Energy

... Hawaii has among the highest rates of rooftop solar adoption in the nation and yet we are 90.8% fossil fuel ....

... Maori Trust insolvent, placed in receivership, after being looted by IDG Hawaii Geothermal schemers ....

... HEI continues to raise money to cover Lahaina Fire settlement ....

... for at least seven years the parcel has been used rent-free by Pacific Biodiesel ....

... a leftover Unity House scheme could be costing Hawaiian Electric as much as $476M per year ....

... in light of President Trump’s welcome Executive Order temporarily withdrawing all areas of the outer continental shelf from leasing for wind energy ....

... In 2022, the state law determining the process for calculating RPS changed ....

“…now comes the crisis in property insurance - much higher insurance premiums and insurers ceasing to write property insurance….” 

... 50,000 distributed renewable energy installations such as rooftop solar and battery systems by 2030 ....

... temporary withdrawal of all areas on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) from wind energy leasing ....

... 3-year plan focuses initial work on high-risk areas ....

... modeled on Workers Comp .... 

... The justices denied the oil and gas companies' petition without further explanation in Monday's orders list ....

... Since late 2019, Par Pacific's executives and PAC have collectively wired state Democrats a total of nearly $34,000 ....

... To date, about 14,000 residential and commercial customers have enrolled in Shift and Save ....

... the defendants may have a valid argument in favor of federal law since Honolulu is suing over conduct taking place outside of Hawaii’s borders ....

... Sale price of $405M for 90.1% of ASB suggests that the sale is a 50%-off giveaway to ASB insiders ....

... Any power outages were unrelated to the PSPS program ....

... The Red Flag Warning will be in effect from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, for wind and low relative humidity in leeward areas of all Hawaiian Islands ....

... commitments to address potential threats to seabirds from power lines on Maui and Lāna‘i, while pursuing permits under the federal Endangered Species Act and state law ....

... Operational changes, new technology and Public Safety Power Shutoff lead to estimated 60% reduction in wildfire risk from utility equipment ....

... management has determined that the conditions that led to the substantial doubt regarding HEI’s ability to continue as a going concern have been mitigated ....

... Friday, November 8, 2024 at 830am ....

"...The Settlement Agreements do not resolve claims with insurers ...."

... Hawaii #1 in Nation With Highest Electricity Costs (33.89 Cents per kWh), Despite 2.4x More Renewable Energy Than U.S. Average ....

... fossil fuel use has grown during this period ....

"...implemented sustainability strategies that have significantly reduced our carbon footprint and saved millions of dollars...."

... "The company monitored weather conditions throughout the day and saw a steady drop of wind speeds in the afternoon." ....

... 17% rate hike proposed ....

... it may be up to the US Supreme Court to set the matter straight ....

... There have been a lot of sharp words in the news lately ....

... LNG is an important fuel source to virtually eliminate most polluting emissions and significantly reduce carbon emissions ....

... The State Judiciary can be counted on to twist the law to serve KSBE and HECO.  The Federal Judiciary doesn't even know who they are  ....

... thanks to Hawaii’s Clean Energy Initiative ....

"...in January 2019, Kazee’s new company began conducting inspections at the refinery...."

... offering of 54,054,054 shares of its common stock at a price of $9.25 per share. The offering is expected to close on September 25, 2024 ....

... Central Pacific is discussing raising $1 billion to help facilitate the deal from investors ....

... lack of pre-event planning, unified incident command and operational coordination resulted in insufficient communications that impacted the ability to provide effective evacuation and firefighting operations ....

... Hawaiian Electric is in the process of notifying customers nearing the end of their seven-year enrollment period ....

"... charge customers based on the hourly marginal cost of electricity production ...."

... this lawsuit seeks to compel companies to cease production and sale of oil and gas everywhere ....

... A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and dry fuels can contribute to extreme fire behavior. Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly ....

"...without a court order that shifts the subrogation claims risk away from the defendants and back to policyholders...."

... This risk is the result of estimated payments under the settlement agreement ....

... All other Hawai'i media are pretending Green's settlement is real.  Fortunately, you are reading Hawai'i Free Press ....

... KSBE Trustees are very HEI-connected ....

... insurers “did not agree to this global settlement" ....

... Kalaeloa Partners expects repairs to its plant may take three days. Until those repairs are complete, rotating outages during times of peak demand may be necessary ....

... dozens of specific actions the company plans to undertake through 2030 to support the rapidly expanding electric vehicle market ....

... the whole plan is predicated on insurance companies walking away from $1.4B.  It may fail ....