Hawaii PUC: Dave Parsons
Chief for Policy and Research
“We don’t testify, generally. Our Staff is advisory, so we’re an extension of the Commissioners. Our job is to investigate the issues before the Commission and advise them.”
Law & Lawyers
Why Electrification 2020 will be Ginormous: Doug Esamann
Duke Energy
Conversation with Duke Energy’s executive vice president for energy solutions.
Federal Stimulus
Time to Bring Out the Secret Sauce Again?
Smartening the grid over the last decade-plus has been a great achievement. And one that we owe in large part to the stimulating effect of the ARRA.
Hawaii PUC: Jodi Endo Chai
Executive Officer
“If it takes us months to issue them a certificate, they’re unable to legally operate and earn income all that time.”
Why Electrification 2020 will be Ginormous: Mark Duvall
EPRI
Conversation with EPRI’s director for energy utilization.
Visiting Hawaiian Electric
Unique Renewable Goals
Perhaps the highest of the high points of visiting Hawaiian Electric and Hawaii's Public Utilities Commission was when Commission chair Jay Griffin announced during the pre-hearing conference we attended that "the Mitnicks" of Public Utilities Fortnightly were sitting in, as welcome guests of the Commission. (One Mitnick had flown in from Washington, D.C., the other from Tokyo.) Or perhaps when we watched the moving Hawaiian blessing of the West Loch Solar Project of Hawaiian Electric and the U.S. Navy.
Hawaii PUC: Gina Yi
Interim Chief Engineer
“I review applications from such utilities as Hawaiian Electric, reviewing its application for major projects, which includes electric diagrams.”
Reaching Climate Goals via Electrification Requires Foot on the Accelerator
Ambitious Decarbonization Targets
A twofold electric sector decarbonization challenge: doubling the electricity supply while also making the portfolio of supply resources, including existing fossil generation, almost entirely emissions free.
Hawaiian Electric: Alan Oshima
CEO
“Ninety-five percent of Hawaii’s electricity comes from our company.”
Hawaii PUC: Jayson Kauwenaole
Head of Compliance and Consumer Affairs
“Our goal is to get them in compliance. We’re not there to shut down any business.”