Hawaiian Electric's time-of-use pilot program, also known as "Shift and Save," was supposed to kick in across Maui, Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island for some 17,000 households on Oct. 1.
It's now been pushed back until next year for Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island residents — and suspended indefinitely for those on Maui.
HECO said they filed a recommendation to the Public Utilities Commission on Sept. 8 to delay the start of the program, which would have changed the way households are charged for electricity.
The program offers different rates to customers depending on the time of day they use electricity.
HECO predicts that rates could be cheaper to customers during the day when more solar energy is available, and more expensive in the evening.
In July, nearly 17,000 households and business customers across Maui, Hawaiʻi Island and Oʻahu were randomly selected to participate for at least six months. Only those with advanced meters were eligible.
Maui County requested the temporary suspension of the rate rollout after the wildfires. Hawaiian Electric also filed a recommendation to the PUC to delay the program earlier this month.
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