HELCO seeks rate increase

[Durian Fiend]

Indeed.  The only thing that seems to slow down the gluttony is an increase in price.  We may just gain another year or two before our coastal Hawaii enclaves sink beneath the sea.  If you're a glass half full type and not just here to underpin some political narrative, and you support a major raison d'être of The 2045 General Plan, this should all be great news.  Unlike ambiguous plans with little impact on reality (see Rob's earlier comment), people actually respond very rapidly to price.  Price makes things happen.  For example, carbon taxes also cause demand destruction by increasing the price.  Price is what makes more people choose the bus, teach their kids to turn things off when they leave the room, enjoy alternatives to cooling their individual home with A/C, make the leap to solar, put a timer on the water heater, & all of the things that might give our grand kids a shot at cruising in Hawaii for a time. They will be glad we paid the price.  Life is good...


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Convenience, or a lack thereof, is also a big consideration for such things as opting for public transportation over a private car or going solar.   

Demand destruction for electricity seems to be more intractable than for gasoline. 

Rob's linked comment about "Driving to Hilo" is exactly what the general plan aims to obviate.