Energy

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....

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....

A lawsuit against Petrobras for hiding a bribery scheme for years while selling $98 billion in securities....

Friday, February 26th, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm....

"We are...acutely aware of the burden high electricity rates place on both the cost of doing business and living in Hawaii"

...hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars that are being wasted on biofuels....

By the year's end, the utility will need to collect $7,940,691.56 more to fulfill "revenue requirements" for GEMS....

The LNG project requires federal approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and State approval from the Hawai‘i Public Utilities Commission (PUC)....

There would be little physical infrastructure that would need to change hands, and as such the capital costs for this approach are relatively low....

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” ....

...the loan would be repaid through revenues generated by a special assessment on the borrowers' real-property tax bills....

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....

"...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...."

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....

Be sure to thank the frackers ....

Hawaii's Green Energy Market Securitization program (GEMS) financed with $145 million in bonds....

...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....

Don't worry.  It's only a $500M contract....

.. but since 100% renewable doesn't really mean 100% renewable, what does 21.2% renewable mean? ...

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....

Former Hawaii PUC chair Morita vies for Kauai utility board seat....

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....

TASC’s efforts in defense of NEM in Hawaii have incurred a similar response....

17 megawatts of solar facilities on three separate military installations on Oahu....

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....

More Than 25 Organizations and Companies Across Hawaii....

...500 acres of land on the southern flank of Haleakala for wind power generation....

97% of poll respondents support more rooftop solar....

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....

Hawaii-West Coast products deliveries have to be done by costly Jones Act tankers....

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....

...what will the train’s power bill be for decades to come?....

A rate that is higher -- above the existing energy charge rate -- from 4 p.m. to midnight (on-peak hours)....

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....

Here's the trick.  The 'second' biofuel plant will soon be the 'only' biofuel plant....

Take, for example, public discussion surrounding the potential merger of HECO and NextEra....

PUC Chairman Randy Iwase seems confident that the ruling will stand....

...PV already installed on a home is worth about $4,000 more than the median value of a PV permit....

...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....

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....

Customers with a current NEM agreement and those with valid pending applications submitted prior to Oct. 13, 2015 will continue under the NEM program....

...politicians have thrown out alternative ownership models for the transaction....

...allow customers to buy an interest in electricity generated by community renewable projects in diverse locations on their home islands without installing anything on their own roofs....

There were at least 250 people there....

...customers in deregulated states and areas can shop around for electric plans....

The program will offer a 25 percent discount on standard electric rates from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. That’s a reduction of about 8 cents from the September kilowatt hour rate of 31 cents....

...whether SunEdison abused its position as the controlling shareholder of TerraForm in order to advance its own interests at the expense of TerraForm and its minority shareholders....

In 2014, the utility company’s non-solar customers paid an extra $53 million in operating and maintenance costs because of residents adding rooftop solar systems....