Electric Utilities Conference Wrap-up
Energy leaders agree Hawaii can lead changes in energy landscape. Maui conference participants impressed by open and frank discussions. The buzz that came from the Maui energy conference was that the three-day conference of leading energy experts, industry leaders and...
Conference Recap Video
Last week's successful Electric Utilities of the Future Conference sparked a dialogue centered around the emergence of new utility models in Hawaii. Think Tech Hawaii's Jay Fidel recently led a robust discussion recapping the Conference. Joining Jay in the...
Transformational Energy Conference Held on Maui
Originally published on Ililani Media A Hawaii Energy Conference like no other Hawaii Energy Conference took place over the past two days on Maui. The power brokers of the incumbent electric utility were there in force. Hawaiian Electric Industries (HEI) owns Hawaiian...
Keynote speaker: Maui well positioned for new energy future
In L. Hunter Lovins’ vision of the not-too-distant future, power generation and distribution will be radically different from what we are accustomed to today. Lovins says the era of distributed generation is here and that central station power has no future. “An...
Solar executive: Collaboration key to future energy success
While traditional electric utilities might see the rapid development of solar power alternatives as a problem to confront, Solar Electric Power Association President and Chief Executive Officer Julia Hamm sees a collaborative, win-win future for both to thrive. “Some...
Maui to host Energy Conference
Originally published on Ililani Media Hawaiian Electric Industries President and CEO Constance Lau and Hawaii Public Utilities Commission Chair Hermina Morita will be keynote speakers at a Maui Energy Conference scheduled for the end of March. Conference co-sponsors...
The Future Electric Utility Ratepayer
Originally published on Ililani Media Most energy stakeholders believe that we are in the beginning stage of an energy revolution that will transform how energy is produced, delivered and consumed. The initial focus was on the nature of the future utility grid. Will...
The Perfect Storm: Tsunami of Forces Threatening HECO
Originally published on Ililani Media In the 1980s Ma Bell (AT&T) was broken up. The U.S. telecommunications industry underwent a revolution that swept away a hundred years of continuity. Companies formed, died and re-emerged. Transformational technological...
Program Update, Boost Your Presence by Sponsoring!
Why Attend the Electric Utility of the Future Conference? Learn about key issues in the industry Gain insight into the experiences of others who face similar challenges Forge partnerships with colleagues to address common issues and concerns Showcase your organization...
Hawaii Sets Pace for Future in Energy
Riding an unprecedented wave of growth in solar and wind generation, Hawaii serves as both a renewable energy laboratory and as a forerunner of how U.S. utilities may evolve in the future, said Hawaiian Electric Co. Vice President Colton Ching. Hawaiian Electric...
Meet the Program Committee
With a national tidal shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy, members of the Program Committee for the 2014 Maui Energy Conference share their vision for a sustainable future, explore power generation, storage and transmission challenges and explain how a...
Maui County conference explores energy landscape changes
State, national policymakers invited to open, frank talks about renewable energy The County of Maui and its partners will present a two-day conference on the Valley Isle in the first quarter of 2014 to explore the challenges and opportunities in nation’s transition...