Energy

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

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

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

... 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 ....

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

... 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 ....

... 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 ....

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

"...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...."

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

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

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

... ​Yost vs Wakai over Hu Honua ....

... 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 ....

... The cost for a regular unleaded gallon of gas was $5.22 on Wednesday, the same as Tuesday's price, according to AAA ....

... obstacles in the path toward statewide elimination of fossil fuels ....

... H-POWER is one of the largest firm renewable energy sources in the state ....

... how we got to this point ....

... 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 ....

... If rolling outages are necessary, Hawaiian Electric will send out a Tweet.  That's the plan ....

... 7% bill increase forecasted ....

... The legislation authorizes the Hawai‘i Green Infrastructure Authority to administer C-PACE for the soon-to-be available financing program ....

... transaction completed July 21, 2022 ....

... Even supporters of the 102-year-old federal shipping law admit that its restrictions on competition add to the cost of our fuels ....

... 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 ....

" ... Hawaiian Electric is seeking approval to recover the cost of the project from customers ...."

... Asuncion’s current term on the PUC began on July 1, 2020 and ends on June 30, 2026 .... 

... capping the amount of any single renewable energy source to 45% per island ....

... Over 1,300 climate lawsuits have been filed in the U.S.  None has yet succeeded ....

... 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 ....

... “Houston, we have a problem.” ....

... 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 ....

... Solid waste disposal costs can be reduced by diverting recyclable waste to the H-POWER waste to energy facility ....

... that includes but is not limited to wind, solar, biomass and biofuels. Standalone energy storage proposals also will be accepted ....

... retirement of the AES coal plant at the end of September ....

... Kauaʻi’s power generation mix for 2021 included 45% solar, 14% hydro and 11% biomass ....

... 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 ....

... 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 ....

... Biden’s ban on Russian oil imports and why Hawaii needs a Jones Act waiver to ensure its energy security ....

... 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 ....

... Case also introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives today to mandate such a waiver. ...

... 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 ....

... Hawaii gasoline prices are increasing more slowly than other states .... 

... 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 ....