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Friday, March 27, 2015 |
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Hawaii Electric Car Charging Costs More Than Gasoline for 33 MPG Car
By News Release @ 3:37 PM :: 5419 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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The new savings estimators are part of the Hawaiian Electric Companies’ support for electrification of transportation....
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Thursday, March 26, 2015 |
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Lawsuit: Puna Geothermal Plant at Center of $122M Federal Grant Fraud
By Selected News Articles @ 3:48 PM :: 6274 Views :: Energy, Ethics
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...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....
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Thursday, March 26, 2015 |
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Video: Cynthia Thielen, Robert Harris Discuss NextEra Merger
By Rep Cynthia Thielen @ 2:42 AM :: 3839 Views :: Energy
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Representative Cynthia Thielen discusses NextEra Energy with Robert Harris, who has joined the Hawaii office of Sunrun....
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Thursday, March 26, 2015 |
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$150M State Loans to Finance Solar Contractor Sales to Nonprofits
By News Release @ 12:52 AM :: 4172 Views :: Energy
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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....
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Monday, March 23, 2015 |
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NextEra, HEI to Host Informational Meetings Statewide
By News Release @ 11:02 PM :: 4190 Views :: Energy
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...April 7 through April 16 on Oahu, Hawaii Island, Maui, Molokai and Lanai....
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Monday, March 23, 2015 |
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Ethanol: Boaters Need to Speak Up Now
By News Release @ 2:04 PM :: 5271 Views :: Energy
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...Since 2005, however, gasoline usage has actually declined steadily, which today forces more ethanol into less gasoline....
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Monday, March 23, 2015 |
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Feds Will Decide on Hawaii Offshore Wind Projects
By News Release @ 3:11 AM :: 5195 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy
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"The Energy Policy Act of 2005 granted BOEM authority to issue leases for renewable energy projects on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), which begins 3 nautical miles offshore the islands of Hawaii."
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Sunday, March 22, 2015 |
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HB1471: Barreling the Poor
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 4806 Views :: Energy, Taxes
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...if HB1471 passes we are looking at a total tax of $53.2 million, which is an increase of about 25%....
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Saturday, March 21, 2015 |
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Ethanol Requirement Costs Consumers, Provides no Environmental Benefit
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:32 AM :: 3746 Views :: Energy
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...SB 717 will repeal the requirement that gasoline sold in the state for use in motor vehicles be composed of 10% ethanol....
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Thursday, March 19, 2015 |
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Former Employees Sue Ormat: Geothermal Firm Lied to Get Stimulus Cash
By Selected News Articles @ 1:47 PM :: 7506 Views :: Energy, Ethics
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“To date Ormat has received at least $136,791,964.00 in 1603 payments through fraudulent and/or false 1603 grant applications....”
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Wednesday, March 18, 2015 |
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Hawaii: The Place for "Really Crazy" Energy Ideas
By Selected News Articles @ 11:40 PM :: 5258 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits
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...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....
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Wednesday, March 18, 2015 |
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$1.9 Billion: NextEra is the #2 Recipient of US Corporate Welfare
By Selected News Articles @ 2:40 AM :: 4004 Views :: Energy
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... 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 ....
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Tuesday, March 10, 2015 |
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Demand: NextEra Eat Cost of HEI's Disused Oil Plants
By News Release @ 4:19 AM :: 5003 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy
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“What portion of the potentially stranded assets should be borne by shareholders? Why should the ratepayers be responsible for all of these costs?”
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Sunday, March 8, 2015 |
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WSJ: Jones Act Biggest Danger to US Oil Production
By Selected News Articles @ 5:34 PM :: 5032 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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It costs $2 a barrel to ship Texas crude to Europe or Asia and $7 to ship it to Philadelphia....
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 |
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Video: Rep Thielen Questions NextEra on Big Cable
By Video @ 8:22 PM :: 5067 Views :: Maui County, Energy
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...HB1468 Removes the authorization granted to the public utilities commission to establish an interisland high-voltage electric transmission cable....
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Thursday, February 26, 2015 |
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HECO Denies Solar Contractors' Blockade Claim
By News Release @ 1:03 AM :: 4135 Views :: Energy
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Contrary to some reports, the Hawaiian Electric Companies are continuing to accept solar photovoltaic (PV) applications....
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Tuesday, February 24, 2015 |
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HELCO selects Ormat to provide an additional 25MW of geothermal energy
By News Release @ 9:34 PM :: 5000 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy
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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....
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Sunday, February 22, 2015 |
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SB358: Green Energy Scammers Push Legislators to Tax Natural Gas
By Andrew Walden @ 9:04 PM :: 4826 Views :: Energy, Taxes
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Under SB358, gas will be taxed more heavily than oil....
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Sunday, February 22, 2015 |
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State-backed Loans: $89M to Companies Tied to OHA Chair Robert Lindsey
By Andrew Walden @ 8:08 PM :: 8621 Views :: Energy, Agriculture, OHA
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If approved, Hawaii taxpayers could find themselves providing $44M in loan guarantees to an Indian company's jet fuel deal in England....
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Wednesday, February 18, 2015 |
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Big Island Group Proposes Electric Co-Op
By News Release @ 4:25 PM :: 5127 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy
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Local, democratic control over the island’s energy infrastructure....
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Wednesday, February 18, 2015 |
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Another House waiver of public notice—on an important energy bill
By Selected News Articles @ 12:09 PM :: 4402 Views :: Energy, Ethics
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Requires PUC to establish community-based renewable energy tariff or tariffs by no later than January 1, 2016....
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 |
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DCCA Nails Solar Contractor: Unlicensed Work on DoE Schools
By News Release @ 4:48 PM :: 6334 Views :: Education K-12, Energy, Ethics
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...35 schools on Oahu and 15 schools on Kauai....
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015 |
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Wind Turbine Buffer Zones: HB1384 Gets a Hearing
By News Release @ 8:23 PM :: 3536 Views :: Energy
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Should the bill pass out of CPC committee it will be heard in Finance Committee next....
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015 |
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Geothermal: New Zealand Company Abandons Partnership with OHA
By Selected News Articles @ 4:16 AM :: 5453 Views :: Energy, OHA
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...Expenses, including the $1.25M loan to IDG, would not be recovered....
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Monday, February 9, 2015 |
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Solar Contractor Admits Defrauding Hawaii Consumers
By News Release @ 12:02 PM :: 5074 Views :: Energy, Ethics
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Customers heard pitches that turned out to be false, deceptive, and misleading....
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Sunday, February 8, 2015 |
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SEC Filing: Defective Turbines and Batteries, Secret Golden Parachutes at Hawaii Windfarms
By Andrew Walden @ 9:40 PM :: 6834 Views :: Energy, Ethics
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...their projects “are not obligated to physically deliver electricity.”...
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Tuesday, February 3, 2015 |
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HEI 'Solution'--Remotely Shut off Your Solar Panels
By Selected News Articles @ 4:48 PM :: 4856 Views :: Energy
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...reprogramming its Hawaiian microinverter fleet en masse, to help Hawaiian Electric....
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Saturday, January 31, 2015 |
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Community-Owned Energy: How Nebraska Became the Only State to Bring Everyone Power From a Public Grid
By Selected News Articles @ 2:17 PM :: 3768 Views :: Energy
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...Nebraskans pay one of the lowest rates for electricity in the nation and revenues are reinvested in infrastructure to ensure reliable and cheap service for years to come....
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Friday, January 30, 2015 |
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Forbes: Hawaii Deal Allows NextEra to Build Big Cable Without Federal Regulation
By Selected News Articles @ 10:18 PM :: 4669 Views :: Energy
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...In nearly any other state, the inter-island cable project being considered in Hawaii would be subject to various federal rules and regulations designed to ensure consumers receive the benefits of robust competition....
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Friday, January 30, 2015 |
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Hawaiian Electric Launches Online Tracker for Solar, Wind Approvals
By News Release @ 9:50 PM :: 4053 Views :: Energy
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...see the status and progress of planned renewable generation projects, including customer-sited rooftop solar as well as mid-sized and utility-scale wind and solar projects....
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Thursday, January 29, 2015 |
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NextEra, HECO Formally Request PUC Approval of Merger
By News Release @ 9:34 PM :: 4036 Views :: Energy
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Highlights of the application include a commitment to not file a request with the PUC for a general base rate increase for at least four years post-transaction close and approximately $60 million in quantified customer savings...
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Monday, January 26, 2015 |
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Pat Saiki Reports on Republican National Committee Meeting
By Pat Saiki @ 8:01 PM :: 6932 Views :: Energy, Military, Republican Party
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Senator Jeffrey Flake from Arizona, who attended BYU will keynote our evening. He knows our state, our people and our customs. He sits on important committees in the U.S. Senate which affect our state.....
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Monday, January 26, 2015 |
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Electric Co-op for Big Island?
By Selected News Articles @ 5:07 PM :: 6153 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy
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“Both Ha and Ishibashi were reluctant to disclose who sits on the co-op steering committee.”
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Monday, January 26, 2015 |
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Is $5 a Gallon Gas on Its Way? This Expert Thinks So
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:35 AM :: 5074 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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“The next round of high prices is likely to start later this year, as crude rebounds to the $80s and $90s, perhaps pushing to the $100 level by late in the year or early next.”
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Friday, January 23, 2015 |
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Rep Thielen: HB1, 2, 3 Take Aim at NextEra Merger
By Rep Cynthia Thielen @ 6:58 PM :: 4353 Views :: Energy
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“It is critically important to address energy concerns and propose effective local solutions this legislative year because of HECO's acquisition offer from Florida-based company, NextEra,” said Rep. Thielen....
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Friday, January 23, 2015 |
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Up to $1.2 Billion Electricity Savings for Hawaii After Oil Prices Plummet
By UHERO @ 11:02 AM :: 4725 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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...if prices stay this low, it will take up to four months before electricity prices fully reflect the drop in oil prices....
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Tuesday, January 20, 2015 |
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KIUC Buys Batteries from Company Behind Kahuku Windfarm Fire and Surprisingly it is a Disaster
By Selected News Articles @ 10:25 PM :: 5798 Views :: Energy
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Power fluctuations from a first large plant installed in 2012 have already largely burned out the big batteries....
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Tuesday, January 20, 2015 |
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HECO Plan Rewards Solar Contractors, Cuts Payments to Solar Consumers
By News Release @ 6:26 PM :: 5523 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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Any program changes from this proposal would apply only to new customers....
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Tuesday, January 20, 2015 |
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Parker Ranch sells rights to NextEra to Build Giant Windfarm
By News Release @ 5:05 PM :: 5005 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy
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This agreement provides NextEra Energy Resources with long-term access rights to PRFT lands to develop renewable energy derived from PRFT's wind resources....
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Saturday, January 17, 2015 |
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Dropping Oil Prices Boost Hawaii's Economy
By UHERO @ 2:30 AM :: 5027 Views :: Energy, Economy
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The drop in crude oil prices from $112/ barrel in June of 2014 to $46/barrel today will, if sustained, provide a nice boost to Hawaii’s economy....
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Friday, January 16, 2015 |
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Ige Names Doug Chin AG, Randy Iwase PUC Chair
By News Release @ 9:45 PM :: 5247 Views :: Energy, Hawaii State Government
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Doug Chin is former managing director for the City and County of Honolulu. Randy Iwase was Supervising Deputy Attorney General whose division provided legal counsel to the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and the Public Utilities Commission....
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Wednesday, January 14, 2015 |
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Hawaii PUC chairwoman resigns powerful position
By Malia Zimmerman @ 11:05 PM :: 4789 Views :: Energy, Ethics
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State land records show the couple illegally built two bed and breakfast units and operated the lucrative business for more than a decade in a conservation district in Hanalei....
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Wednesday, January 14, 2015 |
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Hawaii Senate Minority announces legislative agenda for 2015
By News Release @ 6:50 PM :: 8949 Views :: Education K-12, Energy, Economy, Health Care, Taxes, Cost of Living
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Top concerns include the state economy, education, the Hawaii Health Connector, oversight of the Public Utilities Commission in light of the Hawaiian Electric Industries/NextEra merger, and positively affecting the cost of living for Hawaii residents....
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Monday, January 12, 2015 |
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Mina Morita Out as PUC Chair
By News Release @ 9:50 PM :: 4853 Views :: Energy, Hawaii State Government
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She previously told PBN that she would like to continue as chair....
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Monday, January 12, 2015 |
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NextEra Merger Timeline: Interest in Hawaiian Electric Began in 2011 With Big Cable
By News Release @ 11:34 AM :: 4054 Views :: Energy
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The board of directors and management of NEE became more familiar with HEI through NEE’s involvement with energy projects in Hawaii in 2011....
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Thursday, January 8, 2015 |
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PV in Hawaii 2014: The Roller Coaster Ride
By Selected News Articles @ 11:07 AM :: 3778 Views :: Energy
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A Hawaii solar state of the union from Marco Mangelsdorf....
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Tuesday, January 6, 2015 |
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Big Cable is NextEra's 'Biggest Proposal'
By Selected News Articles @ 1:22 PM :: 4095 Views :: Energy
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"...its biggest proposal in the Aloha state is a $600 million cable project...."
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Friday, January 2, 2015 |
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Big Wind: NextEra, Sierra Club Team up for Corporate Welfare
By Selected News Articles @ 1:48 PM :: 4954 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...the production tax credit (PTC) gives wind companies 2.3 cents for every kilowatt-hour of electricity they produce....
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Friday, January 2, 2015 |
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Full Text: Stockholder Suit Challenges HECO-NextEra Merger
By Andrew Walden @ 12:50 AM :: 4041 Views :: Energy
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There are at least two class action suits filed against the HEI-NextEra merger....
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