#Hawaii energy

On Aug. 24, Hawaiʻi Energy, the state’s energy conservation program, in partnership with the County of Hawai‘i Department of Environmental Management, will collect the appliances at Kea‘au Middle School.

The power company will host a free Community Resilience Fair to discuss wildfire safety.

The rebate program is available through June 2025 to help lower energy bills when island residents invest in energy-efficient appliances and installations, including air conditioning equipment, whole house fans, pool pumps and more.

Rebates are available to residential electric utility ratepayers on Hawaiʻi Island, Lāna‘i, Maui, Moloka‘i and O‘ahu only. They are available on a first-come, first-served basis and are subject to availability of funds.

Hawai‘i State Energy Office leads broad consortium to obtain federal support for regional clean hydrogen hub

Select nonprofit organizations, small businesses and restaurants are eligible for Hawaiʻi Energy’s lighting upgrade program on a first-come, first-served basis, until funds are exhausted.

Hawai’i Energy can award a total of $592,000 in rebates for eligible installation projects of electric vehicle charging stations completed between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023.

The grants are helping to improve energy efficiency at eight Salvation Army locations in the islands.

Due to the pandemic, PGV has periodically hosted virtual community meetings and will continue to do so until a return to in-person meetings is advisable.

Hawai‘i Energy gifted three Big Island elementary schools with Chromebooks in an effort to provide students and teachers greater access to technology.

The 10th Ocean Energy and Economic Development Symposium and Workshop is Nov. 8-9 at the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority.

Gov. David Ige has named Scott Glenn the new chief executive officer of the Hawai‘i State Energy Office.

DWS purchased more than 200 data loggers to track down hard-to-find leaks in the county’s underground water distribution system, with help from Hawai‘i Energy.

Vaioleti will oversee strategic planning for programs, campaigns and activities focused on underserved populations.

Sen. Mazie Hirono highlighted the efforts of Kauai Island Utility Cooperative and Hawaiian Electric to deploy renewable energy plus storage facilities across the state.

The commission supports mechanisms to reduce overall vehicle miles as well as converting all remaining vehicle-based ground transportation to renewable, zero-emission fuels and technologies.

On Tuesday, July 10, 2018, Hawai‘i Energy announced several new programs to help Hawai‘i’s families and businesses save energy, save money and pursue a 100% clean energy future. 

The Hawai‘i Energy program released its Annual Report for 2016, detailing the highest level of energy savings since the program’s inception eight years ago.

This program offers a new option for customers installing a rooftop PV system combined with a battery energy storage system. Under “Smart Export,” a customer’s energy storage system will recharge during the daytime with energy captured from their PV system.

“The bill is important because climate change is a big concern for many people…”