Friday Factoid: How Much Does Hawaii Spend on Energy?
Energy spending is a hot topic in Hawaii, a state that sees high electricity bills, high gas prices, and a dependency on imported oil.
Between 2000 and 2002, Hawaii was spending less than the rest of the country on energy, when compared to the gross domestic product. But the positions were reversed and energy spending has out-paced the national average.
New state and federal efforts aim to make more data publicly available. We don’t want that to go unnoticed so we’re publishing simple facts from open data sites like and .
