HELCO seeks rate increase

[alohanaia]

Just shameless. With oil well below the 10 year average, why exactly does Helco need to raise the highest electric rates in the country? Why are they the worst in the country at what they do, and getting worse? How could any legitimate, non-captured regulatory body grant such a request without demanding that the problems be transparently identified and fixed? It would be cheaper to fire everyone at helco, refund the salaries of the PUC, sell the grid for scrap, and buy every resident a generator.

I am willing to consult on this project. Will work for avoided cost.