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To enhance resilience, Hawaiian Electric in 2025 has replaced thousands of utility poles, trimmed vegetation, overhauled underground equipment and installed technology to reduce wildfire and outage risks across the five islands it serves.
The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has approved Hawaiian Electric’s expanded Wildfire Safety Strategy, which calls for deploying new technology, fortifying infrastructure, minimizing fire hazards and expanding community partnerships to significantly reduce the risk of a wildfire started by utility equipment.
As part of its transition to using more renewable energy and cutting carbon emissions to power Maui, Hawaiian Electric will begin construction in January of the island’s first large standalone load-shifting battery energy storage system (BESS). The Waena BESS will enable the planned retirement of four generating units at the company's Kahului Power Plant.
To enhance resilience, Hawaiian Electric in 2025 has replaced thousands of utility poles, trimmed vegetation, overhauled underground equipment and installed technology to reduce wildfire and outage risks across the five islands it serves.
Nearly half of the single-family homes on Oahu now have rooftop solar systems, highlighting Hawaiian Electric’s nation-leading effort to bring more customer-sited renewable energy onto the grid.
Hawaiian Electric is giving its electric vehicle fast chargers a new look with a company-branded vinyl wrap as it continues to focus on charging station reliability to support Hawaii’s growing EV market.
Hawaiian Electric and Pacific Biodiesel are teaming up for the holidays to support local food banks and encourage local ingredients for holiday recipes. The collaboration – Kakou for the Holidays – includes a rice drive and a holiday recipe contest.
It’s the busiest time of the year for scammers. They use phone calls, emails, texts – every mode of communication – to target utility customers during the hustle and bustle of the holidays.
Customers facing economic hardship can submit an application to the Hawaii Relief Program for assistance with utility bills. Announced last week by Gov. Josh Green, the program is designed to provide support for those facing uncertainty due to the ongoing shutdown of the federal government.
Hawaiian Electric continues to make significant progress in its efforts to remove double poles as part of a comprehensive, multi-year plan to improve safety, reliability and neighborhood aesthetics.
Hawaiian Electric employees continue a long-standing tradition of supporting communities with the publication of their latest fundraiser cookbook, “Generations of Grinds: Years of Tasty Traditions,” featuring a collection of over 130 all-new, time-tested recipes from their family archives that celebrate Hawaii’s multi-cultural flavors and traditions.
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