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Sunday, June 7, 2015 |
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UHERO Electric Vehicle Forecast for Hawaii
By UHERO @ 2:57 PM :: 5051 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics
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...Hawaii-specific EV and car sales data to provide a preliminary forecast of potential EV adoption in Hawaii....
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Saturday, June 6, 2015 |
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Maui County Meets with Municipal Utility Operators
By News Release @ 1:51 PM :: 4448 Views :: Energy
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In order to further explore the possibility of Maui County running its own power utility....
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Thursday, June 4, 2015 |
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How Corn Ethanol Is Worse For Climate Change Than The Keystone Pipeline
By Selected News Articles @ 2:26 AM :: 5862 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...last year’s production and use of 14 billion gallons of corn ethanol resulted in 27 million tons more carbon emissions than if Americans had used straight gasoline in their vehicles....
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Wednesday, June 3, 2015 |
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Deja vu: Offshore wind plan vs. whales and solar
By Selected News Articles @ 4:03 PM :: 8132 Views :: Energy, Environment, Tourism
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Today’s newspaper front page reports on an offshore wind energy proposal that brings back memories of a similar plan way back in 2008....
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Saturday, May 30, 2015 |
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Kouchi, Ige United for ... Azerbaijan?
By Andrew Walden @ 12:23 AM :: 6197 Views :: Energy, Ethics
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Arm in arm with Kouchi appears to be one of the Gulenists' two Ozkur Yildizes featured in our 2011 article, "Did Sen Mike Gabbard get hoaxed by fake Turkic President?"
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Thursday, May 21, 2015 |
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Rusting Windfarm Junk off Waikiki: Europe's Disaster Coming to Hawaiian Waters
By Selected News Articles @ 11:51 PM :: 11741 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits, Tourism
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“The Southern area will be visible from Waikiki beach.... The eastern area is equally visible from the southeastern part of Oahu and will be part of the sunrise...."
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 |
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Wind and Solar Facilities Face No Consequences for Killing Millions of Birds
By NCPA @ 2:36 PM :: 5411 Views :: Energy, Environment
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On December 9, 2013, the Obama Administration finalized a regulation allowing wind energy companies to obtain 30-year permits to kill eagles....
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 |
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Merger Vote Comes up Short, Hawaiian Electric Extends Deadline
By News Release @ 5:25 PM :: 4511 Views :: Energy
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The merger agreement requires 75% approval by shareholders, so far it only has 70% approval....
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Monday, May 11, 2015 |
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Powerwall or Powerdream?
By NCPA @ 6:37 PM :: 4679 Views :: Energy
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...it would take over 7 years before the savings would cover the cost of the Powerwall....
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Thursday, April 30, 2015 |
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KIUC: Solar Contractors Selling Systems Which Cost More than Electric Bill
By News Release @ 9:02 PM :: 7179 Views :: Kauai County, Energy
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Before signing a long-term lease, ask yourself some questions....
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Thursday, April 23, 2015 |
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Your Electric Bill is Higher than you Think
By NCPA @ 2:27 PM :: 6178 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits
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...Consumers pay for electricity twice: once through monthly electricity bills and a second time through taxes that finance subsidies for inefficient wind and other energy producers....
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Thursday, April 23, 2015 |
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Sen Murkowski: An Effort to Look at Jones Act, Energy Exports
By Michael Hansen @ 3:44 AM :: 6786 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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"I don't think we should get all agitated and upset when there's an effort to look at the Jones Act," Murkowski said....
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Thursday, April 16, 2015 |
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Final Act 221: Hoku Plant Cut Up, Pieces Auctioned off
By Selected News Articles @ 3:42 PM :: 7390 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits
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Built with your tax dollars, via crony capitalist Act 221 High Tech Tax Credits, Hawaii....
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Sunday, April 12, 2015 |
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PBS Video: Gridlocked by the power grid: Hawaii's Solar Industry
By Video @ 4:53 AM :: 4398 Views :: Energy
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NewsHour special correspondent Mike Taibbi reports....
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Saturday, April 4, 2015 |
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Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative Secretly Killed
By Selected News Articles @ 6:15 PM :: 4514 Views :: Energy
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Unknown to perhaps everyone at the time, the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative (HCEI) Energy Agreement died in September of last year....
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Thursday, April 2, 2015 |
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PUC: Decoupling Boosts Electric Rates--'Adjust Revenue' up by 229% 'Without Review'
By News Release @ 8:49 PM :: 7088 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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...Since decoupling, total 'baseline expenditures' increased 229%--from $161M to $368M....
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Thursday, April 2, 2015 |
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MIT: Scientific illiteracy in left-wing politics
By Selected News Articles @ 4:14 AM :: 8328 Views :: Energy, Environment, GMOs
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...in blue states like Vermont, Oregon, Maine, Hawaii, and Washington....
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Monday, March 30, 2015 |
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Feds Approve NextEra-HEI Merger
By News Release @ 5:31 PM :: 4691 Views :: Energy
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The transaction remains subject to approval by the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission....
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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 :: 6060 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 :: 6966 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 :: 4388 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 :: 4810 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 :: 4734 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 :: 6810 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 :: 6104 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 :: 5359 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 :: 4274 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 :: 8658 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 :: 5994 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 :: 4417 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 :: 5638 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 :: 5685 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 :: 5733 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 :: 4743 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 :: 5745 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 :: 5525 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 :: 9786 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 :: 5818 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 :: 4912 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 :: 7068 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 :: 4036 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 :: 6420 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 :: 5783 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 :: 7700 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 :: 5419 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 :: 4425 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 :: 5219 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 :: 4650 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 :: 4615 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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