HONOLULU – The Public Utilities Commission today closed its long-standing investigation into distributed energy resource (DER) policies for Hawaiian Electric and laid the foundation for the next iteration of DER development in Hawaiʻi. “For the past decade, the Hawaiʻi Public Utilities Commission led the nation in its groundbreaking innovative development of distributed energy resources,” said ...
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HONOLULU – The Public Utilities Commission (“commission”) today issued an order approving a limited temporary rate increase for Young Brothers, LLC, (“YB”), in response to YB’s claims that its financial distress would threaten its ability to provide interisland shipping services. The objectives for the temporary rate increase are to minimize the impact on customers of ...
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The State of Hawaii Public Utilities Commission will hold a series of state-wide public hearings starting October 4 regarding Hawaii Gas’ application for rate increases and revised rate schedule and rules. All are invited to attend the public hearings and state their views on the application, which is described further below. Public Hearing Information Date ...
Read More Notice of Public Hearing – Hawaii Gas Rate Case (Docket No. 2024-0158)
The State of Hawaii Public Utilities Commission will hold a public hearing on Friday, September 6, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. at the Kapolei High School Cafeteria regarding Hawaiian Electric’s application for the Campbell Estate Industrial Park-46 (CEIP-46) Roosevelt Avenue Reconductoring Project (“Project”). All are invited to attend the public hearing and state their views on ...
Read More Notice of Public Hearing – Hawaiian Electric’s Roosevelt Avenue Reconductoring Project in Kapolei (Docket No. 2023-0345)
HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Public Utilities Commission opened a new investigative docket today to explore intragovernmental wheeling and whether it is in the public interest. Wheeling is customer use a of utility’s transmission and distribution facilities to transmit power from one energy generation site to another location. It enables customers with load and distributed generation ...
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The State of Hawaii Public Utilities Commission will hold a public hearing on Monday, July 8, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. at the Lahaina Intermediate School Cafeteria regarding Hawaii Water’s rate increase application. All are invited to attend the public hearing and state their views on the application. Public Hearing Information Date/Time: Monday, July 8, 2024, ...
Read More Notice Of Public Hearing For Hawaii Water – Ka’anapali Division (Docket No. 2022-0140)
HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Public Utilities issued a notice of violation to Sandwich Isles Communications (SIC) and ordered it not to terminate service to customers and to continue service to its customers without disruption or reduction in quality; to maintain and preserve its equipment in good working order; and to maintain and preserve customer records. ...
Read More Press Release – Public Utilities Commission Issues Notice of Violation and Order to Show Cause to Sandwich Isle Communications
The STATE OF HAWAII PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (“Commission”) will hold a public hearing relating to the application of relating to the application of HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC., for Commission approval to relocate a portion of the existing Wahiawa Waimano 46 kilovolt overhead sub-transmission line located in the Koa Ridge development area on the island of ...
Read More NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR APPLICATION OF HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC. FOR APPROVAL OF THE WAHIAWA-WAIMANO 46 KV OVERHEAD SUB TRANSMISSION LINE RELOCATION PROJECT (DOCKET NO. 2022-0141)
The STATE OF HAWAII PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (“Commission”) will hold a virtual public hearing relating to the application of HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC. for Commission approval to construct a 46 kilovolt overhead line extension to interconnect the AES Mountain View Solar facility in Waianae on the island of Oahu. The Commission will host the virtual ...
Read More Notice of Public Hearing for HECO Application for Overhead Line Extension (Docket No. 2020-0139)
Hu Honua’s Evidentiary hearing is rescheduled to March 1, 2022, thru March 7, 2022. In Order No. 38215 the Commission lifted the suspension on this docket and resumed proceedings following the Supreme Court’s dismissal of Hu Honua’s Notice of Appeal in SCOT-22-0000024. This page was updated on March 4, 2022. The STATE OF HAWAII PUBLIC ...
Read More RESCHEDULED Docket No. 2017-0122 – Evidentiary hearing on Hu Honua Bioenergy