That's a real nice attempt at stabilizing your electrical grid and expanding its renewable energy capacity - be a shame if anything happened to it, blue state.
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2025/10/0...0502a0adfc
"At least $67 million in federal funding for six Hawaii energy projects appears to have been pulled by the Trump administration over qualms about worthiness.
The U.S. Department of Energy announced Thursday that it was terminating 321 awards totaling $7.56 billion supporting 223 energy projects across much of the country after a review that began in January to examine merits of more than $15 billion worth of federal energy awards made during the administration of President Joe Biden and approved by Congress.
Funding being severed now apparently includes a $39 million award to in part enhance energy resilience and reliability for Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam under a partnership between Ameresco Inc., the U.S. Navy and Hawaiian Electric.
The Pu‘uloa Microgrid and Backbone Project is designed to draw power from a planned renewable energy project called Pu‘uloa Energy in the event of a grid outage to supply the base and some civilian communities with electricity.
U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda (D-Hawaii) said in an interview that the cancellations are an outrageous attempt at political retribution that, if upheld, will cost people jobs, result in higher energy costs for Hawaii residents and forego improvements in national security and more independence from foreign fossil fuels.
“These are all well-thought-out, well-researched projects that align with what this country has always talked about in terms of reducing its energy dependence on fossil fuels, reducing costs for American taxpayers and national security,” she said." (more at link, or here)
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2025/10/0...0502a0adfc
"At least $67 million in federal funding for six Hawaii energy projects appears to have been pulled by the Trump administration over qualms about worthiness.
The U.S. Department of Energy announced Thursday that it was terminating 321 awards totaling $7.56 billion supporting 223 energy projects across much of the country after a review that began in January to examine merits of more than $15 billion worth of federal energy awards made during the administration of President Joe Biden and approved by Congress.
Funding being severed now apparently includes a $39 million award to in part enhance energy resilience and reliability for Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam under a partnership between Ameresco Inc., the U.S. Navy and Hawaiian Electric.
The Pu‘uloa Microgrid and Backbone Project is designed to draw power from a planned renewable energy project called Pu‘uloa Energy in the event of a grid outage to supply the base and some civilian communities with electricity.
U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda (D-Hawaii) said in an interview that the cancellations are an outrageous attempt at political retribution that, if upheld, will cost people jobs, result in higher energy costs for Hawaii residents and forego improvements in national security and more independence from foreign fossil fuels.
“These are all well-thought-out, well-researched projects that align with what this country has always talked about in terms of reducing its energy dependence on fossil fuels, reducing costs for American taxpayers and national security,” she said." (more at link, or here)