Public Utilities Commission

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Customers who have not paid their bills because of the COVID-19 pandemic still kept their electricity and other utilities running. However, that may…

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…