01-30-2012, 12:28 AM
Star Advertiser Article - RE: Bills listed above regarding HELCO's "monopoly": (*Snipped) Please submit your testimony either for or against these bills:
Breaking down HECO
As the state shifts its focus to renewable energy, a new bill seeks to restructure the utility and make room for competition
By Alan Yonan Jr.
POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jan 30, 2012
State lawmakers have introduced a host of bills in the new legislative session aimed at keeping pace with Hawaii's rapidly evolving energy sector, including one proposal that would force Hawaiian Electric Co. out of the power generation business and have it focus strictly on delivering electricity to customers.
The bill restructuring HECO (HB 2400) also calls for the utility to set a single electricity rate across the three counties it serves, and prioritizes geothermal as the state's preferred alternative energy source to replace fossil fuels.
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http://www.staradvertiser.com/s?action=login&f=y&id=138307504
Breaking down HECO
As the state shifts its focus to renewable energy, a new bill seeks to restructure the utility and make room for competition
By Alan Yonan Jr.
POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jan 30, 2012
State lawmakers have introduced a host of bills in the new legislative session aimed at keeping pace with Hawaii's rapidly evolving energy sector, including one proposal that would force Hawaiian Electric Co. out of the power generation business and have it focus strictly on delivering electricity to customers.
The bill restructuring HECO (HB 2400) also calls for the utility to set a single electricity rate across the three counties it serves, and prioritizes geothermal as the state's preferred alternative energy source to replace fossil fuels.
(*More at link)
http://www.staradvertiser.com/s?action=login&f=y&id=138307504