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Sunday, September 3, 2023
Green Gives Another $50M Subsidy for Solar Industry
By News Release @ 2:12 AM :: 1679 Views :: Energy

... the Hawaiʻi Green Infrastructure Authority (HGIA) has been appropriated $50 million for Solar PV+Battery financing in the 2023-2024 fiscal year ....

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Thursday, August 31, 2023
US House Committee opens investigation into Hawaiian Electric
By News Release @ 4:14 PM :: 1756 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Ethics

"... Has the Hawai’i State Energy Office been involved? ...."

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Monday, August 28, 2023
Blame Game: HECO Pushes Back Against Maui County Lawsuit
By News Release @ 5:03 AM :: 1885 Views :: Maui County, Energy

"At about 3 p.m., a time when all of Hawaiian Electric's power lines in West Maui had been de-energized for more than six hours, a second fire (the "Afternoon Fire") began in the same area."

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Friday, August 25, 2023
Hawaiian Electric Stock Plunges After Dividends Suspended
By News Release @ 3:31 PM :: 1971 Views :: Maui County, Energy

... HEI suspending dividends, drawing down $370M credit line and further separating HEI and ASB boards  ....

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Thursday, August 24, 2023
County of Maui files lawsuit against HECO
By Court House News @ 6:03 PM :: 1574 Views :: Maui County, Energy

... Maui County and other state officials and entities have also faced their own share of criticism for the response during and after the fires ....

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Wednesday, August 23, 2023
Solar Users Hit Hard by HECO 'Time of Use' Rate Increases
By UHERO @ 11:03 PM :: 3300 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living

... NEM solar users bills increase: 100%, 200%, or more ... 

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Wednesday, August 23, 2023
Audio: Hawaii Inverse Condemnation and Wildfires
By Robert Thomas @ 8:44 PM :: 1793 Views :: Energy, Environment

... will Hawaii adopt California's version of inverse condemnation liability in wildfire cases? ....

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Saturday, August 19, 2023
Fossil fuel giants fight for dismissal of climate change liability suit
By Court House News @ 9:36 PM :: 1773 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Environment

... C&C of Honolulu and energy giants faced off over where the suit should be taken to trial ....

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Thursday, August 17, 2023
State Energy Officials: Hawaiian Electric Prioritized Green-Energy Push over Wildfire Prevention
By Selected News Articles @ 2:01 PM :: 3753 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Environment

... Hawaiian Electronic consequently invested less than a quarter-of-a-million dollars on wildfire-related projects ....

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Tuesday, August 15, 2023
HECO Suits: Two Vacant Hawaii Supreme Court Seats Loom Large
By Robert Thomas @ 8:38 PM :: 3209 Views :: Maui County, Energy

... Hawaii certainly has not adopted the California model of inverse condemnation liability for wildfires. So this will be a case of first impression ....

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Tuesday, August 15, 2023
Just the Beginning: S&P Downgrades Hawaiian Electric to Junk
By News Release @ 4:18 PM :: 2174 Views :: Maui County, Energy

... CreditWatch placement with negative implications reflects the potential for additional downgrades of one or more notches within the coming months ....

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Tuesday, August 15, 2023
Lawsuit: HECO Should Have Depowered Lines
By Selected News Articles @ 12:45 PM :: 2090 Views :: Maui County, Energy

... Hawaiian Electric’s stock plunged 34% following the suits ....

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Saturday, August 5, 2023
Rate Hikes Coming: Consumer Advocate Urges Public to Participate in Energy Equity Docket
By News Release @ 4:43 AM :: 2478 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living

... addressing critical issues related to clean energy access, affordability, and fairness in Hawai‘i ....

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Friday, July 28, 2023
Solar Shaft: HECO Evenings hit $0.66 per kwh
By News Release @ 5:44 PM :: 3651 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living

... data gathered by Hawaiian Electric and will ultimately determine how the program may roll out to all customers starting in late 2024 or 2025 ....

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Hawaii Largest CO2 INCREASE in USA
By News Release @ 10:19 PM :: 2863 Views :: Energy, Environment, Hawaii Statistics

... Between 2020 and 2021, the most recent years of available data, carbon emissions in Hawaii increased by 16.2%. Over that period, energy related carbon dioxide pollution went from 14.9 million metric tons to 17.3 million metric tons ....

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Friday, July 21, 2023
HECO Rate Hikes Coming: Public Must Make Big Sacrifices for 'Green' Energy
By News Release @ 5:10 PM :: 2609 Views :: Energy, Environment

... major technological advances, especially in sustainable fuels and carbon-capture, and reaching consensus on land-use policy are some of what’s required for Hawaii to fully decarbonize ....

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Sunday, July 16, 2023
How Not to Cool the Schools
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2133 Views :: Education K-12, Energy

... facilities geniuses at our DOE came up with the idea ....

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Thursday, July 13, 2023
Green Addresses United Nations, Admits Hawaii Failing to Implement UN Eco Goals
By News Release @ 2:28 PM :: 2459 Views :: Energy, Environment

... The review highlights progress on achieving the six Aloha+ Challenge goals, which are the state’s local implementation of the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Hawaiʻi stands as the sole state in the United States to have submitted a Voluntary Local Review (VLR) ....

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Tuesday, July 11, 2023
Can Hawaii residents afford 100% renewable energy?
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:33 PM :: 1754 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living

... Hawaiian Electric Co. recently released its integrated grid plan, which put the cost of interconnecting the state’s planned renewable energy plants at around $9 billion — and that doesn’t include the cost to build the plants themselves ....

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Friday, July 7, 2023
HHFDC Gives Solar Farm Control of Waianae Affordable Housing Complex
By News Release @ 4:33 AM :: 1422 Views :: Energy, Development, Hawaii State Government

... The agreement, which began on June 30, calls for Solar Farm View Estates LLC (SFVE) to undertake substantial repairs to the complex and operate it for the next 75 years. The Board of Directors of HHFDC, which retains the property’s fee-simple interest, approved a $4.95 million, low-interest, 10-year loan that allows SFVE to facilitate the repairs ....

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Friday, June 23, 2023
Climate Litigation Wave Crashes Into Hawaii’s Supreme Court
By Selected News Articles @ 3:25 PM :: 3182 Views :: Energy, Environment, Ethics, Judiciary

... Such lawsuits abound, with as many as 300 cases underway. Honolulu’s, though, has a twist ....

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Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Oil Spills: EPA Hammers Pacific Biodiesel
By News Release @ 3:44 PM :: 2126 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Environment

... Failure to implement measures required by the SPCC Rule can threaten public health or the welfare of fish and other wildlife ....

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Friday, June 2, 2023
James Hansen Study Ends ‘Consensus’ -- COVID Shutdowns Blow Lid off Global Warming Theory
By Selected News Articles @ 11:00 PM :: 2470 Views :: Energy, Environment

... during the COVID shutdowns, emissions dropped sharply, but the climate became warmer ....

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Friday, June 2, 2023
Hawaii Highest Electric Rates in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 4:01 AM :: 2396 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living

... Hawaii clocked in as the most expensive state for electricity, with a 44 cents per kilowatt-hour cost ....

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Tuesday, May 23, 2023
'Renewable' Gravy Train End of Line: After Decades, HECO Dumps 'Avoided Cost' Contracts
By News Release @ 12:19 PM :: 2156 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy, Cost of Living

... The four original contracts were negotiated in the 1990s and 2000s ... a typical residential customer using 500 kilowatts could see savings ranging from $9 to $13 per month ....

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Tuesday, May 16, 2023
HECO Admits De-carbonization Means Rate Hikes
By News Release @ 2:37 AM :: 1812 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living

"...Hawaiian Electric’s modeling shows that...energy rates may rise in the near-term transition to clean energy...."

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Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Hawaii refinery to produce 'renewable' fuels
By News Release @ 4:24 AM :: 2042 Views :: Energy

... Par Hawaii is the first refinery in the nation authorized to use renewable feedstock to produce renewable fuels under Foreign-Trade Zone procedures ....

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023
City Touts Fasi Building Energy Efficiency
By News Release @ 12:14 AM :: 2110 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy

... The Energy Star recognition comes after the City completed Phase 1 of its energy and water-saving Performance Contract at 10 municipal buildings, including the Fasi Building ....

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Saturday, April 8, 2023
Hawaii Average Monthly Utility Cost $611.87
By Selected News Articles @ 8:49 PM :: 3630 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... Hawaii has the highest electricity price, nearly triple the US average rate, and the state relies on imported petroleum for 60% of its electricity generation ....

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Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Rate Hikes Coming: Hawaiian Electric seeks public comment on draft ‘Integrated Grid Plan: A pathway to a clean energy future’
By News Release @ 4:42 AM :: 2180 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living

... Your rates will be going up to pay for the infrastructure we need to make irregular and erratic wind and solar electricity less damaging to our grid ....

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Monday, March 20, 2023
​Fire and Flooding Risks Surrounding of the Paeahu Solar Project in Kihei, Maui
By News Release @ 10:45 PM :: 1840 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Environment

... the large lithium-ion batteries that are proposed for this project, could make gaining control of a fire more difficult and dangerous due to the increased risk of electrocution and thermal runaway ....

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Friday, March 17, 2023
Hu Honua Decision Based on 'Right To A Life-Sustaining Climate'
By Selected News Articles @ 7:31 PM :: 2042 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy, Environment

... the PUC “understood its public interest-minded mission” and rightly considered the impact of the Hu Honua project on citizens’ “right to a clean and healthful environment” ....

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Friday, March 17, 2023
Nominee for State Planning Director responsible for Oahu’s High Electricity Costs
By Selected News Articles @ 6:01 AM :: 3350 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living

... HECO announced a rate increase of 7% to buy more oil ....

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Tuesday, March 14, 2023
No Wind: Rolling blackouts impact more than 8K customers
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 2330 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy

"... the lack of wind on a hot day caused both a higher use of air conditioning and a lack of wind-generated power ...."

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Wednesday, March 1, 2023
HB192/SB690: Ban fluorescent bulbs
By News Release @ 6:42 PM :: 2021 Views :: Energy, Environment

“...Fluorescent bulbs used to be the energy-efficient option...."

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Sunday, February 19, 2023
PILOT for Real Property Tax
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2679 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Agriculture, Tax Credits, Taxes

... The owner in the previous year paid $30,154 in property tax and got a bill for $835,710, resulting in an extremely unhappy owner ....

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Thursday, February 9, 2023
Volta: Hawaii's Latest Hi-Tech Failure Gets Recycled by Shell Oil
By News Release @ 3:30 AM :: 1890 Views :: Energy, Environment, Ethics, Tax Credits

... How much money did ERS and KSBE lose helping Shell greenwash its oil business? ....

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Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Eco Lawyers Head to Court to Block Kauai Hydro Project
By News Release @ 4:38 AM :: 1892 Views :: Kauai County, Energy, Environment

... call the “midnight rubber stamp” a violation of Hawaiʻi’s protections for streams and the environment ....

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Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Biomass plant appeals to Hawaii Supreme Court to begin operations
By Selected News Articles @ 2:53 PM :: 1825 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy, Environment, Cost of Living

... greenhouse gas concerns, as well as the comparatively high cost of biomass electricity ....

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Monday, January 30, 2023
Hawaii may become the first U.S. state with climate change warnings on all gas pumps
By News Release @ 2:59 AM :: 5898 Views :: Energy, Environment

... Bills have been introduced in the state of Hawaii Senate and House requiring warning labels on all gas pumps ....

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Saturday, January 28, 2023
Evidence says offshore wind development is killing lots of whales
By Selected News Articles @ 11:34 PM :: 2360 Views :: Energy, Environment

... the humpback death rate roughly tripled starting in 2016 and continued high thereafter ....

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Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Hawaiian Electric issues call for projects to significantly expand renewable energy generation on Oahu, Maui
By News Release @ 9:17 PM :: 1779 Views :: Honolulu County, Maui County, Energy

... Latest procurement includes request for firm renewable capacity ....

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Tuesday, January 10, 2023
2022: Hawaii Had Largest Increase in Energy Costs
By News Release @ 4:14 AM :: 1902 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... Hawaii residents paid on average $210.26 a month up by $38.08 ....

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Friday, December 30, 2022
KIUC Seeks 9.42% Electric Rate Hike
By News Release @ 7:57 PM :: 1829 Views :: Kauai County, Energy, Cost of Living

... The rate increase is subject to approval by the PUC and any increase is not expected to impact member bills until the second half of 2023 ....

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Increased Fire Risk Surrounds Paeahu Solar Project in Kihei, Maui
By News Release @ 9:11 PM :: 2190 Views :: Maui County, Energy

... live electrical currents, combined with the large lithium-ion batteries that are proposed for this project, could make gaining control of a fire more difficult and dangerous ....

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Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Environmental Harm and Blasting Hazards Surrounding The Paeahu Solar Project in Kihei
By News Release @ 7:50 PM :: 1604 Views :: Maui County, Energy

... The evidentiary hearing is expected to be held throughout December 2022, with a final Maui Planning Commission decision early 2023 ....

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Saturday, November 26, 2022
Builder Cancels DHHL Barbers Point Solar Project
By Andrew Walden @ 4:59 PM :: 2328 Views :: Honolulu County, DHHL, Energy

"...this project is no longer financially viable under its current terms in the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) due to changing supply chain/market conditions, regulatory delays and final interconnection costs...."

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Wednesday, November 23, 2022
'Low Wind Resources': Another Conservation Alert for Big Island
By News Release @ 2:05 AM :: 1604 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy

... wind resources are forecast to be lower than usual and electricity demand has been unusually high since last week due to humid weather ....

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Friday, November 18, 2022
Lack of Wind Threatens Rolling Blackouts on Big Island (again)
By News Release @ 2:38 PM :: 2034 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy

... wind resources are forecast to be lower than usual ....

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Friday, October 21, 2022
Two Nights in a Row -- Lack of Wind Threatens Rolling Blackouts for Big Island
By News Release @ 8:09 PM :: 2967 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy

... but, on the bright side, the lack of wind will save bats' lives ....

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