Hawaiian Electric is committed to providing clean, renewable energy to its over 302,000 customers in Hawaii. It deactivated a fossil fuel power plant in 2014 to focus on sustainable energy sources like solar and biofuels. The company partners with other organizations to improve the solar energy grid and allow more private solar systems. Hawaiian Electric's goals are to source 65% of its energy from renewables by 2030 while lowering customer bills by 20%.
A Global Renewable Energy Future: More Renewables, Less Water UseMichael Taylor
Presentation to the World Water Week 2014 Seminar “Producing Electricity with Less Water: New Perspectives for Renewables in a Water-constrained World”
1 September 2014
LED bulbs are installed under the VEU scheme (Victoria Energy upgrade) program. In this program, lights are being installed by professionals and A grade installers for absolutely nothing.
Evan Ramsey, Senior Director of Renewable Programs at Bonneville Environmental Foundation gave this presentation at Forth's webinar on September 08, 2020
Solar Power Usage in Australia - Leon SiebelLeon Siebel
An overview of solar power usage in Australia - including its adoption in Australia, and current incentives, policies and initiatives (by state/territory).
A Global Renewable Energy Future: More Renewables, Less Water UseMichael Taylor
Presentation to the World Water Week 2014 Seminar “Producing Electricity with Less Water: New Perspectives for Renewables in a Water-constrained World”
1 September 2014
LED bulbs are installed under the VEU scheme (Victoria Energy upgrade) program. In this program, lights are being installed by professionals and A grade installers for absolutely nothing.
Evan Ramsey, Senior Director of Renewable Programs at Bonneville Environmental Foundation gave this presentation at Forth's webinar on September 08, 2020
Solar Power Usage in Australia - Leon SiebelLeon Siebel
An overview of solar power usage in Australia - including its adoption in Australia, and current incentives, policies and initiatives (by state/territory).
Twende Solar has designed a 26kW Solar PV System to revolutionize the academic capacity of the Stephen Mazujian Middle School, located in a rural village outside of Siem Reap, Cambodia. The proposed system will support the school’s increasing energy needs, and ultimately replace its expensive and unreliable diesel generator with a stable source of electricity. Most notably the proposed system will power a brand new computer lab, in turn connecting students to a wealth of new ideas and inspiring them to pursue opportunities beyond the over-saturated labor sector.
When you think of the greenest businesses in the world, do you think of tech companies? Greenpeace's latest report has examined the Internets growing energy footprint and how the leading data operators have taken big steps to clean up their energy act. The infographic above details the information from the report and rates the largest cloud-based companies from everything from transparency, green energy index rating, nuclear power and more, so see who is top of the green energy class.
Big Green Challenge Presentation White BackgroundGreenvalleys
The Big Green Challenge is a climate change competition from NESTA (National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts). This powerpoint was part of a presentation done by Grenville Ham to about 30 different community groups mustering up support for The Green Valleys community project in the Brecon Beacons National Park
Appropriate technology in less developed countries
Provide energy related facilities
Localize appropriate technology Educate Local people theory with practice.
Establish social enterprise.
The future belongs to those who see possibilities before they become obvious. - John Scully
The visionary is the one who brings his or her voice into the world and who refuses to edit, rehearse, perform, or hide. It is the visionary who knows that the power of creativity is aligned with authenticity. - Angeles Arrien
Twende Solar has designed a 26kW Solar PV System to revolutionize the academic capacity of the Stephen Mazujian Middle School, located in a rural village outside of Siem Reap, Cambodia. The proposed system will support the school’s increasing energy needs, and ultimately replace its expensive and unreliable diesel generator with a stable source of electricity. Most notably the proposed system will power a brand new computer lab, in turn connecting students to a wealth of new ideas and inspiring them to pursue opportunities beyond the over-saturated labor sector.
When you think of the greenest businesses in the world, do you think of tech companies? Greenpeace's latest report has examined the Internets growing energy footprint and how the leading data operators have taken big steps to clean up their energy act. The infographic above details the information from the report and rates the largest cloud-based companies from everything from transparency, green energy index rating, nuclear power and more, so see who is top of the green energy class.
Big Green Challenge Presentation White BackgroundGreenvalleys
The Big Green Challenge is a climate change competition from NESTA (National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts). This powerpoint was part of a presentation done by Grenville Ham to about 30 different community groups mustering up support for The Green Valleys community project in the Brecon Beacons National Park
Appropriate technology in less developed countries
Provide energy related facilities
Localize appropriate technology Educate Local people theory with practice.
Establish social enterprise.
The future belongs to those who see possibilities before they become obvious. - John Scully
The visionary is the one who brings his or her voice into the world and who refuses to edit, rehearse, perform, or hide. It is the visionary who knows that the power of creativity is aligned with authenticity. - Angeles Arrien
House Bill (H.B.) 1999 HD1, now before the Hawaii Legislature, is one of the most important pieces of legislation to be considered for enactment into law.
H.B. 1999 HD1 establishes the Legislative Utility Oversight Task Force to review franchises held by investor-owned electric utilities, specifically, Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO) and its subsidiary utilities, Maui Electric Company (MECO) and Hawaii Electric Light Company (HELCO)
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HECO OPPOSES H.B. 1999 HD1.
HECO is a state-granted monopoly. Denial or Opposition to the review of its processes is not a right or privilege to be invoked by HECO. HECO has been granted the right to be the sole provider of electric power to the people of Hawaii. The self-serving testimony of HECO is subject to review, so are its processes, and its links to its parent, Hawaiian Electric Industries (HEI) and its sister, American Savings Bank (ASB).
The testimony of the Consumer Advocate and The Blue Planet are instructive and illustrative.
TESTIMONY OF HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC COMPANY (HECO)
The Hawaiian Electric Company and its subsidiary utilities, Maui Electric Company and Hawaii Electric Light Company, OPPOSES H.B. 1999, H.D. 1.
TESTIMONY OF THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE
“The Consumer Advocate APPRECIATES the intent of the H.D.1, which is proposing to regularly evaluate investor-owned utility companies to “ensure that these utilities are adequately providing services that serve the public.” All utility companies should be held accountable for their duty to provide safe, reliable, high quality utility services at affordable rates. The Consumer Advocate APPRECIATES the Legislature’s desire to hold the HECO Companies accountable to their franchise by creating this task force, although much of the work of the task force may be duplicative of what the Commission is already doing.” [Emphasis supplied]
TESTIMONY OF BLUE PLANET FOUNDATION
“As the PUC’s May 2013 order said, “attractive financial returns are not a utility entitlement." But developing the right system—the world-class system that other utilities emulate—should provide attractive value not only for the utility and its shareholders, but also for every resident in the state. As the PUC concluded, “the public interest demands no less.” BLUE PLANET FOUNDATION BELIEVES THAT HB 1999 HD1 WILL HELP IDENTIFY HOW BEST TO ENSURE THAT OUR INVESTOR-OWNED UTILITIES PROVIDE THAT VALUE. THIS INSTITUTIONAL EVOLUTION REGARDING HOW TO REGULATE HAWAII'S LARGEST ELECTRIC COMPANY WILL DETERMINE HOW THE ISLANDS ARE POWERED FOR THE NEXT CENTURY.” [Emphasis supplied]
Transparency, accountability, and responsibility require full disclosure and openness to audit, investigation, inquiry, and review by independent, third-parties and agencies.
The House Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce has scheduled a Decision Making Hearing, Today, February 12, 2014, 2:00 p.m., Hawaii State Capitol, Room 325.
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"You miss 100 percent of the shots you don't take."
- Wayne Gretzky, NHL Hall of Fame, “The Great One”
“If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.”
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
“Focus on how far you have come, not how far you have to go.” - C.S. Lewis
“There are many challenges, there are many obstacles; let us try to change the obstacles to advantages.” - Harri Holkeri
“A year from now you will wish you had started today.”
- Karen Lamb
Peter Rosegg of Hawaiian Electric Company spoke about HECO, the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative, and the challenges HECO faces in integrating renewable energy into the grid. Slides from the REIS seminar given at the University of Hawaii at Manoa on 2009-09-10.
1. Jackson Dionne
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
(Hawaiian Electric Company)
Q. What does Hawaiian Electric do to service the public?
A. Hawaiian Electric is an economically and environmentally friendly clean energy service.
Hawaiian Electric is a fully committed company devoted to meet the energy needs of the
residence of Hawaii.
Q. Why did Hawaiian Electric deactivate its power plant on Oahu in 2014?
A. Hawaiian Electric deactivated the fossil fuel burning power plant on Jan. 31, 2014 to take a
step in a direction of renewable and sustainable energy. The purpose of this was to make a
statement against fossil fuel burning and put resources into renewable energy.
Q. What is the Varentec Grid Optimization Project?
A. Hawaiian Electric Company focuses on partnering with Varentec, a Santa Clara-based
company, and other power producing companies like it to evolve the next generation of clean,
renewable energy. The deal was made to ensure the reliability of the solar energy grid in Hawaii
and allow more private rooftop solar systems to be added to Lanikai and Enchanted Lakes in
Kailua.
Q. What is Hawaiian Electric’s mission moving into the future?
A. New plans have been made that include goals of increasing renewable energy to 65 percent,
tripling distributed solar power and lowering customer bills 20 percent by 2030.
Fun Facts: The number of customers Hawaiian Electric serves 302,958 customers. Hawaiian
Electric’s power plant in Campbell Industrial Park produce 120 megawatts of energy a day while
burning biofuels. Hawaii Electric and the Nave propose plans for a new 20 megawatt facility at
Pearl Harbor this year. Hawaii Electric also created a new biofuel-capable generating station at
Schofield Barracks on Oahu.
