In a 2-0 vote (one commissioner abstained) this afternoon, the state Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has voted to reject the proposed NextEra/Hawaiian Electric merger, numerous news outlets are reporting. "The PUC concluded that while the companies demonstrated that NextEra is fit, willing and able to perform the services currently offered by HECO, they did not demonstrate … [Read more...] about Hawaii Public Utilities Commission Rejects NextEra/Hawaiian Electric Merger
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Gov. Ige, Mayor Arakawa and environmentalists oppose NextEra-Hawaiian Electric merger
In early December 2014, Florida-based NextEra Energy announced that Hawaiian Electric Industries (HEI) had agreed to merge with it. A joint statement put out by the companies contained repeated assertions that the merger–valued at $4.3 billion–would be outstanding for everyone concerned. It would help modernize Hawaii's grid, increase the use of renewable energy resources, … [Read more...] about Gov. Ige, Mayor Arakawa and environmentalists oppose NextEra-Hawaiian Electric merger
Maui Electric Company Starts Sending Out Monster Refund Checks
As you can see from the photo, which shows my personal Maui Electric Company refund, it is indeed a tidy sum. A very tidy sum. So tidy, in fact, that the $.77 printed on it barely justifies the postage used on the envelope that delivered it into my hands. “On May 31, 2013, the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC) issued a final decision for Maui Electric Company [MECO]‘s … [Read more...] about Maui Electric Company Starts Sending Out Monster Refund Checks
Maui Electric Co. Sends Out MONSTER Refunds To Ratepayers
As you can see from the photo above, which shows my personal Maui Electric Company refund, it is indeed a tidy sum. A very tidy sum. So tidy, in fact, that the $.77 printed on it barely justifies the postage used on the envelope that delivered it into my hands. "On May 31, 2013, the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC) issued a final decision for Maui Electric Company … [Read more...] about Maui Electric Co. Sends Out MONSTER Refunds To Ratepayers
Freight Trains Saved But Maui Beaches Eroding While MECO Wants Another Rate Hike
FREIGHT TRAINS SAVED! Twenty-three years is a long time to fight for a surf spot, but that’s exactly what surfers from Maui and around the world have done in Ma‘alaea. For decades the US Army Corps of Engineers and the state Department of Land and Natural Resources have been putting forth plans to expand Ma‘alaea Harbor. Their reasoning was to allow for harbor expansion, but … [Read more...] about Freight Trains Saved But Maui Beaches Eroding While MECO Wants Another Rate Hike