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Thursday, October 20, 2022 |
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Thursday, October 13, 2022 |
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Jones Act is a problem, especially during disasters
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:21 PM :: 2144 Views :: Energy, Jones Act, Cost of Living
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... the Jones Act recently hindered Puerto Rico’s ability to receive supplies quickly after being hit by yet another hurricane; and the 102-year-old shipping law also threatens to skyrocket energy costs ....
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Saturday, October 8, 2022 |
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Hawaii gas prices hold steady but remain among the highest in the nation
By Selected News Articles @ 5:48 PM :: 1771 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... The cost for a regular unleaded gallon of gas was $5.22 on Wednesday, the same as Tuesday's price, according to AAA ....
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Saturday, October 1, 2022 |
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Rising costs, construction woes hamper clean energy efforts in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 4:51 PM :: 1680 Views :: Energy, Environment, Cost of Living
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... obstacles in the path toward statewide elimination of fossil fuels ....
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Monday, September 26, 2022 |
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Real Recycling: H-POWER continues to record high landfill diversion rates
By News Release @ 10:07 PM :: 2004 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Environment
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... H-POWER is one of the largest firm renewable energy sources in the state ....
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Sunday, September 11, 2022 |
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Top-down energy plans not going down easy
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:41 AM :: 1730 Views :: Energy, Environment, Cost of Living
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... how we got to this point ....
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Friday, September 2, 2022 |
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HECO's Idea of 'Good News' -- Oahu Electric Bills to go up 4%
By News Release @ 12:43 AM :: 2035 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Maui County, Energy, Cost of Living
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... This is an improvement over the earlier forecast that projected bills would increase 7% or about $15 after the coal plant ends operations, which is scheduled for today ....
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Monday, August 29, 2022 |
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HECO Warns of Rolling Blackouts on Big Island
By News Release @ 11:41 PM :: 2235 Views :: Hawaii County , Maui County, Energy
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... If rolling outages are necessary, Hawaiian Electric will send out a Tweet. That's the plan ....
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Thursday, August 11, 2022 |
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Act 183: C-PACE in Hawaii
By News Release @ 6:56 AM :: 1613 Views :: Energy, Small Business
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... The legislation authorizes the Hawai‘i Green Infrastructure Authority to administer C-PACE for the soon-to-be available financing program ....
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Monday, August 1, 2022 |
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Hawaii Gas Acquired By Argo Infrastructure Partners
By News Release @ 4:31 PM :: 1647 Views :: Energy
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... transaction completed July 21, 2022 ....
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Friday, July 22, 2022 |
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Biden misses opportunity to cut fuel costs via Jones Act waiver
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:49 PM :: 1755 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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... Even supporters of the 102-year-old federal shipping law admit that its restrictions on competition add to the cost of our fuels ....
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Friday, July 22, 2022 |
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Bill 22 Better Buildings Benchmarking
By News Release @ 5:33 AM :: 1582 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy
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... Better Buildings Benchmarking Program requires commercial and multi-family buildings larger than 25,000 square feet to track and report annual aggregate utility data to the City and County of Honolulu ....
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Wednesday, July 6, 2022 |
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Rate Hike: HECO to burn $190M 'Hardening Grid' for Global Warming
By News Release @ 3:17 PM :: 1726 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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" ... Hawaiian Electric is seeking approval to recover the cost of the project from customers ...."
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Friday, July 1, 2022 |
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Ige appoints Leo Asuncion to lead Public Utilities Commission
By News Release @ 5:00 AM :: 1699 Views :: Energy, Hawaii State Government
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... Asuncion’s current term on the PUC began on July 1, 2020 and ends on June 30, 2026 ....
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Wednesday, June 8, 2022 |
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Sierra Club, Solar Industry Rally Against SB2510
By News Release @ 4:48 PM :: 1484 Views :: Energy
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... capping the amount of any single renewable energy source to 45% per island ....
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Saturday, June 4, 2022 |
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Maui’s Public Nuisance Climate Lawsuit
By Selected News Articles @ 6:58 PM :: 1938 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Environment
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... Over 1,300 climate lawsuits have been filed in the U.S. None has yet succeeded ....
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Thursday, June 2, 2022 |
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Climate Hucksters Sue Hawaii Department of Transportation
By News Release @ 6:21 AM :: 2014 Views :: Energy, Environment, Greenmail
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... plaintiffs claim that their state DOT’s active operation of a transportation system that results in high levels of greenhouse gas emissions is causing significant harm ....
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Wednesday, May 25, 2022 |
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S&P: Solar, storage delays put Hawaii's energy transition to the test
By News Release @ 3:28 PM :: 1588 Views :: Energy
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... Of 18 renewable energy agreements inked by Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. utility subsidiaries in recent years, only two are on track to meet their guaranteed commercial operation dates ....
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Saturday, May 14, 2022 |
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Auditor: City Still Locked in to Expensive Recycling Contracts
By News Release @ 3:53 AM :: 2247 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Environment
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... Solid waste disposal costs can be reduced by diverting recyclable waste to the H-POWER waste to energy facility ....
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Saturday, May 7, 2022 |
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HECO RFP Seeks 'Renewable' Projects on Maui, Oahu
By News Release @ 1:51 AM :: 1768 Views :: Honolulu County, Maui County, Energy
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... that includes but is not limited to wind, solar, biomass and biofuels. Standalone energy storage proposals also will be accepted ....
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Wednesday, April 13, 2022 |
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Thursday, April 7, 2022 |
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KIUC Rate Hikes Far Lower than HECO's
By News Release @ 3:10 PM :: 2478 Views :: Kauai County, Energy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Kauaʻi’s power generation mix for 2021 included 45% solar, 14% hydro and 11% biomass ....
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Wednesday, March 30, 2022 |
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Hawaiian Electric upgrades Battery Bonus program with new perks for customers who add storage to PV systems
By News Release @ 10:00 PM :: 1976 Views :: Energy
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... The fixed monthly bill credit will be applied at an amount equivalent to the respective retail rate for exporting energy during a two-hour period of the evening peak ....
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Wednesday, March 23, 2022 |
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Green Energy: Schatz Gives Taxpayer Money to Maui Councilmenber's Spouse
By News Release @ 9:35 PM :: 2718 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Ethics, Congressional Delegation
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... None of these insiders know anything about electricity so Schatz makes federal taxpayers to pay for experts who can do the actual work for them ....
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Tuesday, March 15, 2022 |
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VIDEO: Why Hawaii Needs a Jones Act Waiver
By Video @ 1:44 AM :: 1820 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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... Biden’s ban on Russian oil imports and why Hawaii needs a Jones Act waiver to ensure its energy security ....
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Saturday, March 12, 2022 |
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Jones Act waiver request for fuel imports goes national
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:04 AM :: 2058 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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... Keli'i Akina writes about it in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser while U.S. Rep. Ed Case of Hawaii sends a waiver request of his own ....
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Wednesday, March 9, 2022 |
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Case Asks Biden to Waive Jones Act to Ship US Oil to Hawaii
By Ed Case @ 12:02 AM :: 2879 Views :: Energy, Congressional Delegation, Jones Act
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... Case also introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives today to mandate such a waiver. ...
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Tuesday, March 8, 2022 |
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Thanks to Sneaky Lawyers, Jones Act Waiver will Require Act of Congress
By Selected News Articles @ 9:53 PM :: 2187 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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... Little noticed language was included in the National Defense Authorization Act that became law in 2021 when Congress overrode then-President Donald Trump’s veto ....
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Tuesday, March 8, 2022 |
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How Hawaii’s Spike in Gas Prices Compares to the Nation
By Selected News Articles @ 9:38 PM :: 2367 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii gasoline prices are increasing more slowly than other states ....
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Saturday, March 5, 2022 |
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No More Russian Oil: Rep Ed Case Seeks Jones Act Waiver
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:41 PM :: 2518 Views :: Energy, Congressional Delegation, Jones Act
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... with the outbreak of war between Russia and Ukraine, the 101-year-old federal maritime law is even being recognized as a danger to Hawaii’s energy security ....
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Friday, March 4, 2022 |
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Hawaii Needs Jones Act Waiver for Fuel Imports
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:24 AM :: 2193 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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... Par Hawaii's suspension of oil imports from Russia underscores the need for Hawaii to achieve greater oil-purchasing flexibility ....
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Thursday, March 3, 2022 |
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Hawaii's Only Refiner Suspends Purchases of Russian Oil
By News Release @ 4:40 PM :: 1586 Views :: Energy
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... we are turning to other grades of crude, principally from North and South America, to meet fuel production requirements ....
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Wednesday, March 2, 2022 |
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Hawaiian Electric seeking proposals for firm renewable energy on Oahu
By News Release @ 10:55 PM :: 1550 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy
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... Firm renewable energy differs from intermittent resources such as solar and wind in that it is available for use at all times ....
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Friday, February 25, 2022 |
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HB2278: Fuel tax damage will far outweigh measly tax credit
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:59 AM :: 2816 Views :: Energy, Environment, Tax Credits, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... The gasoline tax in 2035 will be $33.16 a barrel ....
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Wednesday, February 23, 2022 |
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Dead Bats: Supreme Court Upholds BLNR Approval of Na Pua Makani Windfarm
By News Release @ 2:29 PM :: 2078 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Environment
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... the Board authorized Na Pua Makani to kill up to 51 ‘ōpe‘ape‘a bats ....
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Wednesday, February 23, 2022 |
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Exempt Hawaii from Jones Act to ensure continued oil imports
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:25 PM :: 2084 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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... the 1920 law is a main reason Hawaii relies on Russia for more than a third of its crude oil supply ....
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Monday, February 14, 2022 |
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HB2278 Carbon Tax Fails to Change Environment
By Heartland Foundation @ 3:05 AM :: 1943 Views :: Energy, Environment, Taxes
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... carbon-dioxide taxes are inherently regressive and disproportionally harm low-income families ....
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Friday, February 11, 2022 |
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HB2278 Carbon Tax $42.24 a Barrel
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:18 AM :: 2273 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits, Taxes
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... This bill is a continuation of the policy of social-planning-via-taxation that has helped make Hawaii one of the most expensive states in the nation ....
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Thursday, February 10, 2022 |
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Hawaiian Electric hits 38% renewable energy in 2021
By News Release @ 3:59 AM :: 1735 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics
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... Return of geothermal boosts Hawaii Island to 60% ....
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Monday, February 7, 2022 |
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Hawaii Carbon Tax Would be Major Burden for Families, Small Business
By Heartland Foundation @ 4:40 AM :: 3324 Views :: Energy, Environment, Taxes
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... Regressive Gasoline Tax Would Top Out At $33.16 Per Barrel In 2035 ....
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Friday, February 4, 2022 |
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HECO Offers Electric Car Chargers 58% Discount on Electricity
By News Release @ 2:45 PM :: 2733 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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... New pilot program to offer lower rate as incentive for businesses, building owners to host EV chargers ....
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Thursday, January 27, 2022 |
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HECO Donates $2M to Deadbeats
By News Release @ 8:02 PM :: 3201 Views :: Energy, COVID-19
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... The Kokua Fund Bill Credit Program will automatically provide a one-time credit of $90 to past-due balances for about 22,000 residential and business customers by Jan. 31 ....
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Wednesday, January 19, 2022 |
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Solar: 1,000 megawatts now online
By News Release @ 11:00 AM :: 2824 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics
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... Nearly 4,700 rooftop solar systems installed in 2021; 92,500 now online ....
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Tuesday, January 11, 2022 |
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DHHL Releases EA for Isenberg Street Rentals, Kalaeloa Solar Project
By News Release @ 2:53 AM :: 2696 Views :: Honolulu County, DHHL, Energy
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... 270 affordable rental units for native Hawaiian beneficiaries of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act ....
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Saturday, January 8, 2022 |
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PUC Chair James Griffin to Step Down
By News Release @ 3:27 AM :: 1846 Views :: Energy, Hawaii State Government
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... Griffin will serve until June 30, 2022. Gov. Ige will nominate Griffin’s replacement in the coming months ....
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Friday, January 7, 2022 |
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UH: Solar Installations are Killing Birds
By Selected News Articles @ 3:35 AM :: 1895 Views :: Energy, Environment
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... The new technical report synthesizes current literature on the threats posed by industrial-scale solar installations to birds, identifies the species most at risk from solar infrastructure, lists the locations of current and future solar facilities, and describes specific strategies to limit negative impacts on Hawaiian bird life ....
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Tuesday, December 21, 2021 |
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MECO Plan: Replace Kahului Power Plant with Solar and Batteries
By News Release @ 10:03 PM :: 3431 Views :: Maui County, Energy
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... As the oldest power plant on Maui, with the first generating unit placed in service in 1948, KPP’s four steam-generating units currently provide power and system stability on the island's transmission system ....
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Tuesday, December 21, 2021 |
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DPP Online System to let Solar Contractors Bypass DPP Grifters
By News Release @ 1:58 AM :: 2143 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy
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... a new online building permit application process in response to the increase in number of homeowners seeking photovoltaic (PV), PV battery and battery-only tax credits and other incentives from Hawaiian Electric Co.’s Battery Bonus program ....
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