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Another Scheme for Pumped Storage
The same California engineer who came up with what the Energy Coordinator for Maui County described as “the single worst idea we have seen in a long time” has…
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Friends of Lana’i: Big Wind
By ROBIN KAYE The June 14 article about Maui County’s powerful letter to the Public Utilities Commission – and the county’s decision to intervene in Hawaiian Electric Co.’s request to…
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Star Advertiser: Big Wind Must Be Transparent
An editorial in the Star-Advertiser advocates more citizen participation in the Big Wind planning – especially since HECO is trying to charge ratepayers for $4…
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Maui County: Prevent HECO Charging Ratepayers for Big Wind Planning
Earlier this summer, Hawaiian Electric asked for a new docket, 2011-0112, to allow it to be reimbursed for $3.9 million spent on planning. County Energy Coordinator Doug…
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Consumer Advocate Says Big Wind Arguments Not Convincing But…
Hawaii consumer advocate Jeffrey Ono, says HECO’s arguments for why Castle & Cooke can cede 200 megawatts of its wind-energy allocation on Lanai to San Francisco-based Pattern Energy…
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Big Wind Community Meeting
Big Wind Community Meeting hosted by Pattern Energy June 23 6 – 7:30 p.m. Kilohana School,
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Pattern Energy Community Meeting on Big Wind
Pattern Energy Press Release: In March of this year, Pattern Energy was introduced as the preferred developer for a potential 200 megawatt (MW) wind project on Molokai Properties…
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Life of the Land Wants Alternatives to Big Wind
HECO continues to promote TINA (There Is No Alternative) to Big Wind. HECO has even refused to evaluate alternatives that they themselves were advocating for just months…
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