The operator of Hawaii’s only geothermal plant is working to bring the facility back to full capacity after it was shut down by a volcanic eruption 3 years ago.

Hawaii regulators have instructed Maui Electric Company and other parties to explore mediation over the disputed Kahana Solar Project.

In an effort to gauge community desire for EV charging stations, Hawaiian Electric launched a website asking for public input on charging station locations.

The Hawaii Natural Energy Institute will receive $6 million from the Naval Facilities Engineering Command to research wave energy conversion technology.

Hawaii’s move to performance-based regulation is still “a work in progress,” state Public Utilities Commission Chair James Griffin said last week.

Hawaiian Electric Company is asking the PUC for $25 million for a program to encourage customers to install DER equipment in their homes.

Recent orders show how Hawaii PUC’s frustration with Hawaiian Electric's halting progress on clean energy is accompanied by an increasingly weak hand.

State utility regulators once again question the feasibility of a Hawaiian Electric Co. plan to shut down a vital coal plant.

HECO says a proposed massive energy storage facility on Oahu will help fill the capacity gap left by the closure of a 180-MW AES coal-fired plant.

The shutdown of the AES Hawaii Power Plant in 2022 could leave Oahu's energy grid with a 180-MW generation deficit.