Maui Island Oahu’s Best Bet for Wind Energy?

Sophe Cocke writing for Civil Beat suggests First Wind is eying more wind sites on Maui for use on Oahu through the proposed interisland cable: “Gaynor…

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DOE Solicits Comments on Hawai’i Clean Energy PEIS

From: Jane Summerson,  the Federal Document Manager representing the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for the re-scoped Hawai‘i Clean Energy Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement.  As you are likely aware, DOE…

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Interisland Cable Price Tag: $16 Billion

According to a Department of Energy study, the high-voltage undersea cable interconnection project will cost $16 billion to complete, most of which is projected to come from the private…

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Hawai’i gets an F on Integrating Solar Into Grid

Hawaii has scored an F for the sixth year in a row when it comes to integrating solar into the state’s electric grids. A website, called Freeing the…

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First Wind Explains Kaheawa Wind Operations

By KEKOA KALUHIWA A June 15 letter writer asked why the wind turbines on Maui aren’t ever turning at the same time. While the 14 new turbines in the makai…

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Life of the Land Issues Report on Hawaii’s Energy Future

Read Life of the Land’s Energy Report From Sophie Crocker writing for Civil Beat …The main takeaway: the state can and should be generating 90 percent…

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BP Wind Energy Joins Sempra For Maui Project

Sempra U.S. Gas & Power and BP Wind Energy recently announced plans to jointly develop the Auwahi Wind farm on Maui. This is the fifth project developed under a strategic…

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SB2785 Interisland Cable Bill Text

RELATING TO INTERISLAND ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION CABLE SYSTEMS. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:       SECTION 1.  The legislature finds that attaining energy independence from imported fossil…

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Debate on Interisland Cable (video)

Jeff Mikulina (Pro Inter-Island Cable)Henry Curtis (Alternatives Are Better, Cheaper, More Reliable) With Rep. Marcus Oshiro (Moderator) Democratic Party of Hawaii 2012…

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Who is Pattern Energy (Moloka’i Wind Farm)

WHO IS PATTERN ENERGY? FROM:   http://eastcountymagazine.org/node/9431 By Miriam Raftery April 23, 2012 (Ocotillo) – The wind industry has been likened to the wildcatters during the oil boom – risk takers…

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