Integrated Grid Planning

Climate Change Action Plan

In 2021, Hawaiian Electric announced a bold Climate Change Action Plan centered on reducing carbon emissions in 2030 by as much as 70% below 2005 levels and reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2045. Reducing carbon emissions by more than two-thirds over this decade will be a stretch. We know it’s achievable, and if everyone pitches in, we’ll create a cost-effective, sustainable and resilient energy system for future generations.

Review the Climate Change Action Plan

Clean Energy Goals

A key strategy to reach net zero emissions is generating our energy from clean, renewable sources. As an island state, we can’t rely on importing clean energy from neighboring states. Fortunately, Hawaii has an abundance of natural, renewable resources that can power a resilient grid.

We call our vision for using 100% local, clean energy, “Hawaii Powered.”

Hawaii Powered celebrates finding solutions for a clean energy future right here in Hawaii.

Clean energy for Hawaii by Hawaii:

• Frees us from external energy dependency
• Expands energy choices
• Supports our Climate Change Action Plan and decarbonization goals

Some of the ways we'll get there:

• Retiring and reducing use of fossil-fueled generating units

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• Using more grid-scale and customer-owned energy storage solutions

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• Expanding geothermal resources

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• Adding clean energy projects (including community-based shared solar projects) capable of generating a total of at least 1 gigawatt

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• Creating customer programs that incentivize using clean, lower cost energy

Path to Hawaii Powered

Integrated Grid Planning

Our work to move toward a Hawaii Powered future is guided by a process called Integrated Grid Planning, or “IGP.” The IGP process brings many people together to build a resilient and reliable grid from local, renewable energy sources with various technologies and scales.

In this context, resilience means adapting to social, environmental, economic and technological changes to meet current and future energy needs.

Renewable Energy Zones New!

Hawaiian Electric partnered with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to conduct a data-driven preliminary study to identify potential areas on Oahu, Hawaii Island and Maui that may be suitable for future renewable energy projects. Explore an interactive map of the proposed Renewable Energy Zones for potential future energy projects. We need your help to identify the best locations for these projects. You know your community and have the personal insight we need!

Integrated Grid Planning Today

We are currently working to define the plan for putting together Hawaii’s clean energy grid. This work includes aligning our IGP initiatives with the larger Climate Change Action Plan, analyzing models and planning for renewable energy zones and transmission infrastructure. Learn more about IGP accomplishments and upcoming work in the graphic below.

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Community Engagement Plan

Community and Stakeholder Engagement

Learn about planning process engagement

Upcoming Public Involvement Opportunities

Watch this space for engagement opportunities.

Stakeholder Document Libraries

Browse the library of all stakeholder documents, or click the links below to read about past meetings with active stakeholder groups. Get more information on working groups.

We’ve reorganized our Integrated Grid Planning (IGP) Document Library!

To be more accessible and transparent, we’ve added search functions so visitors can find specific documents and sort documents by topic.

Visit the Document Library

Broad Public
Engagement

Updated: 3/12/2020

Stakeholder
Council

Updated: 12/6/2022

Technical Advisory
Panel

Updated: 1/20/2023

Stakeholder Technical

Updated: 1/20/2023

Resilience

Updated: 6/1/2020

Recent and Upcoming Meetings

• January 19, 2023 - Stakeholder Technical Meeting
  • Reviewed preliminary resource adequacy results and provided an update on Distribution Grid Needs.
  • Presentation Slides (PDF)
• January 19, 2023 - Technical Advisory Panel (Resource Adequacy)
  • Reviewed preliminary resource adequacy results.
  • Presentation Slides (PDF)
• January 13, 2023 - Technical Advisory Panel (TAP Transmission Sub-Committee)
  • Reviewed preliminary steady-state results from IGP System Security Study for Maui and Hawaii Island.
  • Hawaii Presentation Slides (PDF)
  • Maui Presentation Slides (PDF)

Updated Competitive Bidding Framework

On April 21, 2021, the Commission issued Order No. 37740 establishing a procedural schedule to review the updated Competitive Bidding Framework filed by the Companies, and instructed the Parties to provide their comments by the noted deadlines.

Click here to view historical Integrated Grid Planning updates

Contact Us!

Email us at IGP@hawaiianelectric.com.