Energy

Rising wages in China and increased industrial productivity in the United States contributed to that trend, but the report cited hydraulic fracturing as the primary reason for the shift in costs....

For example, the Aina Koa Pono project....

...electric vehicles generate a negative environmental benefit of about -0.5 cents per mile relative to comparable gasoline vehicles....

...At the end of 2014, customers were annually shifting an estimated $53 million, an increase of $15 million over the 2013 estimated total of $38 million....

...Ige will join other elected officials and business leaders for the Washington Post’s “Powering Cities” forum on Tuesday, June 23...

...it is OK that their plan would gut the tourism industry because it would also drive Hawaii's cost of living up to the point where residents could no longer afford to leave....

...it does not specify any penalties. It also outlines broad reasons the requirements may be waived....

...federal subsidies to wind power do not create investment out of nowhere; they simply distort the relative cost of producing wind energy, shifting investments from other sectors of the economy to wind projects....

The applicant is requesting an ITP to authorize take of one threatened and six endangered species....

Many fossil fuel producers will benefit, while the poor—and the economy—will suffer....

...one more organ of old-boy power is dissolved into corporate America....

...directing the state’s utilities to generate 100 percent of their electricity sales from renewable energy resources by 2045....

...Hawaii-specific EV and car sales data to provide a preliminary forecast of potential EV adoption in Hawaii....

In order to further explore the possibility of Maui County running its own power utility....

...last year’s production and use of 14 billion gallons of corn ethanol resulted in 27 million tons more carbon emissions than if Americans had used straight gasoline in their vehicles....

Today’s newspaper front page reports on an offshore wind energy proposal that brings back memories of a similar plan way back in 2008....

On December 9, 2013, the Obama Administration finalized a regulation allowing wind energy companies to obtain 30-year permits to kill eagles....

The merger agreement requires 75% approval by shareholders, so far it only has 70% approval....

...it would take over 7 years before the savings would cover the cost of the Powerwall....

Before signing a long-term lease, ask yourself some questions....

...Consumers pay for electricity twice: once through monthly electricity bills and a second time through taxes that finance subsidies for inefficient wind and other energy producers....

"I don't think we should get all agitated and upset when there's an effort to look at the Jones Act," Murkowski said....

Built with your tax dollars, via crony capitalist Act 221 High Tech Tax Credits, Hawaii....

NewsHour special correspondent Mike Taibbi reports....

Unknown to perhaps everyone at the time, the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative (HCEI) Energy Agreement died in September of last year....

...Since decoupling, total 'baseline expenditures' increased 229%--from $161M to $368M....

...in blue states like Vermont, Oregon, Maine, Hawaii, and Washington....

The transaction remains subject to approval by the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission....

The new savings estimators are part of the Hawaiian Electric Companies’ support for electrification of transportation....

...A geothermal energy developer cannot duck claims that it defrauded the United States of $122 million by reporting false information about two projects to get government grants, a federal judge ruled Tuesday....

Representative Cynthia Thielen discusses NextEra Energy with Robert Harris, who has joined the Hawaii office of Sunrun....

Nonprofits will be able to use GEMS financing to prepay a power purchase agreement (PPA) for a PV system that will fix their electricity costs for 20 years....

...April 7 through April 16 on Oahu, Hawaii Island, Maui, Molokai and Lanai....

...Since 2005, however, gasoline usage has actually declined steadily, which today forces more ethanol into less gasoline....

...if HB1471 passes we are looking at a total tax of $53.2 million, which is an increase of about 25%....

...SB 717 will repeal the requirement that gasoline sold in the state for use in motor vehicles be composed of 10% ethanol....

“To date Ormat has received at least $136,791,964.00 in 1603 payments through fraudulent and/or false 1603 grant applications....”

...Plenty of issues remain to be addres­sed, not least the safety implications of having kites weighing more than a tonne flying around on cables up to 310m long....

... a provision in the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Section 1603) allows companies to receive cash payments in lieu of tax credits for the installation of renewable energy properties ....

... Schedule Q pays the “avoided cost” of oil ....

It costs $2 a barrel to ship Texas crude to Europe or Asia and $7 to ship it to Philadelphia....

...HB1468 Removes the authorization granted to the public utilities commission to establish an interisland high-voltage electric transmission cable....

Contrary to some reports, the Hawaiian Electric Companies are continuing to accept solar photovoltaic (PV) applications....

The next step in the process is to begin contract negotiations with Ormat, with an agreement to be submitted to the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) for approval....

Under SB358, gas will be taxed more heavily than oil....