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Energy affordability signaled as state priority with Public Utilities Commission decision

Commission heeds calls for rate accountability in Hawaiian Electric’s 75-year-old Waiʻau power plant repowering; “We have a credible proposal on the table to make energy more affordable,” concluded Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green. “People want change — this administration will continue to deliver change that prioritizes the needs of the people of Hawaiʻi.”