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Big Island: Geothermal Plant And Its Neighbors Have Clashed For Decades Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency

Big Island: Geothermal Plant And Its Neighbors Have Clashed For Decades

Lava flows threaten the plant’s destruction along with the property of many who have complained about the facility.

Lava Flow Enters Geothermal Plant Property AP

Lava Flow Enters Geothermal Plant Property

鲍笔顿础罢贰:听Two wells at the plant have been covered with lava, but there’s been no release of the poisonous gas hydrogen sulfide.

Is HECO ‘Dragging Anchor’ On Push To Renewable Energy? Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017

Is HECO ‘Dragging Anchor’ On Push To Renewable Energy?

Some critics complain the utility isn’t moving fast enough to wean the state off fossil fuels, but HECO says it’s met every deadline.

Hawaii Just Found A New Way To Fight Climate Change Courtesy: Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources

Hawaii Just Found A New Way To Fight Climate Change

Offsetting carbon emissions by doing things like planting trees is the vision, but it’s far from ready to be implemented.

Kauai: Public Utility Gets Creative With Plan To Recirculate Reservoir Water Courtesy of KIUC

Kauai: Public Utility Gets Creative With Plan To Recirculate Reservoir Water

The Garden Island already uses renewable energy sources for 43 percent of its electricity, with more solar and hydropower on the way.

Blue Planet: From ‘Harry Potter’ To Formidable Political Force Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Blue Planet: From ‘Harry Potter’ To Formidable Political Force

The foundation’s vision of moving Hawaii to 100 percent renewable energy is now central to the state’s energy plan — and has some traction on the mainland.

 

Developer Exploring Giant Wind Farm In West Oahu Gill Ewa Lands LLC

Developer Exploring Giant Wind Farm In West Oahu

The plan includes building up to 16 turbines in the Waianae mountains to pay for a massive land restoration project.

HECO: More Than Half Of Us Will Be Driving Electric Vehicles By 2045 Washington State House Republicans

HECO: More Than Half Of Us Will Be Driving Electric Vehicles By 2045

The state’s largest power utility is preparing for a surge in ownership of EVs during the next 30 years.

Ige Picks UH Energy Expert To Serve On PUC Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Ige Picks UH Energy Expert To Serve On PUC

The governor nominates Jennifer Potter to replace Lorraine Akiba as of July 1 on the Public Utilities Commission.

Auditor: PUC Isn’t Keeping Its Eye On ‘Big-Picture Matters’ Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Auditor: PUC Isn’t Keeping Its Eye On ‘Big-Picture Matters’

The Public Utilities Commission staff is overloaded and lacks the proper tools and guidance, according to a state report.