Public Utilities Commission

The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC) announced four major decisions and orders that collectively provide key policy, resource planning, and operational directives to the Hawaiian Electric Companies (HECO Companies). The orders require the HECO Companies to develop and implement major improvement action plans to aggressively pursue energy cost reductions, proactively respond to emerging renewable energy integration challenges, improve the interconnection process for customer-sited solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, and embrace customer demand response programs.

Press Release (includes Summary of Orders)

Related Information

• Summary of Orders
• Decision and Order No. 32052
  Regarding Integrated Resource Planning (Docket No. 2012-0036)
  – Exhibit A: Commission’s Inclinations on the Future of Hawaii’s Electric Utilities
• Order No. 32053
  Instituting a Proceeding to Investigate the Implementation Of Reliability Standards for Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc., Hawaii Electric Light Company, Inc., and Maui Electric Company, Limited. (Docket No. 2011-0206)
• Order No. 32054
  Instituting a Proceeding to Review Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc., Hawaii Electric Light Company, Inc., and Maui Electric Company, Ltd.’s Demand-Side Management Reports and Requests for Program Modifications (Docket No. 2007-0341)
• Decision and Order No. 32055
  MAUI ELECTRIC COMPANY, LIMITED For Approval of Rate Increases and Revised Rate Schedules and Rules (Docket No. 2011-0092)