Public Utilities Commission

The local shipping company has asked the Public Utilities Commission to approve a 25.75% rate increase. The company claims it has not been profitable since October 2023.

The Kauaʻi utility has yet to share if and how customers' bills may increase to pay for the costs of the utility’s plan, but KIUC Chief of Operations Brad Rockwell told the commission that the utility was keeping possible impacts to ratepayers in mind.

The state consumer advocate is asking for HECO to produce a timeline on how it will address issues raised by an expert analysis. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote reports.

Hū Honua Bioenergy and the Hawaiʻi Electric Light Company are in negotiations to revive an agreement to bring a controversial biomass plant into operation on Hawaiʻi Island. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote reports.

Gov. Josh Green quietly signed into law a major piece of legislation dealing with Hawaiian Electric's finances on Tuesday night.

A state Senate hearing on utility regulation had a last-minute item added to its agenda — an anonymous complaint against top officials at the Public Utilities Commission.

The Public Utilities Commission has determined that an experimental electricity rate program isn't ready for a full roll-out to Hawaiian Electric customers.

The Public Utilities Commission will take public comment on Hawaiian Electric's wildfire mitigation plan next week. It lays out a range of strategies to reduce the risk of wildfires on Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi Island, and Maui Nui.

Gov. Josh Green is calling for a renewed push to expand rooftop solar. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote speaks with the head of the Hawaiʻi Solar Energy Association about the effort.

Hawaiian Electric has filed a report with the Public Utilities Commission on the Aug. 8 wildfire in Lahaina. HPR’s Savannah Harriman-Pote walks through some of the findings.