Hawaii Energy News - 天美视频 /category/energy/ 天美视频 - Investigative Reporting Wed, 04 Jun 2025 20:02:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 Community Solar Farms Meant To Save Money Fail To Gain Traction In Hawai驶i /2025/06/community-solar-farms-to-save-money-fail-to-gain-traction-in-hawaii/ Wed, 04 Jun 2025 10:01:00 +0000 /?p=1714355

Making solar available to middle- and low-income residents was intended to help meet the state's 2045 all-renewable energy goal. Now one developer says: "We just want out."

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Making solar available to middle- and low-income residents was intended to help meet the state's 2045 all-renewable energy goal. Now one developer says: "We just want out."

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Lawmakers Pass HECO Bill Over Objections Of Committee Chairs /2025/04/lawmakers-pass-heco-bill-over-objections-of-committee-chairs/ Thu, 01 May 2025 04:13:28 +0000 /?p=1708721

The controversy involves a cap on HECO's liability for future wildfires

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The controversy involves a cap on HECO's liability for future wildfires

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Hawai驶i’s Pledge To Free Itself From Fossil Fuel Hits New Roadblocks /2025/04/hawai%ca%bbis-pledge-to-free-itself-from-fossil-fuel-hits-new-roadblocks/ Fri, 25 Apr 2025 10:01:00 +0000 /?p=1707876

Two bills still alive could move the state toward its goal 鈥� but at a price.

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Two bills still alive could move the state toward its goal 鈥� but at a price.

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Hawaiian Homes Commission Greenlights New Hilo Power Plant /2025/02/hawaiian-homes-commission-greenlights-new-hilo-power-plant/ Thu, 27 Feb 2025 10:01:00 +0000 /?p=1698554

Native Hawaiian homesteaders nearby say they are already bearing the brunt of Hilo's garbage, sewage, oil refining and airport facilities.

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Native Hawaiian homesteaders nearby say they are already bearing the brunt of Hilo's garbage, sewage, oil refining and airport facilities.

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Lawmakers Question HECO Plan To Collect $1 Billion From Customers /2025/02/lawmakers-question-heco-plan-to-collect-1-billion-from-customers/ Mon, 24 Feb 2025 10:01:00 +0000 /?p=1697766

The utility's bid to shore up its financial footing with a fund that covers and caps future wildfire liability is backfiring in the Legislature.

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The utility's bid to shore up its financial footing with a fund that covers and caps future wildfire liability is backfiring in the Legislature.

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HECO鈥檚 Shaky Credit Prompts Proposal For Help From State /2024/12/heco-wants-state-to-backstop-wind-and-solar-contracts-if-necessary/ Thu, 19 Dec 2024 10:01:00 +0000 /?p=1687293

The utility is working with lawmakers on a plan that would make the state take over energy contracts if HECO defaulted, a situation lawmakers say is unlikely to occur.

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The utility is working with lawmakers on a plan that would make the state take over energy contracts if HECO defaulted, a situation lawmakers say is unlikely to occur.

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Wind Turbines Set To Come Down, Threatening Hawai驶i Renewable Energy Goals /2024/12/wind-turbines-down-threatening-renewable-energy-goals/ Wed, 18 Dec 2024 10:01:00 +0000 /?p=1687106

UPDATED: Civil Beat has updated the story to reflect that the wind turbines are not certain to come down at the end of their power contracts. Kahuku's wind turbines, which irked neighbors, might have to come down at the end of their 20-year contracts after a Honolulu City Council decision last week.

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UPDATED: Civil Beat has updated the story to reflect that the wind turbines are not certain to come down at the end of their power contracts. Kahuku's wind turbines, which irked neighbors, might have to come down at the end of their 20-year contracts after a Honolulu City Council decision last week.

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HECO: Wildfire Risk Already Cut By More Than Half Across Hawaii Grid /2024/11/heco-wildfire-risk-already-cut-by-more-than-half-across-hawaii-grid/ Sat, 09 Nov 2024 02:43:16 +0000 /?p=1681066

The power company plans to spend hundreds of millions of dollars in the next few years on wildfire prevention. Some lawmakers question why that didn't happen before Lahaina.

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The power company plans to spend hundreds of millions of dollars in the next few years on wildfire prevention. Some lawmakers question why that didn't happen before Lahaina.

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HECO Calls Off Warning Of Power Shutoffs On Maui /beat/dry-winds-put-west-maui-on-alert-for-potential-forced-power-outage/ Thu, 17 Oct 2024 01:18:33 +0000 /?post_type=beat&p=1676715

The utility created the Public Safety Power Shutoff program last May to for adverse weather conditions.

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The utility created the Public Safety Power Shutoff program last May to for adverse weather conditions.

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‘It Smells Like Earth’: Honolulu Shows Off Its Alternatives To Landfills /2024/09/it-smells-like-earth-a-landfill-isnt-the-only-way-to-deal-with-trash/ Mon, 09 Sep 2024 10:01:00 +0000 /?p=1668968

During the annual Tour de Trash, members of the public got an inside look at where Oahu's garbage ends up. Civil Beat tagged along.

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During the annual Tour de Trash, members of the public got an inside look at where Oahu's garbage ends up. Civil Beat tagged along.

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