Energy

... There have been a lot of sharp words in the news lately ....

... LNG is an important fuel source to virtually eliminate most polluting emissions and significantly reduce carbon emissions ....

... The State Judiciary can be counted on to twist the law to serve KSBE and HECO.  The Federal Judiciary doesn't even know who they are  ....

... thanks to Hawaii’s Clean Energy Initiative ....

"...in January 2019, Kazee’s new company began conducting inspections at the refinery...."

... offering of 54,054,054 shares of its common stock at a price of $9.25 per share. The offering is expected to close on September 25, 2024 ....

... Central Pacific is discussing raising $1 billion to help facilitate the deal from investors ....

... lack of pre-event planning, unified incident command and operational coordination resulted in insufficient communications that impacted the ability to provide effective evacuation and firefighting operations ....

... Hawaiian Electric is in the process of notifying customers nearing the end of their seven-year enrollment period ....

"... charge customers based on the hourly marginal cost of electricity production ...."

... this lawsuit seeks to compel companies to cease production and sale of oil and gas everywhere ....

... A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and dry fuels can contribute to extreme fire behavior. Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly ....

"...without a court order that shifts the subrogation claims risk away from the defendants and back to policyholders...."

... This risk is the result of estimated payments under the settlement agreement ....

... All other Hawai'i media are pretending Green's settlement is real.  Fortunately, you are reading Hawai'i Free Press ....

... KSBE Trustees are very HEI-connected ....

... insurers “did not agree to this global settlement" ....

... Kalaeloa Partners expects repairs to its plant may take three days. Until those repairs are complete, rotating outages during times of peak demand may be necessary ....

... dozens of specific actions the company plans to undertake through 2030 to support the rapidly expanding electric vehicle market ....

... the whole plan is predicated on insurance companies walking away from $1.4B.  It may fail ....

... Team to Produce Policy Guidance for Climate Resilience and Disaster Recovery ....

... Hawaii has the lowest average monthly consumption of electricity per consumer ....

... Customers urged to review bills, take action if they choose not to continue ....

... Residents should prepare for extended outages that could last several hours to days by having emergency supplies such as food, water, and medications ....

"...There's going to be some pain...."

... requires large commercial and multi-family buildings to annually report aggregate energy and water utility data to the City and County of Honolulu ....

... The young plaintiffs are more likely to move to Las Vegas because of this settlement ....

... Solar contributed 38.1% of KIUC’s generation in 2023. Almost one-third of the solar production came from members’ rooftop systems. Other renewables contributing in 2023 were hydropower (12%) and biomass (7.8%) ....

... designed to streamline processes, enhance management practices, and increase accessibility to clean energy programs ....

... Starting July 1, Hawaiian Electric may preemptively shut off power in areas that appear at high risk of wildfire during periods of forecast high winds and dry conditions ....

... A critical transmission line that serves as a back-up route of power to approximately 11,000 customers in West Maui is now online ....

... Can you guess what’s going to happen as a result of Lahaina? ....

"...Combined, these oil-fired units have up to 53 megawatts of generating capacity. ...."

... another $700M has been authorized, but not issued ....

... AG Lopez structured the FSRI contract to focus entirely on the role of public agencies, thus avoiding any liability borne by Hawaiian Electric or private landowners such as KSBE ....

"The lack of reliability due to insufficient energy generation, HECO’s aging equipment, unreliable oil-fired power generation, and immediate and long term solutions should be investigated."

... the case should be in the Supreme Court’s domain given the implications it could have for the U.S. economy, national security and federalism ....

... lower export payments for daytime solar and 'opt-out' reassignment to 'Shift and Save' evening rate hikes ....

... The state is dismissed from a set of federal cases that aim to hold it liable for the deadly wildfires but may still face claims in state court ....

"Making ratepayers to pay for the cost of their negligence and mismanagement is not the way to go"

"Major decisions about our national energy policy must be made at the federal level, not dictated by one lawsuit brought by one city in its own courts.”

... especially when wind, solar and hydroelectric output is lower than forecast ....

... the Hawaii Public Utility Commission revealed it had not seen the document prior to the fires and only learned of its existence when HECO referenced it in HECO’s September 19, 2023, response ....

... The more Maui County is responsible, the less Hawaiian Electric owes.  And Maui County has sovereign immunity against lawsuits ....

... Figures don't lie, but liars figure ....

... The new programs, originally scheduled to launch March 1, will now be available to customers starting April 1 ....

... clean energy procurements aimed at stabilizing rates and advancing energy equity ....

... The Supreme Court previously declined energy companies’ request to consider whether the claims should be heard in federal court ....

... Starting in 2023, buildings 100,000 square feet and larger were required to begin annually reporting their utility data to the City. By June 30, 2024, buildings 50,000 square feet and larger must report, followed by buildings 25,000 square feet and larger by June 30, 2025 ....

... Hawaiian Electric is still profitable, unless litigation losses wipe company out ....