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 from the community.” Geothermal got a bad rep when the early Puna well released hydrogen sulphide into the air, sickening residents. Mililani Trask gave a presentation […]
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 on Moloka’i. Hawaiian Electric is asking that the PUC either allow Castle & Cooke to develop the entire 400 mw wind farm on Lanai, or […]
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 Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC) for Maui County customers in 2012. The increase would cover the cost of improvements to integrate additional renewable energy and improve […]
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 possible location for renewable project to feed Oahu’s voracious energy appetite. Read her article at Honolulu Civil Beat
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 feel about the Big Wind project and the proposals right now. SCHATZ: Let’s start with what we agree about. What we agree about is we ought to move […]
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 costs” of not burning fossil fuels NO mention in the agreement of passing on MECO’s energy cost savings to the rate-payers (and the tax-payers who are […]