Chair of the Energy and Environment Committee. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Nicole Lowen. Nicole Lowen, chair of the Energy and Environment Committee in the Hawaii House of Representatives, helps us examine current issues and bills under consideration, including the nuclear energy bills; the status of the Hu Honua […]
Life Post-Commission with Jennie Potter (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)
Topical Energy Round-up. The host for this show is Marco Mangelsdorf. The guest is Jennie Potter. Never a dull moment in the world of Hawai’i, energy matters. A recent critical Hawai’i Supreme Court decision. New energy generation. Equity in the regulatory sphere. Challenges facing the Public Utilities Commission. Challenges facing the State of Hawai’i. Former […]
Hu Honua Before the Court (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)
If it Pleases the Hawaii Supremes. The hosts for this show are Marco Mangelsdorf and Jay Fidell. The guest is Henry Curtis. On January 31, the Hawaii Supreme Court heard the case of Ho Honua et al. v. the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission regarding the proposed power purchase agreement between Hu Honua and Hawaii Electric […]
The Lobbying Efforts of Hu Honua (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)
As Recently Reported in Civil Beat. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Henry Curtis. Henry Curtis of Life of the Land helps us understand the political dynamics of Hu Honua’s efforts to lobby its project in Hamakua, as recently reported in Civil Beat. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show […]
Diving Deeper into Hu Honua (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)
Civil Beat Reporter Paula Dobbyn Shares all. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Marco Mangelsdorf. The guest is Paula Dobbyn. Paula Dobbyn of Civil Beat has been covering the Hu Honua putative power plant saga over the past year with in-depth reporting from multiple angles. Her two most recent pieces further pull […]
Energy Roundabout with Henry Curtis (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)
From the Macro to Micro Grid Wise. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Marco Mangelsdorf. The guest is Henry Curtis. Intermittent v. firm power, microgrids and grid hardening in light of Puerto Rico grid going dark again, Hu Honua lumbers on and community energy planning on Molokai. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for […]
The Energy View from the EEP Chair (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)
Getting the Low-Down from Rep. Lowen. The hosts for this show are Marco Mangelsdorf and Jay Fidell. The guest is Nicole Lowen. The Hawaii State Legislature always attempts to tinker with energy issues each session – as sure as overripe mangoes fall from the branches. What happened of note energy-wise in the 2022 legislative session […]
The PUC and Hu Honua: the End of the Saga (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)
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 […]
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 […]