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State Investigates Big Island Biomass Plant For Discharging Wastewater Jason Armstrong/Civil Beat/2018

State Investigates Big Island Biomass Plant For Discharging Wastewater

There is no public health threat from the discharge at the facility, which expects to start generating power by burning wood sometime in December.

Big Island: Proposed Biofuel Plant Faces $100M Deadline Jason Armstrong/Civil Beat/2018

Big Island: Proposed Biofuel Plant Faces $100M Deadline

Some residents and environmental groups continue fighting the conversion of an old coal-powered plant into a wood-burning facility.

New Shipping Rules May Drive Up Hawaii’s Power Bills Cory Lum/Civil Beat

New Shipping Rules May Drive Up Hawaii’s Power Bills

But experts say there is a silver lining: higher fuel prices will make renewable energy sources in Hawaii even more competitive.

Switch To LED, Go Solar And Ditch The Extra Fridge

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Switch To LED, Go Solar And Ditch The Extra Fridge



Tips, programs and incentives to help residents and businesses make smart energy choices.

Big Island: Wood-Burning Power Plant Raises Environmental Concerns Jason Armstrong/Civil Beat/2018

Big Island: Wood-Burning Power Plant Raises Environmental Concerns

A facility that plans to burn 30 truckloads of eucalyptus logs daily requires massive amounts of water for cooling.

Wind Farms Want Permission To Kill More Bats — A Lot More Forest and Kim Starr

Wind Farms Want Permission To Kill More Bats — A Lot More

In a “conservation conundrum,” projects to produce more clean energy are a threat to Hawaii’s only native land mammal.

PUC Signs Off On Molokai Renewable Energy Project Cory Lum/Civil Beat

PUC Signs Off On Molokai Renewable Energy Project

UPDATED: The Maui Electric Company expects the project to be in service by the end of 2019.

Hawaii Governor’s Race: Clear Differences On Energy Policy Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017

Hawaii Governor’s Race: Clear Differences On Energy Policy

Among the biggest splits between the two Democratic contenders is whether natural gas should be part of the state’s energy future.

Big Island: Does Anyone Really Miss The Puna Geothermal Plant? Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

Big Island: Does Anyone Really Miss The Puna Geothermal Plant?

Hawaii Electric Light Co. has plenty of power despite the shutdown of the plant which was damaged by lava.

Is Wireless Phone Giant Using Hawaii To Greenwash Its Image? Verizon Communications

Is Wireless Phone Giant Using Hawaii To Greenwash Its Image?

An environmental group says a national ad by Verizon Communications misleads viewers about the company’s policies.