Consumer Advocacy – Public Utilities (DCA)

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

In an application filed last year, Laie Water Company, Inc. (LWC) requested approval from the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) for a net revenue rate increase of $901,953 for its water operations. Based on comments offered at the public hearing held in Laie in November 2016, the proposed increase will represent a significant hardship for many ...
Read More PUC Approves Laie Water Company, Inc.’s Rate Increase Docket No. 2016-0229

On March 28, the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approved, subject to certain conditions. Transmittal No. 17-01, filed on January 18, 2017, by HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC. {“HECO”), HAWAII ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY, INC. {“HELCO”), and MAUI ELECTRIC COMPANY, LIMITED (“MECO”)(collectively, the “Companies”). The PUC specifically approved the Companies’ proposed Special Medical Needs Pilot Program for the two-year period from April 1, ...
Read More Customers with special medical needs may now apply for discounted rate