100% Renewable Energy Goal For Hawaii: Governor Signs Bill

[ScienceRocks]

Hawaii Passes Legislation to Go 100% Renewable

In the last few weeks, state-level stakeholders around the country have been busy reforming renewable portfolio standards, proposing changes to net metering policies, and studying the potential effects of the EPA’s Clean Power Plan. Also, in an unprecedented move, the Hawaii state legislature voted to make electricity generation 100 percent renewable by 2045.
More on these developments in our state dispatch below.
As action unfolds in the states, there’s also been some meaningful activity on clean energy at the federal level in recent weeks. Sen. Angus King, an Independent from Maine, introduced a bold piece of legislation last week designed to promote personal energy independence through advanced technologies. The bill would ensure that distributed energy resources are able to be connected to the grid in a reasonable timeframe for a reasonable price, and with reasonable compensation for the benefits they offer utilities. Also last week, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) introduced legislation that would boost funding for smart grid technology.
In other federal news, the Supreme Court announced that it would hear the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Order 745 demand response case. Also in the courts, judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia Circuit appear likely to dismiss the first legal challenge to the Clean Power Plan.
And now to the states. (You can find last month’s state news roundup here.)

Hawaii
Lawmakers in Hawaii passed legislation last week (in a 74-2 vote) requiring the state to generate 100 percent of its electricity from renewable energy resources by 2045. If HB 623 is signed into law by Governor David Ige, Hawaii will become the first U.S. state to attempt complete decarbonization of the power sector.
Today, Hawaii’s energy mix is more than 80 percent fossil fuel, with oil providing the majority of electricity generation on the islands. However, renewables are growing fast. Hawaiian Electric Company, the state’s sole privately owned utility company, previously determined it would be feasible to reach 40 percent renewables by 2030. Getting to 100 percent by 2045 will be difficult, but not entirely far-fetched.

 

[HenryBHough]

Hawaiians got lotsa money. They won't mind what this "green" electricity is going to cost them.

Will they?

 

[westwall]

That should be interesting to watch.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Lots of idiot liberals in Hawaii.

 

[Not2BSubjugated]

I don't understand how that's supposed to work given the proportion of available land space to population density. Especially since the US uniquely doesn't consider hydroelectric green enough to call it renewable. Poor lil fishes

 

[Hossfly]

Hawaiians got lotsa money. They won't mind what this "green" electricity is going to cost them.

Will they?

Hell no. Not while they can tax the rich and the middle class republicans.

 

[ScienceRocks]

My suggestion to Hawaii,
1. Offshore wind power....
2. Wave energy
3. Geo-thermal for that great big honking shield volcano you have!!!

 

[Shrimpbox]

There is no industry in Hawaii. What about solar? What about pineapple rinds? Yes go geo. I am not sure but bottom may drop off too fast for offshore wind. Dubious about wave generation. How about tidal turbines? So why isn't that honking volcano already supplying all the power they need?

 

[Mr. H.]

With all those toxin-spewing volcanoes, Hawaii's carbon footprint will never be offset by any amount of "green, renewable" bullshit.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

You get what you vote for.

 

[Mr. H.]

You get what you vote for.

"You receive that for which you vote".

The grammar Nazi has spoken...

 

[Old Rocks]

That should be interesting to watch.

It will be very interesting.

 

[sealybobo]

Hawaii Passes Legislation to Go 100% Renewable

In the last few weeks, state-level stakeholders around the country have been busy reforming renewable portfolio standards, proposing changes to net metering policies, and studying the potential effects of the EPA’s Clean Power Plan. Also, in an unprecedented move, the Hawaii state legislature voted to make electricity generation 100 percent renewable by 2045.
More on these developments in our state dispatch below.
As action unfolds in the states, there’s also been some meaningful activity on clean energy at the federal level in recent weeks. Sen. Angus King, an Independent from Maine, introduced a bold piece of legislation last week designed to promote personal energy independence through advanced technologies. The bill would ensure that distributed energy resources are able to be connected to the grid in a reasonable timeframe for a reasonable price, and with reasonable compensation for the benefits they offer utilities. Also last week, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) introduced legislation that would boost funding for smart grid technology.
In other federal news, the Supreme Court announced that it would hear the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Order 745 demand response case. Also in the courts, judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia Circuit appear likely to dismiss the first legal challenge to the Clean Power Plan.
And now to the states. (You can find last month’s state news roundup here.)

Hawaii
Lawmakers in Hawaii passed legislation last week (in a 74-2 vote) requiring the state to generate 100 percent of its electricity from renewable energy resources by 2045. If HB 623 is signed into law by Governor David Ige, Hawaii will become the first U.S. state to attempt complete decarbonization of the power sector.
Today, Hawaii’s energy mix is more than 80 percent fossil fuel, with oil providing the majority of electricity generation on the islands. However, renewables are growing fast. Hawaiian Electric Company, the state’s sole privately owned utility company, previously determined it would be feasible to reach 40 percent renewables by 2030. Getting to 100 percent by 2045 will be difficult, but not entirely far-fetched.

I guess Hawaii is stupid at republicans?

 

[westwall]

That should be interesting to watch.

It will be very interesting.

I already said that. It will be a good experiment to watch run.

 

[Mr. H.]

That should be interesting to watch.

It will be very interesting.

I already said that. It will be a good experiment to watch run.

Is this one of those "Who's on First" routines?

 

[Politico]

Hawaiians got lotsa money. They won't mind what this "green" electricity is going to cost them.

Will they?

Why mind when it is someone elses' money?

 

[sealybobo]

Hawaiians got lotsa money. They won't mind what this "green" electricity is going to cost them.

Will they?

They won't mind it staying paradise

 

[Abishai100]

Axle Rider

This sounds insane! Actually, it sounds VERY sane, if you consider that it snowed in New Jersey in April this year...yes, global warming has everyone talking in crazy-cool ways.

I'm intrigued.

Hong Kong Disneyland opened in 2005, inviting the world to re-think labyrinths of new age free market capitalism.

What's the city that's funding eco-friendly electric cop cars? All this opium is making me want to read a good comic book, maybe Spider-Man (Marvel Comics).





Hong Kong Disneyland

Electric Car

 

[ScienceRocks]

100% Renewable Energy Goal For Hawaii: Governor Signs Bill
June 11th, 2015 by Jake Richardson

Hawaii Governor David Ige has signed a bill that sets the state’s renewable energy goal at 100% by 2045. In other words, in 30 years, Hawaii should be running only on electricity made by renewable energy — presumably a mix of solar, wind, and geothermal power. To put a slightly finer point on it, that means no fossil fuels!

Good!

 

[eagle1462010]

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