Watch Positive. Fitch expects to resolve the Rating Watch on the conclusion of the merger transaction with NextEra Energy, Inc....
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Thursday, December 3, 2015 |
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“Green McCarthyism”--A leading solar advocacy group is drawing criticism from its own industry
By Selected News Articles @ 7:45 PM :: 5587 Views :: Energy, Ethics
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TASC’s efforts in defense of NEM in Hawaii have incurred a similar response....
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Wednesday, December 2, 2015 |
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NextEra to build, own and operate solar energy systems for Navy in Hawaii
By News Release @ 5:02 PM :: 5125 Views :: Energy, Military
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17 megawatts of solar facilities on three separate military installations on Oahu....
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Tuesday, December 1, 2015 |
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“Should HECO be converted into electric cooperatives?” (video)
By Video @ 2:32 PM :: 4474 Views :: Energy
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Henry Curtis is Executive Director & Vice President at Life of the Land Hawaii, a Hawaii-based, Hawaii-focused environmental and community action group founded in 1970....
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Tuesday, December 1, 2015 |
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As PUC Hearings Begin, NextEra Touts Old-Boy Network of Supporters
By News Release @ 2:44 AM :: 4509 Views :: Energy
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More Than 25 Organizations and Companies Across Hawaii....
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Monday, November 23, 2015 |
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DHHL Approves NextEra Windfarm on Maui
By News Release @ 6:41 PM :: 7075 Views :: DHHL, Maui County, Energy
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...500 acres of land on the southern flank of Haleakala for wind power generation....
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Thursday, November 19, 2015 |
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Solar Schemers Deploy Poll Results
By News Release @ 12:36 PM :: 4440 Views :: Energy
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97% of poll respondents support more rooftop solar....
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Monday, November 16, 2015 |
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Offshore? Let Wind and Solar Energy Subsides Expire
By NCPA @ 12:55 PM :: 5077 Views :: Energy
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Offshore wind is 2.6 times more expensive as onshore wind power and is 3.4 times more expensive than power produced by a natural gas combined cycle plant....
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Saturday, November 14, 2015 |
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How energy prices are elevated by the Jones Act
By Michael Hansen @ 4:21 PM :: 5967 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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Hawaii-West Coast products deliveries have to be done by costly Jones Act tankers....
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Friday, November 13, 2015 |
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‘Time of Use’ Rates to top out at $0.479 per kwh
By News Release @ 5:28 PM :: 5434 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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Residential time-of-use rates would be most beneficial for customers who are able to use more electricity during the middle of the day until 4 p.m....
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Friday, November 13, 2015 |
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How Do You Design an Electric Train without Considering the Electricity?
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 1:02 AM :: 6433 Views :: Energy, Rail
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...what will the train’s power bill be for decades to come?....
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Wednesday, November 11, 2015 |
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HECO: 'Time of Use' Rate Hike Coming
By News Release @ 10:04 PM :: 5647 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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A rate that is higher -- above the existing energy charge rate -- from 4 p.m. to midnight (on-peak hours)....
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Monday, November 9, 2015 |
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Hawaii Ends Expensive Net Metering Scheme
By Selected News Articles @ 5:16 PM :: 4365 Views :: Energy
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instead of getting credited for the full retail rate for the energy they produce, customers will be credited for a fixed rate between 15 cents and 28 cents per kilowatt-hour, depending on the island....
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Sunday, November 8, 2015 |
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Biofuel Shell Game: How Giant Diesel Plant Became part of Hawaii's 'Clean' Energy Future
By Andrew Walden @ 7:33 PM :: 9869 Views :: Energy, Environment, Cost of Living
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Here's the trick. The 'second' biofuel plant will soon be the 'only' biofuel plant....
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Saturday, November 7, 2015 |
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UHERO: Research Driven Energy Policy
By UHERO @ 8:59 PM :: 4388 Views :: Energy
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Take, for example, public discussion surrounding the potential merger of HECO and NextEra....
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Monday, October 26, 2015 |
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Solar Industry Fights Weakening of Hawaii Law
By Selected News Articles @ 12:44 PM :: 4686 Views :: Energy
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PUC Chairman Randy Iwase seems confident that the ruling will stand....
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Sunday, October 25, 2015 |
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Does PV Add Home Value?
By UHERO @ 1:15 PM :: 4523 Views :: Energy
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...PV already installed on a home is worth about $4,000 more than the median value of a PV permit....
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Wednesday, October 21, 2015 |
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Union Reverses Itself: Now Backs NextEra Merger
By News Release @ 1:27 PM :: 5044 Views :: Energy, Labor
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...they came to a written agreement that meets the needs of current and future members of the Hawaiian Electric Companies’ bargaining unit and strongly adheres to the core values of the IBEW....
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Saturday, October 17, 2015 |
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Schatz, Abercrombie Secretly Organized NextEra Merger Proposal
By Selected News Articles @ 2:32 PM :: 5974 Views :: Energy, Ethics
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NextEra reported that long-time Abercrombie confidant, Senator Brian Schatz and aide Josh Handleman, had a meeting on April 7, 2014 at NextEra Energy Headquarters in Juno Beach, Florida....
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