UPDATE: Due to the recent rise in COVID-19 cases and increased evidence of community spread of the virus, KIUC is postponing the launch of the West Kauai Energy Project “Talk Story Tuesday” community outreach program. The first event, which was scheduled to start at 4:30 pm on August 10 at the Kekaha Neighborhood Center, has ...
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Hawaiian Electric is now accepting applications for Battery Bonus, a new program that will pay a cash incentive for residential and commercial customers on O‘ahu to add energy storage (a battery) to an existing or new rooftop solar system. The Public Utilities Commission has capped the program at a total 50MW supplied from storage. Customers ...
Read More Hawaiian Electric’s new ‘Battery Bonus’ Program to offer O‘ahu customers cash incentive to add energy storage to rooftop solar system
Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) has received multiple calls from members reporting that someone claiming to be from the electric utility called them and insisted on having them provide their payment information over the phone and if they did not pay their bill within 30 minutes, their power would be cut off. Similar incidents were ...
Read More KIUC Customers – Watch Out For Phone Scammers
As part of ongoing distribution system upgrades, Hawaiian Electric crews will be replacing poles and related electrical equipment along Farrington Highway in Ma’ili on five days over a three-week period from Tuesday, June 22, to Thursday, July 8. • Tuesday, June 22, and Wednesday, June 30 — before Kaukama Road • Wednesday, June 23, and ...
Read More Hawaiian Electric work in West O’ahu to affect Farrington Highway traffic
Rental and Utility Relief Program will reopen on Monday, June 7 at 6 p.m. The City & County of Honolulu will conduct a webinar on Thursday, June 3, from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. about the Rent & Utility Relief Program application process. It will be hosted at the One Oahu Facebook page: facebook.com/oneoahu. No ...
Read More June 3, 2021 – Rent & Utility Relief Program Webinar
The 2021 Central Pacific hurricane season starts today (June 1, 2021), and the Division of Consumer Advocacy wants customers, both residential and commercial, to be prepared and have emergency plans in place. Residents should develop their own emergency plans and consider these tips: Gather emergency supplies, such as a battery-powered radio, flashlights, lanterns and batteries. ...
Read More 2021 Central Pacific Hurricane Season Begins Today June 1, 2021
Hawaiian Electric crews will be performing emergency work to replace a utility pole from 9 a.m. to 2p.m. along Ward Avenue where it intersects with Beretania Street. Two southbound lanes will be closed and traffic will be contraflowed. Turning lanes also will be impacted where Ward intersects with Beretania and Kinau streets. Motorists should drive ...
Read More Ward Avenue emergency utility work to affect traffic Friday, May 14
Hawaiian Electric is seeking public input on a strategy to increase rooftop solar and similar customer energy resources (CER) to the scale needed to reach the state’s clean energy benchmarks. CER includes customer-sited resources like rooftop solar and batteries, electric vehicles and emerging electricity management technologies. This document, “Customer Energy Resources for Hawaii” which has ...
Read More Customer Energy Resources (CER) Strategy (Docket No. #2019-0323)
Hawaiian Electric crews will be continuing to replace utility equipment in Manoa on Friday, April 9, and Tuesday, April 13, to Friday, April 16. Crews may return later in the month for additional equipment testing, as needed. Friday, April 9—Both directions of Manoa Road after Waakaua Street will be closed. Vehicles will not be able ...
Read More Traffic advisory: Manoa utility work continues & ‘Ewa to Wahiawa transformer delivery
The work will close lanes and restrict parking in the vicinity from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and traffic contraflowed: • Tuesday, March 30— A portion of the far right northbound lane of Manoa Road before Olopua Street (fronting Manoa Elementary School) will be closed. • Wednesday, March 31 — The northbound lane of lower ...
Read More Hawaiian Electric crews will be replacing utility poles and equipment in Manoa from Tuesday, March 30, to Thursday, April 1