HE (no L no CO) would like your cooperation

[jffields1969]

I read elsewhere that the problem is not PGV, but an independent supplier with an oil fired generator.

Of course, the bigger problem is that we have an incompetent electric utility that is statutorially guananteed a profit, no mater how badly they perform.

You may like to check out the following video describing how Hawaii's electric grid works in order to gain a better understanding of some of the challenges that an isolated island utility has to deal with:
How the Hawaiian Power Grid Works