Competitive Bidding for System Resources. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Greg Shimokawa. Greg Shimokawa, Director of Renewable Acquisitions of Hawaiian Electric, helps us understand the company’s RFPs for additional renewable energy projects on Oahu and Maui, as recently announced in a Hawaiian Electric press release. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist […]
What Energy Looks like for 2023 (Hawaii: State Of Clean Energy)
What Innovations Can we Expect. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Richard Ha and Brittany Zimmerman. Richard Ha and Brittany Zimmerman help us understand the issues, events and innovations covered at the HEPF Legislative Briefing in January, and what we can ask and expect for innovative technologies, products and developments […]
Energy Office Metadata, New Data Portal (Code Green)
You Master Only What You Measure–rollout. The host for this show is Howard Wiig. The guest is Troy Wooton. The Hawaii Energy Office’s New Energy Data Portal is hot off the press. The author, Data Science Specialist Troy Wooton, defines Metadata and describes its necessity as energy supply evolves from gas stations and power plants […]
Tracking Federal Energy Policy – BIL (Hawaii: State Of Clean Energy)
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The host for this show is Mitch Ewan. The guest is Adam Strubeck. The discussion introduces the Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) that provides for $550 Billion in new federal investment in America’s infrastructure and what its benefits could be for Hawaii. It also projects to add 2 million jobs per […]
Tracking Federal Energy Policy (Hawaii: State Of Clean Energy)
The Inflation Reduction Act. The host for this show is Mitch Ewan. The guest is Adam Strubeck. An introduction to the $370 billion Federal Inflation Reduction Act and what its benefits could be for Hawaii residents. This legislation provides energy production tax credits, energy investment credits, and funding to agencies for grants and loan programs […]
Renewable Energy Zones (Hawaii: State Of Clean Energy)
Energy Supports Community Lifelines. The host for this show is Mitch Ewan. The guest is Ken Aramaki. The discussion introduces the Hawaiian Electric Community Oahu Renewable Energy Zones planning process and its Community Engagement Plan for Oahu; what it is, and why it is needed to meet the State’s energy goals. Hawaii Electric will soon […]
Goodbye Coal, Hello Clean Energy (Code Green)
Hawaii Leads in Clean Electricity. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Howard Wiig. Oahu’s 180 megawatt power plant closes August 31, 2022. Keeping the lights on involves a massive team effort led by Hawaiian Electric. The Hawaii State Energy Office is a very supportive partner doing all we can to […]
The End of Coal in Oahu (Hawaii: State Of Clean Energy)
How will it Affect the Price of Electricity. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Jim Kelly. By statute, the AES coal-fired plant in Kapolei must stop by September 1, 2022. Are we ready for that. What effect will it have on the Oahu grid, clean energy, the use of oil, […]
A Year of Change at the PUC (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)
A Visit with PUC Commissioner Leo Asuncion. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Marco Mangelsdorf. The guest is Leo Asuncion. Changes at the Public Utilities Commission. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guests for this episode are Marco Mangelsdorf and Leo Asuncion. We compare notes with Commissioner Leon Asuncion […]
Community and Shared Solar in Hawaii (Hawaii: State Of Clean Energy)
What is its Status, and What is its Future. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Josh Powell. Josh Powell, CEO of RevoluSun, helps us understand the new rules and benefits of community and shared solar in Hawaii. How does a given subscriber group organize a project under these rules (with […]