The Public Utilities Commission granted Maui County and Life of the Land intervenor status in the review of Hawaiian Electric Co.’s proposal to charge customers for a $4 million study on “Big Wind.” According to the Maui News article by Harry Eager: Henry Curtis of Life of the Land said customers should not be forced […]
EPA – Shut Down Older, Dirty Coal Plants
Will this impact the Pu’unene Coal fired generator? Details of new EPA regulations, released Thursday, mandate reductions in power-plant emissions. ‘Old, decrepit plants’ without pollution controls must shut down, which some analysts say just accelerates the inevitable switchover from coal to natural gas. “New Jobs-Cleaner Air,” published by University of Massachusetts economists in February, found […]
Gov Hints at Big Wind Military Tie-in
According to a Civil Beat article written by Robin Kaye of Friends of Lana’i: The Governor then confirmed what many on Lana’i have long feared (but which has so far been denied) — he’s been talking with the Department of Defense about their playing a significant role in Big Wind. He implied that there is […]
NRDC: Beach Water Quality Report
Approximately 17% of National Beach Advisories/Closings Occur in Hawaii HONOLULU, HAWAII– Pollution from stormwater runoff and sewage overflows continue to plague America’s beaches, contributing to 4,215 closing and advisory days in Hawaii and the second-highest number of closing and advisory days nationwide in more than two decades last year, according to the 21st annual beachwater quality report […]
Starr on Wailuku Redevelopment Plan
Viewpoint by Jonathan Starr Wailuku town is the geographical center of Maui County, as well as our business hub, seat of government and home to our hospital, college, courts and professional services. Approximately 20,000 Maui residents work in the Wailuku area. We must find a path to- ward more diverse residential, retail and entertainment options […]
First Wind Celebrates Kaheawa Wind
From a press release: First Wind and its partner Makani Nui Associates have celebrated the five-year anniversary of successful commercial operations of their 30 MW Maui-based Kaheawa Wind Power I (KWP I) project. KWP I powers approximately 11,000 homes on Maui a year – about 9 percent of the island’s energy. As Maui’s first utility-scale […]