Another Stake to the Heart of the Zombie. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Marco Mangelsdorf. The guest is Henry Curtis. On June 24 the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission ruled, again and perhaps for the final time, that the Power Purchase Agreement between Hu Honua and HELCO is not in the public […]
The PUC’s Latest Decision on Hu Honua (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)
Likelihoods and Prospects Going Forward. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Marco Mangelsdorf. The guest is Henry Curtis. The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission rejects the Power Purchase Agreement between Hu Honua and Hawaii Electric Light Company for the second time. What does this mean? What comes next? Is this the final nail […]
Renewable Energy Potpourri (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)
Never a Dull Moment in Energy World. The hosts for this show are Marco Mangelsdorf and Jay Fidell. We discuss claims of impending calamity in the the American solar PV market due to little not so old Auxin Solar. Then we head across the Pacific and look at President Biden’s interest in ASEAN as well […]
A View from the Hawaii Senate (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)
What’s up with Senator Laura Acasio. The host for this show is Marco Mangelsdorf. The guest is Laura Acasio. The Hawaii Legislature enters into its final month of this year’s session. We get a briefing from Senator Acasio on the ups, downs and round and rounds of this year’s session, who represents District 1 on […]
The LowDown on Hu Honua and Beyond (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)
Life of the Land Henry Curtis on Hu Honua. The host for this show is Marco Mangelsdorf. The guest is Henry Curtis. The Hu Honua saga has gone on for 10 years. One of the last acts of this multipart drama is the evidentiary hearing that took place recently. As one of the participants, Henry […]
What’s up at the Hawaii PUC (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)
Commissioner Jennie Potter Gives Updates. The host for this show is Marco Mangelsdorf. The guest is Jennie Potter. There’s always so much going on at the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission. Jennie Potter, PUC commissioner since 2018, brings us up to speed on the most important and juicy energy dockets on the commission’s plate. The ThinkTech […]
A visit with PUC Commissioner Leo Asuncion (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)
The PUC coming out of the pandemic. The hosts for this episode are Jay Fidell and Marco Mangelsdorf. The guest for this episode is Leo Asuncion. We’ll check in with PUC commissioner Leon Asuncion for update on how it’s been for him and the PUC in the time of covid since our last discussion with […]
Catching Uup with PUC Commissioner Jay Griffin (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)
18 months into his term. A discussion among Jay Fidell, Marco Mangelsdorf and PUC Commissioner Jay Griffin. Questions: · What are your principal takeaways from being on the PUC for 1-½ years? What has surprised you the most? Disappointed you the most? What did Randy Iwase bring as chair? What exactly does the chair do? […]
Jennie Potter Six Months After Her Appointment to the PUC (Energy 808)
A discussion of trends, changes and issues at the PUC. How are things going for you five months into being commissioner? How challenging is it being an off-island commissioner? What does the departure of Randy mean to you? What advice would you give to people thinking about applying for the now open commissioner position? What […]
Current Developments at the Public Utilities Commission (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)
PUC Chair Randy Iwase appears to discuss his forthcoming retirement from the PUC with hosts Marco Mangelsdorf, President of ProVision Solar, andJay Fidell The hosts for this episode are Jay Fidell and Marco Mangelsdorf. The guest is Randy Iwase. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, […]