05-08-2008, 05:27 AM
Kauai is now a co-op, It was a public owned outfit, but in 2000, the Fed loaned Kauai county 200M to buyout the original Citizens power comoany!
The reason they all(Inouye,Kauai mayor etc) gave was any monopoly business who would tie their charges to the price of oil was detrimental to the Island! In 2000, their complaint was about .20cents per KWH which was attrocious! A for profit company should not be in charge of the electric supply!(at least on Kauai)!
The reason they all(Inouye,Kauai mayor etc) gave was any monopoly business who would tie their charges to the price of oil was detrimental to the Island! In 2000, their complaint was about .20cents per KWH which was attrocious! A for profit company should not be in charge of the electric supply!(at least on Kauai)!
Gordon J Tilley