BeyondKONA: Energy
Not since the Industrial Age has the opportunity for change in energy been as great as it is today. There is now a transformation from dirty, extraction-based fossil-fuel energy fuels now imported into Hawai’i, but choices we make as to acceptable “renewable energy” options will have positive or negative consequences and costs to Hawaii’s population and environment.
One thing is certain: $5 trillion dollars annually in global taxpayer subsidies of the fossil fuel (dirty energy) sector is unsustainable, and by any measurement, economically and environmentally, a costly and false economy. (2016-17 World Bank – IMF reports).
Zero emissions energy sources are driving new cost and performance efficiencies and environmental benefits for Hawai’i and that can propel the state’s transformation to a clean energy driven global economy. Hawaii’s abundant sun, wind, water, and geothermal energy assets are Hawaii’s mana.
- Utility profits in the crosshairs amid affordability concernsby Herman K. Trabish on July 27, 2026 at 4:09 pm
As states target utilities’ return on equity, Pepco’s rate case in Maryland, where the consumer advocate is arguing for an ROE cut, is being closely […]
- States cannot be granted filing rights under Section 205 of the Federal Power Actby Joseph Kelliher on July 27, 2026 at 3:30 pm
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission should reject a proposal that states share “filing rights” with the PJM Interconnection and its transmission […]
- Trump’s ‘vindictive’ use of energy, other grants sparks backlashby Robert Walton on July 27, 2026 at 1:50 pm
The administration nixed $7.6 billion in clean energy grants last year “based solely on the political identity of the grant recipient’s state,” the U.S […]
- NextEra on track to close Dominion merger by late 2027, executives sayby Emma Penrod on July 27, 2026 at 12:00 pm
The Virginia State Corporation Commission has scheduled the first public hearing on the proposal for this November. Separately, NextEra is also working to […]
- The electric meter is growing a brain: Why AMI 2.0 is the grid’s next big leap and what you should do about itby Kevin Hernandez on July 27, 2026 at 9:00 am
The first wave of smart meters are near retirement and new meters with edge computing capabilities are arriving. Utilities have crucial equipment decisions […]
- How procurement strategy can strengthen electrification programsby Troy Sherman, Director of Products, Franklin Energy on July 27, 2026 at 9:00 am
How smarter procurement can reduce costs and strengthen electrification programs.
- FERC will impose reforms if PJM fails to adopt changes by September, chairman warnsby Ethan Howland on July 24, 2026 at 2:48 pm
There appears to be broad support for strengthening the independence of the grid operator’s board, possibly by moving to an advisory stakeholder process, and […]
- PG&E says it has 12.7 GW in data center pipeline as it courts smaller loadsby Emma Penrod on July 24, 2026 at 12:00 pm
The company’s data center pipeline has fluctuated over the past year. Executives attributed the changes to stricter vetting of potential projects and […]
- Renewables, storage can meet one-third of US industrial heat demand: reportby Meris Lutz on July 23, 2026 at 5:17 pm
The UC Berkeley analysis should be welcome news for a manufacturing industry that is heavily reliant on natural gas, with its volatile prices, said Jose […]
- GE Vernova gas turbine backlog climbs to 116 GWby Brian Martucci on July 23, 2026 at 4:07 pm
GE Vernova is taking reservations for 2031 deliveries now, said CEO Scott Strazik. He spoke of an increasingly diverse customer base, including data centers.
- Approval for Solar Farm and Energy Storage System Secures Green Energy for Yorkshireby Electric Energy Online on September 8, 2025 at 10:56 pm
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