06-30-2014, 03:28 AM
If HEI is the largest private company in Hawaii, and waste disposal is a profitable enterprise, why is the County fronting the construction cost?
Put another way, if this thing is built, who exactly will benefit from the "reduced import of diesel fuel" and/or the "3.5MW of electricity"? Taxpayers? Certain well-placed individuals? HELCO? If it's just "solid waste disposal", will that be a "free" service paid for with the byproducts, or will County seek to charge us tipping fees to cover the construction cost?
Put another way, if this thing is built, who exactly will benefit from the "reduced import of diesel fuel" and/or the "3.5MW of electricity"? Taxpayers? Certain well-placed individuals? HELCO? If it's just "solid waste disposal", will that be a "free" service paid for with the byproducts, or will County seek to charge us tipping fees to cover the construction cost?