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Members of the public are encouraged to participate in an informational virtual community meeting to learn about the West Kauaʻi Energy Project; an innovative pumped-storage hydro and irrigation project coupled with solar and battery storage being undertaken by KIUC and its renewable energy partner, AES. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 31 starting ...
Read More March 31 – Virtual Meeting to Discuss West Kauaʻi Energy Project

Hawaiian Electric crews will be performing utility work March 16, to replace two wooden poles with self supporting steel poles along Kamehameha Highway in Pearl City. The work from 8:30 am. to 3p.m. will require closure of two right westbound lanes near Kuleana Road through the Sears Distribution Center. Traffic signs and cones will mark ...
Read More Utility work in Pearl City to affect westbound traffic on Kamehameha Highway 3/16

KIUC members in Hanalei are being advised of a scheduled outage on Saturday, March 13, beginning at 9:00 a.m. The outage area includes members in Ching Young Village up to Waikoko and will include members on Weke Road. The outage is necessary so crews can complete repair work related to an outage that occurred on ...
Read More Scheduled outage in Hanalei – Saturday, March 13.

Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) members from Hanalei to Hāʻena are being advised to prepare for extended periods without power if outages occur while Kuhio Highway remains closed. KIUC will be using all available means of communication to keep customers informed about current outages, safety alerts, and timeframes for restoration, if known. The KIUC Facebook ...
Read More KIUC customers from Hanalei to Hāʻena – prepare for extended periods without power

The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has extended the suspension of termination or disconnection of regulated utility services due to non-payment and/or assessment of other charges through May 31, 2021. The Division of Consumer Advocacy encourages customers to contact their utility to work out payment arrangements, continue paying their bills to the extent possible during this ...
Read More Moratorium on disconnections of regulated utility services for nonpayment extended through May 31, 2021 (Docket No. 2020-0209)

Issue #44 – March 2021

Posted on Mar 9, 2021 in Main, Newsletters

In this issue: Smart Homes and Unexpected Benefits, KIUC – West Kauai Energy Project, COVID-19 Utility Update, PUC Opens Docket No. 2021-0024

Hawaiian Electric crews will be performing utility work along Kamehameha Highway fronting Kahuku District Park from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 10, and Thursday, March 11. Crews will be doing maintenance work on a utility pole, which will affect the mauka southbound lane of Kamehameha Highway fronting Kahuku District Park. Traffic will be ...
Read More Utility work in Kahuku to affect traffic Wed. & Thurs March 10 and 11

The State of Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC) will hold a virtual public hearing relating to the application of Hawaiian Electric to relocate a 46 kilovolt overhead transmission line along Salt Lake Boulevard on the island of Oahu. The public hearing will be held on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. All interested parties ...
Read More March 16, 2021 – Public Hearing for approval to relocate a 46 kilovolt overhead transmission line along Salt Lake Boulevard on the island of Oahu

Watch out for utility scams

Posted on Feb 22, 2021 in Hot Topics

While in Hawaii most of us don’t have to deal with Artic blasts, odds are we know someone experiencing the icy chill of winter. Winter weather means scammers aren’t far behind with weather-related scams. Scammers know severe weather may have shut off your electricity, heat, and/or water and might pose as your utility company. They ...
Read More Watch out for utility scams

The Commission’s primary objective with this docket is to transparently review and track the status of Hawaiian Electric’s current projects, identify near-term interconnection process improvements to facilitate renewable projects under development, and elicit the best solutions to ensure a cost-effective retirement of the AES Plant, Kahului Plant, and other fossil fuel power plants, as needed. ...
Read More PUC OPENS DOCKET NO. 2021-0024 TO REVIEW HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC INTERCONNECTION PROCESS AND TRANSITION PLANS FOR RETIREMENT OF FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS