Consumer Advocacy – Public Utilities (DCA)

Hawaii Gas Fuel Supply Agreement, HELCO Rate Case, Young Brothers Rate Case, Laie Water Company Rate Case, Water-saving Tips, 2017 Lifeline Income Levels

Congratulations to the Division of Consumer Advocacy for winning the Governor’s award for Team of the Year! The DCA Next-Era-Hawaiian Electric Merger Evaluation Team processed and analyzed over 100,000 pages of information, working tirelessly through a heavy and increasingly complex workload of dockets. To ensure Hawaii’s consumers receive significant and quantifiable benefits, the team sacrificed ...
Read More DCA Next-Era-Hawaiian Electric Merger Evaluation Team Wins Governor’s Award for Team of the Year

The application period for an energy credit from the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is from June 1 through June 30, 2017. To apply, go to hcapweb.org/liheap or in-person by visiting a community action agency. For more information and to view a full list of agency addresses and phone numbers, visit humanservices.hawaii.gov. Read more ...
Read More LIHEAP Application Period in 2017 is Next Month

In a recent Decision and Order, the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approved an increase of approximately 0.12 percent for Young Brothers, Limited’s (YB) intrastate revenues at present rates of $72,042,526, representing an increase in YB’s intrastate revenue requirement to $72,130,526 for the 2016 adjusted test year. The PUC also approved, in part, the Stipulated Settlement ...
Read More Young Brothers Rate Increase Docket No. 2016-0014 Decision and Order