HECO: Raise Rates So We Can Buy Imported Palm Oil

From Henry Curtis: Last year HECO sold 7.6 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity. HECO has asked the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission to add a tax on each kWh sold to…

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Low Cost/No Cost Energy Savings for Maui

LOW COST/NO COST ENERGY SAVINGS FOR MAUI The Fitchburg Model Applied to Maui Nui Michael J. Duberstein It’s a…

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Geothermal on Maui

On July 20, the all Native Hawaiian-owned company, Innovations Development Group (IDG), held a public meeting at Pukalani’s Mayor Hannibal Tavares Community Center, to “share their philosophy and get feedback…

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Big Wind to PUC: “Don’t Make Us Go Out to Bid”

July 26, 2011 Hawaiian Electric, with Castle & Cooke, petitioned the PUC to reverse their decision requiring HECO go out to bid on the company to develop the wind farm…

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MECO asks for 6.7% Rate Increase

KAHULUI, Hawaii, July 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Maui Electric (MECO), subsidiary of Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (HEI) (NYSE: HE), today filed a request for a rate increase with the…

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Big Wind Faces Mounting Uncertainty

Civil Beat reporter Sophie Cocke reports that the Big Wind EIS will have to consider alternatives to the Big Wind project and that developers are eying Maui as a…

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Lt Gov. Schatz Supports Big Wind on Moloka’i

Extracted from:Wednesday, July 20, 2011 By The Molokai Dispatch Staff  TMD: As you know, one thing on people’s minds is the Big Wind project. How do you…

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Sempra Wind Deal Approved by PUC

According to the June 15-2011 PUC approved Wind Purchase Power Agreement between MECO and Sempra’s “Auwahi Wind Energy LLC” (AWE) MECO has reserved the right to NOT disclose their “avoided…

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Ku‘oko‘a Seeking to buy HEI

Heavy hitters join board to gird for HEI bid Ex-officials of the CIA and federal Energy Department ante up as the $35 billion plan gains momentum By Andrew…

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Maui’s Energy Future – Community Meeting

Wed, July 20, 2011 @ 6:30PM Hannibal Tavares Center Pukalani WHAT: The third in a series of community forums and information sessions on geothermal development in Hawaii. The event will…

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