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The governor wants all options on the table for lowering the state’s electricity costs while ridding itself of fossil fuels.

A revision in how much homeowners are paid for the electricity they send to the grid could keep them from participating at all.

The plan addresses growing threats from climate change, including an increased focus on wildfire prevention after the Lahaina disaster.

Plus Power’s Kapolei battery is officially online. The pioneering project is a leading example of how to shift crucial grid functions from fossil-fueled plants to clean energy.

Industry and environmental leaders are calling the recent decision on solar power a ‘drastic misstep.’ Hawaiian Electric disagrees.

They occurred as the island grows more dependent on solar energy. But the previous blackouts, in 2015, were caused by fossil-fuel plants.

The local utility co-op says it has halted development of the hydroelectric portion of the project.

They would offer plenty of benefits, but it’s difficult to build those systems and will need buy-in from the West Maui community.

Paeahu Solar was proposed five years ago but faced opposition from local residents.

Lawyers for Hu Honua say in federal court papers that the utility has engaged in illegal anticompetitive behavior.