MECO Meeting Kihei Transmission Lines

MECO Public Meeting Tuesday 12/13/11 7:00 PM Regarding Kihei’s Transmission Lines MECO will talk to the community about their proposed 70′ tall poles for transmission lines across Kihei, and multi…

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Maui College leads electric vehicle alliance

December 8, 2011  |  Kristen Bonilla  |  Maui College leads electric vehicle alliance The first Chevy…

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Some Hawai’i Areas Maxing Out On Solar

From As rooftop solar surges, states hit brakes Hawaii generates most of its electricity by burning imported oil, giving it the dubious distinction of the country’s highest electricity…

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PUC to MECO: Allow More Solar

HECO, along with Maui Electric Co. and Hawaiian Electric Light Co., had set a 15 percent threshold for the amount of solar power that could be put on a…

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Maui Could Generate Most of Energy By Renewables in Next 2 Years

Maui County is on track to be generating all of its energy from renewable sources within the next two years, according to Maui County Energy Commissioner Doug McLeod. And…

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Sempra Solar: Not Enough Time to Bid

By Sophie Cocke Honolulu Civil Beat It would be one of the largest solar installations in the world and was seen as a possible substitute for the…

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Smart Grid Project

HONOLULU — Hawaii and Japan on Tuesday agreed to build a smart grid on Maui to demonstrate how solar, wind and other renewable energy sources can be integrated into…

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Foundation Names Lana’i Big Wind Site Historical

The site of a massive proposed wind farm in West Lanai where hundreds of archaeological and cultural sites have been identified has been named one of the state’s “most…

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Sempra Renewables Press Release

San Diego-based Sempra Generation, developers of solar, wind and natural gas energy projects, recently formed Sempra Renewables, a subsidiary to oversee its planned 21-megawatt Auahi Wind project in southeastern…

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Awahi Wind Farm County Permits Approved

From Maui News The Maui Planning Commission unanimously approved permits Tuesday for Auwahi Wind Energy to build and operate eight 428-foot-tall wind turbines on Ulupalakua Ranch land. Two dozen…

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