HECO Seeking Biofuels for Plant

HONOLULU – Hawaii Electric Co. says it’s seeking suppliers for 42 million gallons of biofuels to run its Kahe Power Plant, the largest generating station in Hawaii. The utility said…

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Pro & Con for Big Wind

From Henry Curtis: SB367 Big Wind (also known as HIREP, Inter-island Cable) PRO Windward Ahupua`a Alliance (May 3, 2011): “I support the interisland cable and am glad…

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HECO Wants to Keep Renewable Energy Contracts Secret

In a move toward making the costs of transitioning to clean energy more transparent to ratepayers, the state Public Utilities Commission has directed Hawaiian Electric Co. to…

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Big Wind = Big Money

Henry Curtis’ take on the interisland electric cable, the proposed windfarms and history of the existing Maui Windfarm: Disappearednews.coml

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Sempra Signs MECO Contract for 21MW Wind Power

Sempra Generation has entered into a 20 year contract to sell 21MW of wind energy to Maui Electric Company from the Auwahi Wind project on…

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HECO Asks PUC NOT to Extend First Wind’s Deadline

Hawaiian Electric Co. has advised the Public Utilities Commission against extending an eight-month deadline to Boston-based First Wind to secure land needed to build a 200-megawatt wind…

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Moloka’i Wind Deadline Missed

According to the Pacific Business News, First Wind missed the PUC March 18th deadline for getting the project land on Moloka’i.  Hawaiian Electric (HECO) says they’ll make…

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Bill Asks PUC to Consider Sustainability

HB 1517 HD1 and SB 1482 SD1 – Requiring the PUC to reduce Hawaii’s dependence on fossil fuels Submit testimony This measure requires the Public Utilities Commission…

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Mina Morita Appointed Chair of PUC

New PUC Chair Hermina Morita By Henry Curtis Hermina M. Morita was born on Moloka`i September 2, 1954, raised on Lana`i and lives on…

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Dept of Energy Working on Utility Scale Solar

DOE’s Audacious Goal: “SunShot” Earlier this month, Energy Secretary…

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