Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Big Island Electric Co-op Seeks to Intervene in NextEra Sale
NextEra deal sparks talk of acquiring local control of the electric utility.
Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism
Hawaii Lawmakers Hear Bill to Repeal Undersea Cable Law
Bill 1468 would dismantle legislation passed in 2012 to encourage the development of interisland cables to transport renewable energy to Oahu.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015
Hawaii Consumer Advocate: Review of NextEra Deal Should Proceed
UPDATED: Jeff Ono says the PUC should reject a petition from the solar industry and environmental groups seeking to delay the review of NextEra’s purchase of HECO.
ProVision Solar
Clean Energy Advocates Push for 100 Percent Renewables
Bill would advance Hawaii’s clean energy mandates, but hotels say it could prevent them from switching to natural gas to save on electricity bills.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
NextEra Says Hawaii Customers Will Save $60 Million in HECO Merger
NextEra Energy and Hawaiian Electric Industries ask PUC to approve $4.3 billion merger.
Sophie Cocke/Civil Beat
Legislators Find NextEra and HECO Execs Short on Details
Hawaii lawmakers express frustration about the lack of specifics when it comes to the utility companies’ future business plans.
PF Bentley/Civil Beat
NextEra Deal Sparks Talk of Big Island Electric Co-op
Big Island residents are exploring the possibility of buying the island’s electric utility from Hawaiian Electric Co.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
HECO Seeks to Make Rooftop Solar More Common, Less Lucrative
Hawaiian Electric Co. says it can accommodate a lot more solar on its grids, but it hopes to slash by half what it pays customers for their rooftop solar.
Ige Picks Randy Iwase for Hawaii’s PUC Chair as Major Energy Decisions Loom
Iwase will take the helm of the Public Utilities Commission as it reviews the proposed sale of Hawaiian Electric to NextEra.
PF Bentley/Civil Beat
Clean Energy Groups Urge Regulators to Hold off on NextEra Approvals
Twelve groups are urging the Public Utilities Commission to postpone its review of Hawaiian Electric’s sale to NextEra. They say Hawaii needs an energy roadmap first.