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With the increase in demand for electrical vehicles, the state of Hawai’i is re-charging its highly successful EV Ready Rebate Program with an additional $350,000 for rebates on new electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and chargers. The state has also extended the deadline for the rebates from March 31 to Nov. 1, 2012.

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Average retail gasoline prices in Hawaii have risen 6.7 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $4.50/g yesterday. This compares with the national average that has increased 4.5 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.86/g, according to gasoline price website HawaiiGasPrices.com.

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Students from West Hawaii Explorations Academy, one of the schools participating in the Big Island Bulb Blitz, will help coordinate the McDonald’s CFL exchange. For every incandescent bulb exchanged at the event, West Hawaii Explorations Academy will receive 50 cents. While supplies last, participants will receive a free CFL for every incandescent bulb brought in.

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii Electric Light Company has announced that at 9:49 p.m. Tuesday and again at 1:50 p.m. Wednesday approximately 9,090 customers experienced short power interruptions when Hamakua Energy Partners’ (HEP) generators unexpectedly tripped off-line. Customers in various locations throughout the Island were turned off automatically to protect the rest of the system. Other HELCO [...]

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Average retail gasoline prices in Hawaii have risen 6.6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $4.46/g yesterday. This compares with the national average that has increased 4.3 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.80/g, according to gasoline price website HawaiiGasPrices.com.

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MEDIA RELEASE Over the next two months, Blue Planet Foundation aims to replace 25,000 inefficient incandescent light bulbs with energy-saving CFLs. To help distribute the CFLs, Blue Planet is inviting Big Island schools, community groups, social clubs, religious organizations, and athletic teams to participate in the Big Island Bulb Blitz. The Blitz is funded by [...]

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Average retail gasoline prices in Hawaii have risen 7.5 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $4.42/g yesterday. This compares with the national average that has increased 3.8 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.75/g, according to gasoline price website HawaiiGasPrices.com.

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Hawaiian Electric asks for the public’s patience as crews work to restore power to affected customers on Oahu. Heavy rains, strong winds, hail and the threat of lightning strikes have created potentially dangerous conditions for crews, which may affect response times.

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MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission announced the beginning of the next cycle of the Integrated Resource Planning process for Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. (HECO), Hawaii Electric Light Company, Inc. (HELCO), and Maui Electric Company, Limited (MECO) (collectively, the Hawaiian Electric Companies). The overall goal of the IRP is to develop an action plan [...]

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The West Hawai‘i Civic Center (WHCC) has been awarded LEED Silver status by the U.S. Green Building Council for its environmentally efficient structures and grounds. For a building to achieve LEED certification, its construction must meet criteria in six performance standards: a sustainable site, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials and resources, indoor environmental quality, and innovation and design.

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Average retail gasoline prices in Hawaii have risen 4.6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $4.33/g yesterday. This compares with the national average that has increased 5.2 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.71/g, according to gasoline price website HawaiiGasPrices.com.

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MEDIA RELEASE In 2011, American renewable energy investment in solar and wind technologies dominated the global market, propelling the United States past China into the leadership position, according to Ernst & Young’s latest quarterly Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (CAI). Ernst & Young LLP also issued a new forward-looking report — United States Renewable Attractiveness [...]

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