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The court upheld the Public Utilities Commission's decision to deny a power purchase agreement that Hū Honua, also known as Honua Ola Bioenergy, had reached with Hawaiian Electric on Hawaiʻi Island.
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The Public Utilities Commission is requesting public input on how the state's energy system can be more equitable. A Hawaiʻi Energy spokesperson said there's a growing consensus that the state needs to shift its focus to folks that have been left behind in the renewable energy transition. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote reports.
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Hawaiian Electric is using a pilot program to roll out a new rate scheme for customers this summer. The “time-of-use” program will offer different rates depending on the time of day you use electricity. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote has more.
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James Griffin ended his tenure as chair of the Public Utilities Commission on Friday, but he says there's plenty of work left to be done in Hawaiʻi. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote has more.
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The head of the Public Utilities Commission discusses the future of the Honua Ola wood-burning power plant on Hawaiʻi Island, and the role biomass may play in Hawaiʻi's energy future. The Conversation's Savannah Harriman-Pote has more.
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The Conversation talked to Honua Ola President Warren Lee about the company’s options now that the Public Utilities Commission has given a thumbs down to the Big Island plant on the Hamakua Coast.
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Gov. David Ige has appointed attorney Naomi Kuwaye to the three-member Public Utilities Commission. If approved by the state Senate, Kuwaye will fill the seat currently held by PUC Chair James "Jay" Griffin.
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The state Public Utilities Commission this week is reconsidering its approval of the nearly-complete Honua Ola Bioenergy plant in Pepeʻekeo on Hawaiʻi Island. The four-day hearing seeks to answer two fundamental questions. HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi reports.
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Customers who have not paid their bills because of the COVID-19 pandemic still kept their electricity and other utilities running. However, that may…
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The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission denied a motion to reconsider its previous denial of a bidding waiver for a $350 million biomass plant.Honua Ola…