Henry Curtis posted this on Ililani Media Over the past year I have blogged about Anaergia. The company is a global leader in the waste-to-energy sector. Maui County and Anaegia worked out a deal whereby Anaergia would allegedly increase recycling at the Central Maui Landfill. Existing companies such as Pacific Biodiesel could be negatively impacted. During the 2014 Legislative session […]
NextEra to build huge windfarm at Kahikinui
According to Pacific Business News NextEra who is buying Hawaiian Electric Co. for $4.3 billion, is planning to build a 120+ MW windfarm on 500 acres of Department of Hawaiian Home Lands at the Kahikinui homesteadvia 35 year lease. It will be built, owned and operated by NextEra.
MECO proposes decrease to amount they’re willing to give rooftop solar owners
On January 20th, MECO and the other Hawaiian Electric companies filed a proposal with the Hawaii PUC that would affect how distributed generation is interconnected and valued. In theory these changes also affect small wind turbines, but on Maui distributed generation is 95% or more solar pv. This new proposal is formally called the Transitional […]
NextEra to buy HEI (HECO’s parent)
NextEra, parent of Florida Power and Light, is buying HECO/MECO’s parent company HEI. The deal requires PUC and federal approval. They’ll spin off American Savings. NextEra wants to create the controversial interisland cable and create large solar and wind installations. NextEra has nuclear holdings. Nextera owns Florida Power & Light and has been dismantling solar […]
HECO drops undersea cable plan
According to Pacific Business News, HECO is not including the interisland electric cable in their new plan. According to the article gubernatorial candidate, Duke Aiona, says he supports the undersea cable. Maui Electric Power Supply Improvement Plan Hawai’i Electric Light Power Supply Improvement Plan Hawaiian Electric Power Supply Improvement Plan Hawaiian Electric Companies’ Distributed Generation […]
HECO submits new plan – delays substantial rooftop solar increases
On April 28, 2014 the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (“PUC” or “Commission”) ordered the Hawaiian Electric Companies (“HECO Companies”) to develop and implement major improvement action plans to aggressively pursue energy cost reductions, proactively respond to emerging renewable energy integration challenges, improve the interconnection process for customer-sited solar photovoltaic (“PV”) systems, and embrace customer demand […]