10-26-2013, 04:52 PM
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Originally posted by Frank
yep...i probably should have put this post under "pet peeves"...this is the rub...
No question that HECO did a bad thing with their raid rules change on Oahu. They deserve the lawsuits this will probably generate...
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in addition, quote from opend "According to Helco figures this summer, over 40% of the electricity they sold in Hawai'i County was from renewable sources, such as solar, wind, geo, hydro, etc. And we're on target to hit 50% by 2015". and the reduction in rates passed on to us guys from helco savings by NOT burning fuel oil to generate energy is?
First things first. Providing energy security is the government's first priority, and building new infrastructure is encouraged by HELCO paying petroleum-competitive rates to producers of renewable energy. That's the stage we're at now, and it's why we have a higher and more diverse penetration by alternative energy resources than any other section of the country.