Energy

...Monday May 16, 2016 starting at 9am....

...After all the hype, 94% of Hawaii baseload electricity comes from non-renewable sources....

"...to add the extra capacity for every vehicle’s charging needs will require solar panels and wind turbines on nearly every available inch of land....”

...variable pricing of electricity, both wholesale and retail, can lower the cost of intermittent renewables....

...an emergency appropriation of $100 million to fund equipment and installation costs for air conditioning, heat abatement measures and related energy efficiency measures....

Today we are looking at a bill in our Legislature that contains nothing....

...debtor in possession....

...The principles applicable to the California petroleum market without doubt similarly impact Hawaii....

...most of those “savings” are coming from taxpayers pockets....

...One Rock also has a unique strategic relationship with Mitsubishi Corporation....

The Alliance for Solar Choice (TASC) is run by the lead lobbyists for the two big companies — both have obvious Democratic Party connections....

...“The smart-grid program would cost the 455,000 HECO customers on average $747...."

A conversation with Dr. Keli'i Akina, president of the Grassroot Institute, about traffic congestion, Honolulu rail and Hawaii's renewable energy plans....

"...the southeast section of the Site Area is coterminous with (has the same boundaries as) a designated explosive dumping area...."

...the state's plan to eliminate all ground transportation that uses fossil fuels....

The newly-elected board members will be inaugurated on March 22....

If all 256 DOE schools replicate the first 74 campuses’ energy efficiency, the State of Hawaii could save more than $300 million over ten years....

Hawai'i is the first state in the nation to adopt a 100 percent renewable portfolio standard for the energy sector....

• Hawaii Island electricity use almost 49 percent from renewables
• Maui County 35 percent renewables; 
• Oahu 17 percent renewables

And Hawaii legislators are considering a gas tax hike ....

...HB2607HD1 authorizes Special Purpose Revenue Bond money to “PQ Energy, LLC”.  The amount is not filled in but was originally listed as $63M....

"...wind resources are presently at zero...."

...The nation’s least expensive markets for gas are Oklahoma ($1.42), Missouri ($1.46) and Kansas ($1.47)....

...modern fast starting, quick ramping generators are needed to balance the variability of solar and wind power....

"...regarding offshore renewable energy opportunities in Hawai‘i...."

...and what are the other 33 states doing?  They are keeping their electricity cheap....

Exempting Puerto Rico from the Jones Act is the single most important step Congress can take....

...three sectors that are key to future sustainability in Hawai‘i - energy, agriculture and natural resource management....

"By building on the successes achieved by Kauai Island Utility Cooperative to integrate high levels of cost-effective solar PV into the grid...."

Apparently GEMS is an attractive target for raiding because a 2014 bond issue raised $150 million for the program and little, if any, capital has been deployed to date....

"Implementation of the selected action will not result in significant impacts."

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....