Energy 808: The Cutting Edge
Commish Colin Yost in his First Interview. The host for this show is Marco Mangelsdorf. The guest is Colin Yost. The most recent addition to the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission, Colin Yost, was recently confirmed by the Hawaii State Senate by a 23-0 vote (with two ‘excused absences’) and sheds the ‘interim’ title. We get […]
Conversation with Jennie Potter: Part Three (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)
Topical Energy Roundtrip with J Potter. The host for this show is Marco Mangelsdorf. The guest is Jennie Potter. The energy merry-go-round in the Aloha State never stops. Former Hawaii Public Utilities Commissioner Jennie Potter joins Think Tech again to discuss people and topics in the wonderful and fast-moving energy world in the 808. The […]
Energy Potpourri with Jennie Potter (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)
People and Happenings on the Energy Scene. The host for this show is Marco Mangelsdorf. The guest is Jennie Potter. We pick up where we left off with former Hawaii Public Utilities Commission commissioner Jennie Potter and discuss topical energy issues such as energy people in the news, kWh pricing in the state, equity and […]
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 […]
Hawaiian Electric is Looking for Land (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)
It’s a Great Move to Expand Renewables. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Ken Horita. Ken Horita of Hawaiian Electric’s Renewable Acquisition Department will help us understand their new RFI seeking information about land that might be available for renewable development. To further our transition to clean energy, Hawaiian Electric […]
Changes in the Solar Landscape (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)
How Fast Can Things Move. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Josh Powell. Josh Powell of Revolusun brings us current on change in the solar landscape of Hawaii, in the industry, in the market, in the technology and in the Legislature. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6lQsvQmOsP0QUupA452eOm2 […]
The State of Solar and the RPS (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)
Two Steps Forward and One Step Sideways. The hosts for this show are Marco Mangelsdorf and Jay Fidell. Since the 1970s, Hawaii has had significant incentives to encourage and support the development and adoption of renewable energies to reduce our reliance on and vulnerability to the long and expensive supply lines of GHG-producing fossil fuels […]
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 […]
Changes at the PUC (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)
A Visit with Commissioner Naomi Kuwaye. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Marco Mangelsdorf. The guest is Naomi Kuwaye. Commissioner Kuwaye helps us understand: (a) her background; (b) her experiences so far at the Commission, (c) what, if anything, has surprised her so far, (d) what she has learned and what does […]
Mekong Meanderings of Marco (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)
Energy, Politics, Security Along the Mekong. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Marco Mangelsdorf. The lower Mekong river region (Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam) is a beyond rich and vibrant territory of more than 250 million. And it continues to garner increasing attention from outside players such the U.S., E.U. and […]