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.
- Washington nuclear facility will deploy 12 Amazon-funded SMRsby Diana DiGangi on October 16, 2025 at 1:59 pm
The plant’s three 320-MW sections will together comprise a 960-MW plant within the space of a few city blocks, Amazon said.
- PJM customers will benefit from cooperation, not conflict, within the electric industryby Terry Fitzpatrick on October 16, 2025 at 1:45 pm
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- DOE closes $1.6B loan commitment for AEP transmission rebuildby Robert Walton on October 16, 2025 at 12:22 pm
The loan guarantee will help an American Electric Power subsidiary rebuild around 5,000 miles of transmission lines across Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma […]
- VPP Convergence Project aims to educate states on virtual power plantsby Ethan Howland on October 15, 2025 at 5:39 pm
Tesla, Sunrun, Leap, Voltus and the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners are involved in the effort.
- How community benefits agreements can reduce project delivery riskby Sameera Fazili, Pronita Gupta and Doug Bloch on October 15, 2025 at 3:00 pm
Working with communities to develop energy or other projects can help developers deliver on-time and on-budget, and with a strong foundation of local support.
- Public disclosures of AI risk surge among S&P 500 companiesby David Jones on October 15, 2025 at 2:46 pm
A report by The Conference Board shows companies are flagging concerns about cyber and reputational risk as they increase deployment.
- PJM’s market monitor urges FERC to review Amazon data center’s effect on costs, reliabilityby Ethan Howland on October 15, 2025 at 1:38 pm
The issue centers on an unprecedented agreement between PECO Energy and Amazon Data Services that aims to protect utility customers from costs related to a […]
- PJM Interconnection needs 43 GW of energy storage by 2045: Brattle Groupby Brian Martucci on October 14, 2025 at 4:43 pm
A report commissioned by the U.S. Energy Storage Coalition said North America’s largest grid operator needs to rapidly build storage to ensure reliability […]
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