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Although NextEra Energy Inc. and Hawaiian Electric provided additional, extensive details on NextEra Energy’s plans for its merger with HEI, promising of a total of nearly $1 billion in customer savings and economic benefits to the state, Sierra Club of Hawai‘i says NextEra falls short, adding that the Sierra Club and Earthjustice are “underwhelmed” by the merger rebuttal.

Contractors broke ground for the installation of two 1,500-square-foot, net-zero energy classrooms, for the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa College of Education on June 15, 2015, .

The the Solar Electric Power Association has once again ranked Hawaiian Electric Companies among the top utilities in the nation for solar power.

OpConnect Hawaiʻi and Hawaiʻi Energy just launched a pilot program to encourage residents with photovoltaic systems to charge their electric vehicles during off-peak hours–from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.–in an effort to shift electricity loads.

Hawaiian Electric Companies has asserted that it is continuing to accept solar PV applications through the current net energy metering process, responding to contrary reports. The companies are making substantial progress in clearing pending applications on circuits that already have high volumes of solar, said a recent HEC press release.