Hawaiian Electric rates highest in nation

[Beachboy]

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Originally posted by gtill

To further tighten their control, DIY solar is now banned in your house. Pretty soon restrictions will arise where any power production is totally banned, without HELCO getting their cut.

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Helco has it set up were as if any other form of energy was offered up to the community, they would not be able to offer up their energy cheaper than Helco. Hypothetical situation,say we get Geothermal set up in Puna. Everything goes smoothly for said Geothermal Company during set up Puna. You know, and I know Geothermal Energy is about as cheap as it comes. But said Geothermal Company can't offer customers cheaper rates because of a law that states basically any competing company to HELCO cannot offer cheaper rates! I believe when the voters of Hawaii voted against CON-CON, we lost our chance to change that law. I for one am tired of getting reemed by HELCO, and to think...they aren't even giving us a courtesy reach around with these crazy monthly rates![]

Do you guys remember when gas was going up this past spring? HELCO sure held out their hand quickly for a rate increase to off set oil cost. But if you think about it, oil has dropped over $100.00 a barrel since July. Why hasn't HELCO lowered our rates? HECO in Honolulu lowered the rates for the residents of Oahu with price drop. I just don't understand why we can't have it here? Don't get me going about infrastructure either! That is an issue that really rubs me wrong! There are less developed countries around than Hawaii County. Yet they have with them far superior infrastructure than us!!! Why? I just think things could be done more sufficiently here just for the fact that Hawaii is part of America.
Hell, even rural areas of Oregon can get cable installed. But you can't if you live in the middle of HPP!!!!

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Let's get together and over grow the government!!!!